Liberal Arts, Associate of Arts
Requirements
The A.A. in Liberal Arts Degree consists of the University Studies Requirements plus 18 additional credits.
60 credits total
View the Associate of Arts Degree requirements.
Overall Associate Degree Requirements
- Complete a minimum of 60 credit hours (numbered 100 or above); at least 24 credits must be earned at UW-Superior.
- Earn a resident UW-Superior cumulative grade point average of 2.000.
- The last 12 credits of the degree must be earned at UW-Superior or approved UW-Superior program.
- Complete Core and Knowledge Category requirements.
- Complete the Diversity and Global Awareness requirements.
- Submit an electronic application for graduation via E-Hive.
- Degrees are not posted to transcripts with outstanding incomplete or In-Progress grades.
- Students may not use more than one catalog; students may not satisfy the University Studies requirements from one catalog, while satisfying the major requirements of another catalog.
- Degrees are posted in the term in which a graduation application is submitted for the respective degree.
- Degrees are not posted when a student has been academically suspended.
Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| WRIT 102 | Introduction to Academic Writing (C- or better) | 3.00 |
| WRIT 209 | Introduction to Professional Writing (C- or better) | 3.00 |
| COMM 110 | Introduction to Communication | 3.00 |
| HHP 102 | Foundations for Wellness and Success | 3.00 |
| Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
| Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics | ||
| Algebra with Applications | ||
| Precalculus | ||
| Elementary Statistics | ||
| Calculus for Business, Life, and Social Sciences | ||
| Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | ||
| Introduction to Computer Science | ||
| Knowledge Categories 1 | ||
| Humanities | ||
| Select one of the following History Courses: | 3.00 | |
| The History of Human Origins 2 | ||
| The History of Human Origins | ||
| Modern World History 2 | ||
| The Ancient Mediterranean World | ||
| Conquest and Resistance in Modern Asia 2 | ||
| Modern Latin America 2 | ||
| Modern Europe 1789 to Present | ||
| History of the United States Through 1877 | ||
| The United States Since 1877 | ||
| American Indian History II 3 | ||
| American Indian History I | ||
| American Indian History II | ||
| Introduction to Comparative Politics 2 | ||
| The Making of the Modern Global System 2 | ||
| Select one of the following Literature Courses: | 3.00 | |
| British Literature I | ||
| British Literature II | ||
| Nonfiction Literature and Literacy | ||
| American Literature I | ||
| American Literature II | ||
| Multi-Ethnic American Literature 3 | ||
| Literature by Women 3 | ||
| World Literature I 2 | ||
| World Literature II 2 | ||
| First-Year Seminar-Health Promotion/Human Performance | ||
| Select one of the following World Language, Culture, and Philosophy Courses: | 3.00 | |
| Beginning French I | ||
| African-American Voices 3 | ||
| Beginning Ojibwe Language | ||
| American Indian Art and Culture | ||
| Music and World Culture 2,3 | ||
| Introduction To Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy and Film | ||
| Contemporary Moral Problems | ||
| Beginning Spanish I | ||
| Beginning Spanish II | ||
| Intermediate Spanish I | ||
| Intermediate Spanish II | ||
| Beginning American Sign Language & Culture I | ||
| An Exploration of the World of Spanish Speaking Cultures | ||
Any indigenous/foreign language proficiency course (rather than culture) with a minimum of 3 credits | ||
| Social Sciences | ||
| Select two of the following: (must include two different prefixes) | 6.00 | |
| The Human Experience 3 | ||
| Survey of Criminal Justice | ||
| Language, Power, and Identity | ||
| Economics in Society | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Personal Finance | ||
| First-Year Seminar-Social Sciences, Diversity 3 | ||
| First-Year Seminar-Social Sciences | ||
| Tribal Sovereignty | ||
| World Regional Geography 2,3 | ||
| Cultural Geography 2,3 | ||
| Introduction to Gender Studies 3 | ||
| Sociology of Gender 3 | ||
| First-Year Seminar-Social Sciences | ||
| Transitions: From Military to Campus Culture | ||
| Law and Human Behavior | ||
| Contemporary Issues in Law and Society | ||
| Introduction to Political Science: Borders and Immigration 2 | ||
| Civic Literacy, Engagement and Education | ||
| Public Education Politics and Policy | ||
| U.S. National, State and Local Government | ||
| Bioterrorism: A Case in Public Policy Making | ||
| Contemporary Issues in American Politics | ||
| Introduction to Psychology | ||
| Social Cognition | ||
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Global Social Problems | ||
| Sociology of Gender 3 | ||
| Race and Ethnicity 3 | ||
| Natural and Physical Science | ||
| Select one environmental and one lab course of the following: 4 | 6.00 | |
| Environmental Course: | ||
| Biological Inquiry for Teachers | ||
| Our Chemical Environment | ||
| Environmental Science | ||
| Our Water Resources | ||
| Lab Course: | ||
| Human Biology | ||
| Concepts In Biology | ||
| Principles of Biology I | ||
| Chemistry of Everyday Phenomena | ||
| General Chemistry I | ||
| The Dynamic Earth | ||
| Our Water Resources | ||
| Astronomy | ||
| Algebra-Based Physics I | ||
| Physical Science | ||
| Calculus-Based Physics I | ||
| Fine and Applied Arts | ||
| Select one of the following Art History, Criticism, and Appreciation Courses: | 3.00 | |
| Art History Survey:The Ancient World to the Renaissance | ||
| Art History Survey:Renaissance to Modern Art | ||
| Film and Culture | ||
| Introduction to Theatre | ||
| Music Appreciation | ||
| Jazz Appreciation 3 | ||
| Select one of the following Aesthetic Experience Courses: | 3.00 | |
| Introduction to Art | ||
| Acting for the Stage | ||
| Introduction to Technical Theatre | ||
| Oral Interpretation | ||
| Social and Square Dance | ||
| UWS Singers | ||
| Percussion Ensemble | ||
| Jazz Combo | ||
| Chorale | ||
| Jazz Band | ||
| Symphonic Band | ||
| Chamber Ensemble | ||
| University Orchestra | ||
| Chamber Winds | ||
| Global Percussion Ensemble | ||
| Introduction to Creative Writing | ||
| Diversity and Global Awareness Requirement | ||
| Must complete a separate diversity course and global awareness courses. May be a course used in the knowledge category. | ||
| Diversity | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
| Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective | ||
| Doing Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Global History of Indigenous Peoples | ||
| Visual Arts in Non-Western Societies | ||
| African and African Diaspora Art History | ||
| Gender, Crime, and Justice | ||
| Intercultural Communication in Global, Business, and Social Contexts | ||
| Comparative Economic Systems | ||
| Multi-Ethnic American Literature | ||
| Literature by Women | ||
| Multi-Ethnic American Novels | ||
| First-Year Seminar-Social Sciences, Diversity | ||
| World Regional Geography | ||
| Cultural Geography | ||
| Introduction to Gender Studies | ||
| Sociology of Gender | ||
| Gender, Psychology and Society | ||
| Psychology of Men and Masculinity | ||
| Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective | ||
| Gender, Crime, and Justice | ||
| The Construction of Gender in the United States | ||
| Women and Politics | ||
| Women, Colonialism, and Nationalism in Modern Southeast Asia | ||
| Soccer and identity: A Global History | ||
| African-American Voices | ||
| American Indian History I | ||
| American Indian History II | ||
| The Construction of Gender in the United States | ||
| Global History of Indigenous Peoples | ||
| Women, Colonialism, and Nationalism in Modern Southeast Asia | ||
| Modern India: From Gandhi to Slumdog Millionaire | ||
| American Indian Art and Culture | ||
| American Indian History I | ||
| American Indian History II | ||
| American Indian Literature | ||
| Global History of Indigenous Peoples | ||
| Working with American Indian Families | ||
| Applied Research | ||
| Race, Ethnicity, and Justice | ||
| Music and World Culture | ||
| Jazz Appreciation | ||
| Women and Politics | ||
| Gender, Psychology and Society | ||
| Psychology of Men and Masculinity | ||
| Culture and Identity | ||
| Sociology of Gender | ||
| Race and Ethnicity | ||
| Introduction To Social Work | ||
| Working with American Indian Families | ||
| Voices of Hispanic Women | ||
| Latino Culture in the U.S. | ||
| Multicultural Education | ||
| Global Awareness | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
| The Human Experience | ||
| The History of Human Origins | ||
| Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective | ||
| Global History of Indigenous Peoples | ||
| Cultures of Mesoamerica | ||
| Visual Arts in Non-Western Societies | ||
| African and African Diaspora Art History | ||
| International Economics | ||
| Comparative Economic Systems | ||
| World Literature I | ||
| World Literature II | ||
| World Regional Geography | ||
| Cultural Geography | ||
| Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective | ||
| The History of Human Origins | ||
| Modern World History | ||
| Soccer and identity: A Global History | ||
| Conquest and Resistance in Modern Asia | ||
| Modern Latin America | ||
| Global History of Indigenous Peoples | ||
| Cultures of Mesoamerica | ||
| Samurai: A History of Japan | ||
| Interrogating the Vietnam War: A History of Modern Vietnam (1885-1975) | ||
| Global History of Indigenous Peoples | ||
| Cultures of Mesoamerica | ||
| Music and World Culture | ||
| Introduction to Political Science: Borders and Immigration | ||
| Introduction to Comparative Politics | ||
| The Making of the Modern Global System | ||
| Theories of Human Rights | ||
| Global Social Problems | ||
| Latin American Culture and Civilization | ||
| Total Hours | 48.00 | |
- 1
No more than six credits from any one program bearing the same prefix may be applied toward Knowledge Category requirements.
- 2
Meets Global Awareness requirement
- 3
Meets diversity requirement
Additional Associate Degree Requirements
- An additional three credits in the Natural Sciences: courses in Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology or Physics.
- An additional three credits in the Social Sciences: courses in Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Psychology or Anthropology.
- An additional four credits drawn from any of the following disciplines: Anthropology, Art History, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, English, Film/Theatre, Gender Studies, History, Foreign Languages, Geology, Geography, First Nations Studies, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology or Writing (with the exception of 099, 101, or 102).
- Two courses, excluding core requirements, in a single discipline.