The information listed here is for guidance purposes and may be subject to change. Students are encouraged to seek academic advisement through the ACCESS Center in order to plan their coursework and ensure that it will have the greatest applicability for their future academic goals. Students transferring courses into the program may be able to fulfill some University of Delaware requirements with previous college coursework.

To view course availability by term, as well as course descriptions, consult the University of Delaware course search [select “UD Online (SA-VIRTUAL)” in the Course location field]. To view a list of courses offered for the term that fulfill the different University Breadth Requirements, you can search for courses by each category.

Most degree requirements may be fulfilled through asynchronous online courses that do not have scheduled class sessions; however, the foreign language and mathematics requirements are currently only offered synchronously online with virtual meetings at regularly scheduled times. 

Degree Requirements

• ENGL110 Critical Reading and Writing (minimum grade of C-) (3 credits)

• First Year Experience (FYE) (0-4 credits) – waived with 12+ transfer credits

• University Breadth Requirements (12 credits total)

  • Up to 3 credits from each of the University Breadth Requirement categories may be used to simultaneously satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences Breadth Requirements. Students must earn a minimum grade of C- in each course to meet this requirement. Students must take breadth courses from four different subject areas. Students may not use a course that is cross-listed with a subject area that has already been used to satisfy a University Breadth Requirement. Please contact an ACCESS advisor for questions regarding applicable courses.

• Multicultural Course (3 credits)

• Foreign Language (0-4 credits)

  • Elementary Level
  • Proficiency Test (0 credits)  Students who have proficiency in a language other than English may attempt to fulfill the requirement in that language by taking an exemption examination through the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures.

• Mathematics

One of the following:

• • MATH113 Contemporary Mathematics (3 credits)
  • MATH114 College Mathematics and Statistics (3 credits)
  • MATH115 Pre-Calculus (3 credits)
  • MATH221 Calculus (3 credits)
  • MATH241: Analytical Geometry and Calculus 1 (4 credits)

• College of Arts and Sciences Breadth Requirements

  • Courses in each of the groups must be taken in at least two departments. If all but one course in a group has been taken in one department or program, a course cross-listed with that department or program will not satisfy the requirement. A minimum grade of C- is required in these courses.

• Group A: Creative Arts and Humanities Requirement (9 credits total)

  • These courses provide students with an understanding and appreciation of the visual and performing arts, of aesthetic forms, designs or craftsmanship, or of literary, philosophical and intellectual traditions. Courses may focus on a single aesthetic form or intellectual tradition, or cross-cultural comparisons.

• Group B: History and Cultural Change Requirement (9 credits total)

  • These courses provide students with an understanding of the sources and forces of historical changes in ideas, beliefs, institutions and cultures. Courses may address social, cultural, intellectual, economic, technological, artistic, scientific and political development, changes in a discipline, or globalization and its effects.

• Group C: Social and Behavioral Science Requirement (9 credits total)

  • These courses provide students with an understanding of the behavior of individuals and social groups in the context of their human and natural environments. Courses emphasize the empirical findings, applications and methods of the social and behavioral sciences. 

• Group D: Mathematics, Natural Science and Technology Requirement (10 credits total including a 4-credit lab science)

  • These courses provide students with an understanding of fundamental and/or applied concepts and phenomena from mathematics, logic, natural or physical sciences, and technology including quantitative reasoning and methods used to approach and solve problems. Ten credits of courses representing at least two departments or appropriate instructional units and including a minimum of one course with an associated laboratory are required.

• Electives

  • After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree. Students may opt to take one free elective course per semester pass/fail, but the total number of credits taken on a pass/fail basis may not exceed 12, excluding courses that are graded pass/fail only. Courses numbered below 100-level do not count toward a degree.

Total Credits Required for Degree is at Minimum 60 Credits

A minimum of 60 credits is required for completion of the Associate in Arts Online, some of which may be approved transfer credits from other colleges.

To be eligible for the Associate in Arts, students must also

• Complete more than half of the required credits through the University of Delaware, and
• Apply to the degree program prior to completing 75 credit hours (including transferable credit).

All prospective students are strongly encouraged to seek academic advisement prior to applying for admission or beginning Associate in Arts coursework. Schedule an appointment with an ACCESS Center advisor by calling 302-831-8843 or emailing access-advise@udel.edu.