Associate of Arts

An Associate of Arts degree will give you a solid liberal arts education. You’ll build skills in writing, reading, research, and more that you can apply to your career and further education.

Total credits

60

Finish in as few as

12-26 months

Courses

• The Bible in Real Life (BIBL230)

  Exploration of key portions of the Bible, including personal reflection in regard to its purpose in the world today. Draws connections with the broad arc of the biblical narrative, tracing God’s self-disclosure through the biblical text. Consideration of how the Scripture might intersect with daily life in the 21st century.

  4 credits

• Inquiry Writing Seminar (ENGL230R)

  While exploring a topic of interest, students learn college-level skills in research, writing, and presentation. Collect, summarize, and evaluate sources. Formulate, develop, and support a thesis; document; plan, draft, edit. Consideration of rhetorical situations (purpose, audience, message). Develop, organize, and deliver oral presentations. Formative feedback from peers and instructors.

  4 credits

• Physiology of Wellness (HEPE260)

  Synthesis of current evidence-based knowledge empowering healthy decisions around nutrition, fitness, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Identification of patterns of stress reduction through spiritual and physical health. Explanation of physiological processes in the body. Analysis of the influence of culture, media, technology, and other factors on health.

  4 credits