Associate in Arts Degree - Iowa Lakes Community College

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Earn your Associate in Arts degree by graduating from a two-year program in liberal arts, general education, or preprofessional studies at Iowa Lakes. The A.A. degree often serves as the first two years of a bachelor's degree program at most colleges and universities.

Completing the A.A. degree will satisfy all of the general requirements at several area colleges and universities. It will also satisfy many of the requirements at other schools.

You may transfer in credits from other colleges, but you must complete the last 15 credits before graduation in courses taken at Iowa Lakes.

To earn the Associate in Arts degree, you must:

Earn a minimum of 64 semester credits, of which not more than 16 may be vocationaltechnical credits used as general electives, and which may not be developmental education credits.
Earn a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 or higher, using Iowa Lakes grade points earned divided by credits attempted for a standard letter grade, as defined in the catalog.
Complete the following general requirements, totaling 40 or more semester credits:

Old Course Number	Old Course Title	Area	New Course Number	New Course Title	Credits
EN113A	English Composition I		ENG105	Composition I	3
EN123A	English Composition II		ENG106	Composition II	3
SP103A	Speech Fundamentals		SPC101	Fundamentals of Oral Communication	3
CM103A	Successful Learning		SDV103	Successful Learning	1




SC115A	Biological Science Survey		BIO105	Introductory Biology	4
SC105A	Anatomy and Physiology		BIO159	Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology	4
SC118A/SC119A	Ecology & Environmental Concepts		BIO141	Ecology & Environmental Concepts	4
SC124A	Physical Science		PHS113	Intro to Physical Science	4
SC134A	Earth Science		PHS187	Intro to Earth Science	4
SC140A	Meteorology		PHS166	Meteorology, Weather & Climate	4
SC174A	Intro to Chemistry I		CHM151	College Chemistry I	4
SC175A	Intro to Chemistry II		CHM152	College Chemistry II	4
SC184A	General Physics I		PHY162	College Physics I	4
SC185A	General Physics II		PHY172	College Physics II	4
SC196A	General Chemistry I		CHM166	General Chemistry I	5
SC199A	General Chemistry I		CHM176	General Chemistry II	5
SC220A	Biology I		BIO112	General Biology I	4
SC230A	Biology II		BIO113	General Biology II	4
SC240A	Human Anatomy & Physiology		BIO163	Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology	4
SC271A	Human Anatomy		BIO177	Human Anatomy
SC248A	Microbiology		BIO186	Microbiology	4
SC265A	Field Biology		BIO300	Field Biology & Laboratory	4
SC270A	Human Physiology		BIO180	Human Physiology	4
SC274A	Human Anatomy & Physiology I		BIO169	Human Anatomy & Physiology I	4
SC275A	Human Anatomy & Physiology I		BIO174	Human Anatomy & Physiology II	4
SC284A	Engineering Physics I		PHY212	Classical Physics I	5
SC285A	Engineering Physics II		PHY222	Classical Physics II	5
MA103A	Mathematics for General Education		MAT110	Math for Liberal Arts	3
MA112A	College Algebra		MAT120	College Algebra	3
MA115A	College Math		MAT127	College Algebra & Trigonometry	5
MA125A	Analytic Geometry and Calculus		MAT211	Calculus I	5
MA153A	Finite Mathematics		MAT140	Finite Mathematics	3
MA293A/294A	Statistics		MAT156/157	Statistics	3
OR			OR
BS292A/294A	Business Statistics		BUS210/211	Business Statistics	3
SS146A	Western Civilization to 1715	I	HIS110	Western Civ: Ancient to Early Modern *	3
SS147A	Western Civilization to 1715 to Present		HIS111	Western Civ: Early Modern to Present *	3
SS263A	Classical Heritage *		HIS285	Classical Heritage *	3
SS156A	American History to 1877	II	HIS151	American History to 1877	3
SS157A	American History to Present		HIS152	American History since 1877	3
PY113A	General Psychology	III	PSY111	Intro to Psychology	3
PY123A	Psychology of Adjustment		PSY211	Psychology of Adjustment	3
PY213A	Social Psychology		PSY251	Social Psychology	3
PY223A	Developmental Psychology		PSY121	Developmental Psychology	3
PY243A	Abnormal Psychology		PSY241	Abnormal Psychology	3
BS113A	Macroeconomics	IV	ECN120	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
BS123A	Microeconomics		ECN130	Principles of Microeconomics	3
SS113A	Intro to Sociology	V	SOC110	Intro to Sociology	3
SS123A	Social Problems		SOC115	Social Problems	3
SS143A	American Government	VI	POL111	American National Government	3
SS153A	State and Local Government		POL112	American State & Local Government	3
SS103A	Intro to Political Science		POL110	Intro to Political Science	3
SS163A	World Regional Geography	VII	GEO121	World Regional Geography	3
SS223A	Marriage & Family		SOC120	Marriage & Family	3
SS256A	History of Iowa		HIS120	Iowa History	3
SS273A	Minority Culture		SOC200	Minority Group Relations	3
SS277A	Cultural Anthropology		ANT105	Cultural Anthropology	3
SS280A	Global Perspective		SOC186	Contemporary Global Issues *	3
BC101A	Mass Media and Society	VII	MMS101	Mass Media *	3

ED203A	Children’s Literature	I	EDU235	Children’s Literature	3
EN110A	Intro to Literature		LIT101	Intro to Literature	3
EN133A	American Poets & Poetry		LIT124	American Poetry	3
EN213A	American Literature I		LIT110	American Literature to Mid-1800s	3
EN223A	American Literature II		LIT111	American Literature since Mid-1800s	3
EN233A	Introduction to Short Story		LIT161	The Short Story	3
EN253A	World Literature I		LIT150	World Literature I	3
EN273A	World Literature I		LIT151	World Literature II	3
SP114A	Intro to Theater		DRA101	Intro to Theater	3
MU103A	Music Appreciation	II	MUS100	Music Appreciation	3
MU213A	Jazz History & Appreciation		MUS205	Jazz History & Appreciation	3
AR103A	Art Appreciation	III	ART101	Art Appreciation	3
AR105A	Art History		ART206	Art History	3
PH103A	Intro to Philosophy	IV	PHI105	Intro to Philosophy	3
PH104A	Ethics in America		PHI101	Intro to Ethics	3
PH203A	Great Religions		REL105	Survey of World Religions	3
SS263A	Classical Heritage *		HIS285	Classical Heritage *	3
Any	Foreign Language	V	Any	Foreign Language	3
SS146A	Western Civilization to 1715	VI	HIS110	Western Civ: Ancient to Early Modern *	3
SS147A	Western Civilization 1715 to Present		HIS111	Western Civ: Early Modern to Present *	3
SS280A	Global Perspective		SOC186	Contemporary Global Issues *	3
BC101A	Mass Media and Society	VII	MMS101	Mass Media *	3