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An Associate of Arts (AA) Degree From a Florida Community College

There are no state-mandated Common prerequisites for this degree program.

Students wishing to transfer and be admitted to the USF College of Arts and Sciences at the junior level from a Florida public community college, should follow a general, liberal arts program leading to the Associate of Arts degree and:
  • Be accepted by the university a degreeseeking
    student..
  • Complete a minimum of 60 semester hours.
  • Earn at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA in all college
  • courses completed before entrance.
Students are encouraged to choose from the following courses, if available, during their program of study at the community college, and when feasible in the General Education/Gordon Rule courses.

AFA 2000 Intro to Black Experience
AMH 2010/20 American History I or II
ANT 2000 Intro to Anthropology
ECO 2013 Economic Principles (Macroeconomics)
ECO 2023 Economic Principles (Microeconomics)
POS 2041
POS 2112
American National Government or
State & Local Government
STA 2023 Introduction to Probability & Statistics
SYG 2000 Introduction to Sociology
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At USF Lakeland


Specific requirements for the B.A. degree in Interdisciplinary Social Science (ISS) include:

Core Courses Required


ISS 3010 Intro to Social Sciences
ISS 4935 Senior Seminar in Social Science
ISS 3930 Social Science Statistics


Cognate Areas

ISS students choose two cognate areas and must complete twelve semester hours in each area. The cognate areas available on the Lakeland campus are:

Anthropology
Africana Studies
Criminology
International Studies
Psychology
Sociology
Women’s Studies


Special Electives

Three special electives emphasizing cultural diversity are also added. One from each of the following areas:

Africana Studies
International Studies
Women’s Studies

Completion of 42 hours of course work is required for the ISS major.
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