General Studies, A.A.

The General Studies program is for students who are undecided about a career choice and wish to explore several different areas or who wish flexibility in the selection of courses for transfer to four-year institutions or for specific employment needs. Students must work with an academic advisor to assure that their educational goals are met.

Program Pathway

First Year Fall			First Year Spring
Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Number	Course Name	Credits
ENG 101	English Composition *(ENG 101E and ENG 101P are approved substitutions for ENG 101)	3	ENG 102	Advanced English Composition	3
MAT 109 or MAT 115 or MAT 160	Statistics or Quantitative Reasoning or Precalculus I	3	Gen Ed	Diversity	3
Gen Ed	Arts/Humanities	3	Gen Ed	Arts/Humanities	3
Program	Choose in consultation with advisor	3	Program	Choose in consultation with advisor	3
Program	Choose in consultation with advisor	3	Program	Choose in consultation with advisor	3
TOTAL		15	TOTAL		15
Second Year Fall			Second Year Spring
Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Number	Course Name	Credits
Gen Ed	Biological/Physical Science *(of your two Science requirements one must have a lab)	4	Gen Ed	Behavioral/Social Science	3
Gen Ed	Behavioral/Social Science	3	Gen Ed	Biological/Physical Science *(of your two Science requirements one must have a lab)	3
Program	Choose in consultation with advisor	3	Program	Choose in consultation with advisor	3
Program	Choose in consultation with advisor	3	Program	Choose in consultation with advisor	3
Program	Choose in consultation with advisor	2	Program	Choose in consultation with advisor	3
TOTAL		15	TOTAL		15

General Education Requirements (31-32 Credits)

Arts/Humanities

Select two courses from the approved General Education course list in the Arts/Humanities category (6 Credits)

Behavioral/Social Sciences

Select two courses from the approved General Education course list in the Behavioral/Social Sciences category (6 Credits)

Biological/Physical Science

Select two courses from the approved General Education course list in the Biological/Physical Science category; one must be a laboratory course (7-8 Credits)

Diversity

Select one course from the approved General Education course list in the Diversity category (3 Credits)

English

*A minimum grade of “C” or better is required for ENG-101, ENG-101E, and ENG-101P

ENG 101 - English Composition (3 Credits)
*( ENG 101E - English Composition for English Language Learners and ENG 101P - English Composition for College Success are approved substitutions for ENG 101)
ENG 102 - Advanced English Composition (3 Credits)

Mathematics

MAT 109 - Statistics (3 Credits)
OR
MAT 115 - Quantitative Reasoning (3 Credits)
OR
MAT 160 - Precalculus I (3 Credits)

Program Requirements (28-29 Credits)

Select credits from college-level courses. Courses should be selected in consultation with a transfer advisor and the transfer institution.

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