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Associate in Applied Science


Students may obtain an Associate in Applied Science degree from the College of Lake County by successfully completing the required general education requirements outlined below, as well as the required courses for the particular program area outlined. Students must also meet graduation requirements.

Required General Education Coursework- 15 credit hours

A.   Communication Arts - 6 credit hours

Select one English course and one Communication Arts course (check program requirements for specific course):

COURSE

TITLE

HOURS

course

Communication Skills

3

course

Fundamentals of Speech       

3

course

Dynamics of Small Group Discussion

3

course

Interviewing Practices

3

course

Technical Composition I

3

course

English Composition I

3

B.   Social Sciences- 3 credit hours

Select one course from the following selections:

Anthropology, Economics, Education, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Geography (except GEG 120 or GEG 121), History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology

C.   Science or Mathematics- 3 credit hours

Select one course from the following selections:

Biology, Business Mathematics (AMT 122), Earth Science, Electronic Information Technology (EIT 110), Chemistry, Geography (GEG 120 or GEG 121), Mathematics, Physics

D.   Humanities or Fine Arts- 3 credit hours

Select one course from the following selections:

Art, Humanities, Music, Theatre, Chinese, English (except ENG 120, 121, 122, 123, 124 and 126), Dance, Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Philosophy, Russian, Sign Language, Spanish

Required Program Coursework: 45-57 credit hours

Select coursework from each program.

Total Hours for Associate in Applied Science degree: 60-72 credit hours

Graduation Requirements

  1. Completion of CLC 120 -College Success Seminar (A grade of "D" or higher)

  2. Cumulative CLC GPA of 2.00 or higher

  3. Completion of at least 15 credit hours at CLC

  4. At the beginning of the semester in which you believe you will complete your degree or certificate submit a Request to Graduate available through the Graduation tile in StudentCenter. Instructions on how to complete this step can be found here.

  5. Additional guidelines found on the Steps to Graduate page.