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General Studies
Pathway in Liberal Arts Career Studies Certificate
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General Studies
Pathway in Liberal Arts
Associate of Arts and Sciences Degree Do you plan to transfer to a four-year liberal arts college or university that requires foreign language credits? If so, this pathway is for you. It is designed to prepare students for a broad liberal arts education.
Program Length 2 Years (4 Semesters) Transfer Objectives Economics, Education, English,
Foreign Language, Government (Political Science), History, Humanities, Journalism, Law, Library Science, Literature, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Sociology
Is this degree for you? Yes, if you plan to transfer to a four-year college or university to major in liberal arts.
Tuition & Fee At only $157 per credit hour for you’ll
save $10K to $40K, in tuition costs alone, by starting at VHCC! Out-of-state students living within a 30-mile radius qualify for in-state tuition.
Miller graduated from VHCC and earned a master of arts from ETSU in English and a master of education from Arizona State University. With more than 25 years at VHCC encouraging students through their studies and curricular decisions, Miller tells her students: “I am here to help you succeed.”
Judy Miller
Program Coordinator LRC 220 jmiller@vhcc.edu | 276-739-2551
YOUR PROGRAM PATHWAY | 4 Semesters First Semester (Fall) ENG 111
College Composition I
3
MTH 154
Quantitative Reasoning
3
PSY 200
Introduction to Psychology
3
BIO 101
General Biology I
4
SDV 101
Orientation to College Success
1
ITE 119 or 152
Information Literacy
3
TOTAL CREDITS
17
Second Semester (Spring) ENG 112
College Composition II
3
MTH 155
Statistical Reasoning
3
SOC 200
Introduction to Sociology
3
GOL 105
Physical Geology
4
MUS 222
History of Western Music 1750 to present
3
TOTAL CREDITS
16
Third Semester (Fall) SPA 101
Beginning Spanish I
4
CST 100
Principles of Public Speaking
3
HIS 121
U.S. History I
3
MUS 121
Music in Society
3
GEO 210
Introduction to Cultural Geography
3
TOTAL CREDITS
16
Fourth Semester (Spring) SPA 102
Beginning Spanish II
4
HIS 122
U.S. History II
3
ART 102
History of Art II
3
ENG 245 or 246 Major English Writers
3
PHI 100
3
Introduction to Philosophy
TOTAL CREDITS
16
For certain courses, substitutions are permitted. Visit vhcc.edu/GenEdCore and talk with your faculty advisor.
Why start at Virginia Highlands? For more than 50 years, VHCC has been committed to making our region a better place to live, work, and learn!
Beautiful 100 acre campus in Abingdon
Receive Up to $2K Annually
Complete an Associate of Arts & Science at VHCC and you may be eligible to receive up to $2K annually for tuition expenses. Ask us about Transfer Grants.
Guaranteed Admission to 30+ Schools! Start at VHCC and meet specified transfer agreement requirements and you’ll enjoy guaranteed admission to Virginia Tech, Radford, King University, Emory &Henry College, ETSU and more.
17:1
Student to Faculty Ratio
80
Programs of Study
84%
of Students Get Financial Aid
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WalletHub ranked Virginia Highlands Community College among the top 5% of community colleges nationwide— 32nd among the 670 community colleges in the study.
vhcc.edu | (272) 739-2437 | info@vhcc.edu PO BOX 828, Abingdon, VA 24212 VHCC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution. Si necesita ayuda en espanol, marque el numero 276-739-2559.