Major Requirements

The Associate in Arts in Liberal Arts degree (A.A.) provides an interim credential for students working toward the baccalaureate degree. Offered under the auspices of The College of Arts and Sciences, Syracuse University’s founding college, the degree provides a sound general education in the liberal arts by combining coursework in the humanities, the natural and social sciences, and mathematics. Students earning the associate’s degree must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours of Syracuse University coursework while enrolled as a part-time student at the College of Professional Studies.

Successful completion of an associate’s in arts degree requires a minimum of 60 credits with the following requirements.

University Requirement (1 credit)

FYS 101 - First Year Seminar  

Writing Skills Requirement   (6 credits)

Language Skills Requirement   (4-12 credits) 

or

Quantitative Skills Requirement  

Divisional Perpective Requirement (36 credits, distribute as below)

1. A student must take four 3- or 4-credit courses in each of the three curricular divisions of the College of Arts and Sciences: the Humanities, the Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and the Social Sciences divisions.
2. In each division, two of the courses must constitute an approved sequence.
3. Of the twelve courses used to satisfy the Divisional Perspective Requirement, no more than three courses may be taken from a single department or program (even if the courses of the department or program are in more than one division), with the exception of 3-credit HNR courses offered by the Renée Crown Honors University Program. Any course cross-listed is considered to belong to each of the departments in the cross-listing. Therefore, it counts as one of the maximum of three allowed from a single department to fulfill the Divisional Perspective Requirement. Experience Credit and Independent Study credit cannot be used to satisfy the Divisional Perspective Requirement.
4. In each division, no more than one course may be selected from schools and colleges outside the College of Arts and Sciences.
5. In the Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division, at least one laboratory course must be included.

Humanities Division   (Choose 12 credits)

Social Sciences Division   (Choose 12 credits)

Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division   (Choose 12 credits)

Electives (5-13 credits)