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ASSOCIATE IN GENERAL STUDIES DEGREE (AGS)
Academic Plan Code: ICC 0003

SPECIFIC DEGREE REQUIREMENTS [GENERAL]

In addition to the information on the GENERAL CERTIFICATE AND DEGREE REQUIREMENTS for a degree listed in the current College Catalog, candidates for the Associate in General Studies (AGS) degree must complete the degree with an overall grade point average of 2.00 (C) for all courses counted towards graduation. Graduates must complete a minimum of 60 credit hours all labeled Transfer Credit (TC) or Occupational Credit (OC) including the following general education requirements. All students must complete the specific degree requirements in effect for the AGS degree according to the Catalog of Record listed in their academic records. The Catalog of Record policy can be found on the CATALOG OF RECORD AND EDUCATIONAL GUARANTEES page.

Requirements

Course Options

A.    ENGLISH/COMMUNICATION

(6 credits hours, must include at least 3 credit hours of English)

  1. English: ENGL 110, 111, 116, 125, 201

  2. Communication: COMM 110 or 212, 113

B.    SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

(6 credit hours)

  1. Economics: ECON 105, 110, 111

  2. Geography: GEOG 112, 113, 116, 118, 200

  3. History: HIST 117, 118, 201, 202, 231

  4. International Studies: INTST 130, 134^, 140

  5. Political Science: POLSC 115, 119, 120, 122, 124

  6. Psychology: PSY 110, 202, 210, 220

  7. Sociology: SOC 110, 114, 120, 213, 218, 219

C.    MATHEMATICS

(3 credit hours)

  1. AGBUS 118; BUS 120; MATH 106

  2. Any MATH above 100, except: 230, 250

D. LABORATORY SCIENCE

(4 credit hours)

  1. AGRI 112, 200, 201; ASEP 221; AUTO 115; CATTK 110; DPET 130; ELCTK 220; HORT 110

  2. Biology: BIOL 106, 110, 111, 114, 115, 120, 130, 140, 160, 161, 205, 206, 210, 250

  3. Chemistry: CHEM 110, 115, 120, 130

  4. Earth Science: EASC 111, 116, 118, 250

  5. Physics: PHYS 110, 112, 113, 120

  6. Physical Science: PHYSC 110, 114

E.    HUMANITIES AND FINE ARTS

(3 credit hours)

  1. Art: ART 110, 142, 150, 151, 152

  2. Dance: DANCE 115

  3. Film: FILM 110, 111

  4. Foreign Language: ARA 211 or CHN 211 or FR 211 or GER 211 or ITAL 211 or SPAN 211

  5. History: HIST 111, 112, 120, 204

  6. Humanities: HUMAN 123, 124, 125, 250

  7. International Studies: INTST 132, 133, 134^

  8. Literature: LIT 110, 111, 115, 117, 119, 120, 122, 124, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216; CHILD 231

  9. Mass Communication: MCOMM 224

  10. Music: MUS 148, 149, 150

  11. Philosophy: PHIL 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116

  12. Theatre: THTRE 110, 111

 ^INTST 134 can count as either a Humanities and Fine Arts or a Social and Behavioral Sciences (but not as both)