Associate of Arts and Science Degree Requirements

The outline below lists courses offered through UWC Online that fulfill the UW Colleges Associate of Arts and Science (AAS) degree requirements. For a list of all UW Colleges courses that will fulfill the AAS degree requirements, please consult the UW Colleges Catalog.

UW Colleges Online makes every attempt to keep this information current and accurate. However, information is subject to change from semester to semester and instructor to instructor. Please consult with an academic advisor.

Degree Requirements

  1. A minimum of 60 credits is required.
  2. The UW Colleges General Education Requirements must be fulfilled.
  3. At least 24 of the 60 credits must be completed within the UW Colleges, or at least 12 of the last 24 credits must be earned within the UW Colleges.
  4. A student must have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 earned at the UW Colleges and a 2.0 overall GPA in credits applied to the Associate of Arts and Science Degree.
  5. Students must be enrolled at a UW Colleges campus (this includes UWC Online) during the semester in which the degree requirements are completed or have earned 60 degree credits prior to transferring from a UW College to a baccalaureate degree granting institution.

General Degree Requirements

I. Core Requirements

A grade of C or better in, or exemption from, the following:

ENG 102 Composition II 3 cr.
MAT 108 Quantitative Reasoning 3 cr.
— OR —
MAT 110 College Algebra 3 cr.
 
The writing and mathematics requirements and their prerequisites may not be used to satisfy a breadth requirement when used to satisfy a core requirement.  

II. Breadth Requirements

A. Fine Arts and Humanities

A student must earn a minimum of nine (9) credits with at least one course designated as Fine Arts and at least one course designated as Humanities.

Fine Arts (FA) - minimum of one (1) course

ART 181 Ancient and Medieval Art 3 cr.
ART 183 Renaissance and Modern Art 3 cr.
ART 290 Women in the Arts 3 cr.
MUS 273 Jazz History and Appreciation 3 cr.
WOM 295 Women in the Arts 3 cr.
Humanities (HU) - minimum of one (1) course

ENG 250 Introduction to Literature 3 cr.
ENG 263 American Literature After 1865 3 cr.
ENG 278 Multicultural Literature in America 3 cr.
HIS 105 History of Western Civilization 3 cr.
HIS 106 History of Western Civilization 3 cr.
HIS 272 * History and Culture of the Science (formerly HIS 256) 3 cr.
PHI 202 Feminist Philosophy 3 cr.
PHI 237 Technology, Values, and Society 3 cr.
PHI 259 Philosophy and Racism 3 cr.
REL 101 Introduction to the Study of Religion 3 cr.
WOM 202 Feminist Philosophy 3 cr.

 

B. Mathematical and Natural Sciences

A student must earn a minimum of eleven (11) credits in this category. A minimum of eight (8) of these credits must be in at least two disciplines of the Natural Sciences [NS] and must include one (1) Laboratory Science [LS] course.

Natural Sciences [NS]

Biological Sciences

BIO 141 Heredity 3 cr.
BIO 101 Concepts of Biology [NS/LS] 5 cr.
Chemistry

CHE 123 Chemistry and Society 3 cr.
CHE 124 Applied Chemistry and Society [LS] 4 cr.
CHE 203 Survey of Biochemistry 3 cr.
CHE 250 Review and Updates in Chemistry and Biochemistry 3 cr.
Engineering Mechanics

EGR 201 Statics 3 cr.
EGR 202 Dynamics [NS] 3 cr.
Geography

GEO 125 Physical Geography [LS] 5 cr.
GEO 106 Introduction to Geographic Information Sciences (GIS) [LS] 4 cr.
GEO 170 Disasters-Living on the Edge [LS] 4 cr.
Geology

GLG 170 Disasters-Living on the Edge [LS] 4 cr.
Meteorology

MLG 100 Introduction to Meteorology [LS] 4 cr.

Mathematical Sciences (MS)

The successful completion of the equivalent of one course in geometry is a prerequisite for all credit mathematics courses.

BUS 243 Economics and Business Statistics 3 cr.
ECO 243 Quantitative Reasoning 3 cr.
MAT 108 Quantitative Reasoning 3 cr.
MAT 110 College Algebra 3 cr.
MAT 113 Trigonometry 2 cr.
MAT 117 Elementary Statistics 3 cr.
MAT 210 Topics in Finite Mathematics 3 cr.
MAT 221 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 5 cr.
MAT 222 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II 5 cr.
MAT 223 Calculus and Analytic Geometry III 5 cr.
MAT 234 Calculus of Several Variables 3 cr.
MAT 271 * Ordinary Differential Equations 3 cr.
PHI 211 Elementary Logic 3 cr.
PSY 210 Statistical Methods in Psychology 3 cr.
 
The mathematics requirement may not be used to satisfy a breadth requirement when used to satisfy a core requirement.  

C. Social Science (SS)

A student must earn a minimum of nine (9) credits in this category. These courses must be selected from at least two (2) disciplines.

American Indian Studies

AIS 101 Introduction to American Indian Studies 3 cr.
AIS 314 Indians of North America 3 cr.
ANT 314 Indians of North America 3 cr.
Anthropology

ANT 100 General Anthropology 3 cr.
Economics

ECO 203 Economics-Macro 3 cr.
ECO 204 Economics-Micro 3 cr.
Education

EDU 230 Educational Psychology 3 cr.
EDU 300 The Exceptional Individual 3 cr.
Geography

GEO 101 Introduction to Cultural Geography 3 cr.
History

HIS 101 US History to the Civil War 3 cr.
HIS 102 History of the US: From the Era of the Civil War to the Present 3 cr.
HIS 127 The World in the 20th Century 3 cr.
HIS 277 Indians in America History 3 cr.
Political Science

POL 104 American Government and Politics 3 cr.
POL 105 State and Local (Supplement to POL 104) 1 cr.
POL 120 Politics of Crime and Punishment 3 cr.
POL 160 Comparative Politics 3 cr.
POL 175 International Politics 3 cr.
Psychology

PSY 201 Introductory Psychology 4 cr.
PSY 202 Introductory Psychology 3 cr.
PSY 250 Life Span Developmental Psychology 3 cr.
PSY 309 Abnormal Psychology 3 cr.
PSY 360 Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence 3 cr.
 
Students may not receive credit for both PSY 201 and PSY 202.  
Sociology

SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology 3 cr.
SOC 234 Sociology of Race and Ethnicity 3 cr.
SOC 250 People, Organizations and Society 3 cr.
Women's Studies

WOM 101 Introduction to Women's Studies 3 cr.
WOM 210 Women's Health and Sexuality in Society 3 cr.

D. Application and Performance (AP)

A student must earn a minimum of three (3) credits in courses designated as Application and Performance.

BUS 201 Introductory Accounting 4 cr.
BUS 204 Managerial Accounting 3 cr.
BUS 210 Business Communication (ENG 210) 3 cr.
BUS 230 Introduction to Management Information Systems 3 cr.
CTA 103 Introduction to Public Speaking 3 cr.
COM 203 * News and Informational Writing 3 cr.
CPS 105 Computer Applications 3 cr.
CPS 139 Web Page Development 3 cr.
EGR 105 Engineering Fundamentals 3 cr.
EGR 110 Engineering Graphics w/ Computer Aided Drafting 3 cr.
ENG 203 Creative Writing I 3 cr.
ENG 210 Business Communication (BUS 210) 3 cr.
MUS 170 Fundamentals of Music 3 cr.
WOM 295 Women in the Arts 3 cr.

E. Ethnic Studies (ES)

A student must earn a minimum of three (3) credits in courses designated as Ethnic Studies. Ethnic Studies courses may also be counted toward another breadth category. Credits may only be counted once.

AIS 101 Introduction to American Indian Studies 3 cr.
ENG 263 American Literature After 1865 3 cr.
ENG 278 Multicultural Literature in America 3 cr.
HIS 101 US History to the Civil War 3 cr.
HIS 102 US History Since the Civil War 3 cr.
MUS 273 Jazz History and Appreciation 3 cr.
PHI 259 Philosophy and Racism 3 cr.

F. Interdisciplinary Studies (IS)

A student must earn a minimum of three (3) credits in courses designated as Interdisciplinary Studies. Interdisciplinary Studies courses may also be counted toward another breadth category. Credits may only be counted once.

AIS 101 Introduction to American Indian Studies 3 cr.
ENG 278 Multicultural Literature in America 3 cr.
HIS 272 History and Culture of the Sciences (formerly HIS 256) 3 cr.
REL 101 Introduction to the Study of Religion 3 cr.
WOM 101 Introduction to Women’s Studies 3 cr.

III. Electives (EL)

A student who has met the core requirements and the other breadth category minimums may complete the 60 credit minimum requirement with courses in this category. Courses from the Core Requirements and/or Breadth Categories that are above and beyond those minimum requirements may also be used to fulfill elective credits.

BUS 101 Introduction to Business 3 cr.
ENG 101 Composition I 3 cr.
EGR 282 * Engineering Economics 3 cr.
LEC 100 First-Year Seminar 1 cr.
MAT 105 Introduction to College Algebra 3 cr.
 
The successful completion of the equivalent of one course in geometry is a prerequisite for all credit mathematics courses.  
 
BIO 282 Updates in Human Physiology & Microbiology 3 cr.

Other Courses Offered

ENG 098 Basics of Composition 3 cr. (non-degree)
MAT 081 Topics in Geometry 3 cr. (non-degree)
MAT 091 Elementary Algebra 3 cr. (non-degree)
 
These are non-degree credit courses. They do not count for, or apply toward, the AAS degree.  

* Inactive course

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