UNM Taos - Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts

Business The Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts is designed for students who intend to pursue Bachelor of Arts degrees in various fields. Upon completion of the degree, a student will have completed the Core Curriculum as required at UNM Albuquerque and many other four-year institutions. Students will also have satisfied most of the Arts and Sciences graduation requirements (see Physical & Natural Sciences and Second Language, below, for exceptions). All courses for the Liberal Arts A.A. will transfer to
UNM Albuquerque. Courses designated as "T" courses (e.g., BUS TC 293T), and Introductory Studies courses (e.g., ISE 010) may not be used towards the Liberal Arts A.A. Please note: not all of the courses listed will b offered on a regular basis.

Writing and Speaking - 9 hrs.

ENGL 101 Composition I: Exposition
ENGL 102 Composition II: Analysis & Argument

and;
One course in CJ

Students may not begin the Liberal Arts major until they place into ENGL 101 via placement exam or successful completion of IS ENGL 100. Students who have advanced placement.

Humanities - 9 Credit Hours

Choose two (2) from the following:
AMST 186;
CLST 107, 204, 205;
COMP 223, 224;
ENGL 107, 150, 292, 293;
HIST 101, 102, 161, 162;
LING 101;
PHIL 101, 201, 202;
RELG 107, 263, 264;
UHON 100 or 200 level.
Plus one (1) from the following:
American Studies(certain courses only);
History;
Literature(English, foreign, comparative);
Philosophy(except 156);
Religious Studies(not 333, 422, 430).

Fine Arts - 6 Credit Hours

Choose one (1) from the following:
ARTH 101, 201, 202;
ARCH 101 or Media Arts;
DANC 105;
FA 284;
MA 210;
MUS 139, 140;
THEA 122;
or one 3-credit studio/performance course offered by
Art & Art History, Music, Theater & Dance.
Plus one (1) from the following:
Art & Art History, Music, Theater & Dance or Media
Arts.
If you took 3 credits studio/performance, these 3
credits must be History, Appreciation or Criticism.

Mathematics - 6 Credit Hours

Choose one (1) from the following:
MATH 121, 129, 150, 162L, 163L, 180, 181, 215;
STAT 145.
Plus one (1) from the following:
MATH 121 or higher (not 122 or 215)

Physical & Natural Sciences - 7 Credit Hours

Choose two (2) courses plus one (1) lab from the
following:
ANTH 121L, 150/151L, 160/161L;
ASTR 101/101L;
BIOL 110/112L, 123/124L;
CHEM 111, 121L, 122L;
EPS 101, 105L, 201L;
ENVS 101, 102L;
GEOG 101/105L;
NTSC 261L, 262L, 263L;
PHYC 102/102L, 151/151L, 152/152L, 160/160L,
161/161L.
*Note: A&S requires 10 units to graduate.

Social & Behavioral Sciences - 12 Credit Hours

Choose two (2) from the following:
AMST 182, 185;
ANTH 101, 130;
ECON 105, 106;
GEOG 102;
LING 101;
POLS 110, 200, 220, 240;
PSY 105;
SOC 101.
Plus two (2) from the following:
American Studies(certain courses only);
Anthropology(cultural);
Economics;
Geography(not 101, 105, 251, 351, 356, 359, 453);
Linguistics;
Political Science(not 250, 291, 491, 499);
Psychology;
Sociology(not 338, 381, 478, 481L, 490, 499).

Second Language - 6 Credit Hours

Choose two (2) from the following:
Any lower division non-English language offerings.
Note: A&S requires completion oflevel 4, or
equivalent, for graduation.

Electives - 9 Credit Hours

Elective courses should be chosen in concultation with a UNM-Taos academic advisor in order to develop a coherent progra3m for transferring to upper 3

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED: 64