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Lamar State College Port Arthur
2016-2017 Catalog
remaining course requirements in
Curriculum of the receiving institution.

the

Core

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.
A student can complete two full years of course work
and satisfy the majority of the general education
requirements for a bachelor’s degree. In most
majors, a student can complete virtually all of his or
her freshman and sophomore course work at LSCPA
and be fully prepared to move into junior and senior
level course work at a senior institution.

Technical Education Programs

Lamar State College Port Arthur offers a variety of
technical programs that lead to an Associate of
Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree or a certificate.
These programs are not designed to transfer to fouryear colleges or universities. Technical programs are
designed to provide students with the knowledge
and skills for employment in today’s complex
economy. Qualified instructors, using state of the art
equipment and technology, introduce students to the
knowledge and skills that business and industry
currently seek in potential employees.
Each Associate of Applied Science Degree program
also contains a general education component that
emphasizes
humanities,
communication,
mathematics skills, and social awareness. The
general education courses within the Associate of
Applied Science Degree meet transfer level
standards and will transfer to four-year institutions.

Associate of Applied Science Degrees
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Accounting
Audiovisual Production

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Cosmetology Instructor
Cosmetology Operator
Commercial Music-Performance
Commercial Music-Sound Engineer
Drug and Alcohol Abuse Counseling
Graphic Design
Instrumentation Technology
Medical Coding Specialist
Medical Office Administration
Office Administration
Paralegal
Process Technology
Software Developer
Surgical Technology
Upward Mobility LVN to ADN Nursing

Certificate Degrees
1. Accounting
2. Administrative Assistant
3. Automotive Service Technician
4. Automotive Technology
5. Computer Programmer
6. Cosmetology Instructor
7. Cosmetology Operator
8. Esthetics
9. Graphic Design
10. Instrumentation
11. Licensed Vocational Nursing
12. Live Sound Design and Technology
13. Medical Coding
14. Medical Office Assistant
15. Music Certificate
16. Nurse Aide
17. Process Technology
18. Receptionist
19. Surgical Technology
Advanced Technical Certificate Degrees:
1. Drug and Alcohol Abuse Counseling
Students interested in gaining basic training in
vocational areas can take advantage of several
certificate programs offered by the Technical
Programs Division. Students successfully finishing
a technical program will possess the basic skills
required for entry-level employment in their field.

Guarantee of Competency

The College makes certain guarantees to its
students who earn an Associate of Applied Science
Degree or Certificates in technical education
programs.
If a graduate is judged by his/her employer as
lacking in technical job skills that are identified as
exit competencies for the degree program, the
graduate will be provided up to nine tuition-free
semester credit hours of additional skill training by

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