What is the difference between the Associate of Arts (AA) and Associate of Science (AS) degree?
The AA degree is designed for students pursuing majors in the liberal arts such as Psychology, English, Political Science, History, Education, etc. There are separate AA degrees for Biology and Business. The AA degree includes a balance of general education courses in English, math, humanities, social sciences, sciences, and electives. Most universities, except the University of Washington, will accept the AA degree as a whole and consider all general education classes fulfilled. Students must still meet university admission and major admission requirements. The AS degree (tracks 1 and 2) is designed for students pursuing majors in the sciences such as Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, etc. The majority of requirements under this degree are science and math courses. The degree requires only 15 credits of humanities and social sciences courses and students may have to fulfill more general education courses at their transfer institution, depending on the major. To download an AA
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