General Studies, AA&S

Purpose

The Associate of Arts and Sciences in General Studies (Plan Code 697) is intended to provide students with a general course of study that parallels the freshman and sophomore years at most colleges and universities. Although not all four-year colleges and universities treat the degree as a pure transfer degree, the courses in this program are specifically selected for ease of transfer to most four-year colleges and universities.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

• Explore, interpret, and represent the human experience and cultural awareness through the arts and social sciences.
• Read, write and analyze effectively across a number of disciplines.
• Integrate and apply the fundamental principles of scientific inquiry, social sciences, arts, and humanities.

Passport and UCGS Transfer Courses

Courses can be used to meet a requirement in the Virginia Passport milestone are denoted with *. Courses that can be used to meet a requirement in the Uniform Certificate of General Studies are denoted with †.