Many students may be interested in completing a two-year liberal arts education program. Such a program may be applied toward a bachelor's degree in one of the academic areas, or it may serve as a self-contained program. These students are encouraged to apply to study for the Associate of Arts degree.
Students may obtain the degree through any one of four schools on campus—Arts and Letters, Business, Natural Sciences, or Social Sciences. Since the degree provides for a concentration in a specific subject area, students should contact the school responsible for that discipline for advising and program planning.
Requirements:
- Completion of a minimum of 60 credit hours.
- A minimum grade of D- counts as passing for this requirement if the course was taken at an IU campus.
- Courses accepted for transfer credit from another accredited institution must have minimum grade of C (not C-) to satisfy this requirement.
- Student development courses such as M006, M007, W030, W100, and X150 do not count toward the 60 credit hours required for the degree.
If a student passes the same course more than once, it can count only once toward graduation, unless the bulletin specifically states that the course may be repeated for credit.
- Residence requirement. Every degree candidate must complete not fewer than 15 credit hours of course work in residence at IUS, and not fewer than 6 credit hours of course work in the selected field of concentration at Indiana University Southeast.
- Grade point average. The degree candidate must have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 (C).
- English Composition. Students must complete W131 with a grade of C (not C-) or higher.
- Foreign Language. The degree candidate must complete 8 credit hours in a single foreign language with a grade of D- or higher or must earn an achievement or placement test score sufficient for placement in foreign language classes at the 200 level or above. See (Further Information on the Foreign Language Requirement.)
- Distribution Requirements. To fulfill the Associate of Arts distribution requirements, students must select a specified number of courses from the following four areas. Students must obtain a minimum grade of D- in all courses and may not apply a given course to a distribution requirement in more than one area. Please consult the discussion of Distribution Requirements found under the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree for further information.
The Natural World
Requirement: two courses; one physical science course and one life science course for a minimum of 6 credit hours; one lab course is recommended.
Mathematical and Formal Reasoning
Requirement: one course in mathematics for a minimum of 3 credit hours.
The Individual, Society, and Politics
Requirement: one course each from the two categories (a) psychology and society and (b) politics and economics, for a minimum of 6 credit hours.
Studies in Traditional Sources: Literature, Ideas, History, and the Arts
Requirements: one course from the category of historical investigations and two courses from the other three categories of literature, ideas, and the arts, with no more than one in each category, for a minimum of 9 credit hours.
- Concentration. Students must complete a concentration of 15 credit hours in a single arts and sciences discipline. Students should consult the appropriate school for the specific course requirements for the chosen discipline. English composition and 100-level language courses may not be used to meet this concentration.
- Electives. These courses bring the total to 60 credit hours.
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