Associate of Arts Degree

Cisco College offers three Associate of Arts degrees designed for transfer to a four-year university. Associate of Arts degrees require a minimum of 60 hours including 42 core curriculum (general education) hours.

Students should consult with their counselor and their intended transfer university to verify elective course selections are appropriate, transferable, and applicable to the major.

• AA Degree requirements

  The A.A. Degree is awarded if the student satisfies the following requirements:

  1. Fulfills all college entrance requirements.

  2. Satisfactorily completes 60 semester hours of college work, including the 42 hour core curriculum and 18 hours of electives. No more than six hours of elective credit from technical programs may be counted towards the A.A. Degree.

  3. Completes a minimum of 25% of the semester credit hours required for the A.A. degree at Cisco College.

  4. Makes a minimum GPA of 2.0 (‘C’ average) on all work needed for graduation.

  5. Satisfactorily settles all business accounts.

  6. Meets all Texas Success Initiative requirements.

• AA, Multidisciplinary Studies (General studies)

  Students should fill elective hours with courses in their area of interest or in the area of their intended university major. All courses listed in the catalog may be used to fulfill the elective requirements for the Associate of Arts Degree, so long as the course is not simultaneously designated to fulfill a core requirement.

  Students are encouraged to contact their intended transfer university to discuss course options best for their university program or major.

  Freshman Year

  First Semester		Second Semester
  ENGL 1301 Composition 1	3	Communication*	3
  EDUC 1100 Learning Frameworks	1	Social & Behavioral Science*	3
  HIST 1301 United States History I	3	HIST 1302 United States History II	3
  Creative Arts*	3	Elective	3
  Elective	3	Elective	3
  TOTAL	13	TOTAL	15

  Sophomore Year

  First Semester		Second Semester
  GOVT 2305 Federal Government	3	GOVT 2306 Texas Government	3
  Life & Physical Science*	4	Life & Physical Science*	4
  MATH 1314 or higher	3	Language, Philosophy & Culture*	3
  Elective	3	Elective	3
  Elective	3	Elective	3
  TOTAL	16	TOTAL	16
  		TOTAL DEGREE HOURS	60

  *See core curriculum course options.

• AA, Business Administration

  Under Construction - See course catalog for degree plan.

• AA, Criminal Justice (pending THECB approval)

  Freshman Year
  First Semester		Second Semester
  ENGL 1301 Composition I	3	SPCH 1315 Public Speaking or ENGL 1302 Composition II	3
  CRIJ 1307 Crime in America	3	SOCI 1301 Introduction to Sociology	3
  HIST 1301 United States History I	3	HIST 1302 United States History II	3
  Creative Arts *	3	CRIJ 1310 Fundamentals of Criminal Law**	3
  CRIJ 1301 Introduction to Criminal Justice**	3	CRIJ 1313 Juvenile Justice	3
  Total	15	Total	15
  Sophomore Year
  First Semester		Second Semester
  GOVT 2305 Federal Government	3	GOVT 2306 Texas Government	3
  Life & Physical Science*	4	Life & Physical Science *	4
  MATH 1314 College Algebra or MATH 1342 Elementary Statistics, or 1332 Contemporary Math	3
  Language, Philosophy, & Culture	3	CRIJ 1306 Court Systems & Practices**	3
  CRIJ 2313 Correctional Systems & Practices**	3	Electives Program suggests choosing from: CRIJ 2328 Police Systems & Practices**, CRIJ 2301 Community Resources in Corrections **, or CRIJ 2323 Legal Aspects of Law Enforcement	4
  Total	16	Total	14
  		TOTAL DEGREE HOURS	60

  * See core curriculum course options.

  ** Field of Study courses.