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Humanities and Social Sciences, A.S.

Requirements

The AA/AS in Humanities and Social Sciences is designed to (a) allow students to explore different majors and career paths within the humanities and social sciences, (b) provide a completion point for students who do not want to pursue a bachelor’s degree, and (c) facilitate transfer to another institution for students who would like to finish their bachelor’s degree elsewhere. The curriculum consists of 35 credits of general education,12credits of electives in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and 1free electives from any college within the university.

Total Program Credits: 60

General Education Requirements: 35 Credits
  ENGL 1010 Introduction to Academic Writing  CC 3
or ENGH 1005 Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC (5.0)    
  ENGL 2010 Intermediate Academic Writing CC 3
Complete one of the following: 3
  MAT 1030 Quantitative Reasoning QL (3) (recommended for Humanities or Arts majors)  
  MAT 1035 Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra QL (6)  
  STAT 1040 Introduction to Statistics (3) (recommended for Social Science majors)   
  STAT 1045 Introduction to Statistics with Algebra (5.0)  
  MATH 1050 College Algebra QL (4) (recommended for Business, Education, Science, and Health Professions majors)  
  MATH 1055 College Algebra with Preliminaries QL (5)   
  MATH 1090 College Algebra for Business QL (3) (recommended for Business majors)  
Complete one of the following: 3
  HIST 1700 American Civilization AS (3.0)  
  HIST 1740 US Economic History AS (3.0)  
  HIST 2700 US History to 1877 AS (3.0)  
and HIST 2710 US History since 1877 AS (3.0)  
  POLS 1000 American Heritage SS (3.0)  
  POLS 1100 American National Government AS (3.0)  
Complete the following:  
  PHIL 2050 Ethics and Values IH 3
  HLTH 1100 Personal Health and Wellness TE (2.0)  
or EXSC 1097 Fitness for Life TE 2
Distribution Courses:  
  Biology 3
  Physical Science 3
  Additional Biology or Physical Science 3
  Humanities 3
  Fine Arts 3
  Social/Behavioral Science 3
Discipline Core Requirements: 12 Credits

Any additional Humanities and Social Sciences Course 1000 or 2000 level with the following prefix: AIST, AMST, ANTH, ASL, BESC, CHIN, CHST, CINE, CLST, CNST, COMM, ENGL, FAMS, FREN, GER, GRK, HIST, HUM, IS, LANG, LATN, PHIL, POLS, PORT, PSY, RUS, SOC, SOSC, SPAN, SW

12
Elective Requirements: 13 Credits
Complete 13 credits in any course 1000 level and above 13

 Graduation Requirements:

  1. Completion of a minimum of 60 semester credits.
  2. Overall grade point average of 2.0 (C) or above (departments may require a higher GPA).
  3. Residency hours: minimum of 20 credit hours through course attendance at UVU,
  4. Completion of GE and specified departmental requirements.

Graduation Plan

This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track. (Note: This graduation plan has not been updated, please contact the department for the most updated plan.)

Semester 1 Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 1010  Introduction to Academic Writing CC 3
MAT 1030 or 1035 or STAT 1040 or 1045 or MATH 1050 or 1055 or 1090  
Quantitative Reasoning QL or Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra QL or Introduction to Statistics QL or Introduction to Statistics with Algebra QL or College Algebra QL or College Algebra with Preliminaries QL or College Algebra for Business QL
 
 3

Language Course

4
HLTH 1100 or EXSC 1097 Personal Health and Wellness TE or Fitness for Life TE 2
Humanities and Social Sciences Course (any)
3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 2 Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 2010 Intermediate Academic Writing CC 3
Physical Science Distribution
3
Biological Science Distribution 3

General Elective Course

3

General Elective Course

3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 3 Course Title Credit Hours
PHIL 2050 Ethics and Values IH 3
Fine Arts 3
Additional Science 3
Humanities and Social Sciences Course (any) 3

General Elective Course

3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 4 Course Title Credit Hours
Third Science Distribution
3
Humanities Distribution
3
HIST 1700 or 1740 or POLS 1000 or 1100 or HIST 2700 and 2710
American Civilization AS or US Economic History AS or American Heritage SS or American National Government AS or US History to 1877 AS and US History since 1877 AS
 
3
Humanities and Social Sciences Course (any)
3
Humanities and Social Sciences Course (any) 3
  Semester total: 15
  Degree total: 60

Department

Communication

The Communication department is in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. To find the most up-to-date information, including Program Learning Outcomes for degree programs offered by the Communication department, visit their website.

Communication department

Program Details

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Discover connections among disciplines.
  2. Develop critical thinking.
  3. Demonstrate knowledge of human cultures and the physical and natural worldas studied in humanities and social sciences.
  4. Appropriately use the conventions associated with writing and speaking.
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