AGS Degree Requirements for Students Entering the Program Prior to Fall 2024
Students entering the AGS degree program prior to the Fall 2024 term, must complete the degree requirements listed below.
To earn an Associate of General Studies degree, a student must complete 60 credit hours. The degree allows for 12 hours of free electives and *12 hours in your area of emphasis. (The Associate of General Studies with an emphasis in Massage Therapy requires the completion of the 32-hour massage therapy certificate).
I. Foundation Studies (15 hours required)
A student is required to take the following courses:
Analysis and Communication
- COMM 100 Fundamentals of Oral Communication (3)
- INF 101 Introduction to Computer Information Systems (3)
- ENG 101 English Composition I
- ENG 102 English Composition II
- MATH 101 Liberal Arts Mathematics or
- MATH 110 College Algebra (3)
II. Liberal Arts (21 hours required)
A) International Studies (3 hours required)
A student must complete 1 of the 3 courses.
- ENG 125 World Literature and the Human Experience
- GSCI 110 World Geography
- HIST 111 Modern World Civilization
B) Distribution (18 hours required)
Course areas used to complete requirements under International Studies allow a student to take only 1 additional course in that area under distribution for General Education credit.
Humanities--6 hrs required with no more than 1 course in 1 area
Art
- ART 180 Fundamentals & Appreciation of Art
- ART 280 Approaches to Creativity
- ART 201 Survey of Art History
- COMM 125 Introduction to Motion Pictures
- COMM 318 Communication in Human Organizations
- ENG 125 World Literature and the Human Experience
- ENG 126 Introduction to Literature
- ENG 327 Introduction to Fiction
- Beginning 1 or 2 course(s) in any language. (May not be used as General Education for students earning the B.A. degree)
- MLNG 112 Great Works in Translation
Multiculturalism
- IDS 350 Diversity in the U.S.
- MUS 161 Listening to Music
- MUS 391 Jazz
- THTR 120 Introduction to Theatre
- PHIL 100 General Logic
- PHIL 120 Introduction to Philosophy
- PHIL 340 Ethics
Mathematics and Natural Sciences--6 hrs with no more than 1 course in 1 area
- BIOL 100 Human Biology*
- BIOL 102 Lab Experience in Biology
- BIOL 200 Humans and The Environment*
- BIOL 300 Human Heredity*
- CHEM 100 Chemist's View of the World
- CHEM 105 Introduction to the Chemistry Lab
- CHEM 112 General Chemistry I and Lab**
- CHEM 114 General Chemistry II and Lab**
- GSCI 100 Introduction to Geology*
- GSCI 101 Elements of Physical Geography
- GSCI 102 Introduction to Geology Laboratory
- GSCI 340 Environmental Geology*
Mathematics and Computer Science
- MATH 234 Analytic Geometry & Calculus I
- MATH 250 Elements of Statistics
- PHYS 102 Physical Science
- PHYS 103 Physical Science Laboratory
- PHYS 208 Elementary Meteorology*
- PHYS 309 Descriptive Astronomy*
*Course can be completed with optional 1 hr lab
**Course fulfills 1 hr lab requirement
Social and Behavioral Sciences--6 hrs with no more than 1 course in 1 area
Economics
- ECON 201 Principles of Economics: Micro
- ECON 202 Principles of Economics: Macro
- ECON 305 Managerial Finance
- FIN 205 Theory & Practice of Personal Finance
- HIST 110 World Civilization to 1500
- HIST 130 United States History to 1877
- HIST 131 United States History Since 1877
Multiculturalism
- IDS 350 Diversity in the U.S.
- POLS 101 American Government
- POLS 230 Introduction to International Relations
- POLS 105 Current Political Issues
- PSY 100 General Psychology
- PSY 300 Abnormal Psychology
- PSY 340 Social Psychology
- SOC 140 Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 355 Sociology of Death and Dying
- SOC 388 Sociology of the Family in America
Italics denotes general education courses required for the teacher education program.
All courses are 3 credit hours except for the labs.
III. Area of Emphasis (12 hours required)*
IV. Free Electives (12 hours required)
*The Associate of General Studies with an emphasis in Massage Therapy requires the completion of the 32 hour massage therapy certificate.