History, AA

Program Requirements:

The following advisement plan is a recommended course of study. Academic programs offered at Jones College are designed to meet the educational needs and advancement of students who plan to transfer course credit to a university and complete a bachelor’s degree. As part of each academic program, students will take courses to meet the Jones College’s general education core requirements and electives as determined by the student and his/her faculty advisor. All academic programs are designed to lead to an Associate of Arts degree.

To streamline the transfer of credit from Jones College to any university in the State of Mississippi, Jones College participates in the articulation agreement between the Mississippi Community College Board and the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. For the purpose of ensuring transfer-ability within Mississippi, the Mississippi Articulation Transfer Tool (MATT) shall be used to advise and guide students in choosing the best courses to take as part of the requirements to graduate from Jones College with an Associate of Arts degree.

If there are questions, current students should contact their faculty adviser and potential students should contact Enrollment Services .

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

LLS 1153 - College Life Semester Credit Hours: 3
ENG 1113 - English Composition I Semester Credit Hours: 3
HIS 1113 - Western Civilization I Semester Credit Hours: 3
or
HIS 2213 - American History I Semester Credit Hours: 3
Elective of at least 1-credit hour Semester Credit Hours: 1 ¹
BIO 1134 - General Biology I Semester Credit Hours: 4
or
CHE 1214 - General Chemistry I Semester Credit Hours: 4
or
PHY 2244 - Physical Science I Semester Credit Hours: 4
MFL 1213 - Spanish I Semester Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours: 17

Spring Semester

MFL 1223 - Spanish II Semester Credit Hours: 3
ENG 1123 - English Composition II Semester Credit Hours: 3
BIO 1144 - General Biology II Semester Credit Hours: 4
or
CHE 1224 - General Chemistry II Semester Credit Hours: 4
or
PHY 2254 - Physical Science II Semester Credit Hours: 4
HIS 1123 - Western Civilization II Semester Credit Hours: 3
or
HIS 2223 - American History II Semester Credit Hours: 3
ART 1113 - Art Appreciation Semester Credit Hours: 3
or
MUS 1113 - Music Appreciation Semester Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours: 16

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

ENG 2413 - Survey of World Literature Semester Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective Semester Credit Hours: 3 ²
MFL 2213 - Spanish III Semester Credit Hours: 3
MAT 1313 - College Algebra Semester Credit Hours: 3
HIS 1113 - Western Civilization I Semester Credit Hours: 3
or
HIS 2213 - American History I Semester Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours: 15

Spring Semester

HIS 1123 - Western Civilization II Semester Credit Hours: 3
or
HIS 2223 - American History II Semester Credit Hours: 3
PHI 2113 - Introduction to Philosophy Semester Credit Hours: 3
MFL 2223 - Spanish IV Semester Credit Hours: 3 ³
Choose two of the following courses:
PSY 1513 - General Psychology Semester Credit Hours: 3
or
SOC 2113 - Introduction to Sociology Semester Credit Hours: 3
or
PSC 1113 - American National Government Semester Credit Hours: 3
or
GEO 1113 - World Geography Semester Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours: 15

Note(s):

¹A 3-credit hour class is recommended to accrue 62 transferable hours (Social Science elective for USM, Lab class for UM, Statistics for MSU)

²Public Speaking is required at DSU, MSU and WCU. At USM you may substitute CMS 305 Interpersonal Communication or CMS 320 Business and Professional Speaking or CMS 330 Small Group Communication for SPT 1113. Students transferring to UM should substitute British or American Literature for SPT 1113.

³Students transferring to MSU should substitute Computer Applications or British or American Literature for MFL 2223.

⁴WCU requires Old and New Testament.