Associate of Arts in General Studies
The Angelicum Academy and University of St. Thomas-Houston are excited to partner and offer Angelicum students a unique Associates Degree. From the Angelicum Academy, students receive 45 credit hours from Angelicum’s renowned Great Books program or Theology Online courses, thereby formed in the tradition of Western thought and taught to think deeply and critically. From UST, students receive 15 credit hours in multi-disciplinary study, engaging in vocational-oriented classes in the categories of Technology, General Business, or Drug & Alcohol Counseling. Upon the completion of this Associates Degree, students are equipped with practical knowledge and the timeless wisdom from the Great Books to enter a career or pursue additional education.
This two-year, 100% online degree program results in students receiving UST’s Kolbe Associate of Arts in General Studies degree. Any 45 hours of Angelicum Great Books or Theology Online credits to satisfy the UST 45-credit core requirement for an AA in General Studies. Students earn the remaining 15 credits by enrolling in 5 UST elective courses that a student selects from among about 80 UST electives in Technology, General Business, or Drug & Alcohol Counseling. Courses run on a 7-week compressed track like other UST Associates Courses. The Angelicum Academy has carefully reviewed the many UST course offerings to develop a short list of courses more aligned with a generalist curriculum than the rest. Those recommended courses are:
* GENB 1301: Principled Business
* GENB 1305: Writing and Research
* GENB 1312: Introduction to Business
* GENB 1341: Principles of Accounting 1
* GENB 1342: Principles of Accounting 2
* GENB 2320: Personal Finance
* GENB 2340: Leadership
* GENB 2347: Principles of Management
* ASFT 1300: Foundations of Programming.
* COMSC 1450: Introduction to Programming and Computer Science
* DAAC 1300: Mental Health, Ethics, and Addiction
Students may view the full list of elective courses by clicking HERE.
A Sample Angelicum-UST AA Degree plan may be found and printed HERE.
Students can easily move into a four-year bachelor’s degree at UST with this AA in General Studies degree with most of the courses transferrable. The Agreement between the Angelicum and UST provides that the 48 Great Books Credits and 12 Theology Online Credits (60 credits total) can be accepted as “transfer credit as college-level courses toward UST associate’s and/or bachelor’s degree(s).” Complete requirements for completion of a BA at UST after high school are determined by UST’s Agreement with the Angelicum and applicable provisions of UST Policy Number A.04.01 consistent with that agreement. They include:
A major or approved program in which at least 50 percent of the required upperdivision credit hours in the major field are completed at the University of St. Thomas (exceptions: no requirement for General Studies or Liberal Arts majors);
At least 36 credit hours of upper-division credit (3000-4000 course numbers);
At least 126 hours of quality credit (a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0);
The final 36 credit hours in residence at the University.
