Interdisciplinary Studies AAS Degree (AF53)

The Associate of Applied Science Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (AIS) allows customization of the program of study based on each student's academic and professional goals. The AIS requires completion of 61 semester credit hours (21 hours of general education requirements and 40 hours distributed among one or more areas of emphasis). Areas of concentration include education, public safety, business and computer/information technology, industrial/engineering technology, and health sciences. The program curriculum may be strategically selected to build upon the student's goals and objectives. Learning opportunities develop academic and professional knowledge and skills required for job acquisition or continued education. A student might choose an interdisciplinary studies program if his or her specific goals and interests cannot be met through a school's existing majors, minors and electives.

Career Opportunities

This program provides flexible yet focused curriculum to prepare students in strategic, high demand industries such as computer technology, business, industrial/engineering, health care, education and public safety. Because of the range of cross-disciplinary training, there are numerous career opportunities associated with this program.

Credit Required for Graduation: Minimum of 61 credit hours

Curriculum

The Associate of Applied Science in Interdisciplinary Studies requires a minimum of 21 credit hours of general education courses as specified below (all course prerequisites must be met) and 40 hours distributed among one or more areas listed below.

Area I Language Arts/Communication Requirement (minimum 6 hours; must include ENGL 1101)

ENGL 1101	Composition and Rhetoric	3
ENGL 1102	Literature and Composition	3
ENGL 1105	Workplace and Technical Communication	3
SPCH 1101	Public Speaking	3

Area II Social/Behavioral Sciences Requirement (minimum 6 hours)

ECON 1101	Principles of Economics	3
ECON 2105	Macroeconomics	3
ECON 2106	Microeconomics	3
HIST 1111	World History I (to 1500)	3
HIST 1112	World History II (since 1500)	3
HIST 2111	U.S. History I (to 1877)	3
HIST 2112	U.S. History II (since 1865)	3
POLS 1101	American Government	3
PSYC 1101	Introductory Psychology	3
SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology	3

Area III Natural Sciences/Mathematics Requirement (minimum 6 hours)

Choose one MATH course below.

MATH 1101	Mathematical Modeling	3
MATH 1103	Quantitative Skills and Reasoning	3
MATH 1111	College Algebra	3

and

Choose 3 or more credit hours from the Area III courses below.

BIOL 1111	Biology I	3
BIOL 1111L	Biology Lab I	1
	-or-
CHEM 1151	Survey of Inorganic Chemistry	3
CHEM 1151L	Survey of Inorganic Chemistry Lab	1
	-or-
CHEM 1211	Chemistry I	3
CHEM 1211L	Chemistry Lab I	1
	-or-
CHEM 1212	Chemistry II	3
CHEM 1212L	Chemistry Lab II	1
	-or-
MATH 1113	Precalculus	3
MATH 1127	Introduction to Statistics	3

Area IV Humanities/Fine Arts Requirement (minimum 3 hours)

ARTS 1101	Art Appreciation	3
ENGL 2130	American Literature	3
HUMN 1101	Introduction to Humanities	3
MUSC 1101	Music Appreciation	3

Occupational Courses (40 credits)

Areas of concentration include education, public safety, business and computer/information technology, industrial/engineering technology, and health sciences.