Northampton Community College confers the following in designated programs of study:
Degrees
Associate in Arts degree (A.A.)
Associate in Science degree (A.S.)
Associate in Applied Science degree (A.A.S.)
Certificates
Specialized Diplomas
Curriculum framework for degrees
An associate in arts degree should contain:
A minimum of 60 credits
A minimum of 50 percent common or general knowledge (humanities and social science preliminary courses, and at least one science or math course)
A minimum of 25 percent contextual knowledge (science, mathematics, and pre-specialization courses in humanities or social sciences)
An associate in science degree should contain:
A minimum of 60 credits
A minimum of 33 percent common or general knowledge (humanities and social science preliminary courses)
A maximum of 67 percent scientific and technically related courses (mathematics and science; within technical A.S. degrees like engineering, mathematics and science should roughly equal technical courses in number of credits)
An associate in applied science degree program should contain:
A minimum of 60 credits
A minimum of 33 percent common knowledge (humanities and social sciences courses and one math or science course)
A minimum of 50 percent and a maximum of 67 percent technical and technically related courses. Mathematics and science are essentially technically related, contextual courses in all curricula, but they are critical to the effectiveness of most A.A.S. degrees; they may appear as "purer" contextual courses in the technically related category and as applied courses in the technical category
A certificate program should contain:
A minimum of 30 credits
6 credits outside the particular field, taken from the general education core
A specialized diploma program should contain:
A minimum of 6 credits and typically no more than 30 credits