General Studies, A.A.

Major: The completion of the General Education requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree with the exception: Six hours instead of 12 will be required for Area R, Religion and two out of four hours of physical activity. Six hours of an elementary foreign language must be included unless two units of the same language were earned in high school. A minimum total of 64 semester hours with a cumulative minimum grade point average of 2.00 is required. Students who plan to eventually complete a bachelor’s degree should include some upper division credit and a “W” (writing emphasis) course in the second semester of their second year.

Typical Sequence of Courses for A.A. General Studies

Year 1

1st Semester

ENGL 101 - Critical Thinking in Academic Reading and Writing I (IN-2) 3 hours
NOND 101 - Southern Connections (IN-1) 1 hour
PEAC 125 - Fitness for Collegiate Life (P-1a) 1 hour
Area IN-6 - Historical Perspectives 3 hours
Area IN-7 - Natural Science 3 hours
Electives 2 hours
RELB 125 - Life and Teachings of Jesus (R-1) 3 hours
or
RELT 177 - Christian Spirituality (R-1) 3 hours

Total 16

2nd Semester

COMM 135 - Communication and Public Speaking (IN-3) 3 hours
CPTE 100 - Computer Concepts (IN-5) 1 hour
ENGL 102 - Critical Thinking in Academic Reading and Writing II (IN-2) 3 hours
Area IN-8 - PSYC 128 or SOCI 125 3 hours
Area IN-10 - Aesthetic Analysis 3 hours
Electives 3 hours

Total 16

Year 2

1st Semester

Area R-2 or R-3 - SDA Teachings or Biblical Studies 3 hours
Area IN-4 - MATH 215 3 hours
Elementary Foreign Language* 0-3 hours
Electives 7-10 hours

Total 16

2nd Semester

Area IN-9 Stewardship, Business and Economics 3 hours
Area P-1b Physical Activity 1 hour
Elementary Foreign Language* 0-3 hours
Electives 9-12 hours

Total 16

*Elementary Foreign Language or two years of foreign language in high school 0-6 hours

Total 64 Hours

Note(s):

See General Degree and General Education requirements. Note especially requirements for make-up of any admissions deficiencies.