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Apr 28, 2024
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Undergraduate Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
General Studies, A.G.S.
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The Associate in General Studies introduces students to the creative and critical thinking skills to meet their professional and personal goals. In addition to core components of the General Education Program, students completing an Associate in General Studies work with their academic advisors to choose additional coursework to develop an individualized degree focused on their interests and preparing them to:
- Communicate clearly and effectively in both written and oral forms.
- Explain situations that involve their roles as responsible citizens, environmental stewards, and ethical people.
- Identify diverse aspects of the human experience especially as presented in creative works.
- Apply scientific principles and mathematical models to answer questions.
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Program Core (9 sem. hrs)
Students completing the Associate in General Studies are required to take the following three courses:
General Education Core (18-22 sem. hrs.)
Select one course from six of the nine General Education cores. For the Reasoning in the Natural Sciences core, you can either complete BIOL/CHEM/ENVS 105 or a lecture-laboratory combination from the course list. Students electing to take a course from the Ethical Reasoning core should also consider whether they might proceed into a Bachelor’s degree; if so, those students should select the core Ethical Reasoning course that fulifills the Ethics requirement of their prospective Bachelor’s degree. A list of the general education core courses can be found here .
Electives (29-33 sem. hrs)
In consultation with your academic adviser, select additional semester hours of courses. These courses should be selected from across academic subjects.
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