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Online Course Selection Advice

Below are online course options that will meet a core requirement for an Associate in Arts (AA) Degree at DMACC.  Planning to attend a college other than DMACC after high school graduation? Discuss coursework with that future institution early in the process to maximize credit transferability. 

Courses with an * meet the criteria to transfer as core courses at all 3 Regent Universities (Iowa, ISU, UNI). Courses without an * could still transfer to a regent or other institution but weren't identified at all 3 collectively.  
 

Communications – 9 credits needed

  • ENG105 - Composition I – 3 credits *
  • ENG106 – Composition II – 3 credits *
  • SPC101 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication – 3 credits *

 

Social & Behavioral Sciences – 9 credits needed

(must complete at least 3 courses.  Each course must be from a distinct/different discipline)

  • ANT105 – Cultural Anthropology – 3 credits *
  • ECN120 – Principles of Macroeconomics – 3 credits *
  • ECN130 – Principles of Microeconomics –  3 credits *
  • GEO111 – Intro to Geography – 3 credits *
  • GEO124 – Regional Geography – 3 credits *
  • HIS110  – West Civ: Ancient to Early Modern – 3 credits *
  • HIS111  – West Civ: Early Modern to Present – 3 credits *
  • HIS151  – US History to 1877 – 3 credits *
  • HIS152 – US History from 1877 – 3 credits *
  • HIS257 – African American History – 3 credits *
  • JOU110 – Intro Mass Media – 3 credits
  • POL111 – American National Government – 3 credits *
  • POL112 – American, State, and Local Government – 3 credits
  • POL121 – International Relations – 3 credits *
  • POL171 – Intro to Public Administration – 3 credits
  • PSY111 – Intro to Psychology – 3 credits *
  • PSY121 – Developmental Psychology – 3 credits *
  • PSY241 – Abnormal Psychology – 3 credits *
  • PSY251 – Social Psychology – 3 credits *
  • PSY261 – Human Sexuality – 3 credits
  • SOC110 – Intro to Sociology – 3 credits *
  • SOC115 – Social Problems – 3 credits *
  • SOC120 – Marriage and Family – 3 credits *
  • SOC200 – Minority Group Relations – 3 credits

Mathematics & Sciences – 9 credits

(1 course must be Science with Lab and 1 Math course)

  • ANT202 – Human Origins – 3 credits *
  • ENV115 – Environmental Science – 3 credits *
  • ENV116 – Environmental Science Lab – 1 credit *
  • MAT110 – Math for Liberal Arts – 3 credits *
  • MAT114 – Elementary Educations Math I – 3 credits
  • MAT116 – Elementary Educators Math II – 3 credits
  • MAT156  – Statistic​s – 3 credits *
  • MAT141 – Finite Math – 4 credits *
  • MAT162 – Principles of Business Stats – 4 credits *
  • MAT166 – Calculus for Business/Social Sciences – 4 credits *
  • MAT211 – Calculus – 5 credits *
  • MAT217 – Calculus II – 5 credits *
  • PHS152 – Astronomy – 4 credits *

Humanities – 9 credits

  • ART101 – Art Appreciation – 3 credits *
  • DRA101 – Intro to Theater – 3 credits *
  • HIS110  – Western Civ – Ancient to Early Modern – 3 credits *
  • HIS111  – Western Civ – Early Modern to Present – 3 credits *
  • HUM116 – Encounters in Humanities – 3 credits
  • HUM120 – Intro to Film – 3 credits
  • LIT101 – Intro to Literature – 3 credits *
  • LIT110 – American Literature to Mid 1800s – 3 credits *
  • LIT111 – American Literature since Mid-1800s – 3 credits *
  • LIT166 – Science Fiction – 3 credits
  • LIT185 – Contemporary Literature – 3 credits
  • LIT188 – Detective Fiction – 3 credits
  • LIT190 – Women Writers – 3 credits
  • LIT193 – Humor in Literature – 3 credits
  • MUS100 – Music Appreciation – 3 credits
  • MUS202 – World Music – 3 credits
  • PHI101 – Intro to Philosophy – 3 credits
  • PHI105 – Intro to Ethics – 3 credits *
  • PHI111  – Basic Reasoning - 3 credits *
  • REL101 – Intro to Religion – 3 credits *

Distributed Requirement – 10 credits

(Any 9 unduplicated credits from the list above and 1 SDV108 credit below)

  • SDV108 – The College Experience – 1 credit

 

 

Electives – 18 credits

Recommended electives as a good fit for high school students who are exploring.

  • BUS102 – Intro to Business – 3 credits
  • BUS148 – Small Business Management – 3 credits
  • CRJ100 – Intro to Criminal Justice – 3 credits
  • ECE103 – Intro to Early Childhood Education – 3 credits
  • FIN121 – Personal Finance – 3 credits
  • HSC114 – Me​dical Terminology– 3 credits​
  • PEC110 – Coaching Ethics – 1 credit
  • PEH110 – Personal Wellness – 2 credits​
  • PEH190 – Sports Nutrition – 2 credits