About This Program
The Associate of Arts degree is a generalist program that provides students with the flexibility to explore a broad range of disciplines, including the arts, humanities and social sciences. This degree serves students who wish to experience a well-rounded education, plan to transfer into a bachelor’s degree program, or seek to enhance their career qualifications. With its adaptable structure, the program allows students to sample various subject areas or focus on a specific field of interest to meet their unique educational goals. In addition, students who complete this degree satisfy the full Kent Core requirement.
Contact Information
Program Delivery
- Delivery:
- Location:
- Ashtabula Campus
- East Liverpool Campus
- Geauga Campus
- Salem Campus
- Stark Campus
- Trumbull Campus
- Tuscarawas Campus
- Twinsburg Academic Center
- Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Admission Requirements
The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.
Kent State campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, and the Twinsburg Academic Center, have open enrollment admission for students who hold a high school diploma, GED or equivalent.
Some programs may require that students meet certain requirements before progressing through the program. For programs with progression requirements, the information is shown on the Coursework tab.
International Students: All international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions to waive) by earning a minimum 71 TOEFL iBT score, minimum 6.0 IELTS score, minimum 47 PTE score or minimum 100 DET score, or by completing the ELS level 112 Intensive English Program. For more information on international admission visit the admissions website for international students.
For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.
Roadmap
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this program. Students will work with their advisor to develop a sequence based on their academic goals and history. Courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
Plan of Study Grid | Semester One |
|---|
| UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| | Credit Hours | 16 |
| Semester Two |
|---|
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| | Credit Hours | 15 |
| Semester Three |
|---|
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| | Credit Hours | 15 |
| Semester Four |
|---|
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 |
| Electives | 8 |
| | Credit Hours | 14 |
| | Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 60 |
University Requirements
All students in the Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree at Kent State University must complete the following university requirements for graduation.
NOTE: University requirements may be fulfilled in this program by specific course requirements, please see Program Requirements for details.
Course List | Code | Title | Credit Hours |
| 1 |
| |
| 36-37 |
| 60 |
| |
Kent Core Requirements
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Communicate effectively through written, oral, and visual presentations.
- Apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills across disciplines.
- Recognize how varying societal and community perspectives shape knowledge across various disciplines.
- To utilize concepts and findings of the specific social and behavioral discipline to make informed decisions and predictions.
