General Education Requirements

Associate in Applied Science

Career Programs (minimum credits 20)

COMMUNICATIONS CREDITS - 6
       
COM121 English Composition or COM 122  
AND one of the following as listed in the career program:
       
BUS106 Business Communications    
COM131 Composition and Literature or COM 132
COM141 Technical Writing    
       
HUMANITIES CREDITS - 3
       
Choose one from the following list:    
       
ART111 Introduction to Drawing HUM245 American Literature II
ART121 Painting HUM249 Contemporary American Literature
ART201 Art Appreciation HUM251 Introduction to Drama
HUM221 Music Appreciation HUM261 History of Film
HUM231 World Literature I HUM271 Introduction to Philosophy
HUM235 World Literature II HUM275 Ethics
HUM241 American Literature I HUM299 Seminar
HUM255 Shakespeare 200 level Humanities Honors Elect.
 
MATHEMATICS CREDITS - 3 to 4*
       
Select the specific course listed in the career program:
       
BUS110 Business Mathematics    
MAT110 Algebra II    
MAT150 Foundations of Mathematics    
MAT160 College Algebra    
MAT180 Precalculus    
MTT120 Machine Tool Mathematics I    
       
NATURAL/PHYSICAL SCIENCES CREDITS - 3**
       
ENV130 The Environment  or ENV131
       
ORIENTATION CREDITS - 1
       
OR102 College Success Strategies (must be taken during first term of enrollment).****
       
SOCIAL SCIENCES CREDITS - 3***
       
SOC125 The Individual and Society    
       

The total credits required to fulfill graduation requirements for the Associate in Applied Science degree programs vary according to the major area of study. Please see your academic advisor at least two terms prior to graduation to determine whether you meet the graduation requirements for your major.

* A higher level mathematics course may be substituted for the one listed in the curriculum outline if approved by the Faculty Advisor. The math requirement is waived for Nursing.

** Students majoring in Laboratory Technician, Medical Laboratory, Nursing, or Respiratory Care fulfill this requisite with a four-credit, laboratory science course.

*** Nursing students substitute sociology for this course.

**** Any transfer student who has completed a minimum of 24 credits with a GPA of 2.0 or better from an accredited college or university may choose to have the College Success Strategies class waived.