General Education Requirements for Associate of Applied Science (AAS)

Career Programs AAS (24-25 credit hours)

Communications (6 credit hours)

• COM 121 English Composition I  (3 credit hours) OR COM 122 English Composition I (Honors)  
• COM 151 Fundamentals of Speech  (3 credit hours) OR COM 141 Technical Writing  (3 credit hours) OR BUS 106 Business Communications  (3 credit hours).

Humanities (3 credit hours)

Choose ONE from the following list:

• ART 111 Introduction to Drawing  (3 credit hours) 
• ART 201 Art Appreciation  (3 credit hours)
• COM 110 Introduction to Creative Writing  (3 credit hours)
• ENG 125 Introduction to Literature  (3 credit hours)
• PHI 271 Introduction to Philosophy  (3 credit hours)
• PHI 275 Introduction to Ethics  (3 credit hours)

Information Technology (3 credit hours) 

• IFT 110 Microcomputer Applications  (3 credit hours) 

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

• MAT 150 Foundations of Mathematics  (3 credit hours) OR MAT 210 Statistics  (3 credit hours) OR BUS 110 Mathematics for Business and Finance  (3 credit hours).​

Natural/Physical Sciences (3/4 credit hours)

Choose ONE from the following list:

• BIO 120 Biological Concepts  (4 credit hours) 
• BIO 150 Biology I  (4 credit hours) 
• CHE 120 Principles of Chemistry  (4 credit hours) 
• CHE 150 Chemistry I  (4 credit hours) 
• PHY 120 Principles of Physics  (4 credit hours) 
• PHY 150 Applied Physics  (4 credit hours) 
• ENV 130 The Environment  (3 credit hours) 

Orientation (3 credit hours) 

• CSS 103 College Success Strategies  (3 credit hours) 

Social Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose ONE from the following list:

• ANT 140 Cultural Diversity in Global Perspective  (3 credit hours) 
• HIS 110 Early American History  (3 credit hours) 
• HIS 115 The Emergence of Modern America  (3 credit hours) 
• PSY 130 General Psychology  (3 credit hours) 
• SOC 130 Sociology  (3 credit hours)