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2024-2025 Catalog

(AGS) Associate of General Studies Degree

The Associate of General Studies degree provides an educational plan for the student to create a personalized program. It allows the blending of both career and technical and transfer courses without the constraints of specialization. Receiving institutions will accept all applicable credits earned within ten years of transfer to the receiving institution. Credits earned over ten years will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis. Courses must not be developmental.

Requirements

60 credit hours of course work acceptable toward the degree.
A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (a C average).
At least 15 of these credit hours must be earned from PPSC.
Students consult with an advisor and select 30 semester hours of open electives. Electives may include general education courses and/or career and technical education courses.
You must complete at least 30 hours of approved General Education Credits. At least 15 hours must be completed at PPSC.
There must be at least 15 credits of GT Pathways courses in the 60 credit hours of the degree

Written Communication

Three (3) credit hours

ENG 1021 - English Composition I CO1 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 1022 - English Composition II CO2 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 1031 - Technical Writing I CO1 3 Credit Hour(s)

Arts and Humanities

Three (3) credit hours

GT Pathways Arts and Humanities course (AH1, AH2, AH3, AH4)

or
ARA 1011 - Arabic Language I 5 Credit Hour(s)
ARA 1012 - Arabic Language II 5 Credit Hour(s)
ARA 2011 - Arabic Language III 3 Credit Hour(s)
ASL 1121 - American Sign Language I 5 Credit Hour(s)
ASL 1122 - American Sign Language II 5 Credit Hour(s)
CHI 1011 - Chinese Language I 5 Credit Hour(s)
FRE 1011 - French Language I 5 Credit Hour(s)
FRE 1012 - French Language II 5 Credit Hour(s)
GER 1011 - German Language I 5 Credit Hour(s)
GER 1012 - German Language II 5 Credit Hour(s)
ITA 1011 - Italian Language I 5 Credit Hour(s)
ITA 1012 - Italian Language II 5 Credit Hour(s)
JPN 1011 - Japanese Language I 5 Credit Hour(s)
JPN 1012 - Japanese Language II 5 Credit Hour(s)
RUS 1011 - Russian Language I 5 Credit Hour(s)
RUS 1012 - Russian Language II 5 Credit Hour(s)
SPA 1011 - Spanish Language I 5 Credit Hour(s)
SPA 1012 - Spanish Language II 5 Credit Hour(s)

Mathematics

Three (3) credit hours

Any course 1000 level and over

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Three (3) credit hours

GT Pathways Social and Behavioral Sciences courses (SS1, SS2, SS3)
or
COM 1150 - Public Speaking 3 Credit Hour(s)
COM 1250 - Interpersonal Communication SS3 3 Credit Hour(s)
COM 2220 - Group Communication SS3 3 Credit Hour(s)
COM 2250 - Organizational Communication 3 Credit Hour(s)
FIN 1060 - Consumer Economics 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSY 2332 - Psychology of Adjustment 3 Credit Hour(s)

Natural and Physical Sciences

Three (3) credit hours

GT Pathways Natural and Physical Sciences course (SC1, SC2)
or
HWE 1050 - Human Nutrition 3 Credit Hour(s)

Additional General Education Electives

15 credit hours

To include GT Pathways courses AH1, AH2, AH3, AH4, CO1, CO2, CO3, HI1, MA1, SC1, SC2, SS1, SS2, SS3.

BUS 1015 - Introduction to Business 3 Credit Hour(s)
CIS 1015 - Introduction to Computer Information Systems 3 Credit Hour(s)
CIS 1018 - Introduction to PC Applications 3 Credit Hour(s)
CSC 1005 - Computer Literacy 3 Credit Hour(s)
CSC 1020 - Problem Solving with (Software Package) 3 Credit Hour(s)

Electives

30 credit hours. Any course 1000 and higher to include AAA 1009 .