Associate Degrees
The Associate of Arts degree is intended to provide the general education necessary to undertake baccalaureate degree work; therefore, it includes no major specialty, and students may earn only one AA degree.

The Associate of Applied Science degree is intended to provide specialized education; therefore, it does include a major specialty, and students may earn more than one AAS degree. In order to receive a second AAS, a student must complete a minimum of twelve (12) resident credits beyond the first associate degree, as well as all requirements for the second major. As long as the additional twelve (12) credit requirement has been met for each AAS degree, two (2) AAS degrees could be awarded in the same semester.

The University has established the following requirements for students completing associate degrees:

1. Students must earn a minimum of 60 credits for either an AA or an AAS degree.

2. Students must complete at least 15 of the last 30 credits at a UAA campus through formal classroom instruction, independent study, research, and/or telecourses.

3. Students must earn a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 (C) at KPC. Some associate require higher GPA's. All grades (original and any repeated courses) will be shown on the student's transcript, but only the last grade achieved for a course will be computed in the grade point average for graduation certification.

4. Students may elect to graduate under the requirements of the degree programs catalog in effect at the time of formal admission to a degree program or the catalog in effect at the time of graduation. However, if the requirements for an associate degree as specified in the entry-level catalog are not met within five (5) years of formal acceptance into the program, the student must meet the
requirements in effect at the time of graduation.

5. For an Associate of Arts degree, students must complete a minimum of 60 credits at the 100-level or above, including at least 20 credits at the 200-level or above.

6. All courses for an Associate of Applied Science degree must be at the 100-level or above.

7. Any English courses used to satisfy the AAS Humanities general requirements must be different from the written communication requirements and have a course number higher than English 111.

Certificates
Certificate programs are designed to meet the needs of students who wish to attain high levels of proficiency in specific occupational skills. KPC certificate programs should not be confused with individual certificates awarded for completion of certain courses. Students may earn more than one (1) certificate by completing all requirements for each additional program.

The following requirements must also be met:

1. When completing the last half of a certificate program, students must earn at least half of the credits at a UAA campus through formal classroom instruction,
independent study, research, and/or telecourses.

2. Students must earn a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 (C) at KPC. Some certificate programs require higher GPA's. All grades (original and repeated courses) will be shown in the transcripts, but only the last grade achieved in a course will be computed in the grade point average. For programs graded entirely or partly Pass/No Pass, all requirements must have been completed with a "P."

3. Students must earn a minimum of 15 credits for an official transcripted certificate.

4. Students may elect to graduate under the requirements of the catalog in effect at the time of formal admission to a certificate program or the catalog in effect at the time of graduation. However, if the requirements for a certificate as specified in the entry-level catalog are not met within five (5) years of formal acceptance
into the program, the student must meet the requirements in effect at the time of graduation.