Associate in Arts
What is an Associate in Arts Degree?
The AA degree provides students with the opportunity to complete the first two years of a baccalaureate degree.
Getting Started
What are my degree, diploma, and certificate options?
BCTC students who pursue the Associate in Arts program are permitted to select a Focus Area within a specific field of study. These focus areas permit students to earn the AA degree while concentrating their courses around an academic discipline. Students should discuss potential focus areas with their assigned academic advisor.
Description
Students have two options in earning an AA, AS, or AFA degree. They may decide on a degree in general pre-baccalaureate studies, which allows a wide choice of courses and an opportunity to explore many subject areas, or they may decide on a Focus Area, which allows them to explore one field of study in more depth. A Focus Area is not a major or a minor but is a concentration of related courses.
African American Studies
| ENG 264 | Major Black Writers | 3 |
| HIS 260 | African American History to 1865 | 3 |
| HIS 261 | African-American History 1865 - Present | 3 |
| Choose one (1) of the following: | ||
| HUM 150 | Intro to African Literature | 3 |
| SOC 235 | Inequality in Society | 3 |
| ANT 160 | Cultural Diversity in the Modern World | 3 |
| COM 254 | Introduction to Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| MUS 104 | Introduction to Jazz History | 3 |
| ENG 230 | Literature and Theme: (Subtitle Required) | 3 |
| ENG 231 | Literature and Genre: (Subtitle Required) | 3 |
| ENG 232 | Literature and Place: (Subtitle Required) | 3 |
| ENG 233 | Literature and Identities: (Subtitle Required) | 3 |
Choose one from the following:
| HUM 150 | Intro to African Literature | 3 |
| SOC 235 | Inequality in Society | 3 |
| ANT 160 | Cultural Diversity in the Modern World | 3 |
| COM 254 | Introduction to Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| MUS 104 | Introduction to Jazz History | 3 |
| ENG 230 | Literature and Theme: (Subtitle Required) | 3 |
| ENG 231 | Literature and Genre: (Subtitle Required) | 3 |
| ENG 232 | Literature and Place: (Subtitle Required) | 3 |
| ENG 233 | Literature and Identities: (Subtitle Required) | 3 |
Pre-Business
The pre-Business focus area ensures that students have the accounting, economics and some of the math courses normally required for students within a 4-year Business degree. The inclusion of the "Introduction to Business" (BAS 160) course provides students with an overview of the content covered in business degrees.
| ACC 201 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 202 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BAS 160 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| ECO 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECO 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| MAT 150 | College Algebra | 3 |
| Choose one (1) of the following: | ||
| PSY 110 | General Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
Video Game Design
The proposed focus area will prepare students for an entry-level position in the local video game design industry, and will also allow students to earn an AA/AS for transfer to a four-year college offering a Bachelor's degree in video game design, such as EKU or KSU.
| IMD 124 | Intro to Game Development | 3 |
| IMD 221 | Computer Graphics | 3 |
| IMD 222 | 3D Modeling | 3 |
| IMD 223 | 3D Animation | 3 |
| IMD 273 | Game Production | 3 |
Women's Studies
Through a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary approach, the WGS Focus Area prepares students to become more socially conscious and politically active by examining social inequalities throughout the world and contemporary issues through the lens of gender, race, class, sexuality and socio-political spheres.
| WGS 200 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies in the Social Sciences | 3 |
| WGS 201 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies in the Arts and Humanities | 3 |
| Choose three (3) of the following courses: | ||
| ENG 234 | Introduction to Women's Literature | 3 |
| HIS 265 | History of Women in America | 3 |
| GEO 240 | Geography and Gender | 3 |
| FAM 253 | Human Sexuality: Development, Behavior, and Attitudes | 3 |
Choose three courses from the following:
| ENG 234 | Introduction to Women's Literature | 3 |
| HIS 265 | History of Women in America | 3 |
| GEO 240 | Geography and Gender | 3 |
| FAM 253 | Human Sexuality: Development, Behavior, and Attitudes | 3 |
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Transfer Center
BCTC Transfer Services provides assistance to students transferring from BCTC to a four-year university.
Transfer Services compiles information on transfer programs/pathways (suggested BCTC course work) to specific baccalaureate degree programs for many of the state universities and other schools having transfer agreements with BCTC. If you are planning to further your education beyond an associates degree you should work closely with your advisor and Transfer Services to insure that the courses you take will work towards your chosen 4-year degree.
Area Coordinators and Transfer Information
BCTC Program Contact
Iddah Otieno
Cooper Campus, AT 201B
(859) 246-6341
iddah.otieno@kctcs.edu
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Leon Lane
Newtown Campus, SEC 211
(859) 246-6326
leon.lane@kctcs.edu
Program Website
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Jon Thrower
Arts & Humanities Coordinator
Assistant Professor of Humanities
Science Education Center, 204E
500 Newtown Pike
Lexington, KY 40508
(859) 246-6721
jon.thrower@kctcs.edu
Program Website
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Patricia Golden
Newtown Campus, CB 311-Cubicle # 2
(859) 246-6958
patricia.golden@kctcs.edu
Program Website
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Peter Mottas
Newtown Campus
(859) 592-8782
peter.mottas@kctcs.edu
Program Website
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Maria C. Rutherford, Ph.D
Lawrenceburg Campus, 116
(859) 246-6616
maria.rutherford@kctcs.edu
Program Website
Additional Information
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BCTC Program Contact
Robin Haggerty
Newtown Campus, SEC 213
(859) 246-6364
robin.haggerty@kctcs.edu
Program Website
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Stacey Ray
(859) 246-6919
stacey.ray@kctcs.edu
Program Website
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Leon Lane
Newtown Campus, SEC 211
(859) 246-6327
leon.lane@kctcs.edu
Program Website
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BCTC Program Contact
Robert R. Hinkle
Newtown Campus, SEC 204A
(859) 246-6333
robert.hinkle@kctcs.edu
Program Website
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BCTC Program Contact
Patricia Golden
Newtown Campus, CB 311-Cubicle # 2
(859) 246-6958
patricia.golden@kctcs.edu
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Joshua Hoekstra
Cooper Campus, MB 234
859-246-6311
joshua.hoekstra@kctcs.edu
Program Website
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Jon Thrower
Arts & Humanities Coordinator
Assistant Professor of Humanities
Science Education Center, 204E
500 Newtown Pike
Lexington, KY 40508
(859) 246-6721
jon.thrower@kctcs.edu
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Robert R. Hinkle
Newtown Campus, SEC 204A
(859) 246-6333
robert.hinkle@kctcs.edu
BCTC Program Contact
Jon Thrower
Arts & Humanities Coordinator
Assistant Professor of Humanities
Science Education Center, 204E
500 Newtown Pike
Lexington, KY 40508
(859) 246-6721
jon.thrower@kctcs.edu
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Jon Thrower
Arts & Humanities Coordinator
Assistant Professor of Humanities
Science Education Center, 204E
500 Newtown Pike
Lexington, KY 40508
(859) 246-6721
jon.thrower@kctcs.edu
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Robert R. Hinkle
Newtown Campus, SEC 204A
(859) 246-6333
robert.hinkle@kctcs.edu
Program Website
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Stacey Ray
(859) 246-6919
stacey.ray@kctcs.edu
Program Website
Additional Information
- Pre-Major, Psychology, University of Kentucky (AA)
- Pre-Major, Psychology, Northern Kentucky University, Plan A (AA)
- Pre-Major, Psychology, Northern Kentucky University, Plan B (AA)
- Pre-Major, Psychology, Northern Kentucky University, Plan A (AS)
- Pre-Major, Psychology, Northern Kentucky University, Plan B (AS)
- EKU Department of Psychology
- NKU Department of Psychological Science
BCTC Program Contact
Leon Lane
Newtown Campus, SEC 211
(859) 246-6326
leon.lane@kctcs.edu
Program Website
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Leon Lane, Jr.
Science Education Center 204-D
(859) 246-6327
leon.lane@kctcs.edu
Program Website
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Leon Lane
Newtown Campus, SEC 211
(859) 246-6327
leon.lane@kctcs.edu
Program Website
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Jon Thrower
Arts & Humanities Coordinator
Assistant Professor of Humanities
Science Education Center, 204E
500 Newtown Pike
Lexington, KY 40508
(859) 246-6721
jon.thrower@kctcs.edu
Program Website
Additional Information
Length of Program
You can earn an Associate in Arts degree in two years if you maintain full-time status.
This information should not be considered a substitute for the KCTCS Catalog (new window). You should always choose classes in cooperation with your faculty advisor to ensure that you meet all degree requirements.
