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Associate in General Education (A10300)

The Associate in General Education degree shall be granted for planned programs of study consisting of a minimum of 64 and a maximum of 65 semester hours of approved courses. Within the degree program, the college shall include opportunities for the achievement of competence in reading, writing, oral communications, fundamental mathematical skills, and the basic use of computers.

Curriculum Checklist

Title Class Lab Clinical Work Credits
               
General Education Courses (15SHC)*
               
ENGLISH COMPOSITION (6 SHC)
ENG 111 is required.  Students will only receive credit for one of the following: ENG 112, ENG 113 or ENG 114.
ENG 111  Expository Writing 3 0 0 0 3
ENG 112  Argument-Based Research 3 0 0 0 3
ENG 113 Literature-Based Research 3 0 0 0 3
ENG 114  Prof. Research & Report 3 0 0 0 3
               
HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS (3 SHC)
Select one course from the following discipline areas. 
ART              
ART 111  Art Appreciation 3 0 0 0 3
ART 114  Art History Survey I 3 0 0 0 3
ART 115  Art History Survey II 3 0 0 0 3
ART 116  Survey of American Art 3 0 0 0 3
ART 117  Non-Western Art History 3 0 0 0 3
               
ENGLISH
ENG 131  Introduction to Literature 3 0 0 0 3
ENG 231  American Literature I 3 0 0 0 3
ENG 232  American Literature II 3 0 0 0 3
ENG 241  British Literature I 3 0 0 0 3
ENG 242  British Literature II 3 0 0 0 3
               

HUMANITIES
HUM 110  Technology and Society 3 0 0 0 3
HUM 115 Critical Thinking 3 0 0 0 3
HUM 160 Introduction to Film 2 2 0 0 3
               
MUSIC
MUS 110  Music Appreciation 3 0 0 0 3
MUS 112  Introduction to Jazz 3 0 0 0 3
MUS 113  American Music 3 0 0 0 3
               
PHILOSOPHY
PHI 210  History of Philosophy 3 0 0 0 3
PHI 215  Philosophical Issues 3 0 0 0 3
PHI 220  Western Philosophy I 3 0 0 0 3
PHI 221  Western Philosophy II 3 0 0 0 3
PHI 230 Introduction to Logic 3 0 0 0 3
PHI 240  Introduction to Ethics 3 0 0 0 3
               
RELIGION
REL 110  World Religion 3 0 0 0 3
REL 111  Eastern Religion 3 0 0 0 3
REL 112   Western Religion 3 0 0 0 3
REL 211  Intro to Old Testament 3 0 0 0 3
REL 212  Intro to New Testament 3 0 0 0 3
               
SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (3 SHC)
Select one courses from the following discipline areas. 
ANTHROPOLOGY
ANT 210  General Anthropology 3 0 0 0 3
ANT 220  Cultural Anthropology 3 0 0 0 3
ANT 221  Comparative Cultures 3 0 0 0 3
ANT 230 Physical Anthropology 3 0 0 0 3
ANT 230A Physical Anthropology 0 2 0 0 1
ANT 240  Archaeology 3 0 0 0 3
               
ECONOMICS
Students may not receive credit for ECO 151 if they have received credit for ECO 251 or ECO 252.
ECO 151  Survey of Economics 3 0 0 0 3
ECO 251  Prin. of Microeconomics 3 0 0 0 3
ECO 252  Prin. of Macroeconomics 3 0 0 0 3
               
HISTORY
HIS 111  World Civilizations I 3 0 0 0 3
HIS 112  World Civilizations II 3 0 0 0 3
HIS 114  Comparative World History 3 0 0 0 3
HIS 116 Current World Problems 3 0 0 0 3
HIS 131  American History I 3 0 0 0 3
HIS 132  American History II 3 0 0 0 3
               
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POL 110  Intro Political Science 3 0 0 0 3
POL 120  American Government 3 0 0 0 3
POL 210  Comparative Government 3 0 0 0 3
POL 220  International Relations 3 0 0 0 3
               
PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 150  General Psychology 3 0 0 0 3
PSY 237 Social Psychology 3 0 0 0 3
PSY 239  Psychology of Personality 3 0 0 0 3
PSY 241  Developmental Psychology 3 0 0 0 3
PSY 281  Abnormal Psychology 3 0 0 0 3
               
SOCIOLOGY
SOC 210  Introduction to Sociology 3 0 0 0 3
SOC 213  Sociology of the Family 3 0 0 0 3
SOC 220  Social Problems 3 0 0 0 3
SOC 225  Social Diversity 3 0 0 0 3
SOC 230 Race and Ethnic Relations 3 0 0 0 3
SOC 240  Social Psychology 3 0 0 0 3
               
GEOGRAPHY
GEO 111  World Geography 3 0 0 0 3
GEO 112  Cultural Geography 3 0 0 0 3
GEO 130  Gen. Physical Geography 3 0 0 0 3
               
NATURAL SCIENCES/MATHEMATICS (3 SHC)
Choose one course.
ASTRONOMY
AST 111 Descriptive Astronomy 3 0 0 0 3
AST 111A Descriptive Astronomy Lab 0 2 0 0 1
               
BIOLOGY
BIO 110  Principles of Biology 3 3 0 0 4
BIO 111  General Biology I 3 3 0 0 4
BIO 112  General Biology II 3 3 0 0 4
BIO 120  Introductory Botany 3 3 0 0 4
BIO 130 Introductory Zoology 3 3 0 0 4
BIO 140  Environmental Biology 3 0 0 0 3
BIO 140A  Environmental Biology Lab 0 3 0 0 1
               
CHEMISTRY
CHM 131 Introduction to Chemistry 3 0 0 0 3
CHM 131A Intro. to Chemistry Lab 0 3 0 0 1
CHM 132 Organic and Biochemistry 3 3 0 0 4
CHM 151  General Chemistry I 3 3 0 0 4
CHM 152  General Chemistry II 3 3 0 0 4
               
GEOLOGY
GEL 111  Introductory Geology 3 2 0 0 4
               
PHYSICS
PHY 151 College Physics I 3 2 0 0 4
PHY 152 College Physics II 3 2 0 0 4
               
MATHEMATICS
MAT 161 College Algebra 3 0 0 0 3
MAT 161A College Algebra Lab 0 2 0 0 1
Or              
CIS 110 Introduction to Computers 2 2 0 0 3
Or              
CIS 115    Intro. to Prog. & Logic 2 2 0 0 3
Or              
MAT 151   Statistics I 3 0 0 0 3
MAT 151A Statistics Lab 0 2 0 0 1
Or              
MAT 263 Brief Calculus 3 0 0 0 3
MAT 263A Brief Calculus Lab 0 2 0 0 1
               
Hours from mathematics labs will be applied towards Other Required Hours explained below.
               
OTHER REQUIRED HOURS (49-50 SHC)
Must include additional general education and professional courses that have been approved for transfer and/or approved by the advisor or required for specific AAS Programs.
Only courses numbered 110-199 or 210-299 will count. COE courses will not count towards the AGE degree.
               
Total Semester Hours Credit:  64-65


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