Associate of Arts in General Studies
General Studies is a mash-up of everything that ever interested you. Love racing? Heck, take a class in Wind Tunnel Aerodynamics Lab. Huge Star Wars fan? How about Science Fiction Film 101. As a kid, did your lemonade stand prosper? Here’s Business 304: Marketing in Central Asia.
Study whatever your heart desires, and still end up with a degree that can land you in jobs as wildly different as marketing guru for a hybrid car startup to a curator for the Mutter Museum of medical oddities. And who knows, you just might find the real you along the way.
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| Serving Size 1 Semester (16cr) Semesters Per Degree 4 (64cr)* |
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| Associate of Arts in General Studies | |
| Degree Requirements | 64 cr |
| Credits | |
| General Education Requirements | 30 |
| Written Component | 6 |
| ENGL 101 Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL 201 Composition II | 3 |
| Oral Component | 3 |
| Select 1 course from the following: | 3 |
| SPCM 101 Fundamentals of Speech | |
| SPCM 215 Public Speaking | |
| SPCM 222 Argumentation & Debate | |
| Social Science Component | 6 |
| Select 2 courses in two disciplines from the following: | 6 |
| ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics | |
| ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics | |
| GEOG 101 Introduction to Geography | |
| HIST 151 US History I | |
| HIST 152 US History II | |
| HIST 256 World History | |
| POLS 100 American Government | |
| POLS 210 State and Local Government | |
| PSYC 101 General Psychology | |
| SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology | |
| SOC 150 Social Problems | |
| SOC 285 Information Society | |
| Arts & Humanities Component | 6 |
| Select 2 courses in two disciplines or in a sequence of foreign language courses from the following: | 6-8 |
| ART 111 Drawing I | |
| ART 121 Design I - 2D | |
| ART 123 3-Dimensional Design | |
| ARTH 100 Art Appreciation | |
| ARTH 211 History of World Art I | |
| ARTH 212 History of World Art II | |
| ARTH 231 Survey of Art, Music, Theatre | |
| ENGL 210 Introduction to Literature | |
| ENGL 211 World Literature I | |
| ENGL 212 World Literature II | |
| ENGL 221 British Literature I | |
| ENGL 222 British Literature II | |
| ENGL 241 American Literature I | |
| ENGL 242 American Literature II | |
| ENGL 268 Literature | |
| FREN 101 Introduction to French I | |
| FREN 102 Introduction to French II | |
| HIST 121 Western Civilization I | |
| HIST 122 Western Civilization II | |
| HUM 254 World Civilizations | |
| LAKL 101 Introduction to Lakota I | |
| LAKL 102 Introduction to Lakota II | |
| MUS 100 Music Appreciation | |
| PHIL 100 Introduction to Philosophy | |
| PHIL 200 Introduction to Logic | |
| SPAN 101 Introduction to Spanish I | |
| SPAN 102 Introduction to Spanish II | |
| THEA 100 Introduction to Theatre | |
| THEA 131 Intro to Acting | |
| THEA 200 Theatre History | |
| THEA 201 Film Appreciation | |
| NOTE: Foreing language courses (FREN, LAKL, SPAN) are 4 credits all other courses are 3 credits | |
| Mathematics Component | 3 |
| MATH 102 College Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 104 Finite Math | 4 |
| MATH 120 Trigonometry | 3 |
| MATH 121 Survey of Calculus | 4 |
| MATH 123 Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 125 Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 225 Calculus III | 4 |
| MATH 281 Intro to Statistics | 3 |
| Natural Sciences | 6 |
| BIOL 101 Biology Survey I/Lab | 3 |
| BIOL 103 Biology Survey II/Lab | 3 |
| BIOL 151 General Biology I/Lab | 4 |
| BIOL 165 General Zoology/Lab | 4 |
| BIOL 201 General Botany/Lab | 4 |
| CHEM 112 General Chemistry I/Lab | 4 |
| CHEM 114 General Chemistry II/Lab | 4 |
| PHYS 111 Introduction to Physics I/Lab | 4 |
| PHYS 113 Introduction to Physics II/Lab | 4 |
| PHYS 211 University Physics I/Lab | 4 |
| PHYS 213 University Physics II/Lab | 4 |
| Insitutional Requirements | 11 |
| NOTE: The same class may not be used to meet both General Education Requirements and Institutional Requirements. | |
| Information Systems & Computer Technology | 6 |
| CSC 105 Intro to Computers | 3 |
| CSC 150 Computer Science I | |
| or | 3 |
| CIS 130 Visual Basic Programming | |
| Written Communications | 3 |
| ENGL 210 Introduction to Literature | |
| HIST 151 US History I | |
| HIST 152 US History II | |
| HIST 256 World History | |
| SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology | |
| SOC 150 Social Problems | |
| SOC 285 Information Society | |
| Personal Wellness and Fitness | 2 |
| Wellness for Life | 1 |
| Wellness for Life Lab | 1 |
| Electives | 23 |
| * The serving size is based on a two year degree plan, so your course load may vary depending on your specific educational goals. The values here are current as of the 2009-10 DSU course catalog. | |




