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Nov 21, 2024
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2024-2025 Academic Catalog
Arts, Associate Degree, AA
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Program Description
Code 311 - 60 Credits
Code 311A (online) - 60 Credits
The Associate Degree in Arts is designed for students to meet general and specific requirements of transfer programs at four-year institutions. This degree fulfills the Bruin Standard general education core and applied core requirements, as well as the requirements of the Michigan Transfer Agreement. This degree is intended to support articulated transfer agreements, Guided Pathways, and individualized transfer pathways to meet students’ educational and career goals.
Requirements for the Degree
- A minimum of sixty (60) credit hours earned excluding courses with numbers less than 100, and MUSI 100 .
- A cumulative grade point average at KCC of at least 2.0.
- A minimum of fifteen (15) credit hours must be completed at Kellogg Community College.
- A maximum of 75% of the credit hours required for a degree may be documented and transferred to KCC.
- All Students who obtain an Associate degree or an Associate of Applied Science degree must complete the FYS 101 course with a grade of a C or higher. This degree requirement can also be achieved by earning a degree from an accredited institution or transferring 24 or more credits from another accredited institution applicable to their degree. See an Academic Advisor, or connect with the Integrative Learning Department, for course completion and/or any questions pertaining to the FYS course.
Online Programs
The Associate in Arts, Associates of Applied Science in Accounting, Administrative Assistant, Business Management, and Early Childhood Education are available as fully online programs. The Early Childhood Education program requires field experiences that are not offered online. Please see the Online Programs webpage for further information about the coursework required to complete these online programs.
Service-Learning Requirement
Students who obtain an Associate degree or an Associate of Applied Science degree will be required to complete a service-learning experience. The final grade in the course must qualify for academic credit in order to receive the service-learning endorsement. Please contact an Academic Advisor for courses that offer a service-learning experience, or search in the class schedules.
Michigan Transfer Agreement and Bruin Standard Requirement
Students earning the Associate in Arts degree must meet the requirements of the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) and the Bruin Standard (General Education) by selecting courses from the lists below.
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Program Learning Outcomes
- Communication: Students will demonstrate effective interpersonal communication skills through critical listening and reading, through coherent, clear written and oral work appropriate to audience and task.
- Critical Thinking/Analytical Reasoning/Creativity: Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze and evaluate information and identify the need for research to draw conclusions, formulate inferences, solve problems, and make decisions.
- Cultural/Social Awareness: Students will develop awareness and understanding of cultural and social diversity, examine historical and contemporary cultural traits impacting their civil society at the local, national, and global level and recognize how the diversity of individuals and/or groups impacts social, economic, and/or political power.
- Engagement/Service Learning: Students will understand the interactions between members of a community and the social and political institutions that serve that community. Students will analyze their ability to effect change through social and civic responsibilities and enhance their learning by applying course content through service experience in the community.
- Scientific Reasoning: By applying the scientific method to form hypotheses, make decisions, and solve problems, students will demonstrate quantitative scientific literacy and understanding of the process of scientific inquiry.
- Information Literacy: Students will demonstrate the ability to locate, organize, store, retrieve, evaluate, synthesize, annotate, and document information from print, electronic, and other sources in preparation for solving problems, making informed decisions, and preparing the written/oral communication necessary for academic and career success.
Required General Education Courses
MTA English Composition and General Education Effective Communication
Students must take the following course:
MTA Communications and General Education Effective Communication
Students must take the following courses:
MTA Natural Sciences and General Education Critical Thinking
Students must choose two (2) courses from the MTA Natural Sciences (including one course with a laboratory experience).
Choose one (1) course from the following:
Choose one (1) course from the following (must be from a different discipline):
MTA Mathematics and General Education Critical Thinking
(May substitute for a higher level mathematics course - refer to the Michigan Transfer Agreement list.)
Choose one (1) course from the following:
MTA Humanities & Fine Arts and General Education Personal & Cultural Engagement
Choose one (1) course from the following:
Choose one (1) course from the following (must be from a different discipline):
MTA Social Sciences and General Education Personal & Cultural Engagement
Choose one (1) course from the following:
Choose one (1) course from the following (must be from a different discipline):
Additional Coursework
Additional courses to achieve the minimum requirement of sixty (60) credit hours earned for this degree should be selected from the list below based on the student’s chosen Guided Pathway, articulation agreement and/or individually designed transfer pathway. Consider course requirements for your intended major at the transfer institution. Work with a KCC Academic Advisor to select appropriate courses.
ACCO 101 , ACCO 102 , ACCO 205 , ACCO 211 , ACCO 251 , ACCO 252
ANIM 103 , ANIM 203 , ANIM 233 , ANIM 234 , ANIM 235 , ANIM 236
ANTH 200
ART 103 , ART 110 , ART 141 , ART 161 , ART 204 , ART 209 , ART 210 , ART 211 , ART 212 , ART 213 , ART 214 , ART 215 , ART 216 , ART 217 , ART 220 , ART 222 , ART 223 , ART 224 , ART 227 , ART 229 , ART 230 , ART 239 , ART 250 , ART 252 , ART 253 , ART 280 , ART 281 , ART 282 , ART 283 , ART 284 , ART 285 , ART 295 , ART 296
ASTR 104
AVIA 100 , AVIA 110 , AVIA 115 , AVIA 130
BIOL 101 , BIOL 105 , BIOL 109 , BIOL 110 , BIOL 111 , BIOL 141 , BIOL 201 , BIOL 202 , BIOL 205
BUAD 101 , BUAD 115 , BUAD 132 , BUAD 201 , BUAD 202 , BUAD 212 , BUAD 213 , BUAD 251 , BUAD 274 , BUAD 275
BUEN 100 , BUEN 101 , BUEN 112 , BUEN 113 , BUEN 114 , BUEN 115
CHEM 100 , CHEM 110 , CHEM 111 , CHEM 201 , CHEM 202 , CHEM 210
COMM 110 , COMM 111 , COMM 207 , COMM 241
CP 101 , CP 201 , CP 210 , CP 212
CRJU 101 , CRJU 202 , CRJU 203 , CRJU 204
DRAF 101
ECE 210
ECON 201 , ECON 202
EDUC 200 , EDUC 240
ENGL 151 , ENGL 151H , ENGL 152 , ENGL 152H , ENGL 153 , ENGL 203
ENGR 256 , ENGR 258
FYS 101
GEOG 100
HIST 103 , HIST 103H , HIST 104 , HIST 104H , HIST 106 , HIST 151 , HIST 151H , HIST 152 , HIST 152H , HIST 201 , HIST 202 , HIST 210 , HIST 211 , HIST 212 , HIST 240 , HIST 250 , HIST 260
HUMA 151
INTL 210
JOUR 111 , JOUR 112
LITE 105 , LITE 205 , LITE 206 , LITE 211 , LITE 212 , LITE 213 , LITE 217 , LITE 223 , LITE 230 , LITE 240 , LITE 241 , LITE 285
MATH 102 , MATH 105 , MATH 111 , MATH 112 , MATH 115 , MATH 125 , MATH 130 , MATH 132 , MATH 140 , MATH 141 , MATH 142 , MATH 241 , MATH 242
MUSI 104 , MUSI 105 , MUSI 107 , MUSI 109 , MUSI 112 , MUSI 113 , MUSI 114 , MUSI 115 , MUSI 120 , MUSI 121 , MUSI 122 , MUSI 123 , MUSI 124 , MUSI 125 , MUSI 130 , MUSI 132 , MUSI 135 , MUSI 136 , MUSI 137 , MUSI 138 , MUSI 141 , MUSI 160 , MUSI 161 , MUSI 211 , MUSI 240 , MUSI 250 , MUSI 260 , MUSI 270 , MUSI 297
OIT 161
PE 131 , PE 135 , PE 171 , PE 195
PEHL 102 , PEHL 108 , PEHL 114 , PEHL 132 , PEHL 140
PHIL 201 , PHIL 201H , PHIL 202 , PHIL 230 , PHIL 240 , PHIL 260
PHYS 109 , PHYS 111 , PHYS 112 , PHYS 221 , PHYS 222
POSC 201 , POSC 201H , POSC 202 , POSC 210 , POSC 211
PSYC 201 , PSYC 201H , PSYC 220 , PSYC 240 , PSYC 250 , PSYC 260 , PSYC 265 , PSYC 270 , PSYC 275 , PSYC 285 , PSYC 290
SCIE 100 , SCIE 102 , SCIE 103
SERV 100 , SERV 200
SOCI 201 , SOCI 201H , SOCI 202 , SOCI 205 , SOCI 206
SPAN 101 , SPAN 102 , SPAN 201 , SPAN 202 , SPAN 203
THEA 121 , THEA 125 , THEA 218 , THEA 220 , THEA 223 , THEA 225 , THEA 251 , THEA 280 , THEA 281 , THEA 297
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