Associate of Arts Program

Areas of Focus for A.A. in Living Wisdom Studies

Each Associate of Arts student works with the Academic Advisors to develop their own combination of courses. Students may also develop individual projects in their chosen area by selecting or substituting available classes from the list of Foundation Courses for the Living Wisdom Studies degree.
At the end of the second year, students will prepare an academic and personal retrospective in a 2nd Year Portfolio that includes representative samples of course and field work that document their experience at the College to date. They will submit a reflective essay that assesses their personal growth and describes the direction and emphasis they would like their studies to take in the upper division.

 

Associate of Arts: Degree Requirements (Total of 60 units)

See the Course Catalog for a complete list of courses offered and course descriptions.

60 units of lower division coursework to include:
• 31 units of General Education
• 21 units of Foundation Courses
• 8 units of electives

 

General Education Requirements (Total of 31 units)
Area 1: Communication in the English language (7 units)
Area 2: Natural Sciences (3 units)
Area 3: Mathematics & Quantitative Reasoning (3 units)
Area 4: Arts and Humanities (9 units)
Area 5: Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 units)
Area 6: Foreign Language (3 units)

 

Foundation Courses (Total 21 units)
FNA 101-301 Creativity & Self Awareness ( 3 units)
SOC 101- 401 Cooperative Spiritual Living (1 unit)
PHL 201/301 Foundations of Eastern Philosophy (3 units)
PHL 103/303 The Art & Science of Raja Yoga I (3 units)
HIS 101/301 World Cultures and Consciousness (3 units)
PSY 101/301 Introduction to Directional Psychology (3 units)
PHL 202 Wisdom Traditions of the West 3 units)

*Courses may be substituted upon recommendation of academic advisor.

 

Residential College Requirements
SOC 101- 401 (1 unit) Cooperative Spiritual Living
PE 101/401 Physical Education