A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- A.S.
- Credential class
- ceterms:AssociateDegree
- CIP
- 16.0104
- Credits (computed from items)
- 753-769
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- SOC
- 25-1123
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 196264
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_196264_8de77c9b
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Foundation #1: KNOWLEDGE OF A FIELD OR FIELDS
16 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 3-4
- 4
- 4
- 3-4
- 4
- 4
Foundation #2: THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE
6 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Foundation #3: DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES
9 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 3-4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Foundation #4: Social Responsibility
4 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Foundation #5: Critical Thinking and Reading
9 items
- As published: “College Writing”3,4
- As published: “College Reading & Writing”3,4
- As published: “Effective Academic Writing”2,3
- 4
- 3
- 3-4
- 4
- 2
- 4
Foundation #6: Critical Thinking and Writing
9 items
- As published: “College Writing”3,4
- As published: “College Reading & Writing”3,4
- As published: “Effective Academic Writing”2,3
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 3-4
ASSOCIATE DEGREES IN CULTURAL STUDIES WITH CONCENTRATION IN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA
concentration · 32 items
- 4
- 2
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- As published: “Effective Academic Writing”2,3
- 4
- 2
- 4
- As published: “Creative Nonfiction: Introductory”4
- As published: “Creative Nonfiction: Advanced”4
- 4
- 3-4
- 3-4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 3-4
- As published: “AI Literacy: Foundations, Challenges, Responsibilities”4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- As published: “Marketing Communications: Advertising & Promotion”4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE (CORRELATES WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF A FIELD GUIDELINE)
34 items
- 4
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- As published: “Science Fiction & the Human Dynamic: Introduction”4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 3
ETHICS
3 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
POLITICS
4 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
METAPHYSICS (QUESTIONS OF "REALITY")
1 item
- 4
EPISTEMOLOGY (QUESTIONS OF "KNOWING")
1 item
- 4
LOGIC AND REASONING
2 items
- 4
- 2
THEORIES THAT DEFINE RELIGION
1 item
- 4
RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS
4 items
- 2-8
- 4
- 4
- HIST 3010/CUST 3167African History & CultureNot resolved to a course4
THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF ALLIED DISCIPLINES
18 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- As published: “US History to 1865: What Does it Mean to be a Free Nation?”4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
LANGUAGE SKILLS
4 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
ATTITUDE
3 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
16 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
EXPOSITORY WRITING
20 items
- As published: “Effective Academic Writing”2,3
- 3-4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 3
- As published: “Advanced Public Relations”3,4
- 3
- 3-4
- 4
- 2
- As published: “Creative Nonfiction: Advanced”4
CREATIVE WRITING
9 items
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 3
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