General Studies/General, A.A.

General Studies/General (100A)
Associate in Arts Degree

The degree in General Studies is intended to give the student the opportunity to explore many alternatives before making a career choice. The curriculum has set requirements at a minimum in order to give each student the chance to choose new intellectual experiences that provide opportunity for optimum growth. This policy places important responsibility upon the student for discrimination in making decisions. Each four-year college or university determines which BC3 courses are acceptable in transfer. Students should contact the institution for assurance prior to registering for the course at BC3.

Minimum - 60 credits

Core Courses (19)

ENGL 101 - College Writing 3 credits
ENGL 102 - Research Writing 3 credits
or ENGL 104 - Literary Research Writing 3 credits
COMM 201 - Speech 3 credits
HLTH 120 - Health Science 3 credits
Physical Education Elective 1 credit
COMP 210 - Productivity Applications 3 credits
Mathematics Elective 3 credits ¹

Group I (9)

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Literature Elective 3 credits

The Humanities requirements will be met by taking one course each from at least three different categories in Group I.

Group II (9)

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History Elective 3 credits

The Social Science requirement will be met by taking one course each from at least three areas in Group II.

Group III (7/8)

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A minimum of 4 credits of laboratory science must be selected as part of the Group III requirement.

General Electives (16/18)

General Electives may be selected from courses offered by any department within the College.

Notes:

¹The Mathematics Elective must be taken from the listing in Group III.