Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Degrees
An AAS degree requires a minimum of 15 SCH of General Education courses. AAS degree earners will not have the description “core completer” on their transcripts unless they have completed the entire 42/43 SCH Core defined for AA and AS degrees. A course can be counted only once in meeting general education requirements. (See the Degree and Certificate Plans section for AAS degrees and suggested sequencing of courses.)
| Written Communication: 3 Hours | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Core
Components |
Course
Number |
Course
Options |
| ENGL | 1301 | English Composition I |
| ENGL | 1302 | English Composition II |
| ENGL | 2311 | Technical Writing |
| Social/Behavioral Science: 3 Hours | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Core
Components |
Course
Number |
Course
Options |
| ECON | 2301 | Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics |
| ECON | 2302 | Principles of Economics: Microeconomics |
| GOVT | 2301 | American Government I |
| GOVT | 2302 | American Government II |
| HIST | 1301 | History of the U.S. to 1877 |
| HIST | 1302 | History of the U.S. Since 1877 |
| HIST | 2301 | History of Texas |
| PSYC | 2301 | Introduction to Psychology |
| PSYC | 2314 | Life Span Growth and Development |
| SOCI | 1301 | Introduction to Sociology |
| SOCI | 1306 | Social Problems |
| SOCI | 2319 | Multi-Cultural Studies |
| Mathematics/Natural Science: 3-4 Hours | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Core
Components |
Course
Number |
Course
Options |
| MATH | 1332 | Contemporary Math I |
| MATH | 1314 | College Algebra (or more advanced) |
| BIOL | 1411 | General Botany |
| BIOL | 1413 | General Zoology |
| BIOL | 1424 | Plant Taxonomy |
| BIOL | 2401 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I |
| BIOL | 2402 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II |
| GEOL | 1403 | Physical Geology |
| GEOL | 1404 | Historical Geology |
| GEOL | 1405 | Environmental Geology |
| ENVR | 1401 | Environmental Science |
| Oral Communications: 3 Hours | ||
|---|---|---|
| SPCH | 1315 | Principles of Public Speaking |
| SPCH | 1318 | Interpersonal Communication |
| SPCH | 1321 | Business and Professional Speech |
| Humanities / Fine Arts: 3 Hours | ||
| HUMA | 1301 | Introduction to the Humanities I |
| HUMA | 1302 | Introduction to the Humanities II |
| HUMA | 1305 | Introduction to Mexican-American Studies |
| ARTS | 1301 | Art Appreciation |
| ARTS | 1303 | Art History I |
| ARTS | 1304 | Art History II |
| MUSI | 1306 | Music Appreciation |
| ENGL | 2322 | English Literature: Beowulf to Romantics |
| ENGL | 2323 | English Literature: Romantics to Present |
| ENGL | 2326 | American Literature Survey |
| ENGL | 2327 | American Literature to 1860 |
| ENGL | 2328 | American Literature: 1860 to Present |
| ENGL | 2331 | Cross-Cultural Literature |
| ENGL | 2332 | World Literature: Greeks to Renaissance |
| ENGL | 2333 | World Literature: Fifteenth Century to the Present |
| ENGL | 2341 | Forms of Literature |
| ENGL | 2351 | Mexican-American Literature |
| HIST | 2321 | History of World Civilization to1500 |
| HIST | 2322 | History of World Civilization from 1500 to the Present |
| PHIL | 1301 | Introduction to Philosophy |
| PHIL | 1304 | Introduction to World Religions |
| PHIL | 2306 | Introductions to Ethics |
Core Curriculum Credit Hours: 15-16 minimum