Lamar State College Port Arthur 2016-2017 Catalog
mathematics, psychology, biology, chemistry, geography, geology, sociology, criminal justice, music, drama, English, teaching and Spanish.
Students can complete two full years of course work and satisfy the majority of the general education requirements for a bachelor’ s degree.
Students can complete freshman and sophomore course work at Lamar State College Port Arthur and be prepared to move into junior and senior level course work at a four-year institution.
Lamar State College Port Arthur offers a technical education curriculum that leads to an Associate of Applied Science Degree in office administration, commercial music: performance, commercial music: sound engineer, audiovisual production, cosmetology, automotive, instrumentation technology, paralegal, medical office administration, process technology, software developer, accounting, graphic design, medical coding, surgical technology, vocational nursing and ADN( registered) nursing.
The Associate of Applied Science Degrees can be completed in two-years. Certificates of completion are also available to those students completing onesemester and one-year programs of study in most of these fields.
Academic Programs
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
Core Curriculum
Lamar State College Port Arthur has a core curriculum of forty two( 42) semester credit hours.( See page 62 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
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