Associate of Arts, AA

The Associate of Arts (AA) transfer degree offers foundational education that enhances good communications skills and provides wide general knowledge. This degree is the basis for a wide range of bachelor’s degree programs and careers in liberal arts fields such as languages, literature, political science and more.

The AA degree is designed for students planning to continue their education by transferring to one of the three Arizona public universities. The general education component of our AA degree fulfills the requirements of the Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC-A), which when completed, will transfer to any of the three public Arizona state universities as a block meeting all lower division general education requirements. (see What is AGEC? )

NPC Requirements

• The Associate of Arts (AA) degree requires a minimum of 64 hours of course credits with a grade of “C” or better in all courses and a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
• Some courses have placement requirements or prerequisites that may result in coursework beyond 64 credits. These courses, too, require a grade of “C” or better. For information about prerequisites, see an academic adviser.
• In most general education courses, special emphasis is placed on developing written communication skills with intensive writing requirements. Race and ethnic issue awareness is embedded throughout the general education requirements. Specific courses, as noted, meet the requirement for Contemporary Global/International or Historical Awareness.