The Liberal Arts A.A. degree with a specialization in International Studies is designed to prepare students who intend to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a bachelor's degree program in International Studies. The International Studies specialization will broaden the student's education to include more emphasis on other cultures and countries in recognition of the increasing interdependence of today's world. Electives should be chosen carefully to meet requirements of transfer institution. The responsibility for proper course selection rests with the student. To graduate from a degree program, students entering NVCC Fall 1999 or later must demonstrate computer competency skills as described in the Degree Requirements section of the Instructional Programs of this catalog.
Placement testing determines initial foreign language level.
Students completing 101-102 foreign language may use those credits to meet general elective requirements. Students whose native language is not English may substitute general electives for foreign language upon the approval of the advising division chair. Any higher mathematics course with a computer component may be substituted, see transfer requirements. The natural science elective may be selected from biology, chemistry, geology, natural science, or physics with a lab component. Any 200-level literature course with an ENG prefix satisfies this requirement.