Associate in Arts

AA degree transferring to a University for continued education in studies such as Elementary Education, Psychology, Social Work.

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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.

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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

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Criminal Justice

Additional Information

EKU Department of Criminal Justice

BCTC Program Contact

Maria C. Rutherford, Ph.D
Lawrenceburg Campus, 116
(859) 246-6616
maria.rutherford@kctcs.edu

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Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education

Additional Information

Note: To teach children in Public School Preschools, Head Start programs, young children with special needs and School-Age programs see the AAS in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education.

BCTC Program Contact

Kimberly Ross-Brown
202-A, Academic and Technical Bldg., 470 Cooper Drive
(859) 246-6364
kimberly.ross-brown@kctcs.edu

Program Website

English

Additional Information

BCTC Program Contact

Stacey Ray
(859) 246-6919
stacey.ray@kctcs.edu

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Family Studies

Additional Information

BCTC Program Contact

Leon Lane
Newtown Campus, SEC 211
(859) 246-6327
leon.lane@kctcs.edu

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Geography

Additional Information

BCTC Program Contact

Robert R. Hinkle
Newtown Campus, SEC 204A
(859) 246-6333
robert.hinkle@kctcs.edu

Program Website

History

Additional Information

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

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Foreign Language

Additional Information

BCTC Program Contact

Tanya White
Professor, Humanities
Coordinator Dev ED
Coordinator ART, MUS, PHI, WGS
Bluegrass Community College
500 Newtown Rd., NCB - 311R
Lexington, KY 40508
859-246-6610

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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

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.