Meta Major: Social Science, AA

Program Description

The Associate of Arts (AA) in Social Science is a transfer degree designed for students interested in one or more of the Social Sciences. This multi-disciplinary program provides strong introduction to core Social Sciences and related areas. The highly flexible curriculum benefits from a wide range of courses in American Indian Studies, Anthropology, Economics, Criminal Justice, Geography, History, Homeland Security, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, and Sociology. Students may concentrate their focus in an individual area or choose courses from multiple areas of interest.

The Social Science AA degree at Central Wyoming College is closely aligned with the Social Science distributed major program at the University of Wyoming and is a good choice for students planning to continue study in one or more of the Social Sciences at UW or any other four-year institution. Programs in this major may be tailored to the specific goals of the student in consultation with a program advisor. It is possible to complete the Social Science AA degree program on campus, entirely online, or through a combination of classroom and distance courses.

Specific required courses are selected to complete the Social Science AA online degree. Students must work closely with their advisor to ensure registering for the selected online courses.

General Education Requirements

Writing Level I (WR1) 3 credits
Writing Level II (WR2) 3 credits
American & Wyoming Government (POLS 1000) 3 credits
ARTS 3 credits
HUM (in program)
LSCI 4 credits
MATH 3 credits
ORAL 3 credits
SOC (in program)
UNST 1 credits

Program Requirements

Course Requirements

Course NumberTitleCredits
AIST 1350American Indians in Contemporary Society

3 credits

ANTH 1200Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

3 credits

CRMJ 2120Intro to Criminal Justice

3 credits

ECON 1010Macroeconomics

3 credits

PSYC 1000General Psychology

4 credits

SOC 1000Sociological Principles

3 credits

 

HUMN 2430World Religions

3 credits

OR

RELI 2225History of Christianity

3 credits

OR

RELI 2320History of Islam

3 credits

Program Electives

Student must choose twelve (12) additional credits from the following list:

Course NumberTitleCredits
AIST XXXXAny American Indian Course

HIST XXXXAny History Course

POLS XXXXAny Political Science Course

PSYC XXXXAny Psychology Courses

RELI XXXXAny Religion Courses

ANTH 1300Intro to Archaeology

3 credits

CMAP 1680Microcomputer Applications:

3 credits

CRMJ 2100Politics & Judicial Process

3 credits

CRMJ 2210Criminal Law

3 credits

CRMJ 2360Intro to Corrections

3 credits

CRMJ 2400Criminology

3 credits

CRMJ 2410Juvenile Delinquency

3 credits

ECON 1020Microeconomics

3 credits

G&R 1000World Regional Geography

G&R 1020Intro to Human Geography

3 credits

HUMN 2430World Religions

3 credits

PHIL 1000Intro to Philosophy

3 credits

SOC 1100Social Problems

3 credits

 

STAT 2050Fundamentals of Statistics

4 credits

OR

STAT 2070Intro. Statistics/Social Sciences

4 credits

CMAP 1680: Students who have limited or no computer experience must take CMAP 1680.

General Electives (3 credits)

Total Credit Hours: 60