General-Studies, Associate of Sciences - GS13

The General Studies associate degree is a sequence of courses that prepare students to pursue a four-year degree in liberal arts, mathematics, science or social science or for careers in a multiple of field. Learning opportunities develop academic and professional knowledge and skills required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. The degree emphasizes training in the areas mathematics and science. Graduates are exposed to situations that will assist them in creating attitudes necessary to succeed in the profession of their choice and to farther their education at a four-year university.

Degree Requirements

Area I - Language Arts/Communication

ENGL 1101	Composition and Rhetoric	3
ENGL 1102	Literature and Composition	3
SPCH 1101	Public Speaking	3
Total Credit Hours:		9

Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences

Students must complete 9 hours in Area II.

One History course, Political Science, and one Social Science Course.

PSYC 1101	Introductory Psychology	3
Total Credit Hours:		9

History (Select one course)

HIST 2111	U.S. History I	3
HIST 2112	U.S. History II	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Political Science

POLS 1101	American Government	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Social Science (Select one course)

HIST 1111	World History I	3
HIST 1112	World History II	3
PSYC 1101	Introductory Psychology	3
SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Area III - Natural Sciences-Mathematics

Total Credit Hours:

Mathematics

MATH 1111	College Algebra	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Natural Sciences

Select one science class/lab - minimum 4 hours

BIOL 1111	Biology I	3
BIOL 1111L	Biology Lab I	1
CHEM 1211	Chemistry I	3
CHEM 1211L	Chemistry Lab I	1
PHYS 1110	Conceptual Physics	3
PHYS 1110L	Conceptual Physics Lab	1
PHYS 1111	Introductory Physics I	3
PHYS 1111L	Introductory Physics Lab	1
Total Credit Hours:		4

Natural Sciences-Mathematics Electives

Natural Sciences-Mathematics Electives - 9 hrs min (in addition to math & science course/lab above)

BIOL 1111	Biology I	3
BIOL 1111L	Biology Lab I	1
CHEM 1211	Chemistry I	3
CHEM 1211L	Chemistry Lab I	1
PHYS 1110	Conceptual Physics	3
PHYS 1110L	Conceptual Physics Lab	1
PHYS 1111	Introductory Physics I	3
PHYS 1111L	Introductory Physics Lab	1
BIOL 1112	Biology II	3
BIOL 1112L	Biology Lab II	1
CHEM 1212	Chemistry II	3
CHEM 1212L	Chemistry Lab II	1
MATH 1113	Precalculus	3
MATH 1127	Intro to Statistics	3
MATH 1131	Calculus I	4
MATH 1132	Calculus II	4
PHYS 1112	Introductory Physics II	3
PHYS 1112L	Introductory Physics Lab II	1
Total Credit Hours:		9

Area IV Humanities-Fine Arts

Select one course (3 hours).

ARTS 1101	Art Appreciation	3
ENGL 2130	American Literature	3
HUMN 1101	Introduction to Humanities	3
MUSC 1101	Music Appreciation	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Area-V

EMPL 1000	Interpersonal Relat & Prof Dev	2
COMP 1000	Introduction to Computer Literacy	3
ALHS 1112	Wellness	2
Total Credit Hours:		7

General Studies Requirements (Select 15 additional hours)

BIOL 1111	Biology I	3
BIOL 1111L	Biology Lab I	1
CHEM 1211	Chemistry I	3
CHEM 1211L	Chemistry Lab I	1
PHYS 1110	Conceptual Physics	3
PHYS 1110L	Conceptual Physics Lab	1
PHYS 1111	Introductory Physics I	3
PHYS 1111L	Introductory Physics Lab	1
BIOL 1112	Biology II	3
BIOL 1112L	Biology Lab II	1
CHEM 1212	Chemistry II	3
CHEM 1212L	Chemistry Lab II	1
HIST 1111	World History I	3
HIST 1112	World History II	3
HIST 2111	U.S. History I	3
HIST 2112	U.S. History II	3
MATH 1113	Precalculus	3
MATH 1127	Intro to Statistics	3
MATH 1131	Calculus I	4
MATH 1132	Calculus II	4
PHYS 1112	Introductory Physics II	3
PHYS 1112L	Introductory Physics Lab II	1
PSYC 1101	Introductory Psychology	3
SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

General Elective

Select any course not taken from the above list of courses.