Emphasis Degrees
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE WITH AN EMPHASIS IN ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY
Offered at Richland College
and Transferable to the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD)
Degree Code: AA.UTDARTS.TECH.14
This is an "Articulated Emphasis" degree. Students should read and understand the paragraphs below.
Students who complete this degree with a GPA of 2.50 with no grade below that of "C" and who meet all admissions requirements at UTD will be accepted into UTD's Bachelor of Arts in Arts and Technology. Students should follow this plan only if they wish to transfer to UTD in Arts and Technology. Students wishing to transfer to another university should not assume this entire plan will transfer.
In order to be eligible to receive this AA degree, a student must:
- Complete a minimum of 60 credit hours including all the required courses listed;
- Earn a grade of "C" or better in English 1301 and the selected college-level mathematics course;
- Receive a GPA (2) of at least 2.00 ("C")
[NOTE: UTD guarantees admission with a 2.50 GPA with no grade below a “C”];
- Meet all Texas Success Initiative (TSI) requirements and course prerequisites; and
- Complete at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.
Students who plan to transfer must work closely with an advisor/counselor.
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Course Requirements for the AA Degree Emphasis in Arts and Technology |
Credit Hours |
TIER 1 - CORE FOUNDATIONS |
CRITICAL READING AND WRITING
Select EACH of the following:
ENGL 1301 (a grade of "C" or better required) CB010
HIST 1301 CB060
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6 |
SPEAKING, LISTENING, WELLNESS, AND THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE
Select ONE of the following options: CB090
OPTION A:
SPCH 1311,
1315,
1321 or
SGNL 1301,
1302; AND
COMM 1129 or PHED 1164
OR
OPTION B:
[FOREIGN LANGUAGE:
ARAB 1411,
1412;
CHIN 1411,
1412;
FREN 1411,
1412;
GERM 1411,
1412;
ITAL 1411,
1412;
JAPN 1411,
1412;
KORE 1411,
1412;
LATI 1411,
1412;
PORT 1411,
1412;
RUSS 1411,
1412;
SPAN 1411,
1412] |
4 |
QUANTITATIVE REASONING
Select ONE of the following: CB020
(A grade of "C" or better required)
MATH 1314,
1316,
1324,
1325,
1332,
1350,
1414,
1425,
1442,
2342,
2412,
2413,
2414,
2442
*Note: If a student takes the four (4) credit hour mathematics course; three (3) of those hours will apply towards the mathematics requirement. The remaining one (1) credit hour from that mathematics course will be applied to the general elective requirement and does not count towards the 42-hour Core.
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3-4* |
TIER 2 - CORE DOMAINS |
QUALITATIVE REASONING, LITERACY AND RESEARCH
Select the following: CB010
ENGL 1302 |
3 |
SELF AND SOCIETY
Select ONE of the following: CB080
ANTH 2302, 2346, 2351; BIOL 1322; BUSI 1307; COMM 1307; CRIJ 1301, 1307; ECON 1301, 2301, 2302; GEOG 1302, 1303; GOVT 2304, 2311; HIST 2321, 2322, 2327; PHED 1304; PSYC 2301, 2306, 2314, 2316; SOCI 1301, 1306, 2301, 2306, 2319; TECA 1303, 1354
Select the following: CB070
GOVT 2305
Select ONE of the following: CB060
HIST 1302, 2301, 2328, 2381 |
9 |
HUMANITY, CREATIVITY AND THE AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE
Select ONE of the following: CB050
ARTS 1301, 1303, 1304;
DANC 2303;
DRAM 1310,
2361,
2366;
HUMA 1311,
1315;
MUSI 1306,
1308,
1309,
1310
Select ONE of the following: CB040
ENGL 2321, 2322, 2323, 2326, 2327, 2328, 2331, 2332, 2333, 2342, 2343, 2351; HUMA 1302, 1305, 2319; PHIL 1301, 1304, 2306, 2307, 2316, 2321
[FOREIGN LANGUAGE:
ARAB 2311, 2312; CHIN 2311, 2312; FREN 2311, 2312; GERM 2311, 2312; ITAL 2311, 2312; JAPN 2311, 2312; KORE 2311, 2312; LATI 2311, 2312; PORT 2311, 2312; RUSS 2311, 2312; SGNL 2301, 2302; SPAN 2311, 2312] |
6 |
SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY AND SUSTAINABILITY
Select TWO of the following: CB030
ANTH 2401; BIOL 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409, 1411, 2401, 2402, 2406, 2416, 2420, 2421; CHEM 1405, 1406, 1407, 1411, 1412, 2423, 2425; ENVR 1401, 1402; GEOL 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1445, 1447; PHYS 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1407, 1415, 1417, 2425, 2426
NOTE: This requirement cannot be met using the following combinations: BIOL 1406 and 1408; BIOL 1407 and 1409; BIOL 2420 and 2421; CHEM 1405 and 1411; CHEM 1406 and 1411; CHEM 1405 and 1406; CHEM 1406 and 1407; GEOL 1401 and 1403; PHYS 1401 and 1405; PHYS 1401 and 2425; PHYS 1405 and 2425.
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8 |
TIER 3 - INTEGRATIVE LEARNING |
CRITICAL ISSUES IN THE STATE-FEDERAL RELATIONSHIP
Select the following: CB070
GOVT 2306 |
3 |
CORE CREDIT HOURS FOR THIS AS DEGREE
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42 |
ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY REQUIRED COURSES |
Select the following: (18 hours)
ARTS 1311 Design I
ARTS 2348 Digital Art I
COSC 1436 Programming Fundamentals I
COSC 1437 Programming Fundamentals II
COSC 2436 Programming Fundamentals III
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18 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS FOR THIS AA DEGREE
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60 |
OTHER COURSES |
The following courses will not transfer towards the Bachelor of Arts in Arts and Technology at UTD, but are highly suggested for students seeking a skill set with a strong foundation.
ARTV 1341 3-D Animation I
ARTV 1345 3-D Modeling and Rendering I
ARTV 2345 3-D Modeling and Rendering II
GAME 1303 Introduction to Game Design and Development
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3-12 |
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