Associate in Arts degrees (AA) are general studies degrees that you can use to prepare for a major at a four-year university.
Cerro Coso offers four associate in science degrees.
AA Degrees
AA in General Sciences
- Prepares students for upper-division course work after transfer to a four-year science degree program.
- Has several emphases in order to meet the needs of students interested in biology, chemistry and physical sciences.
- Classes needed for this degree are available at Ridgecrest/IWV.
AA in Liberal Arts: Arts & Humanities
- Is set up to satisfy general education requirements for transfer students.
- Emphasizes the study of cultural, literary, humanistic activities, and artistic expression of human beings
- Classes needed for this degree are available nearly all campuses.
AA in Liberal Arts: Math & Science
- Is set up to satisfy general education requirements for transfer students.
- Emphasizes the natural sciences which examine the physical universe, its life forms, and its natural phenomena.
- Classes needed for this degree are available nearly all campuses.
AA in Liberal Arts: Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Is set up to satisfy general education requirements for transfer students.
- Emphasizes the perspectives, concepts, theories and methodologies of the disciplines that comprise study in the Social and Behavioral Sciences.
- Classes needed for this degree are available nearly all campuses.
Current and prospective community college students are encouraged to meet with a counselor to develop an educational plan that best meets their goals and needs.
