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The Associate in Arts degree is designed for the student planning to transfer to a four-year program and for the student who wishes to broaden general knowledge. The AA program is designed to prepare students for four-year baccalaureate majors in fields such as business, accounting, management, English, journalism, social work, education, music, psychology, history, pre-law and other humanities, fine arts and social sciences.

Electives depend on students' educational goals and may show wide variety. Students should consult their advisors for appropriate elective courses. Electives may also be selected from any college transfer course marked with an (*) in the course description section of the catalog.

The Associate in Arts program is also offered in a totally online format. (AADL). Students may complete the program at a distance by combining Internet courses, telecourses and satellite broadcast courses to meet the requirements of the curriculum. A faculty advisor is available via the college Web site to assist students in selection of appropriate courses for degree requirements and transfer opportunities.

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Advisement Information

• With an AA degree, graduates can transfer directly to any state-supported four-year institution in SC. Overall, credits from PTC are accepted at more than 23 institutions in SC and surrounding states. Refer to transfer guide links to see which PTC courses are equivalent to those required by the senior institution the student is planning to attend.

• The final decision as to the transferability of courses will be made by the senior institution at the time of transfer. For protection, the student should visit the senior institution and secure approval of all courses.

• Students planning transfer to USC with an Associate in Arts degree are coded AAU, the USC Bridge Program.  Evelyn Beck, transfer coordinator for AA, AS & GST, should be listed as the primary advisor for these students.  Students participating in the bridge programs are encouraged to enroll in COL 105 if possible beginning fall 2009.

• REL 103 Comparative Religion is a new humanities elective. Students should be ENG 101 ready to enroll in this course. 

• If a student is not ready to take college-level courses, use the Developmental and Pre-College Advising Guide.

• Depending on senior institution, transfer credit of sciences may require completion of a series. 

• Every student must take ENG 101 and ENG 102.

• When advising for SPA 101, strongly recommend that students successfully complete ENG 101 (or have strong placement scores for ENG 101 and have demonstrated competency in English language skills) before attempting SPA 101. SPA 105 is a non-transferable conversational Spanish which could be used as an elective before taking SPA 101.

• Strong reading and study skills are needed for success in BIO 101 & 102. If students have a weak background in high school biology, recommend that they take BIO 107 first.
  CHM 100 is a recommended prerequisite for CHM 110 for any student without any laboratory science in high school.  Prerequisite is MAT 152 or appropriate algebra placement score showing readiness for MAT 102. Offered online and requires strong reading skills.

• Additional costs may include but are not limited to, graphing calculator, scantron sheets and folders for papers.

• Note to enrollment advisors: please send AA/AS/GST academic advisor electronic notification of student's enrollment.