Associate of Arts General Education Certificates

Through the COA AA program, students can earn three general education certificates, leading up to a full 2-year Associate of Arts degree. As each student progresses through the courses, a certificate is earned after 22 credits. At 12 credits a year, it would take about 5 ½ years to earn the Associates degree through the COA program.

The following courses comprise the Associates of Art Degree.  Upon meeting the requirements of each “Certificate”, students will receive an official college “Certificate of Completion”.  Upon completion of all three “Certificates”, students will be awarded an Associate of Arts Degree.  All courses offered in this degree program are “University Level” and are “College Transferable” except for MATH 113.

General Education Certificate 1 - 22 Credits

ENG 201

English 1 3 Credits
SPEECH 201 Elements of Speech 1 3 Credits
HIST 211 America Through 1877 3 Credits
*MATH 113 (formerly 141) Applied Algebra 3 Credits
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credits
PSYCH 231 Introductory Psychology 3 Credits
SOCSCI 217 Valuing Diversity 3 Credits
*MATH 200 prerequisite is MATH 113 Intermediate Algebra 4 Credits
* Math 113 is a prerequisite for Math 200. Equivalent course completion or satisfactory test scores may waive this requirement.

General Education Certificate 2 - 22 Credits

ENG 202 prerequisite is ENG 201 English 2 3 Credits
SOCSCI 221 American National Government & Politics Today 3 Credits
HIST 212 America Since 1877 3 Credits
SOCSCI 203 Introduction to Sociology 3 Credits
FLANG 211 Spanish 1 4 Credits
NATSCI 233 Environmental Science
3 Credits
SOCSCI 201 Introduction to Ethical Issues 3 Credits

General Education Certificate 3 - 22 Credits

ENG 240 prerequisite is ENG 201

Introduction to Modern Cinema 3 Credits
NATSCI 245 General Geology 4 Credits
PHYED 201 High-Level Wellness 3 Credits
NATSCI 220 Introduction to Nutritional Science 3 Credits
MUSIC 205 Music Appreciation 3 Credits
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credits
PSYCH 232
      prerequisite is PSYCH 231
Abnormal Psychology 3 Credits