Associate in Arts Program

Students and a faculty member in AAP ssitting in a classroom having a discussion.

Associate in Arts Program

A two-year degree program

AAP is your pathway to a UD degree
 

The Associate in Arts Program (AAP) is a two-year degree program that offers UD courses — taught exclusively by UD faculty — in small classes in Wilmington, Dover and Georgetown. AAP allows Delaware students to stay close to home while completing the core courses required of all UD undergrads. After earning their Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree, most students transition to UD’s Newark campus to pursue their four-year bachelor’s degree.

Through the Delaware SEED Scholarship, eligible in-state students pay no tuition, which, for all other applicants, is approximately one-third of the cost of attending UD.
 

Learn more about the SEED SCHOLARSHIP

 

Wh​y UD Associate in Arts Program? 

Latest News
  • University of Delaware student (left) analyzing DNA

    Monitoring biological diversity

    August 14, 2025 | Written by Karen B. Roberts
    Biology major and AAP alumna Jillian Haverly is analyzing DNA from honey to learn about the plants bees frequent when connecting nectar.
  • AAP Campus Welcome dates set for Georgetown, Dover and Wilmington

    July 21, 2025 | Written by CAS Staff
    All incoming first-year Associate in Arts Program students should plan to attend their 2025 Campus Welcome event, which includes important information about advisement, student activities, campus facilities and amenities, parking, public safety​ and more.
  • Institute on Reading and Writing Pedagogy

    June 17, 2025 | Written by CAS Communication Staff
    The University of Delaware partnered with the Modern Language Association to host a conversation on first-year writing courses.

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From AAP to Achievement: Inspiring Stories of Our Alumni

Rony Baltazar-Lopez standing in front of the Capital Building in Washington, D.C.

RONY BALTAZAR-LOPEZ

completed the AAP in 1.5 years, and has since received degrees in political science and public administration. He is currently the Director of Policy and Communications at DE Dept. of State.

Student in blue graduate gown

AMANDA ROSE

who entered UD through the Associate in Arts Program and graduated from UD in 2020, now teaches at her high school alma mater, Cape Henlopen in Lewes, Delaware.

Man standing next to DE Natural Resources Police truck

BRANDON PELLEGRINI

served as a cadet dispatcher and cadet supervisor with the UD Police Department, and he also served as a park patrol officer with the Delaware Natural Resources Police. 

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