West Shore Community College Catalog 2021-2022

Mar 02, 2025

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West Shore Community College Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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.

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.

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