NOVA Advising Sheet 2025-2026

Liberal Arts, A.A.

Catalog Year: 2025-2026
Code: 648

Two Years Credits
11 Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3
12 Open Electives 3 - 6
5 Physical or Life Science Elective w/Lab 4
Choose One
5  Physical or Life Science Elective w/Lab OR 4
8 General Education Elective 3
9 Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective 3
9 Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective 3
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101 World Language or ASL OR 3 - 4
1 General Education Elective 3 - 4
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102 World Language or ASL OR 3 - 4
2 General Education Elective 3 - 4
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201 World Language or ASL OR 3 - 4
2 General Education Elective 3 - 4
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202 World Language or ASL OR 3 - 4
2 General Education Elective 3 - 4
2 CST 110 Introduction to Human Communication 3
6 ENG 2-- - Literature Elective 3
ENG 111 College Composition I 3
ENG 112 College Composition II 3
7 HIS Elective 3
10 HIS Elective 3
HUM 298 Seminar and Project Liberal Arts 1
Choose One
3  MTH 154 Quantitative Reasoning OR 3
MTH 155 Statistical Reasoning OR Higher 3
Choose One
3  MTH 245 Statistics I OR 3
4 Transfer Elective 3
Choose One
SDV 100 College Success Skills OR 1
SDV 101 Orientation to (a Specific Discipline) 1
Total Credits for Liberal Arts, A.A. = 60-62

Electives should be selected with advice of a counselor or academic advisor to meet the requirements of the transfer institution.

1 Select from the following: CST 100, CST 110, CST 126, or CST 229.

2 Placement testing determines initial foreign language level. Students who place directly into intermediate level foreign language or ASL may take any General Education course to meet the required number of credits. Waivers or credit by exam for prior experience is available for some languages. See the 'World Language Credit and Waiver' section of the [Credit for Prior Learning Manual]. Students must take sufficient General Education Electives courses so that they can apply at least 60 credits toward the Liberal Arts degree.

3 Students who plan to take MTH 245 should take MTH 154 or MTH 161 first. Credit will not be awarded for both MTH 155 and MTH 245, or for both MTH 261 and MTH 263, or for both MTH 262 and MTH 264.

4 Select any course listed under General Education Electives or any the following: ART 103, ART 200, CST 229, HIS 203, HIS 231, HIS 241, HIS 251, HIS 254, REL 237 or REL 238.

5 See physical and life science courses listed under General Education Electives.

6 Any 200-level literature course with an ENG prefix satisfies this requirement. 

7 Select any HIS courses listed under social/behavioral sciences in General Education Electives. 

8 Select any course listed under General Education Electives.

9 See social/behavioral science courses listed under General Education Electives. At least one class must be non-HIS course.

10 Approved HIS course: HIS 101, HIS 102, HIS 111, HIS 112, HIS 121, HIS 122, HIS 203, HIS 231, HIS 251 or HIS 254. Transfer to selected universities with a major in Public History and Historic Preservation should take HIS 183 or HIS 187. 

11  See humanities/fine arts courses listed under General Education Electives.

12   Open electives should be selected from the approved courses listed under General Education Electives. A second open elective is not needed if selections for all other requirements total 60 credits or more. Students planning to transfer to selected Public History and Historic Preservation program should take HIS 180 and HIS 181.