Advising Sheet: Associate of General Studies Degree Worksheet

Unofficial Degree Check Catalog Year: 2013-2014

Student Name:_____________________________________

Date:_______________________________

Required General Education Courses:
Guaranteed transfer courses that are not offered by FRCC, but are taken at other Colorado institutions, may apply to the appropriate GT category under Required General Education Courses.

Communication
(3 semester credits) Take one course.
❒ ENG 121 or above (3) OR ❒ COM_____ (any COM course in the catalog)
COM 220 (GT-SS3) may fulfill the Communication OR Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement, but not both.

Mathematics
(3 semester credits) Take one course.
Credits over 3 will be applied to the "Other Elective" category.
❒ MAT 107 or above (3)
Note: MAT 030, MAT 060, MAT 090, and MAT 099 are considered developmental and will not apply to the AGS degree.

Natural & Physical Sciences
(3 semester credits) Take one course.
Credits over 3 can be applied to either of the elective categories.

❒ AST _____ (All AST courses in this catalog)
❒ BIO _____ (All BIO courses in this catalog)
❒ CHE _____ (All CHE courses in this catalog)
❒ ENV 101 (4)
❒ GEO 111 (4) OR ❒ GEO 112 (4)
❒ GEY _____ (All GEY courses in this catalog)
❒ MET _____ (All MET courses in this catalog)
❒ PHY _____ (All PHY courses in this catalog)
❒ SCI _____ (All SCI courses in this catalog)

GEO 111 or 112 may fulfill the Natural & Physical Sciences OR Social & Behavioral Sciences requirement, but not both.

Arts & Humanities, History, and Social & Behavioral Sciences
(6 credits total)

Arts & Humanities
(3 semester credits) Take one course.
Credits over 3 can be applied to either of the elective categories.

❒ ARA _____ (All ARA courses in this catalog)
❒ ART _____ (All ART courses in this catalog)
❒ ASL 121 (5) ❒ ASL 122 (5) ❒ ASL 123 (5)
❒ ASL 221 (3) ❒ ASL 222 (3)
❒ CHI _____ (All CHI courses in this catalog)
❒ DAN 125 (3)
❒ FRE _____ (All FRE courses in this catalog)
❒ GER _____ (All GER courses in this catalog)
❒ HUM _____ (All HUM courses in this catalog)
❒ ITA _____ (All ITA courses in this catalog)
❒ JPN _____ (All JPN courses in this catalog)
❒ LIT _____ (All LIT courses in this catalog)
❒ MUS _____ (All MUS courses in this catalog)
❒ PHI _____ (All PHI courses in this catalog)
❒ RUS _____ (All RUS courses in this catalog)
❒ SPA _____ (All SPA courses in this catalog)
❒ THE _____ (All THE courses in this catalog)
❒ WST _____ (All WST courses in this catalog)

GEO 111 or 112 may fulfill the Natural & Physical Sciences OR Social & Behavioral Sciences requirement, but not both.
A single WST course may fulfill the Arts & Humanities OR Social & Behavioral Sciences requirement, but not both.

Social & Behavioral Sciences
(3 semester credits) Take one course. Take 3 credits from any of the History or Social & Behavioral Sciences courses listed below.

❒ ANT _____ (All ANT courses in this catalog)
❒ COM 220 (3)
❒ ECO _____ (All ECO courses in this catalog)
❒ ETH _____ (All ETH courses in this catalog)
❒ GEO _____ (All GEO courses in this catalog)
❒ HIS _____ (All HIS courses in this catalog)
❒ POS _____ (All POS courses in this catalog)
❒ PSY _____ (All PSY courses in this catalog)
❒ SOC _____ (All SOC courses in this catalog)
❒ WST _____ (All WST courses in this catalog)

SUBTOTAL (15 semester credits required)

General Education Electives (15 semester credits)
In addition to the courses selected to meet the general education requirements defined above, at least 15 additional general education credits must be selected from the Approved Electives List for the Associate of General Studies Degree (see following content).
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Other Electives (30 semester credits)
An additional 30 credits of electives are needed for the AGS degree. These 30 credits may be general education courses or career technical courses or any combination of the two.
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TOTAL (60 semester credits required)

IMPORTANT
A minimum of 15 credits must be courses approved as part of the Colorado Guaranteed Transfer Program (gtPATHWAYS).
These 15 credits can come from any category within the 60 credits for the AGS degree. If you completed a course before it became effective as a gtPATHWAYS course, the institution to which you transfer has the option to accept it or not accept it. For more information and the most updated list of gtPATHWAYS courses, including dates when individual courses became effective, visit http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Transfers/gtPathways/curriculum.html
• This degree worksheet is subject to change. Please work closely with an advisor to create your academic plan and ensure a successful experience at FRCC.
• Credits transferred to FRCC are not official until evaluated by Admissions & Records.
• An absence of 12 months constitutes a break in enrollment and invalidates this review and possibly this plan of study.
• Many courses that meet requirements for the AGS are not typically transferable to four-year institutions. If completing the AGS with the intention of transfer, students are strongly encouraged to work with both an FRCC advisor and the intended transfer institution.
• To check your degree status, go to your eWOLF account, click on Degree Check, and review your progress toward your degree.

ADDITIONAL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES DEGREE
• No developmental courses may be applied to this degree.
• No more than 6 semester credits in independent study may be applied to this degree.
• Minimum Grade Point Average 2.0; only grades of "C" or above may be applied to this degree.
• Minimum 15 degree-applicable semester credits must be completed at FRCC.
• Submit graduation application, transfer credits, and credit for prior learning to Admissions & Records by published deadline and complete CAAP exam (see Class Schedule for dates).
• Continuing students who have not had a 12-month lapse in enrollment will be allowed to use the requirements listed in any catalog published while continuously attending the college.
• Generally, credits accepted in transfer will be less than 10 years old, though all credit which is not outdated or obsolete, and is applicable to the student's degree program, may be accepted. The final determination of acceptance of credit based on content and age of the credit is made by the appropriate college instructional department and instructional dean.

Refer to the college catalog and website for complete information about this degree and other academic matters.

REQUIRED ELECTIVES
No more than 30 credits of coursework applicable to the degree are to be courses with career and technical prefixes. General Education elective courses (from the approved elective list for the AGS degree) may also be included in this category. The following courses are not applicable toward this degree:
Advancement of Academic Achievement
AAA All courses
English
ENG 030 Basic Writing Skills
ENG 060 Writing Fundamentals
ENG 090 Basic Composition
ENG 110 English Usage & Grammar
English as a Second Language
ESL All courses
General Education Development
GED All courses
Mathematics
MAT 030 Fundamentals of Mathematics
MAT 060 Pre-Algebra
MAT 090 Introductory Algebra
MAT 099 Intermediate Algebra (previously MAT 106 Survey of Algebra)
MAT 101 Enhanced Mathematics Support
MAT 103 Math for Clinical Calculations
Natural & Physical Sciences
BIO 090 Basic Biology Concepts
Reading
REA All courses

APPROVED ELECTIVES LIST FOR THE ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES DEGREE
General Education Elective credit for the Associate of General Studies degree must be completed from the following list of approved prefixes and courses. Selection of elective credits and course sequencing should be done in consultation with an advisor.

Note: This list applies only to courses shown in the FRCC catalog, and to transfer credit which is equivalent to FRCC Catalog courses. Transfer courses which are identified with "999" course numbers (with the exception of Career Technical Electives) are also approved as elective credit.