Associate of Arts in General Studies

General Studies

Associate of Arts

The required general education courses for the Associate of Arts in General Studies are listed as follows:

Institutional Requirements	Credit Hours
IDS 110 Student Success	2
CIS 101 Computers for Learning	3
IDS 297 Topics in Globalization	2-3
Total Hours for Institutional Requirements	7-8
Core 42 Requirements	Credit Hours
Written Communications	6
ENG 110 Writing I	3
ENG 210 Writing II: Academic Writing OR ENG 221 Writing II: Writing for the Professions	3
Oral Communications	3
COM 115 Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
Mathematical Sciences	3
MTH 130 Contemporary Mathematics OR MTH 136 Pre-Calculus I: Algebra OR Completion of a course that uses MTH 130 or MTH 136 as a prerequisite	3
Civics	6
PLS 101 American Democracy and Citizenship	3
HST 121 Survey of US History to 1877 OR HST 122 Survey of US History Since 1877	3
Social/Behavioral Science - Choose any course from below:	3
ANT 125 Exploring Our Human Ancestry ANT 226 Cultural Anthropology CFD 155 Principles of Human Development ECO 101 Economics of Social Issues ECO 155 Principles of Macroeconomics ECO 165 Principles of Microeconomics GRY 100 World Regional Geography HST 103 World History to 1600 C.E. HST 104 World History Since 1600 C.E. PLS 205 Countries and Culture: Comparative Government* PLS 232 International Relations* PSY 121 Introductory Psychology SOC 150 Principles of Sociology
Humanities/Fine Arts - Choose three courses from at least two disciplines.	9
ART 115 Drawing I ART 200 Art in Context ENG 236 Minorities in Literature MUS 239 Introduction to World Music MUS 241 The Language of Music PHI 110 Introduction to Philosophy PHI 115 Introduction to Ethics REL 100 Religion and Human Culture SPN 101 Elementary Spanish I SPN 102 Elementary Spanish II THE 101 Introduction to Theatre and Drama Arts
Natural Science - Students must choose one life science course and one physical science course and one lab component. (Courses with ^† have a lab component.)	7
Life Sciences BIO 100^† Biological Science for Educators BIO 101 Biological Concepts BIO 111^† Understanding Biological Systems Through Inquiry (lab) BIO 121^† General Biology I BMS 110^† Introduction to the Biomedical Sciences ENV 105^† Environmental Science Physical Sciences CHM 116 Fundamentals of Chemistry CHM 117^† Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab CHM 160 General Chemistry I CHM 161^† General Chemistry I Laboratory GLG 110^† Principles of Geology GRY 142^† Introductory Physical Geography PHY 100^† Survey of Physics with Laboratory PHY 101^† Physics by Inquiry for Educators PHY 102 Survey of Physics PHY 123^† Introduction to Physics I PHY 203^† Foundations of Physics I
Total CORE 42 Requirements Students should choose additional hours to reach 42, CORE 42 hours.	42

Electives
Students should complete additional courses to total a minimum of 60 total credit hours.

Degree Requirements	Credit Hours
Minimum total credit hours required for program	60

Darr Honors Program Graduates

Criminology Transfer Major

These four courses directly satisfy degree requirements in the Bachelor of Science in Criminology at Missouri State University-Springfield. These course will be offered at least one semester per year and are also included in the Associate of Applied Science in Law Enforcement.

Criminology Transfer Major Requirements	Credit Hours
Electives: Complete the following 12 credit hours:
CRM 210 Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System	3
CRM 250 Policing	3
CRM 260 Criminal Law and the Courts	3
CRM 270 Institutional and Community-Based Corrections	3
Total Credit Hours	12

Students considering transferring into the Bachelor's of Science in Criminology should take these twelve elective hours as part of the Associate of Arts in General Studies.