Associate Degree Administrative/Community Services Concentration
A minimum of 64 credits is required for the associate of science degree in administrative/ community services. Transfer students are required to complete a minimum of 32 credits at Samford University, including at least 12 credits in general education requirements.
Each associate degree student should declare their degree intention by the beginning of the sophomore year. This information must be on file in the Office of Student Records.
A GPA of 2.00 in the Samford University (SU) average (calculated on work done at Samford) is required. A student must have at least a 2.00 GPA in the area of concentration. (See Areas of Study-Brief Definitions on p. 22 of the catalog PDF, for a description of how the GPA is calculated.)
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| Adult Degree Program Associate of Science Degree Required Courses |
Course Credits |
Total Required Credits |
| General Education Requirements | 36 | |
| Natural Sciences & Mathematics | 10 | |
|
3 | |
|
3 | |
|
4 | |
| Social Sciences* (select two courses) | 6 | |
|
3 | |
|
3 | |
|
3 | |
|
3 | |
| Fine Arts (select one course) | 3 | |
|
3 | |
|
3 | |
|
3 | |
| Humanities: | 12 | |
| Humanities Core | ||
|
3 | |
|
3 | |
| Religion (select two courses) | ||
|
3 | |
|
3 | |
|
3 | |
|
3 | |
| Physical Education** | 5 | |
|
2 | |
|
3 | |
| Courses within Concentration*** | 24 | |
| General Electives outside Concentration | 4 | |
| Total Required Credits | 64 | |
*Transfer credits classified as social science may count here.
**Transfer credits classified as physical education may count here.
***Choose from the following areas/prefixes: administration/business (MPAC, MPBL, MPEC, MPFI, MPHR, MPMG, MPMK), counseling foundations (MPCN), and legal assistant (MPPG). Communication studies (MPCS) and philosophy (MPPI) may also count. NOTE: Students pursuing the Legal Assistant Certificate as part of their associate degree must complete 30 credits.