Program: Associate of Arts Degree Program Program Code: (AA)
Program Faculty: Biernat, Buttenhoff, Churchill, Erler, Fontaine, Hagen, Haugen, Kallevig, Klaphake, Lukes*, Maitra, Nanoff, Nowak, Smalkoski, Vu (*program director)
Program Description:
The College of St. Catherine offers an Associate of Arts degree program designed to give students an opportunity to develop academic competencies while exploring various educational and career options. There are several options in the associate of arts degree program.
The first is the Liberal Arts and Sciences option. The primary goal of this option is to prepare students for enrollment in four-year baccalaureate programs. The degree requires 64 semester credits including completion of the liberal arts and sciences core, Associate of Arts program required courses and 22 elective credits. Four semesters and two summer sessions are required to complete the degree. All courses can be applied to the College's four-year baccalaureate programs unless otherwise stated (students wishing to enroll in other four-year institutions should consult with their advisors about the transferability of the courses).
The second is the pre-healthcare major option. The primary goal of this option is to prepare students for enrollment in four-year baccalaureate programs as healthcare majors. The degree requires 64 semester credits including completion of the liberal arts and sciences core and intensive science coursework in anatomy and physiology and microbiology. Four semesters and three summer sessions are required to complete the degree. All courses can be applied to the College's four-year baccalaureate programs unless otherwise stated (students wishing to enroll in other four-year institutions should consult with their advisors about the transferability of the courses).
The third option is the education paraprofessional option. The primary goal of this option is to prepare students to work as education paraprofessionals and to ladder into an education major. The degree requires 60 semester credits including completion of the liberal arts and sciences core and course work in education, education ethics, immigrants and refugee issues, and psychology. Four semesters and one summer session are required to complete the degree. All courses can be applied to the College's four-year baccalaureate programs unless otherwise stated (students wishing to enroll in other four-year institutions should consult with their advisors about the transferability of the courses).
Course List & Descriptions
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Major Requirements: LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES AND PRE-HEALTHCARE MAJOR OPTION
Liberal arts and sciences core (28 cr.)
Program required courses:
ART 102 Art and Artists
ECOL 200 Human Ecology
ENGL 110 Composition I
ENGL 111 Composition II
ENGL 210 Creative Writing
MATH 105 Mathematical Ideas in Contemporary Society
PHIL 200 Ethical Problems in Healthcare
PHIL 201 Philosophical Concepts
PSYC 100 General Psychology
SSCS 100 Power and Social Change
SSCS 230 Immigrants and Refugees: Economic, Social and Political Issues
THEO elective
ART elective
ENGL literature elective
Lab Science
Interdisciplinary Study (6 cr.)
Electives - 22 cr. (only 14 needed for students in the pre-healthcare major)
Additional requirement for the Pre-health care major:
BIOL 240 Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL 241 Anatomy and Physiology II
BIOL 245 Applied Microbiology
(For substitutions, students must have permission of the program director.)
EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONAL OPTION
Liberal arts and sciences core (28 cr.)
Program required courses:
ART 102 Art and Artists
BIOL 111 Environmental Biology
CORE 100W The Reflective Woman
APAR 100 Role of the Education Paraprofessional
APAR 110 Small Group Interactions
APAR 200 Literacy Methods
EDUC 207W Teachers as Leaders in a Changing Society
EDUC 209 General Methods: K-12, Secondary or EDUC 280 General Methods: Elementary
EDUC 249 School Health and Chemical Health
ENGL 110 Composition I
ENGL 111 Composition II
ENGL 210 Creative Writing
MATH 105 Mathematical Ideas in Contemporary Society
MATH 250 Mathematical Structures
PHIL 230 Ethical Issues in Education
PSYC 100 General Psychology
PSYC 202 Lifespan Developmental Pscyhology
SSCS 100 Power and Social Change
SSCS 230 Immigrants and Refugees: Economic, Social and Political Issues
THEO elective
ART elective
ENGL literature elective
Electives -- (0-2 cr.)
(For substitutions, students must have permission of the program director.)
