Liberal Arts and Sciences Associate of Arts

Program Overview:

RCTC offers an Associate of Arts (AA) degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences. This degree option is designed to transfer to a bachelor’s degree at another college or university.

Program Outcomes:

Upon completion of the Liberal Arts and Sciences program at RCTC, students will achieve the following outcomes:

• Demonstrate personal accountability for wellness and educational planning.
• Utilize fundamental concepts of critical thinking to solve problems.
• Demonstrate competences in all forms of communication.
• Synthesize knowledge of attitudes, behaviors, languages, and skills from diverse perspectives.
• Recognize how aesthetics and the arts contribute to the human experience.

Additional Information:

This program is offered predominately online. Computer requirements are listed on the RCTC Online web page at: RCTC Online.

LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES AA

MINNESOTA TRANSFER CURRICULUM (MnTC)/GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (40 CREDITS)

GOAL 1: COMMUNICATION (11 CREDITS)

• COMM 1114 Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3 cr) OR COMM 1130 Interpersonal Communication (3 cr)
• ENGL 1117 Reading and Writing Critically I (4 cr)
• ENGL 1118 Reading and Writing Critically II (4 cr)

GOAL 2:

is fulfilled when all other MnTC goals for this plan are completed.

GOAL 3: NATURAL SCIENCES (6 CREDITS)

A minimum of two courses with a lab from two different areas that meet MnTC Goal 3

GOAL 4: MATHEMATICAL/LOGICAL REASONING (3 CREDITS)

3 credits from MnTC Goal 4

GOAL 5: HISTORY AND THE SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (9 CREDITS)

A minimum of two credits from three different areas that meet MnTC Goal 5

GOAL 6: THE HUMANITIES AND FINE ARTS (9 CREDITS)

A minimum of two credits from three different areas that meet MnTC Goal 6

GOALS 7, 8, 9, 10

Two credits from each area that meets MnTC Goal 7, 8, 9, and 10

FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE (1 CREDITS)

• FYEX 1000 – College Success Strategies (1 cr)

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION ELECTIVES (3 CREDITS)

Any combination of HLTH and/or PHED courses.

ELECTIVES (16 CREDITS)

Any course numbered above 1000

RECOMMENDED COURSE SEQUENCES

FULL-TIME

• Semester 1 (15 CREDITS): COMM 1114 OR COMM 1130, ENGL 1117, FYEX 1000, HLTH/PHED Elective, MnTC Goal 5 (Area 1), MnTC Goal 6 (Area 1)
• Semester 2 (16 CREDITS): ENGL 1118, MnTC Goal 4, MnTC Goal 5 (Area 2), MnTC Goal 6 (Area 2), MnTC Goal 7
• Semester 3 (16 CREDITS): HLTH/PHED Elective, Elective, MnTC Goal 3 (Area 1), MnTC Goal 6 (Area 3), MnTC Goal 9, MnTC Goal 10
• Semester 4 (13 CREDITS): HLTH/PHED Elective, Electives, MnTC Goal 3 (Area 2), MnTC Goal 5 (Area 3), MnTC Goal 9

PART-TIME

• Semester 1 (9 CREDITS): ENGL 1117, FYEX 1000, HLTH/PHED Elective, MnTC Goal 5 (Area 1)
• Semester 2 (10 CREDITS): ENGL 1118, MnTC Goal 3, MnTC Goal 6
• Semester 3 (10 CREDITS): COMM 1114 OR COMM 1130, HLTH/PHED Elective, MnTC Goal 3 (Area 2), MnTC Goal 6 (Area 2)
• Semester 4 (9 CREDITS): MnTC Goal 5, MnTC Goal 6 (Area 3), MnTC Goal 7
• Semester 5 (8 CREDITS): MnTC Goal 4, MnTC Goal 5 (Area 3), Electives
• Semester 6 (9 CREDITS): MnTC Goal 8, MnTC Goal 9, MnTC Goal 10
• Semester 7 (4 CREDITS): HLTH/PHED Elective, Electives

Course descriptions can be found at: RCTC course descriptions