Associate of Arts Degree
The Associate of Arts degree (A.A.) is designed for students who plan to transfer to a four-year or upper-level college or university. This degree includes general education courses such as English, mathematics, history, and government, which are considered to be core requirements for most baccalaureate degree programs. (See the Required Transfer Core Curriculum section.)

Students are encouraged to complete the requirements of a degree at San Jacinto College even if they are planning to transfer to another college or university to complete a baccalaureate degree. One advantage of completing a degree is the fact that this action reflects commitment to a specific educational goal and success in meeting that goal. Earning an associate degree is evidence of taking one definable step beyond a high school diploma or the high school equivalency examination, and it is the minimum educational requirement for employment in certain positions in area businesses and industries.

Listed below are the majors from which students may choose for the associate of arts degree at San Jacinto College. Not all majors which are available at four-year or upper-level colleges and universities are available at San Jacinto College; however, students may prepare to transfer to a particular program at an upper-level institution by either (1) completing the core requirements of the associate of arts degree at San Jacinto College and selecting other courses in their major field or (2) selecting courses as specified in the transfer plans developed by San Jacinto College in cooperation with senior institutions to which students transfer. Those plans, which are available in the Counseling Center on each campus, are designed to prepare students to transfer to a particular four-year or upper-level college or university by specifying the courses which are required to complete the first two years of a baccalaureate degree in a particular major.

San Jacinto College Programs Leading to the Associate of Arts Degree

Major Codes

These programs are designed for students who plan to attend a four-year or upper-level college after leaving San Jacinto College. These programs lead to an associate of arts degree:

Codes	Majors	Major Courses
1ART	Art	Any ARTS
1BEHV-SCI	Behavioral Sciences	Any ANTH, PHIL, PSYC, or SOCI
1BIOL	Biology	Any BIOL
1BUSI	Business Administration	Any BUSI, ECON, ACCT 2301, 2302, or BCIS 1305
1BUSI-FOS	AA in Business Field of Study
1CHEM	Chemistry	Any CHEM
1CHID	Child Development	Any TECA
1JOUR	Communications	Any COMM
1JOUR-FOS	AA in Communications Field of Study
1COSC	Computer Science	Any COSC
1COSC-FOS	AA in Computer Science Field of Study
1CRIJ	Criminal Justice	Any Academic CRIJ
1CRIJ-FOS	AA in Criminal Justice Field of Study
1DANC	Dance	Any DANC
1DRAM	Drama	Any DRAM
1ENGL	English	Any College-Level ENGL
1ENGR	Engineering	Any ENGR
1ENGR-FOS	AA in Engineering Field of Study
1FOR-LANG	Foreign Language	Any FREN, GERM, or SPAN
*1G-STUDY	General Studies	Any Academic Courses
1GEOL	Geology	Any GEOL
1HIST	History	Any HIS
1MATH	Mathematics	Any College-Level MATH
1MUSI	Music	Any MUSI, MUAP, or MUEN
1MUSI-FOS	AA in Music Field of Study
1NURS-FOS	AA in Nursing Field of Study
1HLTH-PE	Physical Education	Any PHED
1PHYS	Physics	Any PHYS
1PSYC	Psychology	Any PSYC
1SOC-SCI	Social Science	Any HIST or GOVT
1SOCI	Sociology	Any SOCI
1SPCH	Speech	Any SPCH

*  Students seeking admission without a major preference should select 1G-STUDY—General Studies—as a major.