Associate of Arts in General Education
62/63 Credit Hours
An associate of arts (AA) degree is designed for students who wish to complete
the first two years of a baccalaureate degree and transfer to a four-year
institution. The AA degree in General Education at MSCC requires 62 to 63
credit hours.
Credits earned in the 35-hour State Minimum Core are transferable to all Arkansas
public institutions of higher education. Students taking courses beyond
the core, or students planning to transfer to out-of-state institutions, should
follow the curriculum advised by the transfer institution and obtain written assurance, in advance, of the transferability of credits earned at MSCC.
MSCC is a member of the Arkansas Consortium for Teaching Agriculture,
sponsored by the University of Arkansas Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural,
Food, and Life Sciences; the University of Arkansas at Monticello, Division of
Agriculture and School of Forest Resources; and the University of Arkansas at
Pine Bluff School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Science.
Associate of Arts students planning to enter one of these institutions should
contact the MSCC Registrar’s Offi ce for information about courses offered by
these institutions which will serve as electives for the Associate of Arts.
In compliance with Arkansas law, all college students are tested on their
learning in the general education curriculum. Students who complete 45 to 60
hours in the Associate of Arts degree program will be tested in mathematics,
writing, reading, and scientific reasoning on the Arkansas Assessment of General
Education/Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency.
Students eligible for the tests will be notifi ed of testing dates and times.
Students attending Arkansas public colleges and universities must present test
scores in order to continue their education above the sophomore level.
The following outline of requirements should be used as a planning worksheet.
Students should check course descriptions and prerequisites in planning
their courses of study.
Program Goals
In addition to the General Education Learning Outcomes listed on pages 80-
81, Associate of Arts in General Education students are expected to satisfy the
following program goal:
• Demonstrate the ability to analyze and interpret scientific principles and
modes of inquiry.
62/63 Credit Hours
An associate of arts (AA) degree is designed for students who wish to complete
the first two years of a baccalaureate degree and transfer to a four-year
institution. The AA degree in General Education at MSCC requires 62 to 63
credit hours.
Credits earned in the 35-hour State Minimum Core are transferable to all Arkansas
public institutions of higher education. Students taking courses beyond
the core, or students planning to transfer to out-of-state institutions, should
follow the curriculum advised by the transfer institution and obtain written assurance, in advance, of the transferability of credits earned at MSCC.
MSCC is a member of the Arkansas Consortium for Teaching Agriculture,
sponsored by the University of Arkansas Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural,
Food, and Life Sciences; the University of Arkansas at Monticello, Division of
Agriculture and School of Forest Resources; and the University of Arkansas at
Pine Bluff School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Science.
Associate of Arts students planning to enter one of these institutions should
contact the MSCC Registrar’s Offi ce for information about courses offered by
these institutions which will serve as electives for the Associate of Arts.
In compliance with Arkansas law, all college students are tested on their
learning in the general education curriculum. Students who complete 45 to 60
hours in the Associate of Arts degree program will be tested in mathematics,
writing, reading, and scientific reasoning on the Arkansas Assessment of General
Education/Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency.
Students eligible for the tests will be notifi ed of testing dates and times.
Students attending Arkansas public colleges and universities must present test
scores in order to continue their education above the sophomore level.
The following outline of requirements should be used as a planning worksheet.
Students should check course descriptions and prerequisites in planning
their courses of study.
Program Goals
In addition to the General Education Learning Outcomes listed on pages 80-
81, Associate of Arts in General Education students are expected to satisfy the
following program goal:
• Demonstrate the ability to analyze and interpret scientific principles and
modes of inquiry.
