Associate of Arts, AA

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Students must earn a minimum of 60 credit hours and have an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher in order to earn a degree.

Courses by Placement/Transfer

The following courses may be prerequisites for your program depending upon your placement scores or transfer evaluation. Advisors can assist you to integrate these into your program of study during your first semester at West Shore. Contact Student Services at 231.843.5510.

FYS 101 - First‐Year Seminar 2 credit hrs (Required for all first-time college students)
ENG 098 - Writing Essentials 3 credit hrs (Required if ENG 111 is required for the program)
MTH 021 - Intermediate Algebra Support 2 credit hrs OR MTH 023 - Introduction to Statistics Support 2 credit hrs OR MTH 025 - Quantitative Reasoning Support 2 credit hrs

Program of Study

Semester 1

ENG 111 - English Composition I 3 credit hrs
Humanities Elective - choose one from any department 3 credit hrs
MTH 125 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 credit hrs or comparable math (
MTH 123 - Introduction to Statistics
or
MTH 151 - College Algebra
, or higher level MTH)
PSY 161 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credit hrs OR
SOC 171 - Introduction to Sociology
are recommended, else choose any Social Science Elective 3 credit hrs
Elective - Explore an area of interest; Select with an advisor 3 credit hrs

Total: 15 Credit Hrs | 15 Contact Hrs

Semester 2

ENG 112 - English Composition II 3 credit hrs
Choose one Science Elective from any department 4 credit hrs
POL 151 - American National Government 3 credit hrs OR HIS 145 - US History to 1877 OR HIS 146 - US History 1877‐Present recommended, else choose any Social Science course from a different department than Semester 1 3 credit hrs
Humanities Elective - choose one from a different department 3 credit hrs
Elective - Explore an area of interest; Select with an advisor 3 credit hrs

Total: 16 Credit Hrs | 17 Contact Hrs

Semester 3

Choose one Science Elective from a different department 4 credit hrs
COM 100 - Introduction to Communication 3 credit hrs OR
COM 101 - Principles of Speaking
OR COM 110 - Interpersonal Communications OR COM 206 - Small Group Communications 3 credit hrs
Elective - Select with an advisor 3 credit hrs
Elective - Select with an advisor 3 credit hrs
Elective - Select with an advisor 3 credit hrs

Total: 16 Credit Hrs | 17 Contact Hrs

Semester 4

Elective - Select with an advisor 3 credit hrs
Elective - Select with an advisor 3 credit hrs
Elective - Select with an advisor 3 credit hrs
Elective - Select with an advisor 3 credit hrs
Elective - Select with an advisor 3 credit hrs

Total: 15 Credit Hrs | 15 Contact Hrs

Degree Total: 62 Credit Hrs | 64 Contact Hrs

The terms of the Michigan Transfer Agreement have been embedded in all AA and AS programs.