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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

University Parallel, A.S. - Liberal Arts


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Degree: Associate of Science
Major: University Parallel
Area of Emphasis: Liberal Arts

For more information, contact the Humanities division at 615-230-3200 or at humanities@volstate.edu.

This pathway provides students with broad knowledge of the wider world as well as in-depth study in a specific area of interest. This pathway is for students planning to continue their education to earn a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts or related fields.

Transfer Options:
The University Parallel Associate of Science Degree is designed for transfer to universities offering a Baccalaureate degree.  Contact your advisor for additional information.

All students graduating with a degree from VSCC are required to take the E-Proficiency Profile (EPP) to meet graduation requirements. More information can be found at https://www.volstate.edu/graduation/exit-exams.

CIP Code: (16) 24.0101.01

General Education Requirements - Credits (41)


Area of Emphasis Requirements - Credits (19)


  • Liberal Arts Electives (Choose at least one course from four of the five following categories) Credits: (19) 

Mathematics


MATH 1530 - ^Introductory Statistics  Credits: (3)

Social/Behavioral Sciences


University Parallel ( Any Non-Asterisk Course from the following: ECON, GEOG, HIST, POLS, PSYC, SOCI) Credits: (3)

Total Degree Requirements - Credits (60)


Recommended Schedule


This is a recommended schedule. Learning Support, pre-requisites and other academic factors may impact this schedule.  See your advisor to create a degree plan.

DegreeWorks, along with the correct catalog, should be utilized by students for all of their educational planning.  Students can monitor their progress toward a degree or certificate and view missing requirements with the DegreeWorks audit, which is accessible through My Volstate.

First Year - Fall Semester - Credits (15)


First Year - Spring Semester - Credits (15)


Second Year - Fall Semester - Credits (16)


  • Natural Sciences  (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (4)
  • History  (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts  (Literature Course - See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
  • Liberal Arts Elective (Choose from the list above) Credits: (6)

Second Year - Spring Semester - Credits (14)


  • Natural Sciences  (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (4)
  • History  (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
  • Social/Behavioral Sciences  (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
  • Liberal Arts Elective (Choose from the list above) Credits: (4)

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