In this catalog, courses commonly used in the AA&S DTA are identified by their distribution category. The following lists the Distribution Category along with its abbreviation.
- BS Basic Requirements/Skills
- SQR Symbolic Reasoning
- HU Humanities
- HP Humanities Performance
- SS Social Science
- NS Non-lab Science
- LS Lab Science
- MS Math/Science
- SE Specified Elective
- AC PE Activity Credit
- D Course meets BBCC Diversity requirement
- -- General Elective courses carry no abbreviation