1. Updated July 14, 2015
Liberal Arts AA Degree
International Studies Option
PATHWAYS COMMON CORE (30 CREDITS)
A. Required Core (12 credits)
English (6 credits)
Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning (3 credits)
Select one course from the following:
Life and Physical Sciences (3 credits)
Select one course from the following:
B. Flexible Core (18 credits)
Select one course from each of the five flexible core categories AND one additional course
from any flexible core category.
Note: Student can select only two courses from any one discipline.
World Cultures and Global Issues
US Experience in its Diversity
Creative Expression
Individual and Society
Scientific World
Students are advised to select one Urban Study course to complete college requirement.
To complete the degree requirements from the Flexible Core, students are advised to
select courses from the recommended course selections listed on the program website.
Course Number Course Name Credits
ENG101 English Composition I 3
or ENA101 or ENC101 depending on placement scores
ENG102 Writing through Literature 3
Course Number Course Name Credits
MAT107 Mathematics and the Modern World 3
MAT115 College Algebra & Trigonometry 3
MAT120 Elementary Statistics 3
or MAT119 depending on placement scores
Course Number Course Name Credits
SCB101 Topics in Biological Sciences 3
SCC101 Topics in Chemistry 3
SCP101 Topics in Physics 3
SCP140 Topics in Astronomy 3

2. Updated July 14, 2015
PROGRAM CORE (30 CREDITS)
Liberal Arts (6 credits)
English (3 credits)
ENG/ELA (3 credits)
Social Science (15 credits)
Unrestricted Electives (3 credits)
TOTAL: 60 CREDITS
Course Number Course Name Credits
LIF101 First Year Seminar for Liberal Arts 3
LIB200 Humanism, Science and Technology 3
Course Number Course Name Credits
ENG103 Writing and Preparing the Research Paper 3
Course Number Course Name Credits
Select one of the following courses:
ELF250
Contemporary Francophone Literature in
Translation
3
ELJ250 Japanese Literature in Translation 3
ELS250
Contemporary Latin American Fiction in
Translation
3
ENG260 The Novel 3
ENG295 World Literatures Written in English 3
Course Number Course Name Credits
Select three of the following courses:
SSA100 Introduction to Anthropology 3
SSA101 Cultural Anthropology 3
SSE105 International Economics 3
SSE125 World Geography 3
SSH105 World History from Ancient Times to 1500 3
SSH106 World History from 1500 to the Present 3
SSP200 Global Politics 3
Select two of the following courses:
SSH101 Themes in American History to 1865 3
SSH102 Themes in American History since 1865 3
SSH103
Western Civilization from Ancient Times to the
Renaissance
3
SSH104
Western Civilization from the Renaissance to
Modern Times
3
SSH110 East Asia Civilization and Societies 3
SSH232 Survey of Latin American and Caribbean History 3
SSP220 Politics of Latin America and the Caribbean 3
SSS100 Introduction to Sociology 3