General Studies

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This program is for students who wish to begin college coursework but are unsure of their career path.

Many courses required in this program are transferable to four-year colleges and universities in pursuit of a Bachelor’s Degree.

General Studies

Associate in Arts (A.A.) Degree

The degree in General Studies should enable students to demonstrate a broad understanding of the arts and sciences. Graduates should demonstrate effective communication and computational skills and possess the capacity for continued learning and logical reasoning. The program allows students the opportunity to select from any instructional credit courses at CCRI for which he/she satisfies the prerequisites.

Program Requirements

COURSE NO.	COURSE TITLE	CREDITS
ENGL 1010*	Composition 1*	3
Literature	Any English Literature Course	3
MATH	Any MATH above 1000 level	3
Science	Take a sequence of 2 courses from the following: ASTR 1010, 1020, BIOL 1010, 1020, 1001, 1002, 1060, CHEM 1000, 1030, 1100, 1010, GEOL 1020, OCEN 1010 AND 1030 (both required), PHYS 1000, 1030, 1040	8
HIST AND Social Science	Select 3 credits in History and 6 credits in: History, Sociology, Economics, Psychology, Political Science, Philosophy, Geography	9
Language AND Fine Arts	Select 6 credits from: Art, Music, Drama, Foreign Languages**	6
Electives	Select courses from any instructional program	25-28
	Total General Education Credits	30

Total Program Credits..........................................................................................60

*Placement Test required. Those required to take ENGL 1005 will then have to take ENGL 1010. (ENGL 1005 may be used as elective credit)

** Students who choose a foreign language to satisfy the Language and Fine Arts category requirement should take two sequential courses in the same foreign language, preferably at the elementary or intermediate level. (Note: basic spoken and specialized introductory foreign language courses may be applied to the General Studies degree as elective credits only)