Social Science (History, Geography, Government)

This is a recommended list of courses for students who plan to major in Social Science at a university. Students who complete this program will be eligible to apply for the Associate of Arts degree at WCJC. Courses that must be taken in order to satisfy AA degree requirements are listed with the corresponding WCJC Core Curriculum Component. Courses that are listed as "Recommended" are electives that will contribute to AA degree requirements. Different electives may be chosen, but must be selected from academic rather than technical courses, as indicated in the course description.

WCJC’s AA degree requires 60 hours, and students should be aware they may not be able to transfer more than 60-66 hours.

Course	Course Title	Degree Requirements	Sem. Hours
Freshman Year, First Semester
ENGL 1301	Composition I	Core A	3
HIST 1301	US History I	Core E	3
MATH 1314 or above	College Algebra or above	Core B	3
Science	BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, or PHYS from Core C	Core C	4
PHED	PE Activity Course	Core F	1
SPAN 1411 or elective *	Spanish I	Recommended	3-4
			17-18 sem. hrs
Freshman Year, Second Semester
ENGL 1302	Composition II	Core A	3
HIST 1302	US History II	Core E	3
COSC 1301	Microcomputer Applications	Recommended	3
Science	BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, or PHYS from Core C	Core C	4
SPAN 1412 or elective *	Spanish II	Recommended	3-4
			16-17 sem. hrs
Sophomore Year, First Semester
English	Any Literature Course	Core D	3
GOVT 2305	Federal  Government	Core E	3
Economics	ECON 2301 or 2302	Core E	3
Social Science	Any ECON, GEOG, HIST course	Recommended	3
SPCH 1315	Fundamentals of Speech	Core A	3
			15 sem. hrs
Sophomore Year, Second Semester
Humanities	Any Humanities course	Recommended	3
GOVT 2306	Texas Government	Core E	3
Social Science	Any ECON, GEOG, HIST course	Recommended	3
Social Science	Any ECON, GEOG, HIST course	Recommended	3
Perf/Visual Art	ARTS, MUSI, or DRAM course from Core D	Core D	3
			15 sem. hrs

*  The number of foreign language hours required for a BA or BS degree depends on the college offering the degree.  Consult the degree plan from the four-year college you wish to attend.   Please note that Span 1411 and 1412 do not count as Core D Humanities courses.