General Studies Major B.AA.GENST

This program is offered through the College of Liberal Arts. Note: after completion of 48 credit hours, students may register for up to nine (9) semester hours of 300-level courses. All students pursuing an associate’s degree must take the Rising Junior Examination after completion of 32 semester hours and prior to graduation. An exit exam is not required for Associate Degrees. Take at least one course to meet Globalization requirements, this course can be either a Social Science or Arts & Humanities course. Take the following plus electives to total 60 hours.

English - 6 semester hours

ENGL 101 - Composition I 3 semester hours
ENGL 201 - Composition II 3 semester hours

Natural Science - 8 semester hours

Take two courses with lab, minimum 6 hours.

BIOL 101 - Biology Survey I 3 to 4 semester hours
BIOL 101L - Biology Survey I Lab 0 to 1 semester hours
BIOL 103 - Biology Survey II 3 to 4 semester hours
BIOL 103L - Biology Survey II Lab 0 to 1 semester hours
BIOL 151 - General Biology I 3 to 4 semester hours
BIOL 151L - General Biology I Lab 0 to 1 semester hours
BIOL 153 - General Biology II 3 to 4 semester hours
BIOL 153L - General Biology II Lab 0 to 1 semester hours
CHEM 106 - Chemistry Survey 3 semester hours
CHEM 106L - Chemistry Survey Lab 1 semester hours
CHEM 107 - Organic and Biochemistry Survey 3 semester hours
CHEM 107L - Organic and Biochemistry Survey Lab 1 semester hours
CHEM 112 - General Chemistry I 3 to 4 semester hours
CHEM 112L - General Chemistry I Lab 0 to 1 semester hours
CHEM 114 - General Chemistry II 3 to 4 semester hours
CHEM 114L - General Chemistry II Lab 0 to 1 semester hours
GEOL 201 - Physical Geology 3 semester hours
GEOL 201L - Physical Geology Laboratory 1 semester hours
GEOL 203 - Historical Geology 3 semester hours
GEOL 203L - Historical Geology Lab 1 semester hours
PHYS 101 - Survey of Physics 3 to 4 semester hours
PHYS 101L - Survey of Physics Laboratory 0 to 1 semester hours
PHYS 111 - Introduction to Physics I 3 to 4 semester hours
PHYS 111L - Introduction to Physics I Laboratory 0 to 1 semester hours
PHYS 113 - Introduction to Physics II 3 to 4 semester hours
PHYS 113L - Introduction to Physics II Laboratory 0 to 1 semester hours
PHYS 185 - Introduction to Astronomy I 2 semester hours
PHYS 185L - Introduction to Astronomy I Lab 1 semester hours
PHYS 211 - University Physics I 3 to 5 semester hours
PHYS 211L - University Physics I Laboratory 0 to 1 semester hours
PHYS 213 - University Physics II 3 to 5 semester hours
PHYS 213L - University Physics II Laboratory 0 to 1 semester hours

Speech - 3 semester hours

Take one course

SPCM 101 - Fundamentals of Speech 3 semester hours
SPCM 215 - Public Speaking 3 semester hours
SPCM 222 - Argumentation and Debate 3 semester hours

Mathematics - 3 semester hours

Take one course

MATH 102 - College Algebra 3 semester hours
MATH 104 - Finite Mathematics 4 semester hours
MATH 115 - Precalculus 5 semester hours
MATH 120 - Trigonometry 3 semester hours
MATH 121 - Survey of Calculus 4 semester hours
MATH 123 - Calculus I 4 semester hours
MATH 125 - Calculus II 4 semester hours
MATH 225 - Calculus III 4 semester hours
MATH 281 - Introduction to Statistics 3 semester hours

Social Science - 6 semester hours

Take two courses from two different disciplines. Globalization requirement courses for Social Science include: AIS/HIST 257 Early American Indian History & Culture; ANTH 210 Culture Anthropology; GEOG 210 World Regional Geography; POLS 141 Governments of the World; POLS 250 World Politics.

AIS 257 - Early American Indian History and Culture 3 semester hours
ANTH 210 - Cultural Anthropology 3 semester hours
ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 semester hours
ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 semester hours
GEOG 101 - Introduction to Geography 3 semester hours
GEOG 210 - World Regional Geography 3 semester hours
HIST 151 - United States History I 3 semester hours
HIST 152 - United States History II 3 semester hours
POLS 100 - American Government 3 semester hours
POLS 141 - Governments of the World 3 semester hours
POLS 210 - State & Local Government 3 semester hours
POLS 250 - Introduction to International Relations 3 semester hours
PSYC 101 - General Psychology 3 semester hours
SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology 3 semester hours
SOC 150 - Social Problems 3 semester hours

Arts and Humanities - 6 semester hours

Take two courses from two different disciplines. The prefixes ART and ARTH are one discipline. Globalization requirement courses for Arts & Humanities include: ARTH 211 History of World Art I; ARTH 212 History of World Art II; ARTH 251 Indian Art History; ENGL 211 World Literature I; ENGL 212 World Literature II; HIST 121 Western Civilization I; HIST 122 Western Civilization II; HUM 100 Introduction to Humanities; MCOM 151 Introduction to Mass Communications.

ART 111 - Drawing I 3 semester hours
ART 112 - Drawing II 3 semester hours
ART 121 - Design I 2D 3 semester hours
ART 123 - Three Dimensional Design 3 semester hours
ARTH 100 - Art Appreciation 3 semester hours
ARTH 121 - Introduction to the Visual Arts 3 semester hours
ARTH 211 - History of World Art I 3 semester hours
ARTH 212 - History of World Art II 3 semester hours
ARTH 251 - American Indian Art History 3 semester hours
ENGL 115 - American Indian Oral Literature 3 semester hours
ENGL 210 - Introduction to Literature 3 semester hours
ENGL 211 - World Lit I 3 semester hours
ENGL 212 - World Lit II 3 semester hours
ENGL 214 - Introduction to American Indian Literature 3 semester hours
ENGL 221 - British Literature I 3 semester hours
ENGL 222 - British Literature II 3 semester hours
ENGL 241 - American Lit I 3 semester hours
ENGL 242 - American Lit II 3 semester hours
ENGL 248 - Women in Literature 3 semester hours
ENGL 256 - Literature of American West 3 semester hours
FREN 101 - Introductory French I 4 semester hours
FREN 102 - Introductory French II 4 semester hours
GER 101 - Introductory German I 4 semester hours
GER 102 - Introductory German II 4 semester hours
HIST 121 - Western Civilization I 3 semester hours
HIST 122 - Western Civilization II 3 semester hours
HUM 100 - Introduction to Humanities 3 semester hours
LAKL 101 - Introductory Lakota I 4 semester hours
LAKL 102 - Introductory Lakota II 4 semester hours
MCOM 151 - Introduction to Mass Communication 2 to 3 semester hours
MUS 100 - Music Appreciation 3 semester hours
MUS 200 - American Music 3 semester hours
PHIL 100 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 semester hours
PHIL 200 - Introduction to Logic 3 semester hours
PHIL 220 - Introduction to Ethics 3 semester hours
RUSS 101 - Introductory Russian I 4 semester hours
RUSS 102 - Introductory Russian II 4 semester hours
SPAN 101 - Introductory Spanish I 4 semester hours
SPAN 102 - Introductory Spanish II 4 semester hours
THEA 100 - Introduction to Theatre 3 semester hours
THEA 131 - Introduction to Acting 3 semester hours
THEA 270 - History of World Cinema 3 semester hours

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