The Associate of Arts in Social Sciences provides students with the foundational knowledge necessary to continue their education in pursuit of a four-year degree in the social sciences. The curriculum is part of the Associate of Arts Louisiana Transfer Degree program (AALT).

Completion of a Louisiana Transfer degree guarantees that the student has met, in full, all lower division general education requirements for all receiving Louisiana public universities. Graduates who transfer with a Louisiana Transfer degree will be assigned junior status at the receiving institution. Note that course and GPA requirements for specific majors, departments, and schools must be met independently and should be verified by the student.

Students should carefully note the Exclusionary Courses listed in the General Education Requirements section – some courses are exclusive to each other and cannot both be taken for credit (e.g., MATH 1113 and 1213). To receive this degree, the student must:

  • Have a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or better in all credit hours to be used towards the degree.
  • Earn a “C” or better in all major courses.
  • Complete the coursework listed below.

  • Communicate in standard edited English, write and speak with clarity, coherence, and persuasiveness.
  • Recognize when information is needed; locate, evaluate, understand, and analyze a variety of texts; and apply that learning to academic, personal, and professional contexts.
  • Think critically, independently, and creatively so that they can make ethical, informed, and logical judgements of the arguments of others, arrive at reasoned and meaningful arguments and positions, and formulate and apply ideas to new contexts.
  • Demonstrate understanding of social scientific methodology.

First Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 1013 English Composition I 3
Gen.-Ed. Math   3
Gen-Ed. Natural Science (1st in sequence)   3
Gen. Ed. Social Science   3
Gen. Ed. Fine Arts   3

Semester Total: 15

Second Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 1023 English Composition II 3
Gen.-Ed. Math/Analytical Reasoning   3
Gen-Ed. Natural Science (2nd in sequence)   3
Natural Science Lab   0-1
Gen-Ed. Social Science   3
Gen-Ed. Humanities or History Sequence   3

Semester Total: 15-16

Third Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
Gen. Ed. Humanities or History Sequence   3
Gen-Ed. Natural Science (opposite from seq.)   3
Social Science Electives   9

Semester Total: 15

Fourth Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
Gen-Ed. ENGL literature course   3
Approved Electives (see below)   12

Semester Total: 15

Total Program Hours: 60-61

Approved Electives

Choose 12 hours from the following categories, in any combination, following the listed maximums:

  • 0 - 12 hours from any Social Sciences
  • 0 - 12 hours from any Humanities

Note:

  • Students are strongly encouraged to consult with an advisor at their expected transfer institution to obtain program requirements and specific course recommendations in order to prepare for a particular Social Science major.
  • Many four-year institutions require College Algebra as one of the required general education math courses.
  • Some degrees at four-year institutions require two History courses as their general education humanities.
  • Both biological and physical sciences must be taken to meet the requirements for this degree program. If the two-course sequence is taken in the biological sciences, the remaining lecture credit hours must be from the physical sciences, and vice versa.

Graduates of the Social Sciences program are prepared to continue their education in pursuit of a four-year degree in social sciences fields. The curriculum is part of the Associate of Arts Louisiana Transfer Degree program (AALT).

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First Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 1013 English Composition I 3
MATH 1213 College Algebra 3
BIOL 1013 General Biology I 3
PSYC 2013 Introduction to Psychology 3
BIOL 1011 General Biology I Lab 0-1
Choose one:
  • ARTS 1023 Introduction to Visual Arts
  • MUSC 1013 Music Appreciation
 3

Semester Total: 15-16

Second Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 1023 English Composition II 3
MATH 1103 Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics 3
BIOL 1023 General Biology II 3
POLI 2013 American Government 3
Choose one:
  • HIST 1113 World Civilization to 1500
  • HIST 2013 American History Colonial to 1865
 3

Semester Total: 15

Third Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
PHSC 1023 Physical Science I 3
POLI 2213 Introduction to Comparative Politics 3
ECON 2213 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
GEOG 2113 Cultural Geography 3
Choose one:
  • HIST 1123 World Civilization 1500 to Present
  • HIST 2023 American History 1865 to Present
 3

Semester Total: 15

Fourth Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 2403 African American Literature 3
POLI 2023 International Relations 3
PHIL 2113 Introduction to Logic 3
ECON 2223 Principles of Microeconomics 3
SOCL 2013 Introduction to Sociology 3

Semester Total: 15

Total Program Hours: 60-61

First Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 1013 English Composition I 3
MATH 1213 College Algebra 3
BIOL 1013 General Biology I 3
BIOL 1011 General Biology I Lab 0-1
PSYC 2013 Introduction to Psychology 3
Choose one:
  • ARTS 1023 Introduction to Visual Arts
  • MUSC 1013 Music Appreciation
 3

Semester Total: 15-16

Second Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 1023 English Composition II 3
MATH 1103 Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics 3
BIOL 1023 General Biology II 3
SOCL 2013 Introduction to Sociology 3
HIST 1113 World Civilization to 1500 3

Semester Total: 15-16

Third Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
HIST 1123 World Civilization 1500 to Present 3
PHSC 1023 Physical Science I 3
ENGL 2403 African American Literature 3
PSYC 2113 Psychology of Child Development 3
Choose one:
  • SPAN 1013 Elementary Spanish I
  • FREN 1013 Elementary French I
 3

Semester Total: 15

Fourth Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
SOCL 2113 Contemporary Social Problems 3
PSYC 2083 Adolescent Psychology 3
Humanities Elective (Any HIST, PHIL, SPCH) 3
Social Science Elective (Any ECON, GEOG, POLI, SOCL) 3
Choose one:
  • SPAN 1023 Elementary Spanish II
  • FREN 1023 Elementary French II
 3

Semester Total: 15

Total Program Hours: 60-61

First Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 1013 English Composition I 3
MATH 1213 College Algebra 3
BIOL 1013 General Biology I 3
SOCL 2013 Introduction to Sociology 3
BIOL 1011 General Biology I Lab 0-1
Choose one:
  • ARTS 1023 Introduction to Visual Arts
  • MUSC 1013 Music Appreciation
 3

Semester Total: 15-16

Second Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 1023 English Composition II 3
MATH 1103 Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics 3
BIOL 1023 General Biology II 3
PSYC 2013 Introduction to Psychology 3
HIST 1113 World Civilization to 1500 3

Semester Total: 15

Third Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
HIST 1123 World Civilization 1500 to Present 3
PHSC 1023 Physical Science I 3
SOCL 2113 Contemporary Social Problems 3  
ENGL 2403 African American Literature 3
Choose one:
  • SPAN 1013 Elementary Spanish I
  • FREN 1013 Elementary French I
 3

Semester Total: 15

Fourth Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
Social Science Electives (choose 2 of the following courses: POLI 2013, ECON 2113, GEOG 2013) 6
Choose one:
  • HIST 2013 American Civilization Colonial to 1865
  • HIST 2023 American Civilization 1865 to Present
 3
Choose one:
  • ENGL 2303 Introduction to Fiction
  • ENGL 2323 Introduction to Literature
 3
Choose one:
  • SPAN 1023 Elementary Spanish II
  • FREN 1023 Elementary French II
 3

Semester Total: 15

Total Program Hours: 60-61