Political Science

Associate of Arts Degree

AA-GR 60804

Advisor:
Patrick Lukens-Espinosa

This degree provides the first two years of a four-year bachelor’s degree program in political science. Upon obtaining this AA degree you could enter a college of education and obtain a bachelor’s degree and a secondary teacher's certificate; or enter a college of liberal arts and complete a bachelor's degree in political science. Following this, you might enter law school, employment in government or enter graduate school for further and more specialized work in political science. Since program requirements differ between universities, the official transfer guide of the school which you plan to attend upon leaving EAC should be consulted in order to adjust this program to your personal needs. Web addresses for the transfer guides of Arizona’s three public universities are included below.

Curriculum Requirements

ANT 102	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology	3 credits
CMP 103	Introduction to Computer Based Systems	3 credits
HIS 101	U.S. History I	3 credits
HIS 102	U.S. History II	3 credits
HIS 104	Western Civilization I	3 credits
HIS 105	Western Civilization II	3 credits
POS 110	United States National Politics	3 credits

Total Curriculum Requirements

21 credits

General Education Requirements

AGEC-A

To complete your General Education requirements, one of the courses taken to fulfill degree requirements must be designated as an Intensive Writing/Critical Inquiry course and another must be designated as a Global/International/Historical Awareness course.

English	ENG 101 Written Communications I	3 credits
	ENG 102 Written Communications II	3 credits
Mathematics	Select from course list	3 credits
Lab Science	Select from course list	8 credits
Humanities	PHI 101 Introduction to Philosophy	3 credits
	Select two other courses from the list. One of the courses must have a department Prefix of ART, MUS, SPC or THC.	6 credits
Social Science	BUA 221 Principles of Macroeconomics	3 credits
	BUA 223 Principles of Microeconomics	3 credits
	Another Non-BUA Department Social Science Course from list.	3 credits

Total General Education Requirements

35 credits

Courses qualifying for General Education credit that are listed as curriculum requirements may be counted toward completion of General Education requirements only if other courses are not specified in the General Education distribution area.

Electives and Foreign Language Requirements

To obtain this degree you must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language at the 202 course level. To do this select from the following options:

If you have no foreign language coursework completed, take the French or Spanish 101, 102, 201, 202 course sequence offered at EAC. This option will fulfill your foreign language and elective requirements and will result in a total of 72 hours required to obtain the degree.
If you have completed two years of high school French or Spanish courses, take the 201, 202 course sequence at EAC. These two courses will fulfill your foreign language and elective course requirements and result in 64 credits required to obtain the degree.
If you have completed four years of high school foreign language courses or have obtained foreign language ability at the 202 course level in some other manner, testing options are available to demonstrate your proficiency. Contact the Records and Registration Office for more information. If you demonstrate foreign language proficiency by testing, you will need to complete eight credits of elective courses numbered 100 or higher from the approved list to obtain the 64 credits required for the degree.

Electives and Foreign Language Requirements

8 to 16 credits

Total Minimum Degree Requirements

64 credits

In addition to completing the required courses listed above with a grade of "C" or better, you must meet the following general graduation requirements to obtain this degree:

Complete at least 16 degree credits at Eastern Arizona College.
Attain a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher.
Demonstrate a reading competency at the twelfth grade level or above by one of the following methods:

1. EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score of 76 or higher*

2. EAC ASSET reading assessment test score of 40 or higher*

3. ACT Assessment Reading score of 18 or higher*

4. SAT verbal score of 530 or higher*

5. Completion of ENG 113, College Reading, with a grade of "C" or better

6. Grade equivalency score of 12 or higher as demonstrated by the Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE tests*

*Your EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score is available on Student Information System terminals or from your advisor. If you took the ASSET test or submitted an ACT, SAT, Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE score, a derived EAC Compass score has been placed in your record and is available on Student Information System terminals or from your advisor.

File a Graduation Petition at least 60 calendar days prior to the end of the semester in which graduation is anticipated and pay the Graduation Fee of $25.
Remove any indebtedness to the College.
Complete the Sophomore Qualifying Examination that is administered each semester to students who have petitioned to graduate. The Sophomore Qualifying Examination is used as a measure of EAC's institutional effectiveness, and your score has no effect on your graduation status.

Transfer Guides:

ASU - 2001/2002
ASU - 2000/2001
ASU - 1999/2000
ASU - 1998/1999

NAU - 2001/2002
NAU - 2000/2001
NAU - 1999/2000
NAU - 1998/1999

U of A - 2001/2002
U of A - 2000/2001
U of A - 1999/2000
U of A - 1998/1999