Degree & Certificate Options

LSC Success - Learn, Succeed, Complete is the Lone Star College success and completion plan. Embraced throughout the entire LSC community, it is our commitment to the success of every student. We are here to help students Learn, Succeed & Complete their goals to:

• Earn an Associate Degree,
• Earn a Career & Technical Education (CTE) Credential,
• Transfer to a four-year university with core curriculum completed, or
• Complete coursework to improve career opportunities.

The LSC Success plan started with the launch of LSC Best Start in 2011. Designed as the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) of our ten-year SACSCOC reaffirmation process, Best Start focused students, faculty and staff on four key actions necessary to achieve student success:

• Set a goal
• Make a plan
• Get connected
• Stay involved

Since then, LSC Success has dedicated resources to studying and revising the policies, procedures, processes and practices that will accelerate and support these actions. LSC Success is equally focused on removing any barriers that prevent students from making progress towards goal completion. As a result, LSC Success is a well-researched and intentionally designed roadmap to significantly improve student success and credential completion. Many aspects of our completion plan have been in place to varying degrees in the past, but all are now consistently implemented and fully integrated into the day to day operations of every LSC campus location.

Since Best Start was launched, successive components are being phased in over several years. The current LSC Success phase includes:

• Common mandatory new student orientation
• Required student success course
• Required academic plan
• Declared program of study in first year
• Required first term and continuous remediation
• Required test preparation prior to placement testing

Lone Star College is dedicated to increasing the number of students who complete a degree, earn a career certification or successfully transfer core curriculum credits to a four-year undergraduate program. LSC Success - Learn, Succeed, Complete is our plan to make sure goals become reality.

Degree & Certificate Options Choose the path that will help you reach your goals!
A.A. Associate of Arts		Prepares you to transfer to a Texas public university or college with the intention of declaring a major in the liberal or fine arts (English; History, others). Includes general education core courses common to Texas four-year universities also called “the basics” or “core requirements.”
A.A.- F.O.S. Associate of Arts-Field of Study		Prepares you to transfer to a Texas public university or college with transferability of courses chosen for a specific major (Criminal Justice; Speech; Music; Business, and others).
A.A.T. Associate of Arts in Teaching		A degree program for students interested in acquiring knowledge and skills in the field of education. Courses within the program align with State Board for Educator Certification Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Standards. The degree plan satisfies the core requirements at four-year institutions that lead to initial Texas teacher certification.
A.S. Associate of Science		Prepares you to transfer to a Texas public university or college with the intention of majoring in math or the sciences (Math, Engineering, Biology Social/Behavioral Science, and others) Includes general education core courses common to Texas four-year universities also called “the basics” or “core requirements.”
A.A.S. Associate of Applied Science		A degree program for the student seeking technical career skills for work in a specific occupation. Includes at least 15 hours of general education core courses. Generally designed not to transfer except for the general education courses but may transfer to a B.A.A.S. program at some four-year institutions.
CERTIFICATES		Prepares you to enter a specialized career field or upgrade your skills for job advancement. Most certificate awards are structured to allow you to move on to a higher level certificate or associate of applied science degree.
	Marketable Skills Award	Prepares you to enter a high-demand career field with minimal training.
	First & Second Level	Prepares you for entry in a career field requiring up to 2 years of training.
	Enhanced Skills Certificate	Pursued simultaneously with an AAS, prepares you for a career field with more specialized training.
	Advanced Technical Certificate	Pursued after the completion of a related bachelor’s or associates degree, prepares you for a specialized career field.