AAS Degree Requirements

The Associate of Applied Science Degree is designed to provide training in specialized skills that can connect students with immediate employment opportunities. It is not intended as a preparation for transfer to bachelor’s degree programs, although many credits may transfer to other institutions. To qualify for an A.A.S. degree a candidate must:

1. Complete a minimum of 60 semester credits of 100- and 200-level courses with an overall grade point average of 2.0 (C) or higher; and
2. Complete a minimum of 15 credits of general education coursework; and
3. Satisfy all general education and program requirements with a grade of C- or higher in each course.
4. Students with an earned associate of arts degree, associate of science degree, bachelor's degree, or a higher degree from an accredited institution are waived from completing the general education requirements unless a program requires a specific course(s).

For specific program requirements, refer to the program guidelines.

GEM 1 - Written Communication

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
ENGL-101	Writing and Rhetoric I	3-4
or ENGL-101P	Writing and Rhetoric I

GEM 2 - Oral Communication

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
COMM-101	Fundamentals of Oral Communication	3

GEM 3 - Mathematical Ways of Knowing

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Select one of the following:		3-5
MATH-123	Math in Modern Society
MATH-130	Finite Mathematics
MATH-143P	Precalculus I: Algebra
MATH-143	Precalculus I: Algebra
MATH-147	Precalculus
MATH-153	Statistical Reasoning
MATH-160	Survey of Calculus
MATH-170	Calculus I
MATH-253	Statistical Methods

GEM 6 - Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Select one of the following:		3
AIST-101	American Indian Studies
ANTH-100	Introduction to Anthropology
ANTH-102	Cultural Anthropology
CHD-134	Infancy Through Middle Childhood
CJ-103	Introduction to Criminal Justice
COMJ-140	Mass Media in a Free Society
COMM-233	Interpersonal Communication
ECON-201	Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON-202	Principles of Microeconomics
EDUC-120	Foundations of Education
HIST-101	World History I
HIST-102	World History II
HIST-103	History of Civilization 20th Century
HIST-111	United States History I
HIST-112	United States History II
HIST-115	History of the Americas I: First Peoples and Colonial Period
HIST-116	History of the Americas II: Since Independence
POLS-101	American National Government
POLS-237	International Politics and Problems
PSYC-101	Introduction to Psychology
SOC-101	Introduction to Sociology
SOC-102	Social Problems
SOC-251	Race and Ethnic Relations

Institutionally Designated

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Select any GEM course or combination of GEM courses		3-5