Student
Planning Worksheet
20132015
Associate in General Studies
Counseling and Advising
Ser
v
ices
(630) 942-2259
Student Services Center (SSC), Room
3200
General Requirements
for All
Associate
Degrees
1.
Complete at least 64 semester hours of credit in
courses
numbered 1000 or above for each degree.
2.
Possess a minimum 2.0 (C) average in the combined grade
point of
all College of DuPage courses numbered 1000 and
above and all
courses accepted for transfer from
other institutions
.
3.
Complete a minimum of 20 semester hours of applicable
degree
credit at College of DuPage with the f
inal 10 hours of
credit at
the college.
4.
Students who break enrollment for more than one full
academic
year are subject to the degree requirements as stated in the
College
of
DuPage Catalog
that is current at the time of re-entry.
Students who are covered under a catalog prior to 20132015
should consult with an
adviser
.
5.
Earn no more than 4 semester credits from Physical Education
activity courses.
6.
Earn no more than 42 semester credits by
demonstrated
competence through the Advanced Placement Program
(AP), the
subject examinations of the College
Level Examina
tion
Program
(CLEP), and the College of DuPage
Proficiency Through an
Instructor
Program.
7.
File an
Application for a Degree or Certificate
at least one term
before
the
anticipated completion
da
te.
8.
Satisfy all financial and other specific requirements
.
9.
Be in good standing at the time final credits for
the degree are
earned.
Additional
A.G.S. Degree
Requir
ements
1.
Select courses to complete the required minimum of 64
semester
hours from General Education courses and General Elective
courses (any course 1000 level and above).
2.
Complete at least two credits from the Global/Multicultural
Studies
or Contemporary Life Skills category. Count these credits
in General Education or General Electives, whichever a
pplies.
3.
Earn no more than 12 semester credits in courses
graded
sa
tisfactor
y/fail.
4.
Earn no more than 16 semester credits in courses numbered
1800 or 2800, 1840 or 2840, 1820 to 1829, and 2820 to 2829,
or labeled as independent study, experimental/pilot, selected
topics or field/experiential.
5.
No more than 6 semester hours in History in the Humanities
and
Social/Behavioral Sciences categories combined may apply
toward General Education requirements. Additional credits
in
History may be earned as General Elective credit
.
Name
: _________________
Date
: ____________
Companion to the 2013–2015 College of DuPage Catalog.
This worksheet
is
only a planning tool.
Official evaluation
is
done by the Records
Office.
Associate
in
General
Studies (AGS)
Degr
ee
Requir
ements
This degree is designed to meet a student's personal interests.
This
degree may transfer to some baccalaureate-granting institutions as part
of
a non-traditional bachelor's degree program. See a counselor or adviser
for details. All coursework must be numbered 1000 or
above (or
equivalent). Credit requirements shown below are minimums. Any
credit earned above the minimum will be
applied
toward credit hour total
.
General Education Courses
27
Communications
9
Physical/Life Science
3
Mathematics
3
Humanities
6
Social & Behavioral Sciences
6
General Electives
Any courses 1000 level or above
37
MINIMUM
TOTAL CREDITS
64
Revised: 4/23/14
GENERAL EDUCATION
REQUIREMENTS
(For Course Descriptions see
Course Catalog)
Communications (9 credits)
Written (6 credits)
Engli 1101(3)
Check when met
Engli 1102(3)
Check when met
Oral (3 credits)
Speech 1100(3) OR 1120(3) OR 1150(3)
Check when met
Physical and Life Sciences
(4 to 5 credits)
Select at least one course with a laboratory
component.
Course: ______________________
Anatomy & Physiology, Biology, Botany,
Chemistry, Earth Science, Microbiology,
Physics, Zoology
Mathematics (3 to 5 credits)
Course: ______________________
Math 1100 or above (except 1102 and 1104)
1. Either Math 1428 or 1431 may apply to the
A.G.S. degree, but not both courses.
2. Statistics: Math 1635(4) OR PSYCH
2280(3) OR SOCIO 2205(3) Only one of
these three courses may apply toward
degree requirements.
Humanities and Fine Arts
(6 credits)
Select courses from at least two subject areas.
Course: _____________________
Course: _____________________
Art
English (except 1080, 1101, 1102, 1105,1110,
1115, 2100)
Foreign Languages: Arabic, Chinese, French,
German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian,
Spanish
History (except 1130, 1140, 2210, 2215, 2260)
Humanities
Music
Philosophy
Religious Studies
Speech 1110 OR 2210
Theater
Social & Behavioral Sciences
(6 credits)
Select courses from at least two subject areas.
Course: _____________________
Course: _____________________
Anthropology
Economics (except 1110)
Education 1100 OR 1101
Geography
History 1130, 1140, 2210, 2215 OR 2260
Political Science
Psychology (except 1140)
Social Science
Sociology (except 2290)
General Electives
(37 credits)
Any course 1000 level or above.
Global/Multicultural Studies
or Contemporary Life Skills
Choose a minimum of two credits.
Course: _____________________
Global/Multicultural Studies
Anthropology
1100, 1105, 1130, 1400;
Arabic
1101, 1102; Art 1100,
2214
;
Business 2255;
Chinese 1100, 1101, 1102, 2201, 2202;
Economics 2220; English
1160, 1161, 2221,
2226, 2227, 2262; French
1100,
1101, 1102,
2201, 2202, 2251,
2252; Geography 1100,
1105, 1120, 2205, 2235;
German
1100
,
1101,
1102, 2200, 2201, 2202;
History 2200, 2205,
2210, 2215, 2220, 2225
,
2230,
2235, 2237,
2240, 2267; Human Services
1121;
Humanities 1105;
Inter 1153;
Italian
1100,
1101, 1102, 2201,
2202
; 2251, 2252
;
Japanese 1100, 1101, 1102, 2201, 2201
,
2251, 2252; Korean 1101, 1102, 2201,
2202;
Mass Communication 1120
;
Music 1104,
1
115; Philosophy
1110,
1116,1150; Political
Science
2203
,
2220,
2221; Religious Studies
1100, 1150,
1155,
2160; Russian 1101, 1102,
2201,
2202;
Social Science 1110; Sociology
2210,
2220;
Spanish 1100, 1101, 1102, 1110,
2201, 2202,
2251,
2252;
Speech 2200;
Travel
and Tourism
2221
Contemporary Life Skills
Accounting 1110, 1140; Air Conditioning 1110;
Architecture 1100, 1105
,
1121; Art
1101,
1105,
1140, 1151; Automotive Service
Technology
1040, 1110; Business 1100;
Computer
Information Systems 1110,
1120
,
1130, 1150,
1400; Computer and Internetworking
Technologies 1100, 1121; Criminal
Justice
1100;
Culinary
Arts
(formerly Food Service Administration)
1110; Early Childhood Education and
Care
1110
;
Economics 1110; Education 1100, 1105, 1110,
1115, 2201;
Electro-Mechanical
Technology
1101, 1120, 1130, 1300;
English
2250, 2251,
2252, 2253,
2261
;
Graphic
Design 1102; Health
Sciences 1110,
1150;
Horticulture 1100; Human
Se
rvices 1113, 1115, 1125; Interior
Design 1151,
1153; Library
Technology 1101; Manufacturing
Technology
1171, 1180, 1190, 2280;
Mass
Communication 1100, 1105, 1110;
Mathematics
1100, 1220; Motion Picture/Television 1011, 1020,
1220; Office Technology Information
1100, 1200,
1210; Photography 1100;
Physical Education
1101
1932 (except
1800, 1820 and 1840),
2244
,
2251,
2254;
Psychology 1140,
1150
;
Sociology
2290; Speech 1110, 1120, 1160, 2210; Theater
1105, 1111
,
2230
;
Travel and Tourism 1121,
1122;
Any disciplines “Coop Internship”
courses.