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Associate in Liberal Studies (ALS) Degree (0054)

The ALS curriculum is designed for students who desire up to two years of college study for their personal development. It is also designed to provide students an initial opportunity to pursue various areas of interest and subsequently to select a more specific educational objective, such as a particular career and technical education program or a baccalaureate-oriented associate degree. The ALS is comprised of two main areas, general education requirements (39-43 credit hours) and electives until the student meets the 60-credit hour threshold.

Both baccalaureate-oriented and career and technical education-oriented courses may be taken as a part of this program. Not all courses may transfer.

It is strongly recommended that students consult with their assigned Success Coach at Richland and with an academic advisor at their transfer institution.

Graduation Requirements

  1. Total Credit Hours: 60 credit hours in courses numbered 100 and above
  2. Cumulative Grade Point Average: 2.00 (‘C’) or better for all work applicable toward the degree that was completed at Richland
  3. Residency: 15 credit hours or more at Richland Community College

Curriculum Requirements

Communications

Number of Courses Required: 3, Number of Credit Hours Required: 9.00. All courses required. ‘C’ or better required in both ENGL 101 and ENGL 102

ENGL 101Composition 1

3.0
Or
ENGL 110Professional & Technical Writing

3.0
ENGL 102Composition 2

3.0
COMM 101Public Speaking

3.0

Natural Science and Mathematics

Number of Courses Required: 2, Number of Credit Hours Required: 10.00

AGRIC 130Crop Science

4.0
ASTRO 105Introduction to Astronomy

4.0
BIOL 101Concepts of Biology 1

4.0
BIOL 102Concepts of Biology 2

4.0
BIOL 106Issues in Human Biology

3.0
BIOL 201Human Anatomy & Physiology 1

4.0
BIOL 202Human Anatomy & Physiology 2

4.0
BIOL 210Environmental Biology

4.0
BIOL 220Microbiology

4.0
CHEM 100Concepts of Chemistry

4.0
CHEM 131General Chemistry 1

4.0
CHEM 132General Chemistry 2

5.0
CHEM 201Organic Chemistry 1

5.0
CHEM 202Organic Chemistry 2

5.0
EASCI 210Physical Geography

4.0
EASCI 220Intro to Physical Geology

4.0
EASCI 230Intro to Meteorology

4.0
HORT 100Horticulture Science

3.0
MATH 104Technical Mathematics

4.0
MATH 110Concepts of Mathematics

4.0
MATH 111Math for Elem Sch Teaching 1

4.0
MATH 112Math for Elem Sch Teaching 2

4.0
MATH 113Intro to Applied Statistics

4.0
MATH 116College Algebra

4.0
MATH 117Trigonometry

3.0
MATH 121Calculus & Analytic Geometry 1

5.0
MATH 122Calculus & Analytic Geometry 2

4.0
MATH 160Finite Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences

4.0
MATH 171Concepts of Statistics

4.0
MATH 190Calculus for Business & Social Science

4.0
MATH 221Calculus & Analytic Geometry 3

4.0
MATH 230Differential Equations

4.0
PHYS 100Physics of the Modern World

4.0
PHYS 101Introduction to Physics 1

4.0
PHYS 102Introduction to Physics 2

4.0
PHYS 151Mechanics and Wave Motion

4.0
PHYS 152Electricity and Magnetism

4.0
PHYS 153Thermodynamics and Modern Physics

4.0

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Number of Courses Required: 3, Number of Credit Hours Required: 10.00

AFAM 100Intro to African American Studies

3.0
ANTHR 101Introduction to Anthropology

3.0
ANTHR 110Intro to Cultural Anthropology

3.0
ECON 231Macroeconomics

3.0
ECON 232Microeconomics

3.0
ED 108The Multicultural Classroom

3.0
ED 200Educational Psychology

3.0
ED 205Foundations of Education

3.0
HIST 101United States to 1877

4.0
HIST 102United States since 1877

4.0
P REL 100Human Relations

3.0
P REL 110Supervision

3.0
POL S 100People & Politics

3.0
POL S 110American National Government

3.0
POL S 120Pol in States and Communities

3.0
PSYCH 110Introduction to Psychology

3.0
PSYCH 145Human Growth & Development

3.0
PSYCH 150Child Psychology

3.0
PSYCH 200Educational Psychology

3.0
PSYCH 210Social Psychology

3.0
PSYCH 250Human Sexuality

3.0
PSYCH 260Theories of Personality

3.0
PSYCH 280Abnormal Psychology

3.0
SOC S 280Interdisciplinary Field Experience in the Social Science

3.0
SOCIO 105Domestic Violence & Intervention Techniques

2.0
SOCIO 110Introduction to Sociology

3.0
SOCIO 125Parenting

3.0
SOCIO 130Criminology

3.0
SOCIO 135The Study of Substance Abuse

3.0
SOCIO 141Introduction to Social Work

3.0
SOCIO 150Social Problems

3.0
SOCIO 200Marriage and the Family

3.0
SOCIO 210Sociology of Deviant Behavior

3.0
SOCIO 225Race, Class & Gender in the United States

3.0

Humanities and Fine Arts

Number of Courses Required: 3, Number of Credit Hours Required: 10.00

AFAM 103African-American Experience through the Arts

3.0
AFAM 104African-American Experience Through Literature

3.0
AFAM 120African American Experience

3.0
AFAM 140African American Women

3.0
ART 100Art Appreciation

3.0
ART 171Primitive to Medieval Art

3.0
ART 172Renaissance to Rococo Art

3.0
ART 173Neo-Classical Art to the Present

3.0
ENGL 115Introduction to Literature

3.0
ENGL 124Introduction to Fiction

3.0
ENGL 126Introduction to Poetry

3.0
ENGL 140Introduction to Film Art

3.0
ENGL 160Literature and Gender

3.0
ENGL 162Children's Literature

3.0
ENGL 201American Literature to 1900

3.0
ENGL 202American Literature in 20th Century

3.0
ENGL 240Film and Literature

3.0
ENGL 241Film History

3.0
ENGL 251English Literature to 1800

3.0
ENGL 252English Literature 19th-20th Century

3.0
ENGL 253Introduction to Shakespeare

3.0
ENGL 280Non-Western Literature

3.0
HIST 111European Civ to Reformation

4.0
HIST 112European Civ: The Modern Era

4.0
HIST 201Or & Dev of Imp China & Japan

4.0
HIST 202Modern East Asia

4.0
HIST 270History of Non-Western Civilization: China

4.0
HIST 271History of Japan

4.0
HUMAN 104Introduction to Latin American Culture and Civilization

3.0
HUMAN 106Cultures of Islamic Middle East

3.0
MUSIC 100Music Appreciation

3.0
MUSIC 180Non-Western Music

3.0
PHIL 100Critical Thinking

3.0
PHIL 110Introduction to Philosophy

3.0
PHIL 120Introduction to Ethics

3.0
PHIL 210Introduction to World Religions

3.0
PHIL 215Asian Philosophy

3.0
PHIL 230Philosophy of Religion

3.0
SIGN 105Deaf Culture

3.0
SIGN 202American Sign Language 4

4.0
SPAN 101Beginning Spanish 1

4.0
SPAN 102Beginning Spanish 2

4.0
SPAN 201Intermediate Spanish 1

4.0
SPAN 202Intermediate Spanish 2

4.0
THTRE 150Theatre Appreciation

3.0
THTRE 210Theatre History

3.0
THTRE 230Play Analysis for Production

3.0

Electives

Hours vary. Students must take transfer courses until they meet the total credit hour threshold (60 credit hours).

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