Associate in Arts
- noun
- /əˈsoʊsiˌeɪt ɪn ɑrts/
- US
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título de Asociado en Artes
- After two years of study, she proudly received her Associate in Arts degree from her college.
- Associate in Arts degree
Examples
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Many students choose to start their education with an Associate in Arts before transferring to a four-year university.
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He announced that he was going to pursue an Associate in Arts to improve his job prospects.
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We'll present candidates for the degrees of Associate in Arts, Bachelor of Liberal Arts, and Master of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies.
Synonyms
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3.7
A two-year college degree given by community colleges
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3.7
A college degree you earn after two years of study
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A qualification that a college gives after about two years of study, shorter than a bachelor's degree
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from a word for a type of degree (associate) + the preposition in + a field (arts), so the meaning ‘a two-year degree in the arts’ is directly derivable from its parts. This degree-in-field pattern is common across languages and follows standard English noun + preposition + field composition, making it immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
The degree Associate in Arts is named because associate means a first or linked level of college study and arts means subjects like history, literature and languages. It is a 'two-year' degree that gives a basic foundation before a full bachelor's, so the name shows it is a short, arts-focused qualification.