LIBERAL ARTS
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More than 70,000 futures
have started at Kirkwood ...
Yours can be one of them!
Now is the time to explore your interests, discover your hidden talents and connect to your unlimited possibilities.
At Kirkwood, you’ll find world-class instructors and small class sizes for half the cost of other colleges. Plus, our credits
transfer to just about any four-year university in the nation.
In fact, Kirkwood students have gone on to four-year schools in all 50 states.
If you plan to get started at Kirkwood, then transfer to a four-year school, you have a lot of options.
Depending on where you want to transfer and what you want to study, you could earn an Associate of Arts or an Associate of Sciences degree in Liberal Arts, or take only the credits you need to transfer. You can even earn some degrees completely online.
Kirkwood’s four Liberal Arts departments provide a framework for students to explore. Deepen your knowledge in one select area, or take courses from more than one area and discover a new field of study.
Arts & Humanities
• Explore community and world cultures through art, music, philosophy, film history, religion, anthropology, communications, theatre and world languages.
• Learn a new language and develop critical and creative thinking skills.
• Take your creative flair to a new level! Shine in our award-winning music groups, star in a large-scale theatre production or showcase your talents in our art gallery.
English
• Study special literary topics or check out our creative writing, technical writing or publishing courses.
• Be published in the Cedar Valley Divide, our annual student literary and artwork collection.
• Fulfill your communications and core humanities requirements.
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
• Develop your observation, data collection,
experimentation and communication skills to solve specific problems related to science, economics, business and many other disciplines.
• Kirkwood is one of only two community colleges in Iowa with transferable engineering and computer science courses.
• Utilize our state-of-the-art science labs.
• Explore www.kirkwood.edu/stemadvisor to find transfer plans developed with eight four-year colleges.
Social Sciences
• Analyze human behavior, conduct research and interpret the results from many different angles.
• Get published in the Communique student newspaper or gain experience in news broadcasting with Kirkwood Student Productions.
• Volunteer in meaningful community improvements through Kirkwood’s Service Learning projects.
Study Abroad
Expand your horizons by stepping outside the conventional college environment! Kirkwood students have the opportunity to travel to countries around the globe accompanied by experienced Kirkwood faculty for a global learning experience.
Scholarhips for study abroad are also available. For a list of current countries go to www.kirkwood.edu/studyabroad. Study Abroad experiences help you:
• Earn college credit in a new environment.
• Experience and appreciate other cultures.
• Meet and travel with other college students.
• Offer employers a resume with bilingual and intercultural experiences.
• Gain a better understanding of your own country and way of life.
Honors Program
Push your academic boundaries, work closely with faculty in your career field and be more attractive to selective four- year schools.
If you qualify, you will work with a faculty member to develop a one-credit-hour honors project. The topic of your honors project is left open to inspire creativity in you and your advisor, as well as to allow for adaptation to a variety of disciplines.
Phi Theta Kappa
Kirkwood has an active chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the largest honor society in American higher education. To be eligible for membership a student must complete a minimum of 12 hours of associate degree course work and earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Part- and full-time students are eligible for membership.
Advising & Transfer Center
Cedar Rapids Campus
Iowa Hall, first floor | 319-398-5540 | att@kirkwood.edu Iowa City Campus
Room 112 | 319-887-3658 | icadvising@kirkwood.edu Contact Kirkwood’s county locations individually for advising information.
Kirkwood advisors help students with their academic futures, from developing an academic plan to choosing the best courses to smoothly transfer to a four-year school. Advisors can also help clarify course requirements or refer you to support services as needed.
The Advising & Transfer Center office is ready to help you.
Work with an advisor to choose the degree pathway that meets your needs and meets your transfer college requirements.
Then, we will help you select courses that count toward your future bachelor’s degree. Our online records system provides a snapshot of your progress and keeps you on track for a successful transfer.
Kirkwood 2 Plus 2 Plan
Many students start at Kirkwood’s Iowa City Campus and transfer to the University of Iowa as part of the 2 Plus 2 Guaranteed Graduation Plan.
2 Plus 2 allows you to complete a two-year degree at Kirkwood, then earn a bachelor’s from the University of Iowa in the colleges of liberal arts or business in just two additional years.
When you sign up, you receive personal guidance from both schools, which will help you stay on track and meet your educational goals in a reasonable time frame.
And, since you’ll earn your Associate of Arts/Associate of Science degree, you can transfer it as a unit and start at the University of Iowa as a junior.
2 Plus 2 is just one way your Kirkwood credit will transfer to a four-year school. You have other options, too, including:
• Iowa State University Partnership
• University of Northern Iowa Partnership
• Take selected courses at Kirkwood and transfer them individually.
• Attend Kirkwood and another school simultaneously.
Many University of Iowa students are jointly enrolled at the Iowa City Campus.
Transferiniowa.org
The number one question transfer students ask is, “Will my credits transfer?”
Easy answers are available at TransferInIowa.org, a website built by the three regents’ universities and Iowa’s community colleges, to create a seamless transfer process for community college students.
Transferring from one college to the next can be a big step, but it does not need to be complicated. There are resources to help you learn about the process specific to transfer students:
admissions, equivalency guides, transfer plans, partnership programs, deadlines, financial aid, housing and orientation.
In addition to the regents’ schools, transfer agreements are in place with Iowa’s private four-year colleges and other colleges nationwide.
Still Deciding?
Still deciding what you want to do someday? It’s okay! You can take many different classes at Kirkwood before you make a final decision. Check out our full program list at www.kirkwood.edu/programs, talk to a Kirkwood advisor or consider taking an assessment to see what you’re naturally cut out to do. Kirkwood counselors and advisors are standing by to help you.
Advising
At Kirkwood, you have options. Kirkwood advisors help students with their academic futures, from developing and academic plan to choosing the best courses to smoothly transfer to a four-year school. Advisors can also help clarify course requirements or refer you to support services as needed. You’ll work with an advisor to choose the degree pathway that meets your needs and meets your transfer college requirements Then, we will help you select courses that count toward your future bachelor’s degree.
Visit www.kirkwood.edu/advising for more information.
Kirkwood’s High School Offerings
Even high school students can get in on the action! High school juniors and seniors can take Kirkwood classes in liberal arts related subjects. Classes fulfill credit for both high school and college. See www.kirkwood.edu/earncredit for more information.
Kirkwood Continuing Education
Whether you want to advance your professional career or enrich your personal life, Kirkwood Continuing Education can help you achieve your goals. We offer top quality programs taught by highly skilled learning facilitators, at convenient times and locations. Go to www.kirkwood.edu/ce for a full course listing.
All of this, along with world-class
faculty, extensive student
services and low tuition make
Kirkwood the place to start if
you want to GO ANYWHERE!
Kirkwood Community College 6301 Kirkwood Blvd SW Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404 www.kirkwood.edu
Contact 319-398-5517 or 800-363-2220 or admissions@kirkwood.edu for more information.
