Designed for students who are planning on transferring to a four year college or university, the Associate of Arts and Sciences degree program fulfills most general education requirements, but does not necessarily place students on the fast track to high paying careers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Associate of Arts degree is not designed to give you a job,\u201d said Academic Advisor Rukhi Jan. \u201cBut, it can knock out the first two years of any four college degree if you plan it right.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ninety-four credit hours are necessary to complete an Associate of Arts or Sciences degree. Approximately 75 percent of the classes are core subjects that most degrees require, while 25 percent of the classes are in a specific field that a student is interested in, according to Jan.<\/p>\n
Due to its emphasis on general education, undecided students are initially placed into the Liberal Arts and Sciences Program where they take core subjects like math, english and science.\u00a0 Jan says this is done so students \u201cdon\u2019t waste a lot of their time or money taking classes that are unnecessary.\u201d<\/p>\n
Director of Academic Advising Jan M. Tyler says that students starting their collegiate career in Liberal Arts and Sciences can help them decide on a major.<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes students will start in their general education and find areas they are interested in,\u201d Tyler said.\u00a0 \u201cThey\u2019ll find that they like math now or that they really like to write or psychology is really interesting and they find a career path based on the fact that they started with their general education.\u201d<\/p>\n
While the Liberal Arts and Sciences degree is not specifically designed to get you a job, that doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s impossible to find one.<\/p>\n
\u201cEmployment opportunities for liberal arts students\u2013 while they are out there \u2013 are varied,\u201d said Career Services Manager Matt Massie.\u00a0 \u201cI can\u2019t really tell you one specific job you can get with that degree because it is not like engineering where a specific skill equals a specific job.\u00a0 Because of that, pay ranges are all across the board, from entry-level pay to making pretty decent money. It just depends what opportunity presents itself at what time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite the fact that a Liberal Arts degree doesn\u2019t give you a specific skill that employers are looking for, it does however give you a skill that most jobs require.<\/p>\n
The whole Liberal Arts and Sciences degree is about critical thinking,\u201d Jan said. \u201cThe reason you have so many subjects to take and enjoy is to make you a well-rounded, educated person.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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