General Studies, AAS

An associate degree in General Studies provides opportunities to develop valuable, lifelong skills in oral and written communication, critical thinking, problem solving, evaluation, analysis and synthesis. The program offers a curriculum to establish a core of knowledge, which can lead to many different careers or lay the groundwork for further studies and specialization.

This program includes 15 general education semester hours and 45 elective semester hours. Of the 60 semester hours, 12 are required to be at the 2000 level or above with a minimum of 15 semester hours completed at Baker College (residency credits).

Elective Credit Hours

General Education - 15 hours

COM 1010 - Composition and Critical Thinking I Credits: 3
COM 1020 - Composition and Critical Thinking II Credits: 3
ELECTIVE - General Education Elective Credits: 3
MTH 1010 - Quantitative Literacy Credits: 3
PSY 2050 - Self and Society Credits: 3

Semester Hours Required for Graduation - 60

Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) Requirements

Students who are pursuing Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) requirements and would like to earn the Associate of General Studies degree should take the following courses:

English Composition

Both COM courses ARE REQUIRED:

COM 1010 - Composition and Critical Thinking I Credits: 3
COM 1020 - Composition and Critical Thinking II Credits: 3

Mathematics

MTH 1010 IS REQUIRED. Select one additional course from the remaining:

MTH 1070 - Quantitative Reasoning Credits: 3
MTH 1120 - College Algebra II Credits: 3
MTH 1310 - Pre-Calculus Credits: 5
MTH 1510 - Calculus I Credits: 4
MTH 2750 - Statistical Methods Credits: 3

Social Science

PSY 2050 IS REQUIRED. Select one additional course from the remaining:

PSY 2050 - Self and Society Credits: 3
ECN 2010 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECN 2110 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
POL 1010 - Introduction to Political Science Credits: 3
SOC 2010 - Sociology Credits: 3
SOC 3050 - Personal, Civic and Global Perspectives Credits: 3

Humanities

Select two courses, from two different disciplines, from the following:

COM 2010 - Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3
ENG 2410 - Creative Writing Credits: 3
HUM 3610 - Art Appreciation Credits: 3
HUM 3650 - Music Appreciation Credits: 3
LIT 2010 - Introduction to Literature Credits: 3
SPN 1010 - Spanish I Credits: 3
SPN 1020 - Spanish II Credits: 3

Natural Science

Select two courses, from two different disciplines, from the following. One choice must have an accompanying Lab:

BIO 1210 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: 3
BIO 1211 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab Credits: 1
BIO 1220 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credits: 3
BIO 1221 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab Credits: 1
BIO 2210 - Nutrition Credits: 3
BIO 2410 - Microbiology Credits: 3
BIO 2411 - Microbiology Lab Credits: 1
CHM 1410 - Chemistry of Life Credits: 3
PHY 2150 - Integrated Physics Credits: 3
PHY 3210 - Principles of Astronomy Credits: 3
SCI 2710 - Environmental Science Credits: 3

Semester Hours Required for Graduation - 60

Note: Students must successfully complete 30 total semester hours to satisfy the MTA requirements - an additional course may be needed to equal 30 total hours