Associate in Arts
The Associate in Arts (AA) program is a 60-unit liberal arts program at the undergraduate level. It qualifies individuals to pursue a Bachelor's degree, whether in the sciences or the arts.
Objectives
The program aims to:
- Broaden the students' intellectual and cultural horizons;
- Foster a commitment of nationalism balanced by a sense of internationalism;
- Cultivate a capacity for independent, critical and creative thinking;
- Infuse a passion for learning with a high sense of moral and intellectual integrity;
- Develop self-motivated learners with independent learning skills that will enable them to successfully complete their undergraduate education via the distance mode; and
- Provide a generalist type of basic tertiary education that will also develop competencies in communication and computer use.
Mode of Instruction
All courses are delivered by DE mode.
Admission Requirements
To be considered for admission, an applicant must:
- Be a high school graduate or must have passed the Philippine Educational Placement Test (PEPT)
- Have passed the Undergraduate Assessment Test (UgAT)
The UgAt is designed to assess both the applicant's scholastic aptitude and capability to undertake independent learning. A student is allowed to take the UgAT only once. Those who had previously passed the UP College Admission Test (UPCAT) need not take the UgAT. Also, applicants may or may not have earned college credits.
The Curriculum
The minimum academic load per semester is three units; the maximum load is 12 units.
Credits for the required 60 units can be earned from the following courses. Each course is equivalent to three units. Note that the student needs to earn 15 units from each cluster.
Required courses (15 units)
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Comm 1 |
Communication Skills 1 The development of advanced communicative competence in English, with emphasis on effective reading and writing skills |
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Math 1
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Mathematics 1 Fundamental Concepts and Applications of Mathematics |
Comp Ed 1 |
Computer Education 1 Introduction to word processing, spreadsheets, electronic presentations, and the Internet |
Hist/Kas 1 |
History/Kasaysayan 1 Philippine History/Kasaysayan at mga Institusyong Pilipino The political, economic, social and cultural development of the Philippines |
PI 100 |
Philippine Institutions 100 The Life and Works of Jose Rizal and other Philippine institutions |
Language and Humanities courses (15 units only)
Comm 2 |
Communication Skills 2 The development of more advanced language skills in critical thinking and effective reading and writing (Prerequisite: Comm 1) |
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Comm 3 |
Speech Communication The development of communicative competence in listening and speaking in various cmmunication situations. (Prerequisite: Comm 1) |
Kom 1 |
Kasanayan sa Komunikasyon 1 Paglinang sa kakayahang magpahayag sa wikang Filipino, na nakatuon sa mabisa at mapanuring pagbasa at pagsulat |
Kom 2 |
Kasanayan sa Komunikasyon 2 Paglinang sa kasanayan sa paggamit ng wikang Filipino sa higit na mapanuring pag-iisip at masinop na pananaliksik. |
Hum 1 (Humanities 1) |
Literature, Individual and the Society Literary discourse as an _expression of individual experience and social values (Prerequisite: Comm 1) |
Hum 2 (Humanities 2) |
Art, Individual, and the Society A study of the visual arts and music as products of the creative imagination in dynamic interaction with society (Prerequisite: Comm 1) |
| Huma 1 (Humanidades 1) | Panitikan Tao at Lipunan Ang pag-aaral ng iba't ibang anyong pampanitikan bilang malikhaing pahayag ng mga indibidwal na karanasan at mga pagpapahalaga at mithiin ng lipunan |
Eng 157 |
English for the Professions Theory and practice of writing in the professions (Prerequisite: Comm 1) |
Mathematics, Science and Technology courses (15 units only)
| Math 11 (Mathematics 11) | College Algebra Linear equations; algebraic and graphical solutions of the quadratic equations; exponents and radical; complex numbers; binomial expansion |
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Nat Sci 1 |
Foundations of Natural Science 1 Fundamental concepts, principles and theories of physics and chemistry |
| Nat Sci 2 |
Foundations of Natural Science 2 Fundamental concepts, principles and theories of earth and life sciences |
| STS | Science Technology and Society |
| Comp Ed 2 | Computer Education 2 Introduction to web design and publishing (Prerequisite: Comp Ed 1) |
Social Science courses (15 units only)
| Hist/Kas 2 | History/Kasaysayan 2 Asia and the World/Ang Asya at ang Mundo A study of Asian cultural heritage in relation to world civilization |
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Soc Sci 1 |
Foundations of the Behavioral Sciences A survey of basic concepts, principles, theories, and methods of the behavioral sciences (sociology, psychology, anthropology, linguistics, demography and geography) and the dynamics of social change |
| Soc Sci 2 (Social Science 2) |
Social, Economic and Political Thought A survey of social, economic and political thought from classical to contemporary times |
| Econ 11 (Economics 11) | Introductory Economics Basic principles, economic institutions; the national economy in a development setting (Prerequisite: Math 11) |
| Psych 11 (Psychology 11) | Introduction to Psychology Principles of the science of Psychology |
| Philo 1 (Philosophy 1) | Philosophical Analysis Application of basic concepts, skills and principles drawn from the Philosophy of Language, Symbolic Logic, Epistemology, Philosophy of Science and Ethics |
| Philo 173 (Philosophy 173) | Practical Ethics Moral issues in practical situations and the application of ethical theories |
AA students must also complete eight units of Physical Education (PE) courses and six units of courses offered in the National Service Training Program (NSTP). The courses offered in the NSTP are clustered in the following components: Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS), and Literacy Training Service.
