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2006 - 2007 / 2007 - 2008 Catalog
2006-2007 Catalog Year (Archived)
Emphasis Degrees
This is a new award effective Fall 2006.
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ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE WITH AN EMPHASIS IN ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY
Available at Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake and Richland Colleges
and Transferable to the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD)
This degree plan is made possible through an articulation agreement between Richland College of the DCCCD and UTD.
Degree Code: AA.UTD.ARTS.TECH
This is an "Articulated Emphasis" degree with the University of Texas at Dallas. Students should read and understand the paragraph shown below.
Students who complete this degree with a GPA of 2.50 with no grade below that of "C" and who meet all admissions requirements at UTD will be accepted into UTD's Bachelor of Arts in Arts and Technology. Students should follow this plan only if they wish to transfer to UTD in Arts and Technology. Students wishing to transfer to another university should not assume this entire plan will transfer.
In order to be eligible to receive this AA degree, a student must:
- Complete a minimum of 66 credit hours including all the required courses listed;
- Earn a grade of "C" or better in English 1301, either Speech 1311 or 1315, and Math 1414 or 2342;
- Receive a GPA (2) of at least 2.00 ("C");
[NOTE: UTD guarantees admission with a 2.50 GPA with no grade below a "C"]
- Meet all Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards and course prerequisites; and
- Complete at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.
Students who plan to transfer to UTD must work closely with an advisor/counselor.
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| Course Requirements for the AA Degree Emphasis in Arts and Technology |
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COMMUNICATIONS
Select each of the following:
English 1301 (a grade of "C" or better required), English 1302, and either Speech 1311 or 1315 (a grade of "C" or better required) |
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MATHEMATICS
(A grade of "C" or better required.)
Select one of the following:
Math 1414 or 2342 |
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LAB SCIENCES
Select two from the following:
Biology 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409; Chemistry 1405, 1407, 1411, 1412; Geology 1401, 1403, 1404, 1445; Physics 1401, 1402, 1405, 1407, 1411, 1412, 1415, 1417, 2425, 2426
NOTE: This requirement cannot be met by using the following combinations:
BIOL 1406 and 1408; CHEM 1405 and 1411; PHYS 1401 and 1405; PHYS 1401 and 2425; PHYS 1405 and 2425. |
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SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Select each of the following:
History 1301, 1302; Government 2301, 2302; Psychology 2301
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HUMANITIES/VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
Select one from each of the following groupings:
- Arts 1301
- English 2321, 2322, 2323, 2326, 2327, 2328, 2331, 2332, 2333
- Cultural Studies 2370; History 2321, 2322, 2380, 2381; Philosophy 1301, 2306, 2307, 2316, 2317; Religion 1304
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INSTITUTIONAL OPTIONS
Select each of the following:
Physical Education 1164 and Computer Science 1415 (C++) |
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REQUIRED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY COURSES
Select 17-18 hours from either of the following two groupings:
GROUP I:
The following courses have direct equivalents to the UTD Degree plan.
ARTS 1316 Drawing I
ARTS 1311 2-D Design
ARTC 1302 Digital Imaging or ARTS 2348 Digital Art
COSC 1437 Java 1
COSC 2436 Java 2
ARTS 1312 3-D Design
GROUP II:
The following courses will transfer as Free Electives.
ARTV 1303 (ARTC 1301) Basic Animation
ARTV 1345 (ARTC 1345) 3-D Modeling Rendering
ARTC 2305 Digital Imaging 2 or ARTS 2349 Digital Arts 2
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Total Credit Hours for this AA Degree
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66-68 |
Students completing this degree must submit to UTD a completed Texas Common Application within 12 months of their anticipated enrollment at UTD.
NOTE: This Associate of Arts degree requires 66-68 hours, and 54 of those hours can be applied to the BA in Arts and Technology Degree requirements at UTD.
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