Associate in Arts Degree Requirements

Leeward Community College
Associate in Arts Degree Requirements (Effective Fall 2006)

1)	Total of 60 semester credits	5)	Effective Fall 2006 forward, One Hawaiian, Asian, Pacific (H) course
2)	At least 12 of 60 semester credits must be earned at Leeward Community College (LCC).	6)	Minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (for all courses numbered 100 or above) at the time the degree is awarded.
3)	All 60 credits must be in courses numbered 100 or above.	7)	General education requirements, as indicated below.
4)	Effective Fall 2003 forward, Two writing intensive courses in any discipline.


		Course	Credits	Totals
I.	Foundation Written Communication (FW) (3 credits required) English 100 or ESl 100/ENG 100E
II.	Foundation Symbolic Reasoning (FS) (3 credits required) Information and Computer Sciences 141, 241 Mathematics 100, 112, 140, 203, 205, 103^*, 111^, 115^, 135^, 206^, 231^, 232^ Philosophy 110 Quantitative Mathematics QM 121^*, 122
III.	Foundation Global Multicultural Perspectives (FG) (6 credits) Select Two courses from Two different groups. GROUP A: Anth 151, Art 175, Hist 151 GROUP B: Art 176, Hist 152 GROUP C: Geog 151, Mus 107, Rel 150
	TOTAL FOUNDATION CREDITS (I + II + III)

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Credits

Totals

IV.

Oral Communication (OR) (3 credits required)
Communication 210^***
Speech 151^***, 200^***, 231^***, 251^***

Diversification Arts, Humanities, and Literature (9 total credits required)
One course from each sub-category. Each course must be taken from a different discipline.

Diversification Arts (DA) (3 credits)

(Mainly Theory)	(Mainly Practice)
Art 101, (170)	Art 104, 104D, 105B, 105C, 106, 107, 107D, 112, 113, 113D, 114, 115, 123, 202, 213, 243, 244
Dance 150	Dance 121, 131, 132, 160, 180
Drama 101	Drama 221, 222, 240, 260
Music 108, 180, 253, 281, 282, 283, 284	Music 103, 104, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 121, 122, 123, 124, 201, 215, 216, 221, 222, 223, 232

Diversification Literature (DL) (3 credits)
East Asian Languages & Literature 271, 272
English 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257H^***, 257N^***
Humanities 261, 262

Diversification Humanities (DH) (3 credits)
American Studies 201, 202
Art 171, 172, 180
Asian Studies 203 (formerly Asian 120), 204 (formerly Asian 121)
Hawaiian Studies 107
History 231, 232, 241, 242, 281, 282, 284, 297/IS297^**, IS 250H^***
Geog 122
Ling 102
Music 106, 265, 266
Philosophy 100, 101, 102, 200, 201, 211, 212, 213, 297/IS 297^**
Religion 151, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 207, 210

TOTAL ORAL COMMUNICATION, DA, DL, AND DH (IV + V)


		Course	Credits	Totals
VI.	Diversification Social Sciences (DS) (9 credits required from three different disciplines.) American Studies 211, 212, 297/IS 297^** 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, 218, 231, 250, 251 Women's Studies 151, 290
	TOTAL DS (VI)


		Course	Credits	Totals
VII.	Diversification Natural Sciences (3 courses required for a total of 10 credits.) The 3 courses must include a biological science (DB) and a physical science (DP). The third course can be from either DB, DP, or DO categories listed below. One of the 3 courses must have a lab (L). Courses below with an "L" are separate laboratory courses; courses marked with an asterisk^* include a laboratory.
	Diversification Biological (DB) (one course required) Anthropology 215 Biology 100, 101^(formerly Sci 121), 124 (formerly Sci 124), 124L, 171, 171L, 172, 200^, 201 Botany 101, 101L, 130^* Food Science & Human Nutrition 285 Horticulture 110^*** Microbiology 130, 140(L) Zoology 101^, 200^, (230^**), 240^, 241^*
	Diversification Physical (DP) (one course required) Astronomy 110, 111 Biochemistry 241, 251 (formerly Chem 251) Chemistry 100B^, 151B^, 152B^, 161B^, 162B^, 171B^ EE 211, 213 Geology/Geophysics 101, 101L, 103^*** Geography 101, 101L Oceanography 201, 201L Physics 100B^, 144^*, 151, 151L, 152, 152L, 170, 170L, 272, 272L Science 122^, 225, 225L
	Diversification Other (DO) Information and Computer Sciences 100^*, 111^, 130^, 135^, 151Z^**
	Lab Science
	TOTAL DB, DP, DO, AND LAB (VII)

Course

Credits

Totals

VII.

Elective Courses (17 credits required; courses numbered 100 level and above)

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TOTAL ELECTIVE CREDITS

TOTAL CREDITS (SECTIONS I + II + III + IV + V + VI + VII + VIII)

Writing Intensive Courses (Two courses)

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Focus: Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific (HAP)

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).
^*** Courses that are italicized are in Leeward Community College Associate in Arts in Liberal Arts degree requirements only.
Roman Numeral IV 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.

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