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The Associate of Arts (AA) in Social Science is a transfer degree designed for students interested in one or more of the Social Sciences. This multi-disciplinary program provides strong introduction to core Social Sciences and related areas. The highly flexible curriculum benefits from a wide range of courses in American Indian Studies, Anthropology, Economics, Criminal Justice, Geography, History, Homeland Security, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, and Sociology. Students may concentrate their focus in an individual area or choose courses from multiple areas of interest.
The Social Science AA degree at Central Wyoming College is closely aligned with the Social Science distributed major program at the University of Wyoming and is a good choice for students planning to continue study in one or more of the Social Sciences at UW or any other four-year institution. Programs in this major may be tailored to the specific goals of the student in consultation with a program advisor. It is possible to complete the Social Science AA degree program on campus, entirely online, or through a combination of classroom and distance courses.
Specific required courses are selected to complete the Social Science AA online degree. Students must work closely with their advisor to ensure registering for the selected online courses.
| Course Number | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 1200 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| CRMJ 2120 | Intro to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| ECON 1010 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| NAIS 1350 | American Indians in Contemporary Society | 3 |
| PSYC 1000 | General Psychology | 4 |
| SOC 1000 | Sociological Principles | 3 |
| HUMN 2430 | World Religions | 3 |
| RELI 2225 | History of Christianity | 3 |
| RELI 2320 | History of Islam | 3 |
| Course Number | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HIST XXXX | Any History Course | 0 |
| NAIS XXXX | Any Native American and Indigenous Studies Course | 0 |
| POLS XXXX | Any Political Science Course | 0 |
| PSYC XXXX | Any Psychology Courses | 0 |
| RELI XXXX | Any Religion Courses | 0 |
| ANTH 1300 | Intro to Archaeology | 3 |
| CMAP 1200 | Computer Information Systems | 3 |
| CRMJ 2100 | Politics & Judicial Process | 3 |
| CRMJ 2210 | Criminal Law | 3 |
| CRMJ 2350 | Intro to Corrections | 3 |
| CRMJ 2400 | Criminology | 3 |
| CRMJ 2420 | Juvenile Justice | 3 |
| ECON 1020 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| GEOG 1000 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 1020 | Intro to Human Geography | 3 |
| HUMN 2430 | World Religions | 3 |
| PHIL 1000 | Intro to Philosophy | 3 |
| SOC 1100 | Social Problems | 3 |
| STAT 2050 | Fundamentals of Statistics | 4 |
| STAT 2070 | Intro Statistics for the Social Sciences | 4 |
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