ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE WITH AN EMPHASIS IN
ASIAN-AMERICAN/MIDDLE EASTERN-AMERICAN STUDIES Available at Eastfield and Richland Colleges
This is an "Emphasis" degree. Students should read and understand the paragraphs below.
Degree Code: AA.ASIA.08
This degree plan is designed to meet the needs of students who plan to transfer to a four-year college/university. Students planning to continue their Asian-American/Middle Eastern-American Studies as a transfer student should check specific requirements at the transfer institution. This plan may not satisfy all the requriements of a specific transfer four-year college/university. Students should work closely with an academic advisor/counselor.
In order to be eligble to receive this AA degree, a student must:
Complete a minimum of 63 credit hours including all the required courses listed;
Earn a grade of "C" or better in English 1301, Speech 1311 or 1315, and the selected college-level mathematics course;
Complete at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.
This degree may be taken through a combination of on-campus and distance education offerings; or if planned correctly, the degree may be completed entirely through distance education. Receiving institutions are not required to accept a grade below "C" in transfer.
*NOTE: When the courses are available, it is strongly recommended that students take the following Core Curriculum courses (see asterisks) that have the ASIA designation. This will enhance student knowledge in the area of Asian-American/Middle Eastern-American Studies. Please refer to the current credit class schedule for listings.
Course Requirements for the AA Degree Emphasis in Asian-American/Middle Eastern-American Studies
Credit Hours
COMMUNICATIONS Select each of the following: English 1301* (a grade of "C" or better required), English 1302*, and Speech 1311 or 1315(a grade of "C" or better required)
Select one from the following:
Take any 3 or 4 credit hour Computer Science course with the prefix of COSC OR
Take BCIS 1405
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REQUIRED ASIAN-AMERICAN/MIDDLE EASTERN-AMERICAN STUDIES EMPHASIS COURSES
These courses MUST be selected from specific sections marked for the Asian-American/Middle Eastern-American Studies (ASIA) program.
