Associate of Arts Degrees


The Associate of Arts degree is designed for those students who are entering careers which do not require four years of college. Ashland University offers an associate degree with concentrations in General Studies (see note below); Art (see Art); Business (see Business); and Criminal Justice (see Criminal Justice). The associate degree includes the following core requirements:

Courses

Hrs.

Communication Courses

3

Composition I

3

Composition II

3

Math/Logic course

3

Religion course

3

Aesthetics course

3

Humanities course

3

Natural Science course

3

Social Sciences course

3

Historical Reasoning course

3

Critical Cultural Inquiry (CCI)

3

Core Elective

3

Electives and/or Concentration(s)

24-27

60-63 hrs

Students fulfilling the CCI requirement through the study abroad option may not have hours recorded in the CCI category.

NOTE: For the Associate Degree with a concentration in General Studies, the student chooses the electives of interest to make up the 36 hours above. For specific programs, see the alphabetical listing for that subject.

See list of approved Core Courses