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Associate of General Studies Degree Requirements
For students who are not pursuing specific transfer or Career and Technical Education( CTE) programs, the Associate of General Studies( AGS) degree provides an alternative to pursue a broad general education background and accomplish personal educational goals. It is important for a student to work closely with an advisor in designing a course plan for this degree. Because of the flexibility of this degree, it may not fulfill requirements for transfer to a four-year institution. General Requirements: 1. Complete the 14 credits of general education requirements, 55 credits of general electives, and 21 credits of focused electives. 2. Complete a minimum of 90 credits. 3. Complete a minimum of 24 credits at LBCC. 4. Maintain a minimum accumulative grade point average of 2.00 or better.
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
WRITING / COMPOSITION( 3 CREDITS) Take the following course: WR 121 English Composition( 3 credits)( You must pass WR 115 with a“ C” or better or attain an appropriate score on the Placement Test to enroll in WR 121.)
COMMUNICATION( 3 CREDITS) |
Select one course. |
COMM 100 |
Introduction to Speech Communication( 3 credits) |
COMM 111 |
Fundamentals of Speech( 3 credits) |
COMM 112 |
Introduction to Persuasion( 3 credits) |
COMM 218 |
Interpersonal Communication( 3 credits) |
MATHEMATICS( 4 CREDITS) Take the classes listed below OR test into a higher level math course. MTH 061 Survey of Math Fundamentals( 3 credits) AND MTH 063 Industrial Shop Math( 1 credit)
HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION( 4 CREDITS) |
Select 4 credits. Only one activity course may be taken twice to meet |
general education requirements, and no more than two activity courses |
per quarter will count toward general education requirements. |
HE 112 |
Emergency First Aid( 1 credit) |
HE 125 |
Occupational Safety & Health( 3 credits) |
HE 225 |
Social & Individual Health Determinants( 4 credits) |
HE 252 |
First Aid( 3 credits) |
HE 261 |
CPR( 1 credit) |
PE 185 |
Activity Courses( various courses for 1-2 credits) |
PE 231 |
Lifetime Health & Fitness( 3 credits) |
GENERAL ELECTIVES
Select 55 general elective courses. General electives may include any combination of lower division transfer and / or career and technical education courses. All general electives must be collegiate-level courses.
FOCUSED ELECTIVES
Choose Option 1 or Option 2. All focused electives must be collegiatelevel courses.
Option 1 – focused exploration of Humanities / Arts, Social Science, and Math / Science. Select 21 credits from the following categories, with a minimum of 3 credits from each group. To determine if a class may be applied toward fulfilling these requirements for the Associate of General Studies degree, look for the proper symbol in the“ Course Descriptions” section of this catalog.
The Humanities / Arts group: Art, creative writing, foreign languages( 200-level courses only), literature, music, philosophy, religion, theater
The Social Science group: History, psychology, sociology, political science, anthropology, economics
The Math / Science group: Mathematics, biology, botany, physical science, physics, zoology
Option 2 – focused exploration in a career and technical area. Select 21 credits of career and technical courses. Work with a career and technical program advisor to select appropriate courses that are from an approved career and technical program.