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Associate of General Studies Degree
Degree and Certificate Requirements
2008-09 Catalog

General Education Requirements (33 credit hours)

I. Communications (9 Credit Hours)
Select two courses:
*ENG 121 English Composition I 3 credits
*ENG 122 English Composition II 3 credits
ENG 131 Technical Writing I 3 credits
Select one course:
COM 115 Public Speaking 3 credits
COM 125 Interpersonal Communication 3 credits
COM 225 Organizational Communication 3 credits
II. Humanities (9 Credit Hours)
*ART 110 Art Appreciation 3 credits
*ART 111 Art History I 3 credits
*ART 112 Art History II 3 credits
ART 121 Drawing 3 credits
ART 138 Photography I 3 credits
ART 141 Jewelry and Metalwork I 3 credits
ART 161 Ceramics I 3 credits
ART 211 Painting I 3 credits
ART 231 Watercolor I 3 credits
Foreign Language I-II: ARA, CHI, FRE, JPN, LAT, SPA, 111-112 5 credits
Foreign Language III: FRE, JPN, LAT, SPA 211 3 credits
Foreign Language IV: FRE, JPN, LAT, SPA 212 3 credits
ASL 121-122 American Sign Language 5 credits
COM 115 Public Speaking 3 credits
COM 125 Interpersonal Communication 3 credits
COM 225 Organizational Communication 3 credits
*HUM 121 Early Civilizations 3 credits
*HUM 122 From Medieval to Modern 3 credits
*HUM 123 The Modern World 3 credits
*LIT 115 Introduction to Literature I 3 credits
*LIT 201 Masterpieces of Literature I 3 credits
*LIT 202 Masterpieces of Literature II 3 credits
*LIT 205 Ethnic Literature 3 credits
*LIT 211 Survey of American Literature I 3 credits
*LIT 212 Survey of American Literature II 3 credits
*LIT 221 Survey of British Literature I 3 credits
*LIT 222 Survey of British Literature II 3 credits
LIT 255 Children’s Literature 3 credits
MUS 100 Fundamentals of Music Theory 3 credits
*MUS 120 Music Appreciation 3 credits
*MUS 121 Introduction to Music History I 3 credits
*MUS 122 Introduction to Music History II 3 credits
*PHI 111 Introduction to Philosophy 3 credits
*PHI 112 Ethics 3 credits
*PHI 113 Logic 3 credits
*THE 105 Introduction to Theatre Arts 3 credits
*THE 211 Development of Theatre I 3 credits
*THE 212 Development of Theatre II 3 credits
III. Social Sciences (9 Credit Hours)
*ANT 101 Cultural Anthropology 3 credits
ANT 107 Introduction to Archaeology 3 credits
*ANT 111 Physical Anthropology 3 credits
ECO 101 Economics of Social Issues 3 credits
ECO 105 Introduction to Economics 3 credits
*ECO 201 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credits
*ECO 202 Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits
ECO 205 Contemporary Economic Issues 3 credits
*GEO 105 World Regional Geography 3 credits
*GEO 106 Human Geography 3 credits
GEO 107 Physical Geography 3 credits
GEO 165 Human Ecology 3 credits
*HIS 101 Western Civilization I 3 credits
*HIS 102 Western Civilization II 3 credits
*HIS 201 U.S. History I 3 credits
*HIS 202 U.S. History II 3 credits
*HIS 247 Contemporary World History 3 credits
*POS 105 Introduction to Political Science 3 credits
*POS 111 American Government 3 credits
POS 125 American State and Local Government 3 credits
POS 205 International Relations 3 credits
POS 216 Comparative Government 3 credits
*PSY 101 General Psychology I 3 credits
*PSY 102 General Psychology II 3 credits
PSY 116 Stress Management 3 credits
*PSY 235 Human Growth and Development 3 credits
*SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology I 3 credits
*SOC 102 Introduction to Sociology II 3 credits
SOC 205 Marriage and The Family 3 credits
SOC 215 Contemporary Social Problems 3 credits  
IV. Sciences (3 Credit Hours)
*ANT 111 Physical Anthropology 3 credits
*AST 101 Astronomy I 4 credits
*AST 102 Astronomy II 4 credits
*BIO 105 Science of Biology 4 credits
*BIO 111 General College Biology I 5 credits
*BIO 112 General College Biology II 5 credits
BIO 115 Human Genetics 3 credits
*BIO 201 Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credits
*BIO 202 Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 credits
BIO 204 Microbiology 4 credits
*CHE 101 Introduction to Chemistry I 5 credits
*CHE 102 Introduction to Chemistry II 5 credits
*CHE 111 General College Chemistry I/Lab 5 credits
*CHE 112 General College Chemistry II/Lab 5 credits
CIS 115 Introduction to Computer Information Systems 3 credits
CIS 118 Introduction to PC Applications 3 credits
CSC 150 Visual Basic Programming 3 credits
CSC 160 Computer Science I (Java) 4 credits
CSC 161 Computer Science II (Java) 4 credits
*GEY 111 Physical Geology 4 credits
*GEY 121 Historical Geology 4 credits
*MET 150 General Meteorology 4 credits
PHY 100 Elementary Physics 3 credits
*PHY 105 Conceptual Physics 4 credits
*PHY 111 Physics: Algebra-Based I 5 credits
*PHY 112 Physics: Algebra-Based II 5 credits
*PHY 211 Physics: Calculus-Based I 5 credits
*PHY 212 Physics: Calculus-Based II 5 credits
SCI 155 Integrated Science I 4 credits
SCI 156 Integrated Science II 4 credits
V. Math (MAT 120 or above) (3 credit hours)
*MAT 120 Mathematics for Liberal Arts 4 credits
*MAT 121 College Algebra 4 credits
*MAT 122 College Trigonometry 3 credits
*MAT 123 Finite Mathematics 4 credits
*MAT 125 Survey of Calculus 4 credits
*MAT 135 Introduction to Statistics 3 credits
*MAT 155 Integrated Math I 3 credits
*MAT 156 Integrated Math II 3 credits
*MAT 201 Calculus I 5 credits
*MAT 202 Calculus II 5 credits
VI. Electives (27 Credit Hours)
Selected from any credit-bearing course numbered at or above 100 which is offered by the College.
Total 60 Credit Hours

MAT courses must be numbered 120 or above. ENG courses must be numbered 121 or above. Foreign Language must be numbered 111-112, 211-212, ASL 121-122, SPA 114.

*Courses marked with an asterisk are a part of the General Transfer Curriculum (GT 25).

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