Degree: Associate of Arts
Semester Hours: 60

A minimum of 60 semester hours (SH) and a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 overall and within the major are required. Each student takes EMU Core courses as listed, a two-year major, and electives. A minor is optional. At least 30 SH must be completed through EMU, including at least nine semester hours in the major and six hours in any minor.

Associate of Arts (AA) and Associate of Science (AS)

Each student satisfies EMU Core requirements as listed below.

Core Courses
CORE 102 Transitions (1 SH)
ABP 260: Questions of Faith and Ethics (3 SH)
CORE 300 Power, Systems, and Justice (3 SH)

Core Skills
College Writing (3 SH)
University Research* (1 SH)
Communication Skills course (2-3 SH)
Language Learning (3 SH)
Quantitative Reasoning (1 course)

Core Themes Across the Liberal Arts
History (1 course)
Literature (1 course)
Natural Sciences (1 course)
Social and Behavioral Sciences (1 course)

Core Experiences
Creative Arts (1 course)
CORE 202 Living Well (2 SH)

Total: minimum of 27 semester hours

*CORE 302 University Research will be taken only by first-year students who fulfill WRIT 135 College Writing II prior to enrollment at EMU.