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SOCIAL SCIENCES A.A.

This is a transfer degree program for students with an interest in the social sciences. Students planning to transfer to a four-year college or university for a bachelor’s degree program in anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, social science teacher education, sociology, or related fields should enroll in this curriculum. The wide range of electives permits students to select courses of interest depending on their intended educational goals and will enable them to best meet the requirements for transfer to a four-year college or university.

The study of social science is suitable for the student interested in obtaining a general view of the individual’s role in American and world society.

Upon successful completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

  • analyze and understand the diverse human experience as expressed in the historical development of their own and other societies.

  • appreciate and explain various world views underlying Western and other world cultures.

  • apply the basic principles of the social sciences to analyzing their lives as citizens of their own nation and the world.

Transfer information for this program is on file in the Transfer Center. For more information, contact an academic advisor or counselor.

First Semester

Credits

ENG 105

College English I

3

MAT 150

Introduction to Probability and Statistics

3

PSC 130

Introduction to Political Science

3

PSY 140

Introduction to Psychology

3

Electives

Courses numbered 101 or above

3

Semester Total

15

Second Semester

ENG 106

College English II

3

GEO110

World Geography

3

PHI 201

Introduction to Philosophy

3

SOC 150

Introduction to Sociology

3

Elective 1

CIS/Mathematics

3

Semester Total

15

Third Semester

Elective 2

History

3

Elective 3

Humanities

3

Elective 4

Laboratory Science

4-5

Electives

Courses numbered 101 or above

6

Semester Total

16-17

Fourth Semester

Elective 3

Humanities

3

Elective 5

Physical Education

1

Electives

Social Science

6

Elective 6

General Education

5-6

Semester Total

15-16

Credit Total

61–63

Students intending to transfer should consult the catalog of the four-year college or university for specific degree requirements. Students may opt to take additional courses in the Social Science discipline to fulfill elective requirements. Students intending to major in History or Political Science are strongly urged to take ECO 201, 202.

1. Recommended CIS/MAT electives: CIS 105, 155; MAT 155, 160.

2. Recommended History electives: 123, 124, 130, 131.

3. Recommended Humanities electives are SPN 105, 106; FRN 105, 106; GRM 105, 106.

4. Recommended Laboratory Science is BIO 101 or 110.

5. An exemption to the physical education requirement is available to students having a physician complete an official LCCC medical waiver form. Waivers are granted solely on the basis that a physical limitation makes even “very moderate” activity non-beneficial to the participant. Waiver forms must be completed at least one full semester prior to the student’s graduation. Requests for a waiver should be directed to the Dean of Professional Accreditation and Curriculum.

6. HPE 101 recommended elective in fourth semester.