AAS General Education Courses
General Education courses provide you with foundational skills that every employer is looking for in an employee.
The AAS degree requires 15 credit hours of general education coursework distributed as follows:
- At least three semester credit hours from humanities / fine arts;
- At least three semester credit hours from social / behavioral sciences;
- At least three semester credit hours from natural sciences / mathematics;
- The remaining hours will be specified in your degree plan.
Faculty select the general education courses in each workforce degree to complement the technical courses in the area of study. Some AAS degree plans allow students to choose from a selection of specified courses to meet their general educations requirements.
See the specific degree plan for general education requirements. If options are listed in the degree plan, refer to the table of AAS General Education Course Options to view the available course choices.
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AAS General Education Course Options |
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See specific degree plans for required courses or any options. Refer to this table only if the degree plan indicates options are available or that students may select an alternative to the course listed. |
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Natural Sciences / Mathematics Component |
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| Mathematics | MATH 1314 or 1414, 1316, 1324, 1325, 1332*, 1342, 1350, 1351, 2305, 2318, 2320, 2412, 2413, 2414, 2415 |
| Biology | BIOL 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409, 2401, 2402, 2404, 2406, 2416, 2420, 2421 |
| Chemistry | CHEM 1405, 1411, 1412, 2423, 2425 |
| Environmental Science |
ENVR 1401, 1402 |
| Geology | GEOL 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1445, 1447 |
| Physics | PHYS 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1410, 1415, 1417, 2425, 2426 |
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Humanities / Fine Arts Component |
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| Dance | DANC 2303 |
| English | ENGL 2322, 2323, 2327, 2328, 2332, 2333, 2341 |
| History | HIST 2311, 2312, 2321, 2322 |
| Humanities | HUMA 1301 |
| Music | MUSI 1306, 1307, 1310 |
| Philosophy | PHIL 1301, 1304, 2303, 2306, 2307, 2321 |
| Theatre | DRAM 1310, 2361, 2362, 2366 |
| Visual Arts | ARTS 1301, 1303, 1304, 1313 |
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Social / Behavioral Sciences Component |
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| Anthropology | ANTH 2302, 2346, 2351 |
| Economics | ECON 1301, 2301, 2302 |
| Government | GOVT 2305, 2306 |
| History | HIST 1301, 1302, 2301 |
| Psychology | PSYC 2301 |
| Sociology | SOCI 1301, 1306 |
* Check with academic advising regarding transferability. Some majors or institutions may require a higher level mathematics course.
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Speech Options |
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See the specific degree plan to determine if there are any Speech requirements. Not all AAS degree plans have these requirements. |
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| Speech | SPCH 1311, 1315, 1321 |