Associate of Arts

The Associate of Arts degree provides a greater concentration on social sciences and humanities. It also provides a foundation if you intend to continue your education at a baccalaureate degree granting college or university by offering Liberal Arts courses equal to those found in the first two years of a four-year degree.

By completing this degree, you have the benefit of a degree-to-degree transfer, where universities grant junior status and automatically waive specific lower division requirements, such as general degree requirements, regardless of individual courses taken at Nicolet. If you do not intend to pursue a bachelor's degree, the Associate of Arts signify achievement of diverse skills and knowledge that are valued in today's work environments.

Program Outline
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Course #	Course Title	Credits
2089010100	Foundations of University Learning	1.00
	Description
2080121900	English Composition I	3.00
	Description Develops expository writing and critical thinking skills, including clarity, concision, concreteness, and completeness of expression, supported by reasoning, organization, and language conventions. Lecture.
2080122300	English Composition II	3.00
	Description Advances composition skills, emphasizing well-reasoned argumentative research papers. Lecture. Credits: 3. Prerequisite(s): 2080121900 English Composition I (D- or better) or 1080119500 Written Communication (B or better).
2081020100	Fundamentals of Speech	3.00
	Description Examines theory and process of communication, the role of speech in self- development, the art of persuasion, topic selection, the use of research-based evidence, and audience analysis. Includes organizing speech content, speech delivery, and critique via presentation of informative and persuasive speeches and development of effective extemporaneous speaking style. Students gain self-confidence, proficiency, and poise.
N/A	Humanities	12.00
	Description Must include courses in at least two disciplines: art, history, journalism/writing, literature, music, philosophy, theatre/film, world language. View Courses and Descriptions (PDF)
N/A	Social Sciences	12.00
	Description Must include courses in at least two disciplines: anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, sociology. View Courses and Descriptions (PDF)
N/A	Mathematics & Natural Science	10.00
	Description Must include mathematics at the level of Intermediate Algebra, Statistics, Quantitative Reasoning, Elementary Math Education or higher AND 7 credits of Natural Science (one lab course required) chosen from biology, chemistry, geography (selected courses), geology, and physics. View Courses and Descriptions (PDF)
N/A	Health/Wellness/Physical Education	1.00
	Description
N/A	Diversity/Ethnic Studies	0.00
	Description Courses that meet this requirement may also count toward Humanities or Social Science. These credits are not in addition to the 60 credits required for the degree. View Courses and Descriptions (PDF)
N/A	World Language	4.00
	Description May be met with one year high school, with a grade of “C” or better, or one semester in college. View Courses and Descriptions (PDF)
N/A	Electives	11.00
	Description Select any college transfer courses beyond the minimum requirements. One credit of health and PE beyond the Health/Wellness/PE credit may be selected. May be 16 credits if students satisfy the world language requirement with one year of high school (C or better).

At A Glance

How You'll Learn

On Campus

Online Classes

Term Start Dates

Spring 2025: January 13

Summer 2025: May 19

Fall 2025: August 25

Start dates represent the beginning of a new term. Certain programs or courses may not be available to start every term. Please view the course schedules for a list of upcoming classes or contact the Welcome Center at 715-365-4493.

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Program Tuition*

$12,042

Books & Supplies*

$3,308

*Total cost for degree completion is estimated by current course requirements, books, and supplies. Tuition and fees are set by the Wisconsin Technical College System and subject to change.

Financial Aid Eligible

Potential Indirect Costs

You may experience these additional costs, not charged by Nicolet, estimated based on length of program.

Transportation

$1,150

Food/Housing

$1,144

Personal Expenses

$1,146

What You'll Learn

Apply forms of effective communication in various contexts
Demonstrate quantitative reasoning
Demonstrate critical and/or creative thinking
Apply scientific methods
Demonstrate cultural awareness
Apply ethics to individual, social, environmental, and informational contexts

Possible Bachelor's Degree Majors

Business (management, marketing, human resources, accounting, finance, economics)
Communication (English, journalism, mass media)
Education (early childhood, elementary, secondary, physical)
Fine Arts (art, music, theatre)
History
International Studies
Literature
Public Relations
Social Sciences (psychology, sociology, social work, geography, geology, political science)

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