Social Sciences, AA Pre-Major

Pre-Major: Social Sciences
Associate in Arts Degree

This Pre-Major is designed for the student who plans to transfer to
a Florida public university as a junior to complete a four-year
bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences. Students who plan to transfer
to a limited access program are responsible for completing the
specific requirements of the institution to which they will transfer
as completion of this Pre-Major does not guarantee admission
to an upper division limited access program. Although this
Pre-Major is the best preparation for transfer in this major, students
may be able to earnValencia’s Associate in Arts Degree: General
Studies and still be prepared for transfer in this major.

All degree-seeking students must satisfy entry testing requirements
and satisfactorily complete all Mandatory Courses in reading,
student success, mathematics, English and English for Academic
Purposes in which the student is placed. Students must complete
all prerequisites for the listed course requirements andValencia’s
foreign language proficiency requirement. Courses meeting the
preceding requirements may be in addition to the 60 credits listed.
The courses do not have to be taken in the order listed; the
sequence suggested is based upon prerequisites and level of course
difficulty for most students.

FOUNDATION COURSES
Course Title Credits Code
+* ENC 1101 Freshman Composition I (GR) 3 ENC1, COMM,
GREG
+* Mathematics (GR) 3 GRMT, GRQN
Humanities (See A.A. Gen Ed Requirement) 3 HUMN
+ POS 2041 U.S. Government 3 POS
SPC 1600 Fundamentals of Speech 3 COMM, SPC
Elective(s) 3
Total Credits 18

INTERMEDIATE COURSES
Course Title Credits Code
+* ENC 1102 Freshman Composition II (GR) 3 ENC2, COMM,
GREG
+* STA 2023 Statistical Methods (GR) 3
Science (See A.A. Gen Ed Requirement) 3 AASC
+* Humanities HUM Prefix (GR) 3 HUMH, GRHM
PSY 1012 General Psychology 3
SYG 2000 Introductory Sociology 3
Elective(s) 3
Total Credits 21

ADVANCED COURSES
Course Title Credits Code
+* INR 2002 International Politics (GR) 3 GRHM
Science (See A.A. Gen Ed Requirement) 3 AASC
ANT 2000 Introductory Anthropology 3
ECO 2013 Principles of Economics – Macro 3
Elective(s) 3
Elective(s) 3
Elective(s) 3
Total Credits 21
Total Degree Credits 60

NOTES: Recommended electives include: prerequisites necessary
for the listed course requirements, foreign language courses
necessary to satisfyValencia’s and the university’s foreign language
proficiency requirement(s), SLS 1122 Student Success, SLS 1301
Career Development, ECO 2023 Principles of Economics-Micro,
POS 2112 State and Local Government, an applicable Internship(s)
and Psychology, Sociology, and History courses from the course
descriptions section of the catalog. The electives do not necessarily
need to be taken in three-credit courses.

Specialized courses may not be offered every session or on every campus.
+ This course must be completed with a grade of C or better.
* This course has a prerequisite; check description inValencia catalog.
(GR) Denotes a Gordon Rule course.
Code Denotes course attribute if needed for degree audits