LIBERAL STUDIES (A1010U)

GENERAL EDUCATION CORE (44 Semester Hours Credit)
Forty-four semester hours of credit in General Education Core courses are required as outlined on the NCCCS Curriculum Standards for Associate in Arts degree programs. The General Education Core includes study in the areas of humanities and fine arts, social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences and mathematics, and English composition. Within the core, students receive opportunities to achieve competence in reading, writing, communicating, demonstrating mathematical skills, understanding science concepts, and using computers.

English Composition (6 SHC)

• ENG 111: Expository Writing is required as the first composition course.
• The second composition course must be selected from the following:
  • ENG 112: Argument-based Research

Humanities/Fine Arts (12 SHC) Four courses from three discipline areas are required.

• The following course is required (3 SHC): COM 231 Public Speaking (3 SHC)
• One course must be a literature course (3 SHC): ENG 131, 231, 232, 241, 242, 261, 262
• Two additional courses from the following discipline areas are required: art, dance, drama, foreign languages, interdisciplinary humanities, literature, music, philosophy, and religion.
  • Art (ART 111, 114, 115)
  • Foreign Languages (FRE 111, 112, 211, 212; SPA 111, 112, 211, 212)
  • Interdisciplinary Humanities (HUM 110, 115, 120, 122, 130, 150, 160, 161, 211, 212, 220)
  • Literature (ENG 131, 231, 232, 241, 242, 261, 262)
  • Music (MUS 110, 113)
  • Philosophy (PHI 215, 240)
  • Religion (REL 110, 111, 112, 211, 212, 221)
  • Speech/Communication (COM 110, 120, 231)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (12 SHC)Four courses from three discipline areas are required.

• One course must be a history course: HIS 111, 121, 122, 131, 132
• Three courses from the following discipline areas are required: anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology.
  • Anthropology (ANT 210, 220, 240)
  • Economics (ECO 151, 251, 252)
  • Geography (GEO 111)
  • History (HIS 111, 112, 121, 122, 131, 132)
  • Political Science (POL 120, 220)
  • Psychology (PSY 150, 237, 241, 281)
  • Sociology (SOC 210, 213, 220)

Natural Sciences/Mathematics (14 SHC)

• Natural Sciences (8 SHC): Two courses from the biological and physical science disciplines, including accompanying laboratory work, are required.
  • Astronomy (AST 111 [class] and 111A [lab])
  • Biology (BIO 110, 111, 112, 120, 130, 140 [class] and 140A [lab])
  • Chemistry (CHM 151, 152)
  • Physics (PHY 110 [class] and 110A [lab], 151, 152, 251, 252)
• Mathematics (6 SHC)
  • Two courses are required. Computer science may not be used for the math requirement.
  • Mathematics (MAT 140; 171 or 175; 172 or 175; 263; 271; 272; 273)

A college may award a diploma under the A1010U for completion of the entire general education core, as outlined, with a grade of "C" or better in each course.

OTHER REQUIRED HOURS (20-21 Semester Hours Credit)

• Academic Related (1 SHC): ACA 115  [Note: Beginning with the fall semester 2005, this course is required for new students to Sandhills.]
• Physical Education (2 SHC) activity courses are required at Sandhills Community College. Select two courses from the following activity courses (PED 110 is not an activity course.): PED 113, 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 135, 139, 142, 143, 145, 147, 152, 153, 154, 160, 162, 169, 170, 173, 174, 181, 186, 212, 215, 217, 260, 262
• One of the following courses is required (3 SHC)
  • CIS 110 Introduction to Computers (3 SHC)
  • CIS 115 Intro to Programming and Logic (3 SHC)
• 17 additional hours of approved college transfer courses are required.
• The following disciplines and distribution are recommended if courses from these disciplines have not been obtained as part of the general education core:
  • Foreign Language (6 SHC)
  • Philosophy (3 SHC)
  • Music (3 SHC)

Application to a University
Admission application deadlines vary; students must meet the deadline for the university to which they plan to transfer. Upon successful completion of the associate's degree, students who meet the requirements outlined in this pre-major articulation agreement will be eligible to be considered for admission as juniors to the universities offering the baccalaureate degree as listed at www.northcarolina.edu/content.php/aa/planning/traditional.htm. Students are encouraged to contact the senior institution to confirm degree offerings.

Admission to the Major
Grade point average requirements vary and admission is competitive across the several programs in Psychology.

Total Semester Hours Credit (SHC) in Program: 64-65