General Information
Associate of Arts

Candidates for the Associate of Arts must satisfy three types of requirements: general education requirements, distribution requirements, and concentration requirements.

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Degree Requirements

General Education Requirements (62 cr.)
1. 62 credit hours of regular university courses.
2. A minimum grade point average of 2.0 (C).
3. Completion of at least 30 credit hours in residence at any Indiana University campus with at least 15 credit hours of the concentration at IUPUC or IUPUI.
4. Courses taken under the Pass/Fail option may not be applied toward the A.A. degree.
5. By special permission, a maximum of 6 credit hours may be taken by correspondence through the Independent Study Division.

Distribution Requirements (44 cr.)
All students must complete the following:

First-Year Experience (1-3 cr.)
English Composition (6 cr.)
Speech Communication R110 (3 cr.)
Foreign Langauage (10 cr.)
Analytic Skills (3 cr.)
Natural Sciences (9 cr.)
Arts and Humanities (6 cr.)
Social Sciences (6 cr.)

Concentration Requirements (18 cr.)
The purpose of the concentration is to provide students with a focus in a single discipline/area, but it should not be confused with a major, which students would take in the third and fourth years if they choose to pursue a Bachelor of Arts.

The student may concentrate in either Option I, the arts and humanities, or Option II, the social and behavioral sciences.

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