General Purpose Degree

Associate in General Education

The Associate in General Education is not a transfer degree. It is intended for those students who wish to earn an associate degree with no specific major or pattern of courses.

Degree Requirements

ASSOCIATE IN GENERAL EDUCATION (60 semester hours minimum)

Group I

Communications—6 semester hours

 

COM 104 and COM 105 or

 

COM 111 and COM 112 will meet the requirement.

Group II

Social science—6 semester hours

 

Credit may be earned in any of the following areas: political science, economics, sociology, psychology, history (except western civilization), anthropology, geography (except physical geography).

 

Three semester hours must be earned in American Politics (POS 101) or State and Local Government (POS 201). Either of these courses fulfills three hours of the six-hour requirement of Group II and the requirements of the Human Relations Act.

Group III

Humanities and fine arts—3 semester hours

 

A. Literature, foreign language

 

B. Art, theatre, music, humanities, film

 

C. History of western civilization, philosophy

Group IV

Science and Mathematics—6 semester hours

 

Credit may be earned in any of the following areas: biological science, chemistry, physical geography, physics, mathematics, physical science, geology.

Group V

Electives—39 semester hours

 

The remaining credits are to be completed in an advisor-approved program.