All students within Hillyer College are eligible to earn the Associates in Arts in Liberal Studies. To qualify for an Associate in Arts, Hillyer students must complete with a 2.0 grade point average an academic program consisting of 60 credits, including 12 in English, 6 in history, 6 in psychology or sociology or economics or government, 4 in a laboratory science, 3-6 in mathematics depending on placement, 6 in humanities, and 2 in academic strategies. Credits earned in Pass/No Pass physical education courses may not be applied toward the 60 credits needed for the A.A. degree
to be the only university in the country that offers an undergraduate major in acoustics and music.
