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Plans of study for Associate of Arts degrees in:
Art, Athletic Training, Bible and Ministry, Business, Child and Family Studies, Communication Arts, Computer Science, Disaster Management, Education - Elementary and Early Childhood, Education - Secondary, English and Literature, Health and Medical Occupations, Horticulture - Public Gardening, Liberal Arts and General Studies, Mathematics, Music, Nursing, Physical Education, Psychology, Social Work and Sociology, Theatre Arts, Youth Ministry
General Requirements
- Total credits: 60 hours (up to six hours of advanced level ESL may apply).
- Grade point average: 2.00 or better in Hesston College courses. Transfer hours must have grades of C or better.
- Residency: 20 of the final 30 hours must be earned at Hesston College. (For students who began their studies in fall 2007, the residency requirement is one semester of full-time study or a minimum of 30 Hesston College hours.)
- Orientation: SCS 101 College Orientation/Success or SCS 103 College Learning Strategies.
- Wellness: PhEd 210 Fitness Concepts.
Skill Proficiency (9 hours minimum)
- Written Communication (3 hours) - Engl 125 College Writing I (or a higher level writing course if qualified).
- Oral Communication (3) - Comm 206 Speech Communication.
- Computer Competence (0-3) - Pass the Hesston College computer placement examination or BuCS 112 Introduction to Computers or a higher level computer course.
- Mathematics (3) - MaSc 105 College Algebra or a higher level mathematics course.
Hesston College Distinctives (6 hours)
Relg 100 Biblical Literature and one of the following: Relg 214 Peacemaking and Justice, Hist 213 Anabaptist History and Thought, Engl 216 Modern Literature, Soc 122 Religions of World, Hum 209 Human Thought and Belief.
Liberal Arts Distribution (26 hours)
- Social Sciences - 6 hours (one course from two of the following areas):
Psy 200 General Psychology, Psy 206 Developmental Psychology
Soc 202 Cultural Anthropology, Soc 203 Introduction to Sociology
Econ 221 Macroeconomics, Econ 222 Microeconomics. - Humanities - 6 hours (including at least one history):
Hist 221/222 U.S. History I/II, Hist 251/252 World Civilization I/II, Hum 120 Exploring the Arts, Hum 200 Art Appreciation, Hum 203 Theatre Appreciation, Hum 206 Music Appreciation, Hum 215 Introduction to Film, Engl 112 Introduction to Literature, Engl 216 Modern Literature. - Natural Science - 7 hours (one lab science course from two of the following): biology, chemistry, physical science, physics.
- Additional hours as necessary to satisfy the 26-hour distribution requirement. Select from social science, humanities, natural science, art, communication, language, music, religion, and theatre.
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