The required general education courses for the Associate of Arts in General Studies are listed as follows:
Basic Skills*	Semester Hours
Communications (COM 115)	3
English Composition (ENG 110 and ENG 210 or 221)	6
Mathematics (Only courses numbered 130 or above except MTH 197 and 297)	3
The University in the Global Community (IDS 110)	1
*The Basic Skills block constitutes preparatory courses necessary for completing a college education and should therefore be completed as soon as possible. (A Basic Skills class may be waived by examination or department approval; see specific degree requirements for exceptions.)

Distribution Requirements		Semester Hours
American Studies: (PLS 101 and HST121 or 122)		6
Humanities: Select courses from at least two of the following areas		6-9
	Art: (ART200)
	Drama: (THE 101, 109)
	Foreign Language: (any course)
	Literature: (ENG 184, 230, 231, 235, 236, 280, 285, 288 and LLT121 or above)
	Music: (MUS 241)
	Philosophy: (any except PHI 106)
	Religious Studies: (REL100, 101, 102, 131)
	History: (HST101, 102)
	If a student takes 6 hours of humanities, then he or she must satisfy the social science requirements with 9 hours and vice-versa.

Natural Sciences: Select courses from two of the following areas, with none of the selected courses having less than 3 hours credit. At least one of the selected courses must include the equivalent of at least 1 credit hour of laboratory work		8
	a. Astronomy: (AST113, 114, 115); Physics: (PHY100, 101, 102, 123, 203)
	b. Biology: (BIO 102, 110, 121, 134); Biomedical Sciences: (BMS 110)
	c. Chemistry: (CHM 101 (3 hours), 105, 106, 160)
	d. Geosciences: (GRY135, 142; GLG 110, 115, 171)
Social Sciences: Select courses from at least two of the following areas		6-9
	Technology’s Impact on Society: (AGR 100 or ITC 105)
	Anthropology: (ANT125 or 226)
	Ecology: (GRY108)
	Economics: (ECO 111 or ECO 155 or AGR 244)
	Geography: (GRY100)
	Psychology: (PSY121)
	Sociology: (SOC 150)
If a student takes 6 hours of social sciences, then he or she must satisfy the humanities requirement with 9 hours and vice-versa.
Courses taken under the pass/not pass option cannot be used to satisfy general education, professional education, or specific degree requirements except as noted in the pass/not pass policy.
**Elementary Education and Child and Family Development majors only.
Total General Education Block Hours		42
An additional 20 hours (to total at least 62 hours including CIS 101, IDS 297, and PED 100) are required to complete the Associate of Arts Degree. Students should discuss course options with their academic advisors.
Students are strongly encouraged to confirm the transferability of individual courses to other institutions’ specific requirements for bachelor’s degrees prior to enrollment.