The Associate in Arts degree in Liberal Arts is primarily a general education degree designed for students who want to transfer to a four-year college. Hawkeye's courses have been articulated by Iowa's Regent universities. Students earning an AA degree will meet most general education requirements and be admitted with junior status.
The liberal arts degree includes courses in Humanities, Natural Sciences and Math, Social Sciences, Communications, and Social Diversity.
The AA degree in Liberal Arts requires a total of 62 credit hours with a minimum of 40 credit hours of liberal arts core credits and the remaining 22 hours as college electives. Up to 16 credit hours of technical courses can be counted toward the 22 hours of electives. The AA degree tracking form demonstrates all the specific requirements for this degree.
Students who plan to graduate from Hawkeye Community College with an AA degree in Liberal Arts may choose to follow the guidelines of a focus area. Students should meet with an advisor for focus course plans for the specific schools to which they will transfer. Listed below are the Hawkeye focus areas with possible four-year majors a student could declare after transfer.
Possible transfer majors
For some of these majors, students may be advised to transfer after one year at Hawkeye, depending on their transfer school of choice
For Undecided Students: Students who are undecided about which focus area to pursue should meet with academic counselors and advisors from Student Services for aid in this area.
Award - AA
