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General Education Requirements
for the Associate in Science Degree

GENR-AS

(College Policy 6Hx23-4.32)(2008)

The general education requirements for the Associate in Science degree consist of a minimum of 17 transferable semester hours of credit. The minimum area requirements for the 17 transferable semester hours are as follows:

A.

COMMUNICATIONS - Grade of "C" or better (6-9 credits)
 
Complete either 1, 2 and 3 OR 1 and 3 below:
1. Choose one: (3 credits)
ENC 1101 Composition I
ENC 1121H Honors Composition I
And, if required by program
2. Choose one: (3 credits)
ENC 1102 Composition II
ENC 1122H Honors Composition II
AML 2010 American Literature I
AML 2010H Honors American Literature I
AML 2020 American Literature II
AML 2020H Honors American Literature II
ENL 2012 British Literature I
ENL 2012H Honors British Literature I
ENL 2022 British Literature II
LIT 2110 World Literature I
LIT 2110H Honors World Literature I
LIT 2120 World Literature II
LIT 2120H Honors World Literature II
NOTE: ENC 1101 or ENC 1121H must be completed within the first 24 semester hours of coursework and ENC 1102 or its equivalent course from this list must be completed within the first 36 semester hours of coursework.
3. Choose one: (3 credits)
SPC 1600 Introduction to Speech Communication
SPC 1600H Honors Introduction to Speech Communication
SPC 1016 Business and Professional Speaking
SPC 1060 Public Speaking
SPC 1060H Honors Public Speaking

B.

HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS - Grade of "C" or better (3 credits)
  Choose one:
ARH 1000 Understanding Art
ARH 2050 Art History I
ARH 2051 Art History II
*HUM 2210 Western Humanities I (Ancient through Renaissance)
*HUM 2210H Honors Western Humanities I (Ancient through Renaissance)
*HUM 2233 Western Humanities II (Baroque to the Present)
*HUM 2233H Honors Western Humanities II (Baroque to the Present)
HUM 2270 Humanities (East-West Synthesis)
HUM 2270H Honors Humanities (East-West Synthesis)
MUH 1110 Introduction to Music
MUL 1010 Introduction to Music History
PHI 1010 Introduction to Philosophy
PHI 1010H Honors Introduction to Philosophy
REL 2300 World Religions
**HUM 2250 Humanities (Western Man) OR (HUM 2250H)

*Students who received credit for HUM 2250 cannot also receive credit for HUM 2210 or HUM 2233.
**For students who completed HUM 2250 prior to Session I, 1996-97.

C.

MATHEMATICS - Grade of "C" or better (3 credits)
  Any course with MAC, MAP, MAS, MGF, MTG or STA prefix

D.

NATURAL SCIENCES (no minimum credit hours required for general education for the A.S. degree, except by the specific A.S. articulated programs)

E.

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES - Grade of "C" or better (3 credits)
  Choose one:
AMH 1091 African-American History
AMH 2010 History of the United States I
AMH 2020 History of the United States II
AMH 2059 The United States in Vietnam
ANT 2000 Introduction to Anthropology
ANT 2003 Survey Anthropology
ANT 2410 Cultural Anthropology
ECO 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 2013H Honors Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 2023H Honors Principles of Microeconomics
EUH 1000 Development of Western Civilization I
EUH 1001 Development of Western Civilization II
GEA 2172 Geography of the Developing World
GEA 2174 Geography of Developed World
INR 2002 International Relations
INR 2002H Honors International Relations
POS 2041 American National Government
POS 2050H Honors American National Government
POS 2112 State and Local Government
PSY 1012 General Psychology
PSY 1020H Honors General Psychology
SYG 2000 Introductory Sociology
SYG 2010 Social Problems
SYG 2221 Woman and Society
SYG 2430 Marriage and Family
WOH 2040 The Twentieth Century
WOH 2040H Honors The Twentieth Century

F.

ETHICS - Grade of "C" or better (3 credits)
  Choose one:
PHI 1600 Studies in Applied Ethics
PHI 1602H Honors Studies in Applied Ethics
PHI 1631 Studies in Professional Ethics
PHI 2635 Health Care Ethics Applied
PHI 2649 Applied Ethics in Public Safety Professions

G.

COMPUTER/INFORMATION LITERACY COMPETENCY (no minimum credit hours required). Computer/information literacy competency may be demonstrated by completing one of the following:
 

1. Passing a college approved Basic Computer/Information Skills Competency Test.
2. Successful completion of at least one of the following:
 

  a. CTS 1101 Basic Computer and Information Literacy

  b. CGS 1100 Microcomputer Applications (as revised in 2002) OR
    (LIS 1002, CGS 1510 AND OST 1741)


  c. EME 2040 Introduction to Educational Technology (as revised in 2002), 
    preferred for Education majors

  d. DEH 3730, DEH 3813, DEH 3814 and DEH 4607.


To provide students with an enhanced world view in light of an increasingly globalized economy, students must include at least one of the following courses as part of the general education requirements:
 
LIT 2110 World Literature I
LIT 2110H Honors World Literature I
LIT 2120 World Literature II
LIT 2120H Honors World Literature II
HUM 2270 Humanities (East-West Synthesis)
HUM 2270H Honors Humanities (East-West Synthesis)
REL 2300 World Religions
INR 2002 International Relations
INR 2002H Honors International Relations
WOH 2040 The Twentieth Century
WOH 2040H Honors The Twentieth Century
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