General Associate Degree Requirements

You must have completed at least 60 semester hours, including transfer credits, to earn a UAF associate degree.

At least 15 credits applicable to any associate degree must be UAF resident credits.

Associate of Arts Requirements

The associate of arts degree represents the completion of broad-based college study. This degree may serve as a starting point for your career or as a stepping-stone to a bachelor's program. You may earn only one A.A. degree.

The curriculum of the associate of arts degree consists of all courses required to meet the University of Alaska Fairbanks baccalaureate core, with the following exceptions:

1. The upper division writing and oral intensive courses are not required
2. In place of the upper division ethics course a humanities or social science elective may be substituted.

All credits for the A.A. degree must be at the 100-level or above with 20 credits at the 200-level or above, and be distributed as follows:

Baccalaureate core credits 38-44
General electives 16-22

Requirements

Communication (9 credits)

• ENGL 111X—Introduction to Academic Writing (3)
  ENGL 190H may be substituted.
• Complete one of the following:
  ENGL 211X—Academic Writing about Literature (3)
  ENGL 213X—Academic Writing about the Social and Natural Sciences (3)
• Complete one of the following:
  COMM 131X—Fundamentals of Oral Communication: Group Context (3)
  COMM 141X—Fundamentals of Oral Communication: Public Context (3)

Perspectives on the Human Condition (Humanities and social sciences) (18 credits)

• Complete all of the following four courses:
  ANTH 100X/SOC 100X—Individual, Society and Culture (3)
  ECON 100X or PS 100X—Political Economy (3)
  HIST 100X—Modern World History (3)
  ENGL/FL 200X—World Literature (3) 12
• Complete one of the following three courses:
  ART/MUS/THR 200X—Aesthetic Appreciation: Interrelationship of Art, Drama and Music (3)
  HUM 201X—Unity in the Arts (3)
  ANS 202X—Aesthetic Appreciation of Alaskan Native Performance (3) 3
• Complete one of the following six courses:
  BA 323X—Business Ethics (3)
  COMM 300X—Communicating Ethics (3)
  JUST 300X—Ethics and Justice (3)
  NRM 303X—Environmental Ethics and Actions (3)
  PS 300X—Ethics and Society (3)
  PHIL 322X—Ethics (3) 3
• Or complete 12 credits from the above courses plus one of the following:
  Two semester-length courses in a single Alaska Native language or other non-English language
  Three semester-length courses (9 credits) in American Sign Language taken at the university level. 6-9

Mathematics 3

• Complete one of the following:
  MATH 103X—Concepts and Contemporary Applications
  of Mathematics (3)
  MATH 107X—Functions for Calculus* (4)
  MATH 161X—Algebra for Business and Economics (3)
  STAT 200X—Elementary Probability and Statistics (3)
  * No credit may be earned for more than one of MATH 107X or 161X.
• Or complete one of the following:*
  MATH 200X—Calculus (4)
  MATH 201X—Calculus (4)
  MATH 202X—Calculus (4)
  MATH 262X—Calculus for Business and Economics (4)
  MATH 272X—Calculus for Life Sciences (4)
  *Or any math course having one of these as a prerequisite 3-4

Natural Sciences (8 credits)

• Complete any two (4-credit) courses.
  ATM 101X—Weather and Climate of Alaska (4)
  BIOL 100X—Human Biology (4)
  BIOL 103X—Biology and Society (4)
  BIOL 104X—Natural History (4)
  BIOL 105X—Fundamentals of Biology I (4)
  BIOL 106X—Fundamentals of Biology II (4)
  BIOL 111X—Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4)
  BIOL 112X—Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4)
  CHEM 100X—Chemistry in Complex Systems (4)
  CHEM 103X—Basic General Chemistry (4)
  CHEM 104X—Beginnings in Biochemistry (4)
  CHEM 105X—General Chemistry (4)
  CHEM 106X—General Chemistry (4)
  GEOG 205X—Physical Geography (4)
  GEOS 100X—Introduction to Earth Science (4)
  GEOS 101X—The Dynamic Earth (4)
  GEOS 112X—History of Earth and Life (4)
  GEOS 120X—Glaciers, Earthquakes and Volcanoes (4)
  GEOS 125X—Humans, Earth and Environment (4)
  MSL 111X—The Oceans (4)
  PHYS 102X—Energy and Society (4)
  PHYS 103X—College Physics (4)
  PHYS 104X—College Physics (4)
  PHYS 115X—Physical Science I (4)
  PHYS 116X—Physical Science II (4)
  PHYS 175X—Astronomy (4)
  PHYS 211X—General Physics (4)
  PHYS 212X—General Physics (4)
  PHYS 213X—Elementary Modern Physics (4)

Library and Information Research (0-1 credit)

• Successful completion of library skills competency test or LS 100X or 101X prior to junior standing 0-1

Total Credits Required 38-39

Students planning to go on to the bachelor's degree are advised to select courses meeting remaining core requirements and courses designated within bachelor's degree majors and minors.

Total Credits Required 60

Associate of Applied Science Requirements

Associate of applied science degrees are awarded in specific occupational fields with emphasis on entering the job market. This degree, usually seen as a terminal degree, can serve as the basis for additional education. For specific major requirements, see the Certificate and Associate Degree Programs section.

Note: Students planning to go on to a bachelor's degree need to work closely with their advisors and are encouraged to select courses meeting core requirements and courses designated within majors and minors. Only courses with an "X" designator count towards the baccalaureate core.

All credits for the A.A.S. degree must be at the 100-level or above and be distributed as follows:

Requirements

Communication (9 credits)

Written Communication (6 credits)

• ENGL 111X—Introduction to Academic Writing (3)
• Complete one of the following:
  ABUS 271—Business Communications (3)
  ENGL 211X—Academic Writing about Literature (3)
  ENGL 212—Business, Grant and Report Writing* (3)
  ENGL 213X—Academic Writing about the Social and Natural Sciences (3)

Oral Communication (3 credits)

• Complete one of the following:
  COMM 131X—Fundamentals of Oral Communication: Group Context (3)
  COMM 141X—Fundamentals of Oral Communication: Public Context (3)

Computation (3 credits)

Complete one of the following:

• Any course at the 100-level or above in mathematical sciences (computer science, math or statistics. (3)
• ABUS 155—Business Math (3)
• DEVM 105—Intermediate Algebra (3)
• ECE 117—Math Skills for Early Childhood Educators (3)
• HLTH 116—Mathematics in Health Care (3)
• HUMS 117—Math Skills for Human Services (3)
• PRT 155—Mathematics for Technicians (3)
• TTCH 131—Mathematics for the Trades (3)
• other program approved discipline-based computation course or discipline-based courses with embedded computation content. (3)

Human Relations (3 credits)

Complete one of the following:

• ANTH 100X/SOC 100X—Individual, Society and Culture (3)
• ABUS 154—Human Relations (3)
• ANL 287—Teaching Methods for Alaska Native Languages (3)
• ECE 245—Child Development (3)
• ED/PSY 245—Childhood Development (3)
• HUMS 120—Cultural Diversity in Human Services (3)
• RHS 110—Cross-Cultural Bridging Skills (1) AND RHS 115—Issues of Personal Development (2)
• HLTH 106—Human Behavior in Health Care (3)
• other program approved discipline-based human relations course or discipline-based courses with embedded human relations content. (3)

Major specialty at least 30

Electives to total 60

* ENGL 212 does not fulfill the second half of the written communication requirement for the bachelor's degree.

Majors Available for A.A.S. Degree

Accounting, Applied
Apprenticeship Technology
Aviation Maintenance
Business, Applied
Community Health
Construction Management
Construction Trades Technology
Culinary Arts
Dental Assistant
Early Childhood Education
Educator: Para-Professional
Emergency Services
Human Services
Information Technology Specialist
Interdisciplinary Studies
Medical Assistant
Native Language Education
Paralegal Studies
Piloting, Professional
Process Technology
Renewable Resources
Tribal Management
Yup'ik Language Proficiency