Natural Sciences and Mathematics, AA
The Associate of Arts degree in Natural Sciences and Mathematics is intended to give students a broad background in a particular area of liberal studies. Students are required to take coursework in at least three disciplines within Natural Sciences and Mathematics and to take a concentration in one subject area. The credits earned in this associate degree are all applicable toward a bachelor’s degree.
For the Associate of Arts Degree in Natural Sciences and Mathematics, a student must complete 60 semester hours with a minimum grade point average of 2.0. Twenty-four credit hours must be completed at Washburn University; of these, 12 of the last 24 must be Washburn University credits. Forty-two hours must be graded. A student may not take the A/pass/fail option in the area of concentration without obtaining written permission from the chairperson of the department offering the course and filing it with the University Registrar’s Office. The application for degree should be on file before enrolling for the last 15 hours.
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education | ||
| EN 101 | First Year Writing (or its equivalent) | 3 |
| MA 116 | College Algebra (with a grade of C or better) | 3 |
| Humanities and Creative and Performing Arts 1 | 6 | |
| Natural Sciences 1 | 6 | |
| Social Sciences 1 | 6 | |
| Subtotal | 24 | |
| Area of Concentration 2 | ||
| Natural Sciences and Mathematics (from one subject area) 3, 4 | 24 | |
| Subtotal | 24 | |
| Electives | ||
| Courses chosen from outside the area of concentration | 12 | |
| Subtotal | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
- 1
Six semester hours from at least two subject areas
- 2
A minimum of a C grade is required in all courses within the area of concentration, including the six hours of general education in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics.
- 3
Coursework does not include six hours of Natural Sciences and Mathematics general education. Coursework will include at least six hours each from a minimum of three subject areas within the Natural Sciences and Mathematics.
- 4
These courses will be selected from a list developed by the faculty in that subject area and may include six hours of upper-division credit. The department from which the student takes the 12-hour concentration will be the effective administrative home of the student.