Associate in Arts (A.A.) Degree in Liberal Arts (Social and Behavioral Sciences Emphasis)

De Anza College

Designed primarily for students who plan on transferring to the University of California or California State University, the associate degree in Liberal Arts represents the completion of a broad area of study with an emphasis in one of the following four areas: Arts and Letters Business and Computer Information Systems Science, Math and Engineering or Social and Behavioral Sciences. The degree allows the student to develop a broad set of essential life and work competencies such as communication, critical thinking, problem solving, quantitative reasoning and multicultural skills. Students complete a minimum of 27 units from one of the four emphasis areas, the A.A. degree General Education requirements and the A.A./A.S. degree requirements noted in the campus catalog. Courses used for the 27-unit emphasis area requirement may not be used to satisfy the General Education requirements. Note: Students are limited to earning one Liberal Arts degree.

Social Sciences and Humanities Division