Associate of Arts and Associate of Science Degrees

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Students who desire to earn a baccalaureate degree at a four-year college or university may complete the first two years at Volunteer State Community College by enrolling in the Associate of Arts or the Associate of Science degree programs. The advantages in taking the first two years of a baccalaureate degree at Volunteer State are: (a) Volunteer State's maintenance fees are among the lowest of any public college or university in Tennessee; (b) Volunteer State's faculty specialize in the first two years of a student's college education; (c) Volunteer State is student-oriented; (d) at Volunteer State, students may begin at their own level of competence; and (e) students actually complete an approved program of study mid-way through the baccalaureate program.

Volunteer State works closely with students and sister institutions of higher education to ensure smooth transfer. Both course-by-course Equivalency Tables and program articulation agreements have been developed between Volunteer State and other colleges and universities such as Tennessee State University, Middle Tennessee State University, and Tennessee Technological University. Student copies of both program articulation agreements and Course Equivalency Tables for these and other institutions are available in the Advising Center.

The Curriculum Guides that follow are suggested courses of study designed to include general education and foundation courses needed for a major in a given field of study at the baccalaureate level. Because every school has different requirements, the Curriculum Guides are not intended to represent requirements for any one particular college or university. Students should obtain a copy of the catalog of the senior institution to which they plan to transfer and use it during advisement and registration to make sure that the courses selected meet the first two years' requirements at the receiving institution. Substitutions to meet unique requirements at a specific institution may be requested.

• Students may receive an Associate of Arts degree in any Curriculum Guide (listed below) by completing two semesters of the same college-level foreign language.

• All Curriculum Guides, except for Foreign Languages, lead to an Associate of Science degree. Students who follow the Curriculum Guide for Foreign Languages will receive an Associate of Arts degree.

All Volunteer State students are encouraged to complete the Associate Degree prior to continuing their education elsewhere.