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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

General Studies, A.S.


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Requirements for Graduation:

To be eligible for graduation, students pursuing an associate of science degree in General Studies must complete a minimum of 60 credits, achieve a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher, satisfy the College’s residency requirements, and complete the General Education Requirements of the College. A minimum grade of 2.0 is required for First Year Seminar and all courses taken as part of Foundations. Courses used to complete General Education Requirements may not be taken on a pass/fail basis.

The General Education Requirements of the college require students to successfully complete the First Year Seminar, Foundations (FCO 103 will be a required co-requisite with FCO 105 for students who have a high school GPA below 3.20), and Disciplinary Perspectives.  Students who enter the college with 30 credit hours completed will not take a First Year Seminar course and therefore must take an additional 3 credits for graduation.

General Education Requirement


First Year Seminar


Foundations Requirements


Disciplinary Perspectives Requirement


Elective Courses (30 credits)


Students may choose any 30 credits of elective courses.

Suggested Course Sequence:


Freshman Year (30 credits)


  • 3 credit hours
  • 3 credit hours
  • 0 credit hours
  • Foundations - Quantitative Fluency course 3 credit hours
  • Foundations - American Citizenship course 3 credit hours
  • Foundations - Global Citizenship course 3 credit hours
  • Disciplinary Perspectives - Arts course 3 credit hours
  • Disciplinary Perspectives - Humanities course 3 credit hours
  • Elective courses 9 credit hours

Sophomore Year (30 credits)


  • Foundations - Advanced Communication course 3 credit hours
  • Disciplinary Perspectives - Natural/Physical Sciences course 3 credit hours
  • Disciplinary Perspectives - Social/Behavioral Sciences course 3 credit hours
  • Elective courses 21 credit hours

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