Associate of Arts Degree Curriculum:

Within the minimum 60 credits, students must complete:

Six credits in first-year English;
36 credits in arts (including a minimum of 18 credits in arts at the second-year level taken in two or more subject areas) which must include:
- Six credits in the social sciences;
- Six credits in humanities (including the creative and performing arts) other than English;
- 24 additional credits in arts;
Nine credits in science which shall include at least:
- Three credits in mathematics or computing science or statistics;
- Three credits in a laboratory science;
Nine credits of first- or second-year courses (Students may include university-transfer credit from career program and kinesiology and recreation courses); and
A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.

Associate Degree Definitions: First-Year and Second-Year Courses:

A first-year course is defined as a course which has assigned or unassigned transfer credit at the 100-level at UBC, SFU, UVic, or UNBC.
A second-year course is defined as a course which has assigned or unassigned transfer credit at the 200 level or higher at UBC, SFU, UVic, or UNBC.
An arts course is defined as any first- or second-year course in a subject area for which there is a baccalaureate of arts degree at UBC, SFU, UVic, or UNBC.
A science course is defined as any first- or second-year course in a subject area for which there is a baccalaureate of science degree or baccalaureate of applied science degree at UBC, SFU, UVic, or UNBC.
A laboratory science is one in which a substantial component of student instruction involves the study of natural phenomena.
For classification of Langara College courses, i.e., humanities, arts, social science, science, and lab science, see the online course descriptions.

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