Student Success
Overview
Enroll in an affordable college program, improve your education, choose a career pathway, and then transfer to a four-year college or university. Such a plan is wise and popular, and our Liberal Arts program is the place to put it to action. Students can simultaneously earn a WMCC degree and complete the first two years of a Bachelor’s degree, saving money in the process. Let us help to get you started today.
This Associate in Arts (A.A.) Degree program offers the equivalent of the first two years in a four-year Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science program. In this flexible program, students select courses based on the requirements of the four-year college to which they plan to transfer. Working with an advisor, students design a program of study that best prepares them for transfer, identifying early in the process potential four-year colleges and universities to attend.
Upon completion of the program
WMCC’s Liberal Arts program gives students an academic background sufficient to transfer into a baccalaureate degree program. It also provides a foundation for the acquisition of skills and abilities essential for jobs requiring a broader base of arts and sciences.
Students may start this degree program in the fall, spring, or summer semesters.
Graduates of the program must master five general outcomes designed to prepare them to perform competently and confidently in a rapidly changing world. These outcomes include an ability to:
- Communicate effectively both verbally and non-verbally;
- Explore diverse ideas and emotions, as expressed through the various academic disciplines
- Evaluate events, institutions, historical trends, social systems, and creative works of art
- Perform mathematical operations basic to functioning in present and future disciplines or occupations and to prepare for further education;
- Engage in scientific thought both quantitatively and qualitatively, formulating questions and producing answers to problems related to the human condition and technology.
Program available in Berlin, Littleton, and North Conway.
Associate in Arts Degree
Course Requirements | Credits |
Academic Readiness | 1 |
College Composition | 4 |
Humanities/Fine Arts/Language | 9 |
Lab Science | 7-8 |
Liberal Arts Electives | 12-15 |
Literature | 3-4 |
Mathematics | 6-8 |
Open Electives | 9 |
Social Science | 9 |
Total | Minimum 60 credits |
Associate in Arts Degree | ||||
First Year | ||||
Fall Semester | CL | LAB | CR | |
ACAD105W | Academic Readiness | 1 | 0 | 1 |
ENGL120W | College Composition | 4 | 0 | 4 |
HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS/FOREIGN LANGUAGE | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
MATHEMATICS | 3/4 | 0 | 3/4 | |
SOCIAL SCIENCE | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Totals | 14/15 | 0 | 14/15 | |
Spring Semester | CL | LAB | CR | |
HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS/FOREIGN LANGUAGE | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
LIBERAL ARTS | 3/4 | 0 | 3/4 | |
OPEN ELECTIVE* | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
SCIENCE | varies | varies | 3/4 | |
SOCIAL SCIENCE | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Totals | varies | varies | 15/17 | |
Total credits for year = Minimum of 30 credits | ||||
Second Year | ||||
Fall Semester | CL | LAB | CR | |
HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS/FOREIGN LANGUAGE | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
LIBERAL ARTS | 3/4 | 0 | 3/4 | |
LITERATURE | 3/4 | 0 | 3/4 | |
MATHEMATICS | 3/4 | 0 | 3/4 | |
OPEN ELECTIVE* | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Totals | 15-18 | 0 | 15-18 | |
Spring Semester | CL | LAB | CR | |
LIBERAL ARTS | 3/4 | 0 | 3/4 | |
LIBERAL ARTS | 3/4 | 0 | 3/4 | |
OPEN ELECTIVE* | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
SCIENCE | varies | varies | 3/4 | |
SOCIAL SCIENCE | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Totals | varies | varies | 15-18 | |
Total credits for year = Minimum of 30 credits | ||||
Total for A.S. Degree=Minimum of 60 credits | ||||
*Permission of instructor in the program |
Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will be prepared to:
- Apply mathematical models and concepts to problems and situations.
- Think critically to solve problems, evaluate information, and interpret data.
- Use scientific method in and out of the laboratory.
- Use oral and written English to communicate clearly and effectively.
- Explore diverse ideas to evaluate the effect of events, institutions, social systems, historical trends, and creative works of art on humanity and the world
- Engage in scientific thought both quantitatively and qualitatively, formulating questions and producing answers to problems related to the human condition and technology
- Explore academic discipline options for transfer to 4 year colleges and universities.
Dr. John Achorn
Arts, Humanities, Communication & DesignProfessor of English / Department Chair, Arts, Humanities, Communication and Design
60 Credits Required
of students qualify for financial aid