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
- Associate of Arts
- Credential class
- ceterms:AssociateDegree
- CIP
- 15.0303
- Total credits (published)
- 60
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 222062
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_222062_6c56f2bb
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Recommended Full-Time Schedule
0 items
First Year
0 items
Fall Term (13 semester credit hours)
4 items
- As published: “English Composition I (3 hrs.)”3
- As published: “Fundamentals of Communication (3 hrs.)”3
- As published: “Argumentation and Debate (3 hrs.)”3
- Behavioral/Social Science elective (3 hrs.) (Select from WS approved general education list)1 Physical Education Activity (1 hr.)Not resolved to a course
Spring Term (15 semester credit hours)
3 items
- As published: “English Composition II (3 hrs.)”3
- As published: “Interpersonal Communication (3 hrs.)”3
- Mathematics elective (3 hrs.) (Select from: MATH 1530, 1630, or 1710) Humanities elective (3 hrs.) (Select from WS approved general education list)1 Behavioral/Social Science elective (3 hrs.) (Select from WS approved general education list)1Not resolved to a course
Second Year
0 items
Fall Term (16 semester credit hours)
5 items
- As published: “Early American Literature (3 hrs.)”3
- As published: “Introductory Film Studies (3 hrs.)”3
- As published: “Early United States History (3 hrs.)2”or: HIST 2310 - Early World History (3 hrs.)23
- As published: “Intermediate Spanish I (3 hrs.)3”3
- Natural Science lecture with lab (3/1 hrs.) (Select from WS approved general education list)1Not resolved to a course
Spring Term (16 semester credit hours)
5 items
- As published: “Modern American Literature (3 hrs.)”3
- As published: “Modern World History (3 hrs.)2”or: HIST 2020 - Modern United States History (3 hrs.)3
- As published: “Introductory Film Studies (3 hrs.)”3
- As published: “Intermediate Spanish II (3 hrs.)3”3
- Natural Science lecture with lab (3/1 hrs.) (Select from WS approved general education list)1Not resolved to a course
Program Degree Requirements - A.A. Speech Communication
0 items
General Education Requirements (41 hours)
0 items
Communication (9 hours)
3 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (9 hours)
3 items
- As published: “Early American Literature and”3
- 3
- Approved General Education Humanities elective1 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
History (6 hours)
3 items
- As published: “Early World History and”3
- As published: “Modern World History 2”or: HIST 2010 - Early United States History and3
- As published: “Modern United States History 2”3
Behavioral/Social Sciences (6 hours)
0 items
Mathematics (3 hours)
3 items
- As published: “Introductory Statistics or”3
- As published: “Finite Mathematics or”3
- 3
Natural Science (8 hours)
0 items
Area of Emphasis Requirements (19 hours)
5 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- Foreign Langauge (Intermediate sequence)3 6 credits Physical Education Activity 1 creditNot resolved to a course
Source. Walters State Community College, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.ws.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=30&poid=5204. Captured page pages/0193.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.