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1701 Wright Street
Madison WI 53704
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Program number:
208001
The Arts and Humanities Pre-major provides Madison College students with clear pathways for transfer to several four-year colleges. With small class sizes, personal attention, and high-quality education that transfers, the associate of arts degree at Madison College is the on-ramp to your four-year degree.
The Liberal Arts Transfer program at Madison College provides you with many options for furthering your education and completing a bachelor’s degree. We have agreements and pathways with many institutions across the region.
Students in the Arts and Humanities Pre-major go on to major in fields such as:
To stay up to date on your progress, be sure to view your advisement report regularly!
Students earning the Associate of Arts degree can attend full or part time.
Liberal Arts Transfer classes may be offered at these Madison College campuses:
Explore financial aid eligibility for this program.
Some of the courses for this program may be available online.
Once you are admitted into your program, review the Start of Semester Checklist to prepare for your first day of classes at MATC.
Contact Enrollment Services at EnrollmentServices@madisoncollege.edu or (608) 246-6210.
Prospective program students, the information below reflects the basic requirements for students admitted for the 2018-2019 academic year. To learn more about Madison College, visit us.
Current program students (including newly admitted), go directly to your Degree Progress Report (also referred to as an Advising Report or Academic Requirements) to view:
If you have questions after reviewing your report, please see Advising Services.
60 credits minimum to complete the program by satisfying the all requirements as defined.
Six credits must be in composition - English 1 and one other composition course (English 2 recommended). Three credits must be in public speaking.
Composition Courses
Public Speaking Courses
Completion of one of the listed courses is required.
Physical Education Courses
Select one literature course. Completion of courses from two additional disciplines is required. Choose courses from the following disciplines: art, drama, film, music, philosophy, world languages, writing and communication, and interdisciplinary humanities. Remaining credits to fulfill the requirement can be selected from any Humanities and Fine Arts courses offered within the AA degree, including literature.
Art Courses
Drama Courses
Film Courses
Literature Courses
Music Courses
Philosophy Courses
World Languages Courses
Writing and Communication Courses
Interdisciplinary Humanities Courses
Select one mathematics course at the level of Intermediate Algebra or higher. Select one biological science course and one physical science course; one of the courses must include a laboratory. If lab is a stand-alone course, the associated lecture component is also required.
Mathematics Courses
Biological Science Courses
Physical Science Courses
Completion of one course from the listed courses satisfies the lab requirement.
Completion of courses from at least three disciplines is required. Choose courses from the following disciplines: anthropology, economics, history, political science, psychology, sociology, and interdisciplinary social science.
Anthropology Courses
Economics Courses
History Courses
Political Science Courses
Psychology Courses
Sociology Courses
Interdisciplinary Social Science Courses
Select any courses offered within the Liberal Arts Transfer program or from the list of additional electives below. A maximum of six Honor Project credits may also be applied (20-code courses only).
Course may also count toward Humanities/Fine Arts, Social Science, or Electives.
The course may also count toward fulfilling the Humanities and Fine Arts or Electives requirements.
See Literature Courses under the Humanities and Fine Arts Requirement above.
May be met with one year in high school with a grade of "C" or better OR one semester in college. College course may also count toward Humanities/Fine Arts or Electives.
See World Languages Courses under the Humanities and Fine Arts Requirement above.
After completing the Liberal Arts Transfer associate of arts degree at Madison Area Technical College, you will be able to: