Associate
in Arts Degree Guidesheet:
Overview
The associate of arts degree (AA) is intended primarily for students who plan to transfer to another college or university to complete a bachelor’s degree. The AA is a general education degree and no specific major is attached to the degree. However, students may choose to concentrate in a particular field of study as preparation for a planned major at a four-year college or university. At least 40 of the 64 credits must be taken within the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) outlined on page 35. Students are strongly encouraged to develop an educational plan with an ARCC counselor or advisor to assure that AA degree and pre-major requirements are fulfilled.
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Transfer Note
An agreement with the Minnesota State College and Universities (MnSCU) provides that ARCC’s Associate in Arts Degree or MnTC will satisfy all of the lower-division general education requirements of any of the Minnesota State Universities.
An agreement with the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities provides that the MnTC will satisfy the University’s liberal educational requirements.
ARCC also has agreements with private and out-of-state schools including Augsburg College, University of Minnesota-Duluth, College of St. Scholastica, Concordia University-St. Paul, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, and the University of North Dakota that allow easy transfer of the AA degree.
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General Requirements for AA degree
- Earn a minimum of 64 semester credits in courses
numbered 1000 or above
- Earn a cumulative minimum GPA of 2.0 at ARCC
- Satisfy residency requirement
- Complete specific degree requirements
Specific Degree Requirement
| A. General Education/Minnesota Transfer
Curriculum (MnTC) |
40 |
| B. Wellness |
3 |
| C. Electives, additional MnTC,
and/or premajor |
21 |
| Total Credits |
64 |
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