Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2025-2026 College Catalog Program: Liberal Arts AA Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Liberal Arts AA

These programs are intended for transfer purposes. It is important that any student interested in transferring to a four-year college or university consult with his/her academic advisor.

Award: Associate of Arts

Length: Four-Semester (Two-Year) Program

Purpose: The transfer degrees program is designed for students who plan to complete a baccalaureate degree program at a four-year college or university, or who are not yet prepared to select a definite career objective.  The AA Liberal Arts degree provides the first two years of a guided pathway for students interested in transferring to a four-year college or university.

Objectives: NRCC students will transfer to four-year institutions with a foundation of relevant liberal arts and general education courses.

Transfer Virginia: Students are strongly encouraged to consult their academic advisor and review program options using the Transfer Virginia Portal, https://www.transfervirginia.org.

Admission Requirements: The student must meet the entrance requirements established by the college. Students are urged to check the mathematics requirements of the four-year college or university to determine the proper mathematics course to be taken at the community college. In addition, they should contact the appropriate four-year institution to determine the transferability of elective courses.

Program Requirements: Specific courses required for the Associate of Arts degree are intended to provide a balanced foundation in liberal education.

Note: Although a course fulfills a requirement for an NRCC program, it is possible the course will not fulfill a requirement at a four-year institution. Students who plan to transfer need to determine the four-year institution’s requirements prior to course selection. General transfer information is available at www.nr.edu/transfer/.

Four-Semester (Two Year) Program

First Semester (Fall)

Course Namecredit(s)Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ENG 111 College Composition I 3 credit(s)

 

Math - Requirement(s) 3 credit(s)

 

SDV 100 College Success Skills 1 credit(s)

 

Natural Science I with Lab Requirement(s) 4 credit(s)

 

3 credit(s)
credit(s)

NOTES

Students should confirm math requirement at 4-year transfer institution.  Although a math sequence fulfills the requirements for an NRCC program, it may not fulfill the math requirement for the student’s intended major at a four-year institution.  Students who plan to transfer need to determine the four year institution’s math requirement prior to course selection. General transfer information is available at http://www2.nr.edu/transfer.

Mathematics Sequences:  The Mathematics requirement may be selected from the following sequences:

-      Quantitative Reasoning & Statistical Reasoning

-      Statistical Reasoning & PreCalculus I

-     Quantitative Reasoning & Statistics I

-      PreCalculus I & Applied Calculus I

-      Applied Calculus I & II

-      PreCalculus with Trigonometry & Calculus I

-      Calculus I & II

The Natural Science requirements may be selected from the following: -; -; -. -, -,  (w/)  (w/), .

 Students should determine transfer institution’s requirements prior to selection. Some four-year degree programs require a two-semester sequence of a single laboratory science, chosen from /, /, /, or /.

Students may choose from college approved Social Science Requirements in the college catalog. One of the two required Social Sciences courses cannot be a HIS course.

Determine transfer institution’s requirements prior to selection.

Students may choose from college approved Social Science and Humanities/Fine Arts Requirements in the college catalog, with the exception of ENG options, to fulfill this requirement.

 

NOTE:  Students planning to transfer should consult the four-year institution to determine course recommendations prior to registering for classes at NRCC. 

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