General Studies, AAS - MTA Track

An Associate of Applied Science 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 30 general education semester hours and 30 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).

MTA General Education Requirements - 30 Hours

ENGLISH COMPOSITION
Required English Composition course:
COM 1010 - Composition and Critical Thinking I			03
ENGLISH COMPOSITION or COMMUNICATION
Select one course from the following:
COM 1020 - Composition and Critical Thinking II			03
COM 2010 - Interpersonal Communication			03
COM 2050 - Public Speaking			03
COM 3110 - Business Communication and Report Writing			03
COM 3150 - Advanced Business Communication			03
COM 4010 - Communication Studies			03
TWR 4010 - Technical Writing and Documentation I			03
TWR 4050 - Technical Writing and Documentation II			03
MATHEMATICS
Select one Mathematics course from the following:
MTH 1150 - Quantitative Reasoning			03
MTH 1170 - College Algebra			03
MTH 1350 - Pre-Calculus			04
MTH 1510 - Calculus I			04
MTH 2310 - Linear Algebra			03
MTH 2410 - Discrete Mathematics			03
MTH 2750 - Statistical Methods			03
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Select two courses, from different disciplines, from the following:
ECN 2010 - Principles of Macroeconomics			03
ECN 2110 - Principles of Microeconomics			03
GEO 1050 - Introduction to Geography			03
POL 1010 - Introduction to Political Science			03
PSY 1110 - General Psychology			03
PSY 2050 - Self and Society			03
PSY 2210 - Developmental Psychology			03
PSY 2350 - Psychology of Sexuality and Gender			03
PSY 2450 - Sports Psychology			03
PSY 3110 - Abnormal Psychology			03
PSY 3650 - Psychology of Aging			03
SOC 2010 - Sociology			03
SOC 3050 - Personal, Civic, and Global Perspectives			03
SOC 3150 - Social Welfare			03
SWK 1110 - Poverty and Culture			03
HUMANITIES
Select two courses, from different disciplines, from the following:
COM 4050 - International Communications			03
ENG 2050 - Mass Media and Communication			03
ENG 2410 - Creative Writing			03
HIS 1110 - Introduction to American History: 1865 to Present			03
HUM 3610 - Art Appreciation			03
HUM 3650 - Music Appreciation			03
HUM 3910 - Integrative Seminar			03
LIT 2010 - Introduction to Literature			03
SPN 1010 - Spanish I			03
SPN 1020 - Spanish II			03
NATURAL SCIENCE
Select two courses, from different disciplines, from the following. One must be taken with an accompanying Lab:
BIO 1050 - General Biology I			04
BIO 1070 - General Biology II			04
BIO 1210 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I			03
BIO 1211 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab			01
BIO 1220 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II			03
BIO 1221 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab			01
BIO 1250 - Introduction to Disease			03
BIO 2150 - Pathophysiology			03
BIO 2210 - Nutrition			03
BIO 2410 - Microbiology			03
BIO 2411 - Microbiology Lab			01
CHM 1010 - General Chemistry I			04
CHM 1050 - General Chemistry II			04
CHM 1410 - Chemistry of Life			03
PHY 2150 - Integrated Physics			03
PHY 3210 - Principles of Astronomy			03
SCI 2710 - Environmental Science			03

Elective Credit - 30 Hours

Select 30 credits from any Baker College undergraduate-level courses.

Semester Hours Required for Graduation - 60

Note: Students must successfully complete 30 total semester hours to satisfy MTA requirements. If these courses do not add up to 30 semester hours, an additional course(s) must be taken from any of the groups to equal 30 total hours.