The associate in science (AS) degree in applied liberal arts is designed to prepare deaf and hard-of-hearing students to enter and successfully complete a bachelor’s degree in RIT’s College of Liberal Arts or in NTID's community development and inclusive leadership BS degree. This program is available for qualified deaf and hard of hearing students.<br><br>Applied liberal arts is an AssociateBachelor’s Degree Program, offered by RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf, that prepares you to enter and successfully complete a bachelor’s degree. The program offers you unparalleled academic support and you will strengthen your skills by taking courses taught by NTID faculty.<br><br>By the end of the first year, you will choose a bachelor's degree you wish to enroll in after completing the AS degree. During the second year, you'll take four professional courses in your chosen major. In addition, as a part of the AS degree, you'll complete mathematics, science, and other courses to meet the graduation requirements of your major.<br><br>You’ll start with an AS in applied liberal arts, which provides you with the courses and credits you need to enroll in and successfully complete a bachelor's degree program. Upon completion of your AS program, provided you earn a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher, you can choose to complete a bachelor’s degree in advertising and public relations; applied modern language and culture; communication; community development and inclusive leadership; criminal justice; humanities, computing, and design; economics; international and global studies; journalism; museum studies; philosophy; political science; psychology; public policy; or sociology and anthropology.