The Associates of Arts in Teaching (AAT) program is designed to attract students into high need discipline areas for preparation to transfer into a four-year college/university education program. The program will be guided by the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards, Core Language Arts, and Core Technology Standards, as well as by the College's core values (Commitment, Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Diversity).
Degrees
Associate in Liberal Studies (A.L.S.)
The curriculum is designed for students who desire up to two years of college study for personal development. It is also designed to provide students an opportunity to pursue various areas of interest and subsequently to select a more specific educational objective, such as a particular career and technical education program or baccalaureate-oriented associate degree.
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Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.)
An Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree is an award for the satisfactory completion of a prescribed curriculum of 60 semester credit hours or more intended to prepare individuals for employment in a specific field. It also serves those persons already employed in the field who desire to improve their competencies and achieve an associate's degree. A number of the AAS degrees have been articulated and/or capstoned with four-year institutions for completion of a Bachelor's degree.
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Associate in Fine Arts (A.F.A.)
The Associate in Fine Arts (AFA) is designed to provide two academic years of college study for transfer to a four-year university or upper-division college toward a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. See the Student Transfer Handbook, available in the Student Services Center, for additional advice.
Baccalaureate Transfer Option
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Associate in Engineering Science (A.E.S.)
The Associate in Engineering Science (AES) degree is designed to provide the student with the general education, math, science and engineering courses required by the College of Engineering (COE) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) campus. Students who complete this sequence and are transferring to the COE at UIUC will be able to transfer as juniors. While the general education requirements listed will satisfy the requirements of most senior institutions, students should identify as early as possible the institutions to which they will be applying for transf
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Associate in Science (A.S.)
The Associate in Science (AS) degree is designed to provide two academic years of college study for transfer to a four-year university or upper-division college toward a Bachelor of Science degree. See the Student Transfer Handbook, available in the Student Services Center, for additional advice.
Baccalaureate Transfer Option
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Associate in Arts (A.A.)
The Associate in Arts (AA) degree is designed to provide two academic years of college study for transfer to a four-year university or upper-division college toward a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Baccalaureate Transfer Option
Group Requirements
(Area of concentration courses may be counted toward satisfaction of group requirements.):
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Baccalaureate Transfer Options
Richland offers the following types of degrees for students planning to continue their formal education at a four-year university or upper division college in order to obtain a baccalaureate degree. Those planning to major in natural sciences or mathematics usually follow the A.S. program, while those in humanities or fine arts will generally seek the A.A. degree. Those planning to major in social science may select either the A.A. or A.S. curriculum.
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