AA Degree Requirements | Leeward Community College

AA Degree Requirements

60 credits, all in courses numbered 100 or above, at least 12 of which are earned at Leeward
A maximum of 48 transfer credits earned at other colleges may be applied towards the degree
Cumulative grade point average: 2.0 or higher for all courses numbered 100 or above completed at Leeward
General Education Core Requirements and Graduation Requirements, as detailed below.

The 60 credits are composed of:

31 credits in General Education Core requirements
26 credits of electives
plus Leeward Gradustion Requirements
- 2 Writing Intensive courses in any discipline
- 1 Hawaiian, Asian, Pacific (HAP) focus course
- 3 credits Oral Communication (OR)

Foundation Written Communication (FW) (3 credits required) ENG 100 or ESL 100/ENG 100E	3
Foundation Symbolic Reasoning (FS) (3 credits required) Information and Computer Sciences 141, 241 Mathematics 100, 103, 112, 135, 140, 140X, 203, 205 Philosophy 110	3
Foundation Global Multicultural Perspectives (FG) (6 credits) Select Two courses each from a different group. GROUP A: Anth 151, Art 175, Hist 151 GROUP B: Art 176, Hist 152, Anth 152 GROUP C: Geog 151, Mus 107, Rel 150	6
Oral Communication (OR) (3 credits required) Communication 210HON Speech 151, 200, 231, 251	3
Diversification Arts, Humanities, and Literature 6 total credits required, one course from two separate sub-categories. Each course must be taken from a different discipline.	6
Diversification Arts (DA) (Mainly Theory) Art 101 Drama 101 Music 108, 253, 281, 282, 283, 284 (Mainly Practice) Art 104, 104D, 105B, 105C, 106, 107, 107D, 112, 113, 113D, 114, 115, 123, 202, 213, 243, 244 Dance 121, 131, 132, 160, 180 Drama 221, 222, 240, 260 Music 103, 104, 112, 113, 114, 121B/C/D/E/F/Z, 122B/C/D/E/F/Z, 180, 201, 221B/C/D/G/H, 222C, 232
Diversification Literature (DL) East Asian Languages & Literature 271, 272 English 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257H, 257N Humanities 261, 262 [note: HUM 261 will be HWST 261 effective Spring 2012)
Diversification Humanities (DH) American Studies 201, 202 Art 171, 172, 180 Asian Studies 203, 204 Geography 122 Hawaiian Studies 107 History 231, 232, 241, 242, 260, 281, 282, 284, IS 250H Ling 102 Music 106 Philosophy 100, 101, 102, 200, 201, 211, 212, 213 Religion 151, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 207, 210
Diversification Social Sciences (DS) (6 credits required from two different disciplines.) American Studies 211, 212 Anthropology 150, 200, 210 Economics 120, 130, 131 Geography 102 Interdisciplinary Studies 221 Political Science 110, 120, 130, 180 Psychology 100, 180, 202, 240, 260 Sociology 100, 214, 218, 231, 250, 251 Women's Studies 151, 290	6
Diversification Natural Sciences (2 courses and a lab for a total of 7 credits.) Two courses and a lab required for a total of 7 credits. The 2 courses must include a biological science (DB for 3 cr.) and a physical science (DP for 3 cr.). One of the 2 courses must include a lab (DY for 1 cr.).	7
Diversification Biological (DB) Anthropology 215 Biology 100, 124, 130, 171, 172, 201, 275 Botany 101 Food Science & Human Nutrition 185 (formerly FSHN 285) Microbiology 130 Science 107
Diversification Biological + Lab (DB, DY) Biology 101, 200 Botany 130 Horticulture 110 Zoology 101, 200, 240, 241
Diversification Physical (DP) Astronomy 110, 111 Biochemistry 241, 251 Geology/Geophysics 101, 103 Geography 101 Oceanography 201 Physics 151, 152, 170, 272 Science 225
Diversification Physical + Lab (DP, DY) Chemistry 100B, 151B, 152B, 161B, 162B, 272B, 273BPhysics 100B Science 121
Diversification Other (DO): for AAT degree only ICS 100, 111, 130, 135, 151
Diversification Laboratory (DY) Biology 124L, 130L, 171L, 172L , 275L Botany 101L Microbiology 140 Geology/Geophysics 101L Geography 101L Oceanography 201L Physics 151L, 152L, 170L, 272L Science 225L
Elective Courses (26 credits required; courses numbered 100 level and above)	26
Graduation Requirements Writing Intensive Courses (two courses) Focus: Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific (HAP) (one course)
	60

NOTES:^**IS 297 course for 9 credits fall under the following categories: 3 credits in DH, 3 credits elective(Phil 297 and Hist 297), and 3 credits in DS (American Studies 297).

Oral Communication is a Leeward Community College requirement. This is not the same as UH Manoa's "O" requirement.
Important Note: Appropriate course substitutions for the AA degree may be made with the prior written approval of both the appropriate Division Chair and Dean.