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Associate in General Studies (A.G.S.)

  Associate in General Studies

Associate in General Studies (AGS)

The Associate in General Studies (A.G.S.) degree is customized to meet the unique needs of students with objectives that are different than those of the transfer degrees or the occupational degrees. It is an alternative degree for those students who are undecided about future education or career goals or who need a 60 credit hour degree comprising 20 credit hours in general education and 40 credit hours in program electives.        
         
Students are required to meet with a College Advisor for assistance in choosing mutually agreed upon courses that will satisfy their academic goals.        
         
The A.G.S. is not designed for transfer to a four-year college or university. The general education requirements for the A.G.S. do not fulfill IAI (Illinois Articulation Initiative) General Education Core Curriculum guidelines. While other universities may accept credit earned toward the A.G.S. degree, no articulation agreements guaranteeing that the student will enter a Bachelor’s Degree program with junior standing has been established. Students planning to transfer to a four-year college or university should consider a major area of concentration in either the Associate in Arts or the Associate in Science transfer degrees.​

Details (Associate in General Studies (AGS))

Credit Hours

60

Program/Plan Number

203

Funding Options

WIA

Pathway

Transfer Pathway  

Open For Enrollment

Yes
 

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General Education Requirements

​I GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS​ *    ​                                                                                         ​20 CH​
A. COMMUNICATIONS
​English​ 101 Required
​B. FINE ARTS AND HUMANITIES 
​Select any two courses from the following disciplines"
​Afro-American Studies, Art, Fine Arts, Foreign
​Language, Humanities, Literature, Music,
​Philosophy, Religion, Theater Art
C. MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE
Select any two courses from the following disciplines:
​Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Geology,
​Mathematics, Oceanography, Physical Science,
​Physics, Zoology
​D. SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Select any two courses from the following disciplines:
​Anthropology, Economics, Geograp​hy,
​History, Political Science, Psychology,
​Social Science, Sociology

Program Core Requirements

Elective Program Requirements

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II. ​​ REQUIRED PROGRAM ELECTIVES​ ​40  CH
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Minimum Total Credit Hours Required for A.G.S.  ​60 CH
     

Human Diversity Requirement:  At least one course must meet the State of Illinois’ Human Diversity requirement. The course descriptions on the IAI website shown below for Humanities, Fine Arts, and Social and Behavioral Sciences include the designations “D” or “N”. 

The “D” designation represents courses designed specifically to examine aspects of human diversity within the United States; 

The “N” designated courses are designed specifically to examine aspects of human diversity from a non-U.S. /non- European perspective, or courses designed specifically to examine aspects of human diversity from a non-Western perspective. 

http://itransfer.org/iai/gened/Default.aspx?section=students&p=s     

Students should meet with a college Academic Advisor for course selection from the general education core courses shown on the A.G.S. model under Humanities/Fine Arts, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.  

Note: Some courses may not be offered every semester. Thus, students should select their courses with consultation from an Academic Advisor or Department Chairperson. Students should also obtain the course schedule published each academic term or semester for the CCC College from where the student will take courses. The course schedule can also be downloaded from the CCC website at http://www.ccc.edu.     

* The courses listed in Section I, General Education Requirements, are transferable courses either through IAI approval, signed form 13 articulation agreements, or they satisfy equivalency status in compliance with ICCB guidelines.     

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