General Studies AS (Transfer) (699)

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PURPOSE: The Associate of Science degree in General Studies is a flexible degree that allows students to design a curriculum that meets particular transfer objectives that are not fulfilled by existing Reynolds transfer programs. The program consists of 46 credits of general education coursework and 15 additional credits that may be selected in consultation with an advisor to ensure they will be accepted for the preferred program at the four-year institution to which students plan to transfer.

TRANSFER INFORMATION: The AS in General Studies is designed to provide transfer paths that will match the requirements of senior institutions (four-year colleges and universities). However, these institutions differ in their requirements, so students are recommended to work closely with their advisors for program planning and course scheduling. The responsibility for appropriate course selection rests with the student, and electives should be chosen to meet the requirements of the transfer institution.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES:

Graduates of the program will be able to

Demonstrate critical thinking strategies by comprehensively exploring issues, ideas, artifacts, and events before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion;
Demonstrate an understanding of human diversity and an awareness of global issues through analysis of art, history, culture, geography, and economics;
Interpret key concepts in social sciences and liberal arts;
Use quantitative skills to solve problems and interpret data;
Apply the basic principles of scientific inquiry;
Demonstrate when there is a need for information, and identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively and responsibly use and share that information for the problem at hand;
Effectively communicate in writing to diverse audiences and for a variety of purposes; and
Work independently and in teams to complete tasks.

Students from the AS in General Studies degree will be able to transfer into a wide variety of majors at senior institutions including, but not limited to, the following:

Business	Human Services
Communications	Journalism
Economics	Political Science
Education	Pre-law
Humanities	Psychology

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: General college curricular admission

COMPUTER COMPETENCY REQUIREMENT: Students in this program will meet the college’s computer competency requirement by successfully completing ITE 152 . Students can also meet this requirement by passing the college’s computer competency exam, administered in the testing centers on each campus, in which case they will receive college credit for ITE 152 . Students not passing the computer competency exam may retake the exam only once.

Curriculum:

Courses should be taken in the order listed.

Term 1
SDV 100 - College Success Skills Credit Hours: 1
ENG 111 - College Composition I Credit Hours: 3 ¹
ITE 152 - Introduction to Digital Literacy Credit Hours: 3
Communication Elective Credit Hours: 3 (choose one course from the options below)

CST 100 - Principles of Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
or
CST 110 - Introduction to Human Communication Credit Hours: 3

Mathematics Credit Hours: 3 (choose one course from the options below)

MTH 154 - Quantitative Reasoning Credit Hours: 3
or
MTH 161 - Precalculus I Credit Hours: 3

Term 1 Total Credit Hours: 13

Term 2
ENG 112 - College Composition II Credit Hours: 3
Transfer Elective Credit Hours: 3 (choose one course from the options below)

PHI 220 - Ethics  Credit Hours: 3
or
CST 151 - Film Appreciation I  Credit Hours: 3
or
MUS 121 - Music in Society  Credit Hours: 3

History Credit Hours: 3 (choose one course from the options below)

HIS 101 - Western Civilizations Pre-1600 CE Credit Hours: 3
or
HIS 121 - United States History to 1877 Credit Hours: 3

Mathematics Credit Hours: 3 (choose one course from the options below)

MTH 245 - Statistics I Credit Hours: 3
or
MTH 261 - Applied Calculus I Credit Hours: 3

Laboratory Science Elective Credit Hours: 4 (choose one course from the options below)

BIO 101 - General Biology I  Credit Hours: 4
or
BIO 107 - Biology of the Environment  Credit Hours: 4
or
GOL 105 - Physical Geology  Credit Hours: 4

Term 2 Total Credit Hours: 16

Term 3
English Literature Credit Hours: 3 (choose one course from the options below)

ENG 246 - American Literature  Credit Hours: 3
or
ENG 250 - Children’s Literature  Credit Hours: 3
or
ENG 255 - World Literature  Credit Hours: 3
or
ENG 258 - African American Literature  Credit Hours: 3
or
ENG 275 - Women’s Literature  Credit Hours: 3

Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective Credit Hours: 3 (choose one course from the options below)

PSY 200 - Principles of Psychology  Credit Hours: 3
or
SOC 200 - Principles of Sociology  Credit Hours: 3
or
PSY 230 - Developmental Psychology  Credit Hours: 3

Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective Credit Hours: 3 (choose one course from the options below)

ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics  Credit Hours: 3
or
ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics  Credit Hours: 3
or
PLS 135 - U.S. Government and Politics  Credit Hours: 3

Approved Transfer Elective Credit Hours: 3 (choose one course from the options below)

HUM 210 - Introduction to Women and Gender Studies Credit Hours: 3
or

PHI 100 - Introduction to Philosophy I Credit Hours: 3
or
REL 230 - Religions of the World Credit Hours: 3

Laboratory Science II Credit Hours: 4 (choose the second course in the sequence from the options below)

BIO 102 - General Biology II Credit Hours: 4
or
GOL 106 - Historical Geology Credit Hours: 4

Term 3 Total Credit Hours: 16

Term 4
Humanities/Fine Arts Credit Hours: 3 (choose one course from the options below)

ART 100 - Art Appreciation  Credit Hours: 3
or
MUS 121 - Music in Society  Credit Hours: 3
or
HUM 202 - Modern Humanities  Credit Hours: 3

Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective Credit Hours: 3 (choose one course from the options below)

PSY 215 - Psychopathology  Credit Hours: 3
or
SOC 215 - Sociology of the Family  Credit Hours: 3
or
GEO 200 - Introduction to Physical Geography  Credit Hours: 3

Transfer Elective Credit Hours: 3 - 4 (choose one course from the options below)

CHM 101 - Introductory Chemistry Credit Hours: 4
or
SOC 211 - Cultural Anthropology Credit Hours: 3

Transfer Elective Credit Hours: 3 - 4 (choose one course from the options below)

FRE 101 - Beginning French I  Credit Hours: 4
or
SPA 101 - Beginning Spanish I  Credit Hours: 4
or
PSY 235 - Child Psychology  Credit Hours: 3

Transfer Elective Credit Hours: 3 - 4 (choose one course from the options below)

ASL 125 - History of the U.S. Deaf Community  Credit Hours: 3
or
SOC 215 - Sociology of the Family  Credit Hours: 3
or
PHY 100 - Elements of Physics  Credit Hours: 4

Term 4 Total Credit Hours: 15 - 18

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General Studies AS (Transfer) (699)

Curriculum:

Total: 60 Credit Hours