Office of the Registrar

Associate of Arts Degree Articulation Agreement

This agreement among two-year and four-year institutions of higher education in Arkansas is to assist students holding an Associate of Arts degree to move smoothly from a two-year college to a four-year institution.

Satisfactory completion of an Associate of Arts degree designed for transfer will be accepted as satisfying the general education requirements of UCA. A student who holds an Associate of Arts degree with a 2.0 cumulative grade point average will be accepted for transfer with junior classification subject to the following conditions:

1. The Associate of Arts degree must include the following courses:
1. English Composition 6 semester hours
2. Arts and Humanities 9 semester hours
   (Including 3 semester hours survey of literature)
3. Speech 3 semester hours
4. College Algebra (or above) 3 semester hours
5. Natural Science (Lab/Bio/PhysSci) 8 semester hours
6. Social Sciences ⁽¹⁾ 15 semester hours
   (including 3 semester hours in US History or Government and 3 semester hours in Western Civilization)
7. Health/Physical Education 2 semester hours

Total 46 semester hours

2. Remedial course grades will not be computed in the cumulative grade point average for purposes of admission to a four-year institution.
3. Courses taken to satisfy AA degree requirements must be transferable to a four-year institution.
4. Degree and program requirements (catalog rights) for students who transfer from a two-year institution to a four-year institution under this agreement will be determined in the same manner as if their initial enrollment had been at the four-year institution; and
5. Participation institutions will provide all other participation college and universities with current copies of catalogs/curricular requirements as they are published.
6. Calculation of overall GPA for purposes of graduation and awarding of hours is left to the discretion of the institution granting the degree or award.

1. ¹ Social Science electives must include at least three semester hours in two of the following areas: Psychology; Sociology; Economics; Geography; Political Science; or Anthropology.