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Associate of Arts Degree

CIP Code

240102

Overview

About the Program

The Associate of Arts (AA) Degree at Marion Technical College is designed to be a cost-effective option for someone who is ultimately seeking a four-year degree or career advancement. The AA degree includes the core curriculum that most Bachelor of Arts programs require.

 

The Ohio Department of Higher Education has guaranteed that the AA degree will transfer to all of Ohio’s public colleges and universities. The purpose of this associate degree is to: (1) provide students with the opportunity to affordably complete the first two years of a bachelor’s degree; (2) enable students to transfer (often as a junior) to colleges and universities and earn a bachelor’s degree; and, (3) demonstrate to employers a student who successfully completed a degree program and possesses a well-rounded education.

 

The AA degree is a two-year liberal arts/general education degree comprised of courses that emphasize English, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities. It also offers components of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Graduates of this program will have the general education necessary to pursue a bachelor’s degree at most four-year colleges and universities as juniors.

 

Ohio Guaranteed Transfer Pathways
The Ohio Guaranteed Transfer Pathways (OGTP) are designed to provide a clearer path to degree completion for students pursuing associate degrees who plan to transfer to an Ohio public university to complete their bachelor’s degree. OGTP are essentially an agreement between public community colleges and universities confirming that all community college courses in the pathway meet specific major preparation requirements and will apply to the bachelor’s degree (students must still meet all university program admission requirements). A student who completes a major-specific OGTP will be eligible to earn an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science at Marion Technical College, and the completion of the OGTP will be recorded on the student’s transcript.

Marion Technical College currently offers Ohio Guaranteed Transfer Pathways in Business, English, History, Psychology, and Social Work.
Students should work closely with their academic advisor to make sure they meet the requirements of the OGTP and their intended university to ensure a seamless transfer. For more information on Ohio Guaranteed Transfer Pathways, please visit https://www.ohiohighered.org/OGTP

Application Requirements

  • MTC Application for Admission and nonrefundable application fee.
  • Final high school transcript (or GED results) and college transcripts (if applicable).

  • Demonstrate college-readiness by achieving the required minimum score on a placement test, successfully completing any required college foundation courses, or satisfying other measures including but not limited to high school coursework, previous college coursework, samples of work, etc.

Curriculum

The following is a listing of the Ohio Transfer 36 (OT36) and Transfer Assurance Guide (TAG) Courses for this degree. The actual time needed to complete the program will vary according to each student’s individual needs.

1Required Ohio Transfer 36 (OT36) courses (36-40 credit hours) https://www.ohiohighered.org/Ohio-Transfer-36

2Transfer Assurance Guides (TAG) https://www.ohiohighered.org/transfer/tag

3Ohio Guaranteed Transfer Pathways (OGTP) https://www.ohiohighered.org/OGTP 

English Composition and Oral Communication

Minimum of 9 OT361 credits

ENG1000English Composition I

3
ENG1100English Composition II

3
COM1400Oral Communication

3

Mathematics, Statistics and Logic

Minimum of 3 OT361 credits

MTH1230Quantitative Reasoning

3
MTH1240/MTH1241Statistics

3
MTH1245College Algebra

3
MTH1250Trigonometry

3
MTH2000Calculus I

5
MTH2050Calculus II

5

Arts and Humanities

Minimum of 6 OT361 credits from 2 different disciplines

ENG2000Early American Literature

3
ENG2100Modern American Literature

3
HST1700Western Civilization I

3
HST1800Western Civilization II

3
PHI1000Critical Thinking

3
PHI1030Introduction to Ethics

3

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Minimum of 6 OT361 credits from 2 different disciplines

ECN2000Microeconomics

3
ECN2100Macroeconomics

3
HST1500Early American History

3
HST1600Modern American History

3
HST2000Intro to the Holocaust & Modern Genocide

3
POL1000American Government

3
PSY1100Introduction to Psychology

3
PSY1200Abnormal Psychology

3
PSY1500Social Psychology

3
PSY 2150Child and Adolescent Development

3
PSY2100Lifespan Development

3
PSY2175Adulthood and Aging

3
PSY2200Psychology of Personality

3
SOC1200Sociology

3
SOC1400Personal and Family Relations

3
SOC2020Ethnic and Cultural Diversity

3
SOC2200Social Problems

3
SOC2400Gender Studies

3

Natural Science

Minimum of 8 OT361 credits and at least 1 lab course

BIO1200Human Biology

4
BIO1210Introduction to Forensic Science

4
CHM1210General Chemistry I

5
CHM1260General Chemistry II

5
GEO1000Physical Geology

4
PHY1200Physics I

4
PHY1210Physics I Lab

1
PHY1250Physics II

4
PHY1260Physics II Lab

1
SCI1200Anatomy & Physiology I

4
SCI1250Anatomy & Physiology II

4
SCI1300Microbiology

4
SCI2000Advanced Human Physiology

4

The only non-approved lab courses above are PHY1200 and PHY1250. They require a lab, but it is a separate course. We may add non-lab science courses in the future. 

OT36¹ Electives

Choose additional OT361 courses to complete requirement of 36 OT361 credits.

Additional Electives

Choose up to an additional 24 credit hours to equal the minimum of 60 credit hours needed to fulfill an AA degree. Additional Ohio Transfer 361 or TAG2 courses are highly recommended. Ohio Guaranteed Transfer Pathways3 have pre-determined electives. 

FYE1000 is strongly encouraged as one of those credit hours.

Total Credit Hours: 60