Associate of General Studies Degree Requirements
This degree is designed to meet the individual needs of students with educational goals unrelated to career education or a baccalaureate program. It is not for students planning to transfer to a four-year college or university. Students interested in pursuing this degree must complete an approved plan of study with a student advisor prior to enrolling in the final 32 hours of the program. An advisor or the Director of Enrollment and Records must make all changes to the program.
Communications
6 Semester Hours
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Rhetoric and Composition I | ||
| Business Communications | ||
| Technical Communications | ||
| SPCH 191 | Fund of Speech Communication | 3 |
Quantitative Reasoning
3-4 Semester Hours
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Math of Business | ||
| Business Statistics | ||
MATH 100 or above | ||
Physical, Life, and Agricultural Science
4 Semester Hours
Any BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, NSCI, or PHYS lab course, AGRI 284 Soil Science, AGRI 286 Crop Science, or AGRI 186 Introduction Animal Science1
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AGRI 186 Introduction Animal Science, AGRI 284 Soil Science, and AGRI 286 Crop Science do not meet IAI physical and life science requirements.
Social and Behavioral Environment
6 Semester Hours
Courses must be chosen from two areas: ECON, EDUC, GEOG, HIST, POL, PSY, or SOCI. Each course must be at least three credits.
Student Success and Exploration
2 Semester Hours
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| LIBS 199 | First-Year Experience Seminar | 2 |
| or PHYS 120 | Introduction to Engineering | |
Humanities
3 Semester Hours
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ART 110 | Introduction to Art | 3 |
| ART 215 | Art History I | 3 |
| ART 216 | Art History II | 3 |
| ART 219 | Modern Art | 3 |
| ENGL 223 | Introduction to Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 224 | Introduction to Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 225 | American Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL 226 | American Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL 227 | British Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL 228 | British Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL 229 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENGL 230 | Women in Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 231 | Intro to Children's Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 232 | Ethnic Literature from the US | 3 |
| GERM 151 | Elementary German I | 4 |
| GERM 152 | Elementary German II | 4 |
| GERM 201 | Intermediate German I | 4 |
| GERM 202 | Intermediate German II | 4 |
| HUMA 104 | Introduction to Humanities | 3 |
| HUMA 110 | Intro to Critical Thinking | 3 |
| HUMA 130 | American Culture Studies | 3 |
| HUMA 140 | African & Middle Eastern Human | 3 |
| MCOM 150 | Introduction to Film | 3 |
| MCOM 205 | Film History and Appreciation | 3 |
| MCOM 210 | Film History I | 3 |
| MCOM 215 | Film History II | 3 |
| MUS 267 | Introduction To Music | 3 |
| MUS 268 | Music Of The USA | 3 |
| PHIL 180 | World Religions | 3 |
| PHIL 281 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 282 | Ethics | 3 |
| SPAN 155 | Elementary Spanish I | 4 |
| SPAN 156 | Elementary Spanish II | 4 |
| SPAN 201 | Intermediate Spanish I | 4 |
| SPAN 202 | Intermediate Spanish II | 4 |
| SPCH 220 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| SPCH 292 | Contemporary Argumentation | 3 |
| SPCH 293 | Small Group Communications | 3 |
| SPCH 296 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| THEA 104 | Cultural Diversity in Perf. | 3 |
| THEA 196 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
Major/Minor Electives 37-38 Semester Hours
Chosen by student and their advisor. Any course designated as T, V, or O in the course description section of this catalog may be chosen.
Minimum Hours for Degree
62 Semester Hours
General Education Institutional Outcomes
Written Communication:
Students will be able to produce written work that displays college-level skills, insight, and critical thinking through meaningful and appropriate content.
Oral Communication:
Students will be able to prepare and deliver a purposeful presentation designed to increase knowledge, to foster understanding, or to promote change in the listeners' attitudes, values, beliefs, or behaviors.
Critical Thinking:
Students will be able to evaluate and create arguments that consider a variety of issues, ideas, artifacts, and events.
Quantitative Literacy:
Students will demonstrate the ability to reason and solve quantitative problems from a wide array of authentic contexts and everyday life situations.
Information Literacy:
Students will engage in reflective discovery of information, evaluate information based on an understanding of how it is produced and valued, synthesize information to create new knowledge and participate ethically in communities of learning.
Diversity:
Students will recognize diversity in the global community and model culturally competent civic and social participation.