Associate of Arts (AAG)
View the required classes for the Associate of Arts.
The AA degree parallels the first two years of liberal arts coursework in a Bachelor of Arts degree (or in alternate degrees like Fine Arts or Liberal Arts), leading to a range of possible majors in the arts, humanities, and social or behavioral sciences, to be completed in the third and fourth years of work towards a bachelor’s degree.
For students who have not yet decided on one particular area of study, the Associate of Arts degree is ideal. It will provide a broad knowledge of liberal arts, including sciences, but with emphasis in the arts and humanities. A range of liberal arts elective courses offers the flexibility to choose areas of interest to explore before deciding on a major program for completion at your selected four-year college.
The Associate of Arts degree requires a minimum of 94 quarter credit hours for graduation. This requirement includes a selection of general education courses and 24 quarter credit hours in electives. The maximum number of quarter credit hours is 102. To see the categories of courses and range of options available, check out the List of Course Requirements and Electives for AA Degree.
Free electives may be used to fulfill four-year institutional prerequisite requirements within programs. Free electives may be selected from any transferable college-level course offered by Belmont. You must take care to select transferable courses wisely, as prescribed by your target four-year institution, in consultation with Advising.
Belmont College will have concentrations available in the future. If an area of concentration is desired, a student will be able to complete a minimum of 16 quarter credit hours in the concentration, plus enough electives to complete the 94-hour requirement. In the meantime, you could create your own partial concentration, by selecting related courses as electives, as permitted by the requirements for each category.
To envision a program and plan your options, check out the Suggested Course Sequence for AA Degree. In preparation for semester conversion, adhering to the Suggested Course Sequence will be mandatory, to prevent inconvenience and duplication of course materials across courses.
Learning Outcomes:
Interdisciplinary learning is the fundamental strength and value of a liberal arts education. The formulation of outcomes is based on recognition of the transformative potential of higher education in the liberal arts and an appreciation of how the knowledge gained (in particular, human understanding) leads to actions. Outcomes will be assessed in the Associate of Arts degree through a portfolio process that will allow students to achieve individualized goals, in keeping with their chosen interdisciplinary path of study.