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Catalog: 2022-2023 Catalog and Student Handbook Program: Associate of General Studies Degree, AGS

Associate of General Studies Degree, AGS

CODE: AGS | TOTAL CREDITS: 60 | FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY: Eligible

DESCRIPTION

The Associate of General Studies degree is designed for students who, while seeking advanced learning in a broad variety of disciplines, do not wish to concentrate in any one particular field of study. The numerous elective credits in the degree provide students with an excellent opportunity to pursue learning in traditional academic disciplines or occupational programs. While some courses may transfer, the AGS is not intended as a transfer degree within the NSHE.

STUDENTS WISHING TO COMPLETE THIS DEGREE MUST CONSULT AN ADVISOR/SUCCESS COACH IN ORDER TO PLAN A COURSE OF STUDY.

Student Learning Outcomes

Produce oral and written communication befitting the context and audience.
Utilize mathematical, symbolic, logical, graphical, geometric, or statistical analysis for the interpretation and solution of problems.
Identify and analyze a problem, generate and consider potential solutions, and defend the best solution based on evidence and reasoning.
Synthesize information from a variety of academic disciplines.
Examine the variations in human culture and incorporate perspectives of diversity.

General Education Requirements

TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS: 25

Mathematics (3 Credits)

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

MATH 104B - Applied Mathematics or above
Credits: 3

Communications (6-8 Credits)

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

ENG 100 - Composition Enhanced
Credits: 5

or ENG 101 - Composition I
Credits: 3

or ENG 110 - Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded
Credits: 1-6

or ENG 113 - Composition I for International Students
Credits: 3

and one course from the following:

BUS 107 - Business Speech Communication
Credits: 3

or BUS 108 - Business Letters and Reports
Credits: 3

or COM 101 - Oral Communication
Credits: 3

or COM 102 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
Credits: 3

or COM 215 - Introduction to Group Communication
Credits: 3

or ENG 102 - Composition II
Credits: 3

or ENG 107 - Technical Communications I
Credits: 3

or ENG 114 - Composition II for International Students
Credits: 3

or ENG 205 - Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry
Credits: 3

or JOUR 102 - News Reporting and Writing
Credits: 3

or THTR 105 - Introduction to Acting I
Credits: 3

Humanities (3 Credits)

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

any AM prefix course

or any COM prefix course

or ENG 223 - Themes of Literature or above
Credits: 3

or any HIST prefix course

or any PHIL prefix course

or any RST prefix course

or any World Languages (From the following Prefixes: ARA, CHI, FIL, FREN, GER, GRE, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, SPAN, THAI)

Fine Arts (3 credits)

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

any ART prefix course

or DAN 101 - Dance Appreciation
Credits: 3

or any MUS prefix course

or any THTR prefix course

Natural Science (3 Credits)

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

any AST prefix course

or any BIOL prefix course (100 level or higher)

or any CHEM prefix course

or EGG 131 - Technical Physics I
Credits: 3

or EGG 131L - Technical Physics I – Lab
Credits: 1

or EGG 132 - Technical Physics II
Credits: 4

or any ENV prefix course

or GEOG 103 - Physical Geography
Credits: 3

or GEOG 104 - Physical Geography Laboratory
Credits: 1

or GEOG 116 - Oceanography
Credits: 3

or GEOG 117 - Meteorology/Climatology
Credits: 3

or any GEOL prefix course

or any PHYS prefix course

Social Science (3 Credits)

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

any ANTH prefix course

or CRJ 104 - Introduction to Administration of Justice
Credits: 3

or any ECON prefix course

or GEOG 106 - Introduction to Cultural Geography
Credits: 3

or PHIL 242 - Ethics for Engineers and Scientists
Credits: 3

or any PSC prefix course

or any PSY prefix course

or any SOC prefix course

or WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class
Credits: 3

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4-6 Credits)

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

Four Credit Options

HIST 100 - Historical Issues and Contemporary Society
Credits: 4

or PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics
Credits: 4

Six Credit Options

HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
Credits: 3

and HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
Credits: 3

HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877

and HIST 217 - Nevada History
Credits: 3

Values and Diversity

^{All students MUST fulfill this requirement. Course chosen may also be used to fulfill the corresponding general education or special program requirements.}

See AA/AB/AS General Education Requirements for a list of choices.

Special Program Requirements

TOTAL SPECIAL PROGRAM CREDITS: 35

See an Academic Advisor or Counselor for course selection

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