General Studies

Associate of Arts in General Studies

The Associate of Arts degree in General Studies allows students still undecided about a major to complete a curriculum designed to offer them a solid background in general education, to explore a variety of disciplines and career options that may help them find an area of interest, and to enter a major at a junior level either at NSU or another institution of higher learning.

Associate of Arts in General Studies

• ENGL 101, Composition I (3 credits)

• ENGL 201, Composition II (3 credits)

• SPCM 101, Fundamentals of Speech (3 credits)

• Arts and Humanities (12-14 credits -- 4 courses from at least 3 categories)

  • Fine Arts

    • ARTH 100, Art and World Culture

    • MUS 100, Exploring Music

    • THEA 100, Introduction to Theatre

  • Literature or Language

    • ENGL 210, Intro to Literature

    • ENGL 213, Backgrounds to Literature

    • ENGL 240, Literature for Younger Readers

    • ENGL 258, Literature and Culture

    • FREN 101, 102, 201, or 202, Introductory or Intermediate French

    • SPAN 101, 102, 201, or 202, Introductory or Intermediate Spanish

    • GERM 101, 102, 201, or 202, Introductory or Intermediate German

  • Philosophy

    • PHIL 100, Intro to Philosophy

    • PHIL 270, Philosophy of Religion

  • Western Civilization

    • HIST 121, History of Western Civilization I

    • HIST 122, History of Western Civilization II

• Natural Sciences (6-8 credits -- 2 courses)

  • BIOL 101-101L, Biology Survey I

  • CHEM 106-106L, Survey of Chemistry

  • PHYS 101-101L, Survey of Physics

      OR... a year's sequence from:

  • BIOL 151-151L, 153-153L, General Biology

  • CHEM 112-112L, 114-114L, General Chemistry

  • PHYS 211-211L, 213-213L, University Physics

• Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 credits -- 3 courses with 3 different prefixes)

  • ANTH 210, Cultural Anthropology

  • ECON 201, Principles of Microeconomics

  • ECON 202, Principles of Macroeconomics

  • GEOG 210, World Geography

  • HIST 151, United States History I

  • HIST 152, United States History II

  • POLS 100, American Government

  • POLS 250, World Politics

  • SOC 100, Principles of Sociology

  • SOC 150, Social Problems

  • PSYC 101/101A, General Psychology

• Personal Wellness (2 credits)

  • WEL 100, Principles of Fitness and Wellness

• General Electives (17-22 credits)

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