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2025-26 Catalog

Distribution Areas

Humanities

To fulfill the Humanities Distribution requirement students must complete:

  • At least 5 credits in Area 1. No more than 10 credits may come from any one department.
  • 5 credits in Area 2

Area I Humanities

Communication Studies

Diversity & Global Studies

English

Ethnic & Gender Studies

Film Studies

Honors

Journalism

Philosophy

World Languages

Note:

*The same credits may not be used to satisfy both the Communications requirement and the Humanities Distribution requirements.

Area II Humanities

Art

Music

Note:

‡ Denotes performance course. No more than five credits of performance courses may be used to satisfy Humanities Distribution requirement.

Social Sciences

Choose from the following two areas. A minimum of five credits must come from each area. No more than 10 credits may come from any one department.

Area I Social Sciences

Diversity & Globalism Studies

Economics

Ethnic & Gender Studies

Geography

History

Political Science

Area II Social Sciences

Anthropology

Psychology

Sociology

Natural Sciences

To complete the Natural Science requirement, Associate in Arts DTA students must complete 15 credits, including:

  • At least one 5-credit course that includes a lab (L) experience
  • At least 10 credits from the Physical, Biological, and/or Earth Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Oceanography, Astronomy, or Physics)
  • No more than 5 credits from Anthropology, Computer Science, Engineering, General Science, Math, and Psychology
  • No more than 10 credits from one subject

Anthropology

Biology

Chemistry

Computer Science

Engineering

Environmental Science

General Science

Geology

Mathematics

Note:

Mathematics courses used to satisfy the Quantitative Skills requirement may not be applied toward the Distribution requirement.

Oceanography

Physical Science

Physics

Psychology