General Education Requirements

Communications -- 9 hrs.

COL 101 English Composition I -- 3 hrs.
COL102 English Composition II -- 3 hrs.
COM 101 Public Speaking-- 3 hrs.

Natural Sciences and Mathematics -- 8 hrs.
Biology, Chemistry, or Physical Science -- 5 hrs.
College Algebra or higher -- 3 hrs.

Social and Behavioral Sciences -- 6 hrs. in two of the following disciplines
Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, Geography, or Economics

Fine Arts and Humanities -- 6 hrs. in two of the following disciplines
History, Literature, Art, Music, Foreign Language, Religion, Theatre, or Humanities (excluding performance courses)

Health or Physical Education course -- 1 hr.

SSC 103 College Career Success Seminar -- 1 hr.

Computer Science -- 3 hrs. (CIS or NET)

Major Field Studies

Twenty-four (24) additional hours related to the student's major field must be completed. These hours should be selected with the recommendation and approval of the student’s faculty advisor.

Total General Education and Major Field Studies	58 hrs.
Plus Electives	6 hrs.
Total hours of credit	64 hrs.

The student must complete 64 hours of credit with at least a 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale to meet graduation requirements for an A.S. degree. Developmental course credits do not apply toward graduation requirements. Students may apply only two semester hours of HPE activity classes to meet graduation requirements.