Liberal Arts and Sciences Degrees
Liberal Arts and Sciences Division — All MATC Campuses
Program code: 20-800-1
This page was last updated in October 2006.
Overview — If you plan to earn a bachelor's degree from a four-year-college or university, you can take your first two years of courses at MATC and transfer your credits. It is important to consult with your advisor and the four-year college you plan to attend about credit transfer and the requirements for your major. See Credit Transfer for detailed information. Students who don't intend to pursue a bachelor's degree may wish to choose the Liberal Arts and Sciences program to combine liberal studies with electives from other degree and diploma programs.
Academic Requirements — Successful completion of either degree requires a grade-point average of 2.0 (C), with 25% of the credits taken at MATC.
General Education Requirements -- General Education areas for the Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degree include Communication, Social Sciences, Mathematics, Natural Science, Humanitites (including Art) and Physical Education. If you plan to transfer to a four-year institution after you complete a Liberal Arts and Sciences associate degree, inquire with the particular institution about transfer of the courses you plan to complete for the degree. The following table indicates particular courses or the breadth of options for selecting courses to meet the General Education Minimum Requirements.
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Communication (6 credits) |
ENG-201, ENG-202 |
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World/Foreign Language (4 credits) |
Any 200 level course |
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Humanities (6 credits) |
SPEECH-201 and select another course from SPEECH, ENG, FLANG, ART-201, or MUSIC |
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History, Social Science (6 credits) |
ECON, SOCSCI, PSYCH, HIST: Select one course from each of two different disciplines |
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Mathematics (4 credits)
Associate in Arts
Associate in Science |
Any 200-series math course
MATH-231
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Natural Science (7 credits) |
NATSCI: Including at least one laboratory course |
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Physical Education (3 credits) |
Any 200-series PHYED course |
Distance Learning — Many Liberal Arts and Sciences courses are offered online. See Online Courses for detailed information about online course options, or call 414-297-7986, or e-mail distancelearning@matc.edu. Some courses are offered via College of the Air on WMVT-TV, Channel 36.
Preparation for Admission — The following are required for admission to the program:
Curriculum effective 2007-2008.
Associate in Arts Degree: 64 Total Credits
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ENGLISH - Six Credits Required |
6 |
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Required courses: |
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ENG-201 |
English 1 |
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ENG-202 |
English 2 |
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In addition, select any three-credit 200-series ENG course * |
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SPEECH - Three Credits Required
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3
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SPEECH-201 |
Elements of Speech, OR |
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SPEECH-203 |
Interpersonal Communication, OR |
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SPEECH-206 |
Intercultural Communication |
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HUMANITIES - Fifteen Credits Required
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15
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Select credits from 200-series courses in the humanities - for example, English, history, social science, music, speech courses, ART-201, or FLANG-214. |
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DIVERSITY/ETHNIC STUDIES - Three Credits Required
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3
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Course may also count toward the social science and/or Humanities requirement. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE/HISTORY - Fifteen Credits Required
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15
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Six credits in any 200-series History course. Nine credits, no more than one from each of the following catagories: |
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ECON-201 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
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ECON-202 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
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SOCSCI-203 |
Introduction to Sociology |
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PSYCH-231 |
Introductory Psychology |
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SOCSCI-221 |
American National Government and Politics Today |
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SOCSCI-222 |
American State and Local Government |
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WORLD/FOREIGN LANGUAGE - Four Credits Required
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4
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Strongly Recommended:
Students take 2 semesters of the same language if not already taken in high school.
Students may earn retroactive credit and credit by exam and are required to take a placement test before registering for World Language classes. |
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MATHEMATICS - Four Credits Required
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4
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Select any 200-series MATH courses.* |
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NATURAL SCIENCE - Seven Credits Required
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7
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Select any 200-series NATSCI courses.* Four credits must be in a laboratory science. |
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION - Three Credits Required
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3 |
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Select any 200-series PHYED course. |
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ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES - Seven Credits Required
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7 |
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You must choose 7 credits in areas that interest you and they must be primarily from 200-series courses. A maximum of six credits of 100-series courses may be selected as electives. Additional foreign language is not required but recommended. |
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NOTE: It is important to consult the four-year institution regarding transferability of the selected courses.
Program curriculum requirements are subject to change.
* See course descriptions for a complete listing of courses in these subjects. Consult with your program counselor regarding your selection.
For information about specific courses, see Course Descriptions.
For class times and locations or to register online, visit INFOnline.
Associate in Science Degree: 64 Total Credits
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ENGLISH - Six Credits Required |
6 |
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Required courses: |
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ENG-201 |
English 1 |
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ENG-202 |
English 2 |
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SPEECH - Three Credits Required
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3
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SPEECH-201 |
Elements of Speech, OR |
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SPEECH-203 |
Interpersonal Communication, OR |
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SPEECH-206 |
Intercultural Communication |
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HUMANITIES - Nine Credits Required
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9
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Select remaining credits from 200-series courses in the humanities-for example, literature, history, philosophy, music, foreign language, ART-210, or speech courses.* |
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DIVERSITY/ETHNIC STUDIES - Three Credits Required
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3
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Course may also count toward the social science and/or Humanities requirement. |
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HISTORY and SOCIAL SCIENCE - Six Credits Required
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6
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Select at least one course form each of two subjects: ECON, HIST, PSYCH and SOCSCI.* |
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WORLD/FOREIGN LANGUAGE - Four Credits Required
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4 |
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MATHEMATICS and NATURAL SCIENCE - 25 Credits Required
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25
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Required Course:* |
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MATH-231 |
Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 |
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Select additional (optional) mathematics credits from the following courses only:* |
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MATH-232 |
Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 |
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MATH-233 |
Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3 |
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MATH-234 |
Differential Equations/Linear Algebra |
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Select at least one 200-series course with laboratory from each of two areas of NATSCI: chemistry, biology, earth sciences and physics.* |
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION - Three Credits Required
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Select any 200-series PHYED course |
3 |
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ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES - Seven Credits Required
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7 |
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You must choose 7 credits in areas that interest you and they must be primarily from 200-series courses. A maximum of six credits of 100-series courses may be selected as electives. Sequences in biological, earth and physical sciences and mathematics, are strongly recommended. |
Note: It is important to consult the four-year institution regarding transferability of the selected courses.
Program curriculum requirements are subject to change.
*See course descriptions for a complete listing of courses in these subjects. Consult with your program counselor regarding your selection.
For information on specific class descriptions, visit MATC Course Descriptions.
For information on times and locations of specific classes, visit INFOnline.
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