Professional Transfer
Degree offered
Associate in Arts in Liberal Arts & Sciences (Professional)
Credits required 61
Dean
Joanne Preston
Program contact
Deborah Lawton, Coordinator of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Professor of English, ext. 2508
Program Goals Statement
The Liberal Arts and Sciences program provides a comprehensive and rigorous foundation for students who plan to transfer to complete a Bachelor of Arts or Science degree in the liberal arts disciplines or to pursue professional studies. The program values lifelong learning for success of the individual as well as the community.
Student Learning Outcomes
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Choosing Electives
After BCC
- BCC participates in the statewide MassTransfer program and has developed many program-to-program transfer articulation agreements which guarantee admission and credit transfer. For a complete listing of eligible MassTransfer programs and current BCC articulation agreements, visit the Transfer Affairs website at www.BristolCC.edu/transfer
Degree Requirements
General Courses
| COM 101 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 credits |
| CSS 101 | College Success Seminar | 1 credit |
| ENG 101 | Composition I: College Writing | 3 credits |
| ENG 102 | Composition II: Writing about Literature | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 10 |
Choose one two-course sequence
| HST 111 | The West and the World I | 3 credits |
| | And | |
| HST 112 | The West and the World II | 3 credits |
| | Or | |
| HST 113 | United States History to 1877 | 3 credits |
| | And | |
| HST 114 | United States History from 1877 | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Elective Courses – Global Awareness – Choose one from the following
| SOC 101 | Principles of Sociology | 3 credits |
| SOC 212 | The Sociology of Social Problems | 3 credits |
| SOC 252 | The Sociology of Human Relations | 3 credits |
| SSC 217 | Technology and Society | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Elective Courses – Multicultural Perspective – Choose one
May also be met by Behavioral/Social Science or Humanities elective
Elective Courses - Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning – Choose from the following
MTH 119 or higher, excluding MTH 151
Elective Courses -Technical Literacy – Choose from the following
| ART 251 | Photography II: Digital | 3 credits |
| ART 260 | Computer Graphics | 3 credits |
| CIS 110 | Basic Computing Skills | 3 credits |
| CIS 111 | Introduction to Business Information Systems | 3 credits |
| CAD 101 | Computer Aided Drafting | 3 credits |
| EGR 103 | Computer Skills for Engineers and Technicians | 3 credits |
Waived for students who have successfully completed at least two online courses
Elective Courses - Choose two Behavioral/Social Science, one Humanities, and two Lab Science electives
| | Behavioral/Social Science Elective | 3 credits |
| | Behavioral/Social Science Elective | 3 credits |
| | Humanities Elective | 3 credits |
| | Lab Science Elective | 4 credits |
| | Lab Science Elective | 4 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Choose courses from Transfer Electives & Elective Recommendations
Elective Courses - Choose 0-6 credits of foreign language courses if needed
Select courses from Transfer Electives and Elective Recommendations
Requirement completion of a foreign language at the 02 level at BCC or 3 years of a foreign language at the high school level with a “C” average or better)
Program Electives
Select courses from Transfer Electives and Elective Recommendations
Select electives to meet the general education and program guidelines of the desired transfer school(s)
Recommended Course Sequence - Fall Semester 1
Behavioral/Social Science Elective, COM 101, CSS 101, ENG 101, Foreign Language Elective, History Elective
Recommended Course Sequence - Spring Semester 2
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning, Foreign Language Elective, Behavioral/Social Science Elective, ENG 102, HST 112 or HST 114
Recommended Course Sequence - Fall Semester 3
Global Awareness Elective, Multicultural Perspective Elective, Technical Literacy Elective, Humanities Elective, Lab Science Elective
Recommended Course Sequence - Spring Semester 4
Lab Science Elective, Elective(s) as required to complete 60 credits