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Associate in General Studies
Associate in General Studies

This program guide lists the current requirements for this degree. See bottom of page for a link to previous versions of this program guide.

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The Associate in General Studies (AGS) Degree is for students who wish to study a variety of areas without committing to a specific field, and is designed to provide exposure to a wide array of educational experiences. This degree provides a general background for students who may wish to transfer but are undecided about a major and for those seeking a general educational experience preparing to enter the world of work or for life enrichment.


Specific Requirement Courses
Group I - Humanities - Select a minimum of 4 credits
note	course	Description	Credit Hours	Contact Hours	TOP
		Any ARBC course	4	4
	ART.-110	Art Appreciation	3	3
	ART.-111	Art History Survey Prehistoric to 14 C	4	4
	ART.-112	Art History Survey Renaissance to Modern	4	4
	ART.-116	Art History Survey Non Western Art	4	4
	ART.-214	Art History - 19 C. Art	4	4
	ART.-215	Art History - 20th C. Art	4	4
	ASL.-101	American Sign Language I	3	3
	ASL.-102	American Sign Language II	4	4
	ASL.-111	Deaf Community and Culture	3	3
	BCST-161	Radio Broadcasting	3	3
	BCST-162	Radio Broadcasting II	3	3
	BCST-171	Television Broadcasting	3	3
	BCST-172	Television Broadcasting II	3	3
	CHI.-111	Chinese	4	4
	CHI.-112	Chinese 112	4	4
	COMM-131	Fundamentals of Communication	3	3
	COMM-132	Advanced Communications	3	3
	COMM-231	Discussion Principles	3	3
	COMM-233	Oral Interpretation	3	3
		ENGL 205 through ENGL 271	3	3
	FILM-181	Introduction to Film	3	3
	FILM-249	Film Genre: Film Appreciation	3	3
	FILM-250	Film Genre - Horror	3	3
	FILM-251	The Cross Cultural Film	3	3
		Any FREN course	4	4
		Any GERM course	4	4
		Any JAPA course	3-4	3-4
	MUS.-180	Music Appreciation	3	3
	MUS.-181	Twentieth Century Music	3	3
	MUS.-182	Jazz Appreciation	3	3
	MUS.-183	World Music Appreciation	3	3
	MUS.-184	Music Literature (Instrumental Forms)	3	3
	MUS.-186	Introduction to Film Music	3	3
	MUS.-271	Music History I	3	3
	MUS.-272	Music History II	3	3
	MUS.-273	Jazz History & Literature	3	3
		Any PHIL course	3	3
	PHOT-188	History of Photography	3	3
		Any RUSN course	4	4
	SLIE-103	American Sign Language III	4	4
	SLIE-204	American Sign Language IV	4	4
	SLIE-205	American Sign Language V	4	4
	SPAN-181	Elementary Spanish	4	4
	SPAN-182	Elementary Spanish II	4	4
	SPAN-281	Intermediate Spanish	4	4
	SPAN-282	Intermediate Spanish II	4	4
	SPAN-295	Spanish for Business Communication	3	3
	SPAN-298	Intro to Span/Amer Literature	4	4
	THTR-110	Introduction to Theatre	3	3
Group II - Natural Sciences & Mathematics - Select a minimum of 4 credits
note	course	Description	Credit Hours	Contact Hours	TOP
		Any ASTR course	4	5
		Any BIOL course	2-5	2-7
		Any CHEM course	3-5	3-7
		Any COMS course	3-4	3-4
		Any ENGR course	3-4	3-4
		Any GEOL course	4	5
		Any MATH course (except 021)	3-5	3-5
		Any PHSC course	4	5-6
		Any PHYS course	4-5	6-7
	SCI.-101	Scientific Inquiry	4	6
Group III - Social Sciences - Select a minimum of 4 credits
note	course	Description	Credit Hours	Contact Hours	TOP
		Any ANTH course	3	3
		Any ECON course	4	4
		Any GEOG course	3-4	3-4
		Any HIST course	3-4	3-4
		Any PSCN course	3-4	3-4
		Any PSYC course	3	3
		Any SOCY course	3	3
Group IV - Occupational Sciences - Select a minimum of 4 credits
note	course	Description	Credit Hours	Contact Hours	TOP
		Any Occupational Science course	4	4
Group Total			*36	36

General Education Requirements (minimum of 18 credits required)
English Composition (3 credits)
note	course	Description	Credit Hours	Contact Hours	TOP
		Complete any 100 level or higher Composition course	3	3
Humanities (3 credits)
note	course	Description	Credit Hours	Contact Hours	TOP
		Complete any 100 level or higher Humanities course	3	3
Social Science (3 credits)
note	course	Description	Credit Hours	Contact Hours	TOP
		Complete any 100 level or higher Social Science course	3	3
Mathematics (3-4 credits)
note	course	Description	Credit Hours	Contact Hours	TOP
		Test out by placing into MATH 120 or higher on the MCC Placement test OR Complete any 100 level or higher Mathematics course	3-4	3-4
Additional General Education Credits to Fulfill General Education Requirements
note	course	Description	Credit Hours	Contact Hours	TOP
		Credits should be selected according to your degree program from Humanities, Social Science, Math, Natural Science, and Information Technology
Group Total			18	18

			Credit Hours	Contact Hours
		PROGRAM TOTAL:	62	62

NOTES:

1. *A minimum of 36 credits from Group I, II, III, and IV are required to qualify for this degree.

2. Courses listed under Group I, II, III & IV may be used toward fulfilling General Education Requirements. Students may only earn credit once for the course.

3. No more than 50% of credits required in specialized course work, unique to a program, can be transferred from another institution to be applied toward graduation from Mott Community College.

4. Cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0.

5. For additional information regarding requirements, contact the Registrar's Office, Prahl College Center.

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