African & African-American Studies | A.A. | Part-Time

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Students in the African & African-American Studies program should plan their courses with the assistance of a faculty advisor after checking the requirements of the college to which they intend to transfer. Electives should be chosen carefully according to the desired major at the transfer institution and based on frequent consultation with the assigned Edison State faculty advisor. The courses listed reflect the minimum requirements for the Associate of Arts degree. Following the General Degree Requirements will ensure that all degree and transfer requirements will be met. Additional courses or courses with higher credit value may be taken in order to meet the requirements of the major at the transfer institution.

Semester 1

COM 121S Fundamentals of Communication	3	►Meet with advisor to align student education plan to liberal arts focus. ►Send high school transcript. ►Send college transcript (if applicable). ►Student must maintain a GPA of 2.0 or higher in all courses to ensure transferability. ►Complete FAFSA for next academic year.
ENG 121S Composition I	3
Credit Hours	6

Semester 2

ENG 122S Composition II	3		►Apply for Edison State scholarship(s).
SOC 224S Race & Ethnicity ¹	3	C
Credit Hours	6
¹Satisfies diversity requirement.

Semester 3 [Summer]

	CIS 110S Computer Concepts and Applications	3
	Credit Hours	3

Semester 4

HUM 121S Introduction to Humanities	3	►Meet with advisor to align student education plan to liberal arts focus. ►Meet with transfer school representative regarding general education core requirements. ►Complete FAFSA for next academic year.
MTH 120S Quantitative Reasoning OR MTH 125S General Statistics	3
Credit Hours	6

Semester 5

Humanities Elective♦	3	►Apply for Edison State scholarship(s).
Social/Behavioral Science Elective♦	3
Credit Hours	6

Semester 6 [Summer]

	Social/Behavioral Science Elective♦	3
	Credit Hours	3

Semester 7

HST 224S African American History Since 1619 ¹	3	C	►Meet with advisor to align student education plan to liberal arts focus. ►Complete FAFSA for next academic year.
Science Elective♦	4
Credit Hours	7
¹Satisfies diversity requirement.

Semester 8

Humanities Elective♦	3	►Apply for Edison State scholarship(s).
Science Elective♦	4
Credit Hours	7

Semester 9 [Summer]

	Social/Behavioral Science Elective♦	3
	Credit Hours	3

Semester 10

Foreign Language Requirement¹	3	C	►Meet with advisor to align student education plan to liberal arts focus. ►Apply to transfer institution. ►Complete FAFSA for next academic year.
Elective♦	3
Credit Hours	6
¹To be chosen from ASL 121S, FRN 121S, GER 121S or SPN 121S.

Semester 11

Foreign Language Requirement¹	3	C	►Submit graduation application.
Elective♦	3
Credit Hours	6
¹To be chosen from ASL 122S, FRN 122S, GER 122S or SPN 122S.

Semester 12 [Summer]

	Elective♦	1-3			►Apply for scholarship(s) with transfer institution.
	Credit Hours	1-3			►Apply for scholarship(s) with transfer institution.

Total Credit Hours | 60-62

♦ Student must work with advisor to determine appropriate course(s) based upon transfer school.