Liberal Arts - Associate in Arts

Program Info

Year Established
2025
Program Code
GENRL.AA
Degree Type
Associate in Arts
Office Contact
School of Liberal Arts: 313-845-9624, lainfo@hfcc.edu, Liberal Arts Building, Room: K-201 and F-138
Faculty Contact
Anthony Perry: 313-845-6383, adperry1@hfcc.edu, Campus Safety, Room: N-237

Program Description

Description

The Associate of Arts degree is designed to assist students preparing to transfer to a four-year bachelor’s degree. Completing HFC's Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts degree helps students transfer to a four-year degree program while providing a broad sampling of academic disciplines typical in the first two years of undergraduate study. By studying these disciplines -- humanities, natural sciences, mathematics, and social sciences -- to meet the requirements of the Michigan Transfer Agreement, students gain a solid foundation for continued study at the bachelor's degree level. Students may choose one of several pathways to focus on a particular discipline, or they may select classes that fulfill specific requirements at an intended transfer institution. Please consult with an advisor or counselor to learn more about transfer opportunities.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

  1. Society & Culture: Demonstrate an understanding within and across Liberal Arts examine disciplines of how various historical, political, and socioeconomic factors influence and are influenced by a diverse society and shifting of norms and values, and how those factors impact culture and community development; how the fine and performing arts (literature, drama, dance, visual arts, music, etc.) both communicate unique cultural perspectives and reflect shared human experiences.
  2. Communication: Develop an effective process to clearly communicate information via writing and/or speaking to varied audiences within and across Liberal Arts disciplines. Compose and revise essays, speeches, and other projects in a variety of genres incorporating reflection, analysis, synthesis, and ethical source use.
  3. Reading: Identify and employ effective reading strategies for a variety of reading situations within and across Liberal Arts disciplines. Work independently and collaboratively with complex written and visual materials, drawing connections between texts and relevant themes. Demonstrate comprehension through oral or written summary, response, analysis, and/or synthesis.
  4. Critical Thinking: Analyze and evaluate available information (and identify the need for further research, when necessary) to arrive at reasonable judgments and conclusions within and across Liberal Arts disciplines; reduce bias in one’s thinking about a topic or issue by considering a wide variety of differing perspectives and viewpoints.
  5. Information Literacy: Locate, evaluate, and select information appropriate for diverse writing and research situations within and across Liberal Arts disciplines; organize, synthesize, and ethically document (formally and informally) information appropriate for diverse writing and research situations.

General Education

Category 1: English Composition
Complete any one course from the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) list.
Category 2: English Composition or Communications
Complete any one course from the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) list.
Category 3: Mathematics
Complete any one course from the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) list.
Category 4: Social Sciences
Complete any two courses from the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) list, from different disciplines.
Category 5: Humanities and Fine Arts
Complete any two courses from the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) list, from different disciplines.
Category 6: Natural Sciences
Complete any two courses, from the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) list, including one with laboratory experience, from different disciplines.
Category 7
Complete any additional General Education course to meet the 30 hour General Education requirement.
Credit Hours
30.00

See General Education for Transfer Degrees for details.

Degree-Specific Requirements

Computer Technology: Complete any one
Credit Hours
3.00

Program Requirements

Required Core Courses
Course Name Credit Hours

Complete the courses within one of the following pathways. Complete electives as needed to meet the 60 credit hour degree requirement.

27.00
Credit Hours: 27
Minimum Total Credit Hours
60.00
Requirements are subject to change. The information represented here is effective starting Fall 2025 and applies to the current catalog year. If you were admitted prior to this year, please check your requirements under the My Progress section of HFC Self Service.