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Associate of Arts Degree Programs
Associate of Arts Degree Programs: Art, Education, Human Services, Liberal Arts, Marine Science, Music, Pre-Law, and Samoan Studies.
A minimum of 60 credit hours is required for the Associate of Arts Degree. The general education requirements for all Associate of Arts degree programs is comprised of the following courses numbered 150 or higher:
Content Area/Course Credits Total Credits
Computer Science 1 1
English
ENG 150 Introduction to Literature 3
ENG 151 Freshman Composition 3
ENG 250 Survey of Literature 3
ENG 251 Sophomore Composition 3 12
Social Science
Six credits from one of the three (3) following clusters:
Cluster I
HIS 150 American History I 3
HIS 151 American History II 3

Cluster II
HIS 170 World Civilizations I 3
HIS 171 World Civilizations II 3
Or Content Area/Course Credits Total Credits

Cluster III
HIS 160 Samoan History I 3 and/or
HIS 161 Samoan History II 3 and/or
HIS 162 Pacific History 3 6
Social Science

Six (6) credits from two (2) of the four (4) clusters: 6

Cluster I Cluster II Cluster III Clusters IV

ANT150 (3 crs) POL150 (3 crs) SOC150 (3 crs) SOC211 (3 crs)
ANT153 (3 crs) POL160 (3 crs) PSY150 (3 crs) PSY250 (4 crs)
GEO160 (3 crs) POL170 (3 crs) ANT154 (3 crs) POL250 (3 crs)
PSY251 (3 crs) SOC250 (3 crs) POL251 (3 crs)
Physical Education 1 One credit
Math
MAT 250 College Algebra and Trigonometry 4 4
or MAT 280 Calculus I 5 5
Science
A minimum of eight (8) credit hours from the following courses with no more than two (2) courses (4 credits per course) from any one cluster:

Life Sciences
BIO 150 AGR150A MSC 160
BIO 180 AGR150B MSC 170
ANS150A BIO 250 MSC 171
ANS150B BIO 255 MSC 270

Physical Sciences
AST 150 CHM 150 MET 150 PHY 151 MSC 150
CHM 151 PHY 152 MSC 157
PHSCI 150 MSC 210
MSC 256
MSC 280 8

Arts and Humanities
Six credits (6) from two (2) of the four (4) clusters: 6

Cluster I Cluster II Cluster III Cluster IV
ART 150 (3 crs) DRA 150 (3 crs) LIT 270 (3 crs) ART 165 (3 crs)
ART 151 (3 crs) DRA 170 (3 crs) LIT 272 (3 crs) ART 170 (3 crs)
ART 160 (3 crs) SAM 254 (3 crs) REL 150 (3 crs) ART 172 (3 crs)
MUS 153 (3 crs) SPH 153 (3 crs) PHI 150 (3 crs) ART 180 (3 crs)
MUS 160 (3 crs) MUS 170* (1 cr)
MUS 161 (3 crs) MUS 175* (1 cr)
MUS 162 (3 crs) MUS 185* (1 cr)
MUS 165 (3 crs)
(* Can be taken for three (3) semesters)
Content Area/Course Credits Total Credits
Samoan and Pacific Studies (SAMPAC): The courses listed below are derived from the various academic departments which comprises the interdisciplinary nature of the SAMPAC Program. Contributing academic departments include: Art; Languages and Literature; Music; Samoan Language and Culture; and, Social Sciences. Students are required to take three Samoan Language credits as part of the SAMPAC requirements.
Three (3) credits from each of the following clusters: 6
Cluster I Cluster II
ANT160 (3 crs) HIS161 (3 crs) SAM151 (3 crs) SAM271 (3 crs)
ANT210 (3 crs) HIS162 (3 crs) SAM154 (3 crs) SAM101A (3 crs)
POL151 (3 crs) SAM251 (3 crs) SAM101B (3 crs)
ART161 (3 crs) POL220 (3 crs) SAM281 (3 crs) SAM111 (3 crs)
GEO150 (3 crs) SAM152 (3 crs) SAM291 (3 crs) SAM261 (3 crs)
HIS160 (3crs) SAM261 (3 crs) SAM204 (3 crs)
SAM172 (3 crs) GEO161 (3 crs)
TOTAL REQUIRED CREDITS: 50-51
The remaining courses required to obtain the minimum 60 credits for graduation are courses identified as program requirements, or as electives for students seeking an Associate of Arts Degree in liberal arts. Program requirements and elective courses must be numbered 150 or above.
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