Associate of Science and Associate of Arts Degree Requirements

Requirements for the Associate of Science (AS) and Associate of Arts (AA) degrees;

Associate of Arts Degree:

Associate of Science Degree:

Additional Associate of Arts and Associate of Science Degree Requirements

• A minimum of 25 percent of semester credit hours earned within Central Texas College.
• All required courses in the program of study as listed in this Catalog.
• Satisfy:
  • A minimum overall grade point average of 2.0 (C average).
  • A minimum grade of C on each required course in the program of study.
  • A minimum of 2.0 GPA with Central Texas College.
• Meeting all other Central Texas College and departmental requirements.

Associate of Applied Science Degree

Students must complete the specific degree requirements in the degree plan as shown in the program of study.

The Associate of Applied Science degree’s general education component must include a minimum of 15 semester credit hours. The 15 credit hours must include at least one course from each of the following areas: Humanities/Fine Arts, Social/Behavioral Sciences, and Natural Science/Mathematics.

Students must complete the specific degree requirements as shown in the program of study that includes:

• In addition to ENGL-1301, an additional 12 semester credit hours in general education courses as determined by the program of study. The 12 credit hours must include at least one course from each of the following three general education required areas: Humanities/Fine Arts; Social/Behavioral Science; and Natural Science/Mathematics.
• A minimum of 50 percent of semester credit hours of technical courses in the program of study or a closely related field.
• A minimum of 25 percent of semester credit hours earned with Central Texas College.
• All required courses in the program of study as listed in this Catalog.
• Satisfy:
  • A minimum overall grade point average(GPA) 2.0 (C average).
  • A minimum grade of C on each major or major-elated elective course in the program of study.
  • A minimum of 2.0 GPA with Central Texas College.
• Meeting all other Central Texas College and departmental requirements.

Based on the instructional department requirements, students may be required to repeat courses in their program of study
if graduation is not accomplished three to five years after the major field of courses are completed.

General Education Requirements

All Associate of Applied Science degrees include a minimum of 15 semester credit hours in general education coursework. Gen-eral Education courses must be taken from the applicable core curriculum foundational component areas (FCA). While some programs of study indicate the specific FCA such as “Creative Arts Elective,” other programs may provide students with the option to take a “Humanities/Fine Arts Elective.” For programs that do not specify a specific humanities/fine arts, social/behavioral sciences, or natural sciences/mathematics course (or FCA) students may choose from the following.

Humanities/Fine Arts Electives

Note: Foreign language courses cannot be used to satisfy the Humanities/Fine Arts requirement in the AAS Degrees.

Social/Behavioral Sciences Electives

Natural Science/Mathematics Electives