Associate of Science in General Studies (ASGS)

The ASGS program requires the successful completion of 60 semester credit-hours of instruction at the lower level (freshman and sophomore years), including a minimum of 15 semester credit-hours of general education courses.

ASGS Program Objectives

Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:

  • Exhibit a wide breadth of knowledge in areas such as history, humanities, civilization, mathematics, physics, literature, government, sociology, and information technology

  • Demonstrate useful skills in quantitative and qualitative analysis, writing, and communications that are critical to operate in various working environments and organizations

  • Demonstrate knowledge in computer science and information technology and apply it to work as activities and individual endeavors

  • Utilize such knowledge on a day to day basis, at work and in future academic pursuits

General Education Courses (15 credit-hours)

  • Written and oral communication

  • Quantitative reasoning

  • Information literacy

  • Critical thinking

  • Natural and physical sciences

  • Social and behavioral sciences

  • Humanities

Elective courses (remaining credit-hours)