GENERAL STUDIES

Associate of Arts (AA) and

Associate of Science (AS)

COURSE NUMBER

COURSE DESCRIPTION

CREDIT HOUR

*LSCC Requirement for all Graduates

1

PSY 100

Orientation for Students

1

*Not required for transferring in or transient students.

Area I – Written Composition

6

ENG 101

English Composition I and

 ENG 102

English Composition II

6

Area II – English, Humanities & Fine Arts

12-13

SPH 107

Fund. of Public Speaking

3

IMPORTANT NOTE: You must select ONE literature pairing (6 credits) and one history class (3 credits), OR select ONE history pairing (6 credits) and ONE literature class (3

credits). Do not mix pairings. Keep sequences together.

ENG 251

American Literature I and

ENG 252

American Literature II /OR

3-6

ENG 261

English Literature I and

ENG 262 

English Literature II/OR

3-6

ENG 271

World Literature and

ENG 272

World Literature 3-6

*Select remaining credits from the listing below. Total credits

for Area II must equal 12 or 13.

SPA 101 

Introductory Spanish I

4

ART 100

Art Appreciation

3

HUM 101

Intro. to Humanities

3

MUS 101

Music Appreciation

3

THR 100

Intro. to Theatre

3

PHL 206

Ethics and Society

3

PHL 106

Introduction to Philosophy

3

REL 151

Survey of the Old Testament

3

REL 152

Survey of the New Testament

3

SPH 116

Introduction to Interpersonal Comm

3

Area III – Natural Science or Mathematics

11-12

Select ONE math course based on your STARS Guide.

 MTH 110

Finite Mathematics

3

 MTH 112

Precalculus

3

 MTH 113

Precalculus Trigonometry

3

 MTH 115

Precalculus Algebra & Trig

4

 MTH 120

Calculus and Its Applications

3

MTH 125

Calculus I

4

MTH 126

Calculus II

4

MTH 227

Calculus III

4

MTH 237

Linear Algebra

3

MTH 238

Applied Differential Equations I

3

REFER TO YOUR STARS GUIDE FOR PROPER COURSE SELECTION; DO NOT RANDOMLY SELECT COURSE

Select ONE science pairing ONLY. See your STARS Guide

RESTRICTIONS: Do not mix RANDOMLY SELECT.

BIO 101

Introduction to Biology I w/Lab and

BIO 102

Introduction to Biology II w/Lab/OR

8

BIO 103

Principles of Biology I w/Lab and

BIO 104

Principles of Biology II w/Lab OR

8

CHM 104

Intro. to General Chemistry and

CHM 105

Intro. to General Chemistry OR

8

CHM 111

College Chemistry I and

CHM 112

College Chemistry II OR

8

GEO 101

Principles of Geology I and

GEO 102

Principle of Geology II OR

8

PHS 111

Physical Science I and

PHS 112

Physical Science II OR

8

PHY 201

General Physics I and

PHY 202

General Physics II/OR

8

CHM221

Organic Chemistry

CHM222

Organic Chemistry II

8

Area IV – History, Social & Behavioral Sciences

12

IMPORTANT NOTE: You must select ONE literature pairing (6 credits) and one history class (3 credits), OR select ONE history pairing (6 credits) and ONE literature class (3

credits). Do not mix pairings. Keep sequences together.

HIS 101

Hist. of Western Civ. I and

HIS 102

Hist. of Western Civ. II/OR

3-6

HIS 201

United States History I and

HIS 202

United States History II

3-6

HIS 121

World History I and

HIS 122

World History II/ OR

3-6

*Select remaining credits from the listing below. Total credits

for Area IV must equal 12.

 PSY 200

General Psychology

3

PSY 210

Human Growth & Development

3

 *ECO 232

Principles of Microeconomics

3

SOC 200

Intro. to Sociology

3

SOC 210

Social Problems

3

POL 200

Intro. to Political Science

3

POL 211

American National Government

3

EC0 231

Principles of Macroeconomics

3

GEO 101

Prin. of Physical Geography

3

GEO 100

World Regional Geography

3

GEO 201

Principles of Human Geography

3

ANT 200

Introduction to Anthropology

3

Area V – Pre-Professional/LSCC Courses

19-24

CIS 146

Microcomputer Applications

3

Two 1-hour PED activity courses (no substitutions)

2

RDG 114A

Critical Reading for College

3

• Pre-professional Electives based on GS major.

11-16

TOTAL REQUIRED HOURS FOR DEGREE 60-64