Associate in Arts Program

The University of Delaware's Associate in Arts Program (AAP) offers Delawareans all the strengths of a traditional Liberal Arts education and the prestige of a University of Delaware degree. The associate in arts degree is awarded by the University upon completion of the required 60 credits of coursework, with a minimum GPA of 2.0.  Designed to be completed in two years, the non-residential program begins with a Freshman Seminar designed to promote academic success, along with coursework in Mathematics, Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Languages. The associate in arts courses simultaneously fulfill the core requirements for majors leading to the bachelor's degree. AAP students enjoy an uninterrupted transition from the associate degree program to a bachelor's degree program in the junior year. 

For information about each campus location and advisement within the AAP, please use the menu to the left.

The Associate in Arts Program is designed to encourage successful completion of the associate in arts degree and to allow a smooth transition to baccalaureate studies on the Newark campus. Courses in the Program are UD courses taught by UD faculty and are the same courses taught on the Newark campus. Courses taken for associate in arts degree requirements are recorded on the student's UD transcript in our student records system and will be carried forward to count toward completion of a UD bachelor's degree. Up to 29 credits of courses transferred from other accredited institutions also may be counted toward associate degree completion, if the courses meet degree requirements and if they have been completed with a grade of "C" or higher.

Program participants will receive academic advisement from faculty and full-time professional advisors on each campus.  Individual assistance is available in writing and in math, and tutoring can be arranged for other subjects. Students within the Program will carry a UD ID card and will be granted many of the same privileges as UD students at the Newark campus, including admission to athletic events, use of the Morris Library, eligibility to participate in activities such as Marching Band, ROTC, student organizations, study abroad, and more. Students will also be granted access to Delaware Tech facilities on their campus, such as the fitness center, library, bookstore, and more.

The curriculum for the associate in arts degree, grounded in the traditional liberal arts, prepares students to enter a broad variety of bachelor's degree majors, and provides students with skills that employers want most, such as proficiency in decision-making and problem-solving, oral and written communication skills, quantitative reasoning ability, the ability to work independently or as part of a team, and the capacity to understand and use different modes of reasoning.

The Associate in Arts Program is structured in ways that promote student academic success, offering:
• Small class sizes
• Close faculty contact
• Personal attention
• Curriculum structured to lead students toward an eventual major
• A close-knit learning community, made possible by a small campus environment
• Freshman seminar in the first semester, focusing on study skills and time management and other essential skills for    student success
• Additional math and writing assistance
• Substantially reduced tuition — perhaps even free, if eligible for a State of Delaware SEED Scholarship.

Delaware SEED scholarships are provided by the State of Delaware and cover tuition for full time students enrolled in the Associate in Arts Program. The SEED Scholarships are for Delaware residents who graduate from a Delaware high school with a GPA of 2.5 or higher, enter directly into the AAP from high school, and are not convicted felons. Enrollment in at least 24 credits per academic year and a 2.5 GPA must be maintained to continue eligibilty while in the Associate in Arts Program.

For Freshmen who will be entereing the Associate in Arts Program, the University of Delaware will award SEED scholarships to as many eligible students as State funding will allow. In selecting students, UD will give the priority to students who have the most financial need as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). UD begins reviewing new students in March; it is recommended that families file their FAFSAs by the end of February (www.fafsa.ed.gov) for first consideration.

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CONTACT US:

Dover:
Dr. J. Richard Bacon, Associate Director
University of Delaware - Dover
100 Campus Drive
Dover, DE 19904
telephone: 302-857-1214
fax: 302-857-1280
e-mail: jrbacon@udel.edu

Georgetown:
Dr. J. Richard Bacon, Faculty Coordinator
University of Delaware - Georgetown
Route 18, Jason Technology Center
Georgetown, DE 19947
telephone: 302-855-1657
fax: 302-856-5654
e-mail: jrbacon@udel.edu

Wilmington:
Dr. John Martin, Faculty Coordinator
University of Delaware - Wilmington
333 Shipley Street, Room 309
Wilmington, DE 19801
telephone: 302-571-5395
fax: 302-657-5198
e-mail: jmartin@udel.edu

Newark Administrative Offices:
Jack Bartley, Ph.D., Faculty Director
UD Associate in Arts Program
Associate Professor of Biology
Rm. 101, 77 E Main Street
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716-2705
telephone: 302-831-2473
fax: 302-831-4358
e-mail: jbartley@udel.edu