Academic Associate Degree Programs

The Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees are specifically designed to allow for the transfer and application of credits earned at Howard College/SWCID to the bachelor degree requirements at most public colleges/universities. Completion of the Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree also guarantees completion of the state-mandated core curriculum and the acceptance of a minimum of 42 semester credit hours toward the general education requirements in a bachelor’s degree program at all state supported higher education institutions in Texas.

Programs

Associate of Arts

• •  Art Emphasis, AA
• •  Communication Emphasis, AA
• •  Drama Emphasis, AA
• •  English Emphasis, AA
• •  General Studies Emphasis, AA
• •  History Emphasis, AA
• •  Music Emphasis, AA

Associate of Arts in Teaching

• •  Education, AAT

Associate of Science

• •  Agriculture Emphasis, AS
• •  Biology Emphasis, AS
• •  Business Emphasis, AS
• •  Child Development Studies Emphasis, AS
• •  Communications Emphasis, AS
• •  Computer Science Emphasis, AS
• •  Criminal Justice Emphasis, AS
• •  English Emphasis, AS
• •  General Studies Emphasis, AS
• •  Health and Physical Education Emphasis, AS
• •  History Emphasis, AS
• •  Mathematics Emphasis, AS
• •  Nursing Emphasis, AS
• •  Pre-Engineering Emphasis, AS
• •  Pre-Med Emphasis, AS
• •  Social Science Emphasis, AS
• •  Social Work Emphasis, AS