Associate of Arts and Sciences
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire – Barron County's associate of arts and sciences (AAS) degree is a two-year, general education, liberal arts-based academic program with coursework in the fine arts and humanities, mathematical and natural sciences, and social sciences. The associate degree certifies a student as having satisfactorily completed half the number of credits required for a baccalaureate degree program and meeting certain curricular requirements.
Earn Your Degree Your Way
Offered by the College of Arts and Sciences, the AAS degree encourages students to develop special talents, discover new areas of interest, strengthen leadership skills and heighten self-confidence through participation in a variety of educational opportunities. This may include extracurricular activities, the fine arts, social activities, study abroad, community-engaged learning projects, and so much more.
While pursuing your degree, you'll be a part of a supportive campus community in which students have the advantage of individual attention, small classes and guidance from expert faculty and advisors. Whatever your path, here, you'll find everything you need to achieve your goals and take the next step in your career.
The associate degree program fulfills the general education requirements for most colleges and universities across Wisconsin and Minnesota. It can serve as a foundational degree for pursuing a bachelor’s degree program within and outside of the Universities of Wisconsin. The program also provides a seamless transition for students to finish their baccalaureate degree at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The AAS degree is only available to UWEC – Barron County students.
Program Details
While pursuing your associate of arts and sciences degree, you'll work closely with your assigned faculty or academic staff member, who will act as an advisor for both educational and career guidance. You can connect with your advisor to discuss academic progress, career considerations, transfers, schedule planning or anything else you need help with.
Here at UWECBC, countless opportunities to grow — both personally and professionally — will be available to you. Participate in a community-engaged learning project, study abroad or join an on-campus student organization. Providing experiential, real-world learning is one of our top priorities.
Students who complete their associate of arts and sciences degree and wish to complete a bachelor's degree are able to seamlessly transition to a UW-Eau Claire baccalaureate degree program.
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The associate of arts and sciences degree is rooted in a broad-based liberal arts education, which allows you to think creatively and critically, and prepares you to excel in your future career or while pursuing additional degrees.
Delivered by both UW-Eau Claire and UW-Eau Claire – Barron County faculty, courses applied to this degree come with a variety of course prefixes and course delivery formats.
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