| Associate
Degree Curriculum |
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The Associate in Arts Degree Program curriculum is
designed to provide students with skills important for future success,
including critical thinking, reading, reasoning and analysis,
mathematics, and elementary foreign language skills. The curriculum
also provides exposure to the various disciplines of the arts and
humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. The Associate Degree
Program courses form the foundation of a traditional liberal arts
education,
and will satisfy the majority of the General Education course
requirements for the BA in the University's College of Arts and
Sciences, for those students
who continue toward four-year degree completion.
In the first year of the
Associate
Degree Program, students take a common core of courses that include a
Freshman
Seminar designed to promote academic success. In the second year,
students
have the opportunity to focus on courses in Humanities, Social
Sciences,
Natural Sciences, or Languages; these courses are the springboard for
entry
into a BA program in Newark.
The liberal arts track in
the Associate of Arts
degree
requires the successful completion of 60 credit hours of approved
academic
work with a minimum grade point index of 2.0. Admitted students may
pursue
the degree part-time or full-time. Full-time students may expect to
complete
the degree in about two years.
University
of Delaware faculty provide the instruction for the Associate
Degree Program, and students
enrolled in the program are UD students, with the courses automatically
appearing
on a UD transcript.
Up to 29 credits of appropriate courses transferred from
other institutions also may be counted towards Associate in Arts Degree
completion, but generally we prefer that transfer students enter with
no more
than 12 credits from another institution. Successfully completed
coursework of students already enrolled at DTCC will be applied toward
degree requirements if the courses completed meet the curriculum and
transfer requirements of
the Associate in Arts degree.
Associate
in
Arts Requirements
| First Year Experience/Freshman Seminar..................................................... |
1
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| ENGL 110 Critical Reading and Writing............................................................................... |
3
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| University Breadth Requirement: Up to 3cr in each of 4 academic areas may be used to simultaneously satisfy College of Arts & Sciences Breadth Requirements |
12 |
| Multicultural
............................................................................................. |
3
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| Mathematics
............................................................................................. |
3
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| Foreign
Language, One course or exemption depending on placement level................................................. |
0-4
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Group
A: Creative Arts & Humanities
.........................................................
(3 courses in at least 2 departments) |
9
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Group
B: History and Cultural Change............................................
(3 courses in at least 2 departments) |
9
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Group
C: Social and Behavioral Sciences......................................................
(3 courses in at least 2 departments) |
9
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Group
D: Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Technology ................................................
(3 courses in at least 2 departments, including one science with an experimental laboratory) |
10
|
Free Electives
...................................................................................................
(number depends on degree of overlap with other requirements) |
0-16
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| Total
Credits
............................................................................................. |
60 |
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Important Dates
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July
UD Discovery Days
Information fair and open house on the Newark campus; program
representatives will be available to answer questions. For specific
dates and to register, see admissions. |
October & November
Blue & Golden
Saturdays
Information fair and open house on the Newark campus; program
representatives will be
available to answer questions. For specific dates and to register, see admissions. |
September,
October, & November
Delaware
High School Visits
Representatives
from UD's Admssions Office and Associate in Arts Program visit high
schools throughout Delaware to answer your questions. Ask your Guidance
Counselor for the date and time at your school. |
January
15
Admissions application deadline |
February 1
Recommended filing date for FAFSA (required for SEED
Scholarship eligibility) |
March 15
Final filing deadline for FAFSA (required for SEED
Scholarship eligibility) |
March
& April
Admissions
decisions sent by mail to applicants |
April
- dates TBA
Open
Houses will be held in Wilmington, Dover and Georgetown for students
being offered admission - invitations will be sent by mail |
May
1
Deposit
deadline |
June
- July, 2012
New Student Orientation
for entering students will be held on the Wilmington, Dover, and Georgetown campuses. Please see page 4 of "Your Enrollment Checklist" booklet in your admission packet for complete dates and times. |
August, 2012
August 30th - New Student Orientation Phase II & Convocation in Newark.
August 31st - Fall classes begin at 8:00a.m. |
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