Associate of Arts Program

Department: Liberal Arts and Sciences
Program Director: TBD
Program Option: A.A.

The associate of arts program at St. Kate’s is all about getting started. It’s about getting a good start on your college studies and earning credits toward a bachelor’s degree in a small, supportive environment. The College of St. Catherine offers an associate of arts degree program designed to give you an opportunity to develop academic competencies while exploring various educational and career options.

The program is open to women and men. While many St. Catherine’s students are enrolled in bachelor’s programs limited to women, both men and women students can enroll in the associate of arts program.

After one year or more in the associate of arts program, you may transfer into bachelor’s degree programs at different colleges and universities. Women in this program can make a smooth transition after one year to the College of St. Catherine St. Paul campus, where they continue on with more courses for a St. Kate’s bachelor’s degree. All courses from the associate degree program can be applied to St. Kate’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).

As a student in the associate of arts degree program, you will select one of three curricular options: arts and sciences, education paraprofessional or healthcare.
The arts and sciences option prepares you to transfer to a four-year baccalaureate program. It requires 64 semester credits including completion of the liberal arts and sciences core, associate of arts program required courses and 24 elective credits. Four semesters and one summer session are required to complete the degree.

The education paraprofessional option prepares you to work as a teaching aide in K-12 schools. It also lays the foundation for a bachelor’s degree with 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.

The healthcare option prepares you for enrollment in four-year baccalaureate programs as a healthcare major. The degree requires 64 semester credits including completion of the liberal arts and sciences core and intensive science course work in anatomy and physiology and microbiology. Four semesters and one summer session are required to complete the degree.

The College of St. Catherine Minneapolis campus, where the associate of arts courses are held, is a small learning environment where you can live, go to classes, study in a library, access computing services, gather with other students and take advantage of a wide variety of supportive services.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
ARTS AND SCIENCES OPTION
ART 1020 Art and Artists
CORE 1010/1020 The Reflective Woman (4 credits)
ECOL 2000 Human Ecology
ENGL 1100 Composition I
ENGL 1110 Composition II
ENGL 2100 Creative Writing
MATH 1020/1030 Math in Society I, II (or MATH 1050 (4 credits)
PHIL 2000 Ethical Problems in Healthcare
PHIL 2010 Philosophical Concepts
PSYC 1000 General Psychology (4 credits)
SSCS 1000 Power and Social Change
SSCS 2300 Immigrants and Refugees
THEO 1100, 2030 or 2982
ART elective
ENGL literature elective
Lab Science (4 credits)
Electives — 24 credits

HEALTHCARE OPTION
ART 1020 Art and Artists
BIOL 2000 Anatomy and Physiology I (6 credits)
BIOL 2410 Anatomy and Physiology II (4 credits)
BIOL 2450 Applied Microbiology (4 credits)
CORE 1010/1020 The Reflective Woman (4 credits)
ECOL 2000 Human Ecology
ENGL 1100 Composition I
ENGL 1110 Composition II
ENGL 2100 Creative Writing
MATH 1020/1030 Math in Society I, II (or MATH 1050 — 4 credits)
PHIL 2000 Ethical Problems in Healthcare
PHIL 2010 Philosophical Concepts
PSYC 1000 General Psychology (4 credits)
SSCS 1000 Power and Social Change
SSCS 2300 Immigrants and Refugees
THEO 1100, 2030 or 2982
ART elective
ENGL literature elective
Electives — 14 credits

EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONAL OPTION
ART 1020 Art and Artists
BIOL 1110 Environmental Biology
CORE 1010/1020 The Reflective Woman (4 credits)
APAR 1000 Role of the Education Paraprofessional
APAR 1100 Small Group Interactions (1 credit)
APAR 2000 General Methods for Education Paraprofessionals (4 credits)
APAR 2100 Mathematics Methods for Education Paraprofessionals (4 credits)
APAR 2200 Literacy Methods for Education Paraprofessionals (4 credits)
EDUC 2490 School Health and Chemical Health (1 credit)
ENGL 1100 Composition I
ENGL 1110 Composition II
ENGL 2100 Creative Writing
MATH 1050 Mathematical Ideas in Contemporary Society (4 credits)
MATH 2500 Mathematical Structures (4 credits)
PHIL 2300 Ethical Issues in Education
PSYC 1000 General Psychology (4 credits)
PSYC 2020 Lifespan Developmental Psychology (4 credits)
SSCS 1000 Power and Social Change
SSCS 2300 Immigrants and Refugees
THEO 1100, 2030 or 2982
ART elective
ENGL literature elective

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This page was created on 05/01/2007 and last updated on 05/01/2007.
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