Lamar State College Port Arthur
2016-2017 Catalog
Revised 9-13-16
Academic Programs
Core Curriculum
Associate of Arts Degree
Students at Lamar State College Port Arthur who
wish to take courses in an academic transfer field of
study may choose to pursue an Associate of Arts
Degree. The Associate of Arts Degree provides a
Core Curriculum that will transfer to four-year
institutions and parallels the first two years of most
baccalaureate degree plans. Upon completion of the
Core Curriculum, students may choose from several
areas of emphasis to fulfill the remaining degree
requirements. These areas of emphasis include
Academic Studies, Business Administration,
Criminal Justice, Drama, Kinesiology and Studio
Art.
1.
Emphasis in Academic Studies / Department of
Liberal Arts
2.
Emphasis in Business Administration
Department of Business and Technology
3.
Emphasis in Criminal Justice / Department of
Mathematics and Science
4.
Emphasis in Drama / Department of Liberal
Arts
5.
Emphasis in Kinesiology / Department of
Health, Fitness, and Sports
6.
Emphasis in Studio Art / Department of Liberal
Arts
/
Certificate Award
1. Academic Studies Certificate
Associate of Arts Degree in Teaching
The Associate of Arts Degree in Teaching is designed
for students that plan to complete a bachelor’s
degree in education at a four year institution of
higher education. Upon completion of the Core
Curriculum, students may choose an emphasis in
several areas to fulfill the remaining degree
requirements. The areas of emphasis include Art,
Theater Arts, Music, and Physical Education.
1.
Emphasis in EC-12 Art / Department of Liberal
Arts
2.
Emphasis in EC-12 Theater Arts / Department
of Liberal Arts
3.
Emphasis in EC-12 Music / Department of
Liberal Arts
4.
Emphasis in EC-12 Physical Education /
Department of Health, Fitness, and Sports
Lamar State College Port Arthur has a core
curriculum of forty two (42) semester credit hours.
(See page 63 for course requirements.)
Texas Education Code, Chapter 61, requires each
state-supported college and university in Texas is
required to design and implement a Core
Curriculum, with the courses comprising the
curriculum totaling no more than forty two (42)
semester credit hours. Each Core Curriculum must
be consistent with the Texas Common Course
Numbering System, and must be consistent with the
framework identified.
A student successfully completing the Core
Curriculum at Lamar State College Port Arthur may
transfer that block of courses to any other statesupported institution in Texas.
When transferred, the receiving institution must
substitute the block of courses for its Core
Curriculum. A transferring student shall receive
academic credit for each of the courses transferred
and may not be required to take additional Core
Curriculum courses at the receiving institution.
A student who transfers from Lamar State College
Port Arthur to another institution without
completing the Core Curriculum receives academic
credit within the Core Curriculum of the receiving
institution for each applicable course transferred.
Following receipt of credit for these courses, the
student probably will be required to satisfy the
remaining course requirements in the Core
Curriculum of the receiving institution.
To eliminate the possibility of being required to take
additional core curriculum courses at the receiving
institution, students are strongly encouraged to
complete the entire Core Curriculum before
transferring.
Transfer Programs
Lamar State College Port Arthur offers general
academic courses leading to Associate of Arts and
Associate Arts in Teaching degrees. The courses in
these degrees are designed to transfer to four-year
institutions and include accounting, anthropology,
art, biology, business, computer science, chemistry,
criminal justice, drama, economics, education,
English, geography, geology, government, health,
history, home economics, mathematics, music,
physical education, physics, psychology, speech,
sociology, and Spanish. The College uses the State’s
Common Course Numbering System, which has
been developed to help receiving institutions easily
identify work eligible for transfer and has greatly
improved the transfer of course work by students
from two-year colleges to universities.
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