Online Associate in Arts and Science Degree Requirements

  1. Completion of at least 60 semester credits with a grade point average of 2.0 (a C average) for all university work undertaken at MSMU Online Associates Program.
  2. Completion of program requirements. (Listed under degree requirements.)
  3. A maximum of five credits of SPR and PED combined may be applied to requirements for the Associate degree.
  4. For the Associate degree, 24 semester credits must be completed during the last two semesters at MSMU Online Associates Program. Of these, a minimum of 12 semester credits must be in students’ major and earned in regular course work.
  5. The student must file a graduation application in the Registrar’s Office by the end of the term prior to the term of completion.

Required General Studies Courses:

Communication Skills (6 credits)

ENG 1AFreshman English

3

ENG 1BFreshman English

3

Arts and Sciences

At least one course must be taken from three of the following four categories for a minimum of 9 credits.

Art, Music, Literature

ART 5Fundamentals of Art

3

MUS 6MVarieties of Music

3

ENG 15Literature and Society

3

History, Contemporary Economics, Politics

HIS 1AWestern Civilization

3

ECO 2Macroeconomics

3

Natural, Physical Sciences

BIO 5Life Sciences

3

BIO 50AHuman Anatomy

3

BIO 50ALHuman Anatomy Laboratory

1

BIO 50BHuman Physiology

3

BIO 50BLHuman Physiology Laboratory

1

PHS 1Scientific Concepts

3

Social, Behavioral Sciences

ECO 1Microeconomics

3

PSY 1Introduction to Psychology

3

SOC 1Introduction to Sociology

3

Philosophy (3 credits):

and

PHI 10BCritical Thinking Part Two

1.5

 

PHI 21AMoral Values Part One

1.5

and

PHI 21BMoral Values Part Two

1.5

Religious Studies (3 credits)

RST 49Biomedical Issues in Christian Ethics

3

RST 61World Religions

3

Intro to University Studies (3 credits)

SPR 86AFoundations for Success

1

SPR 86BFoundations for Success

1

SPR 86CFoundations for Success

1

Outreach (1 credit)

SPR 60ASocial Action

1.0-3.0

Diversity (3 credits)

ART 5Fundamentals of Art

3

MUS 6MVarieties of Music

3

RST 61World Religions

3

 

PHI 21AMoral Values Part One

1.5

and

PHI 21BMoral Values Part Two

1.5

Quantitative Literacy (3 credits)

MTH 10Quantitative Reasoning and Mathematical Ideas

3

MTH 38Elements of Probability and Statistics

3

*Specific general studies courses may be required by your major