Social Sciences (AALT)

The Associate of Arts in Social Sciences provides students with the foundational knowledge necessary to continue their education in pursuit of a four-year degree in the social sciences. The curriculum is part of the Associate of Arts Louisiana Transfer Degree program (AALT).

Completion of a Louisiana Transfer degree guarantees that the student has met, in full, all lower division general education requirements for all receiving Louisiana public universities. Graduates who transfer with a Louisiana Transfer degree will be assigned junior status at the receiving institution. Note that course and GPA requirements for specific majors, departments, and schools must be met independently and should be verified by the student.

Students should carefully note the Exclusionary Courses listed in the General Education Requirements  section - some courses are exclusive to each other and cannot both be taken for credit (e.g., MATH 1113 and MATH 1213 ). To receive this degree, the student must:

• Have a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or better in all credit hours to be used towards the degree.
• Earn a “C” or better in all major courses.
• Complete the coursework listed below.

Program Outcomes. Upon successful completion of the program, the graduate will be able to:

1. Communicate in standard edited English, write, and speak with clarity, coherence, and persuasiveness.
2. Recognize when information is needed; locate, evaluate, understand, and analyze a variety of texts; and apply that learning to academic, personal, and professional contexts.
3. Think critically, independently, and creatively so that they can make ethical, informed, and logical judgements of the arguments of others, arrive at reasoned and meaningful arguments and positions, and formulate and apply ideas to new contexts.
4. Demonstrate understanding of social scientific methodology.