Associate in General Studies (General Degree Requirements)

AGS-ASSOCIATE IN GENERAL STUDIES #AGS.00042

Option 1

Option 2

Occupational or Transfer: Completion of a broad set of liberal arts courses in the English, humanities, mathematics, natural sciences and social sciences areas, as well as any distribution of occupational or applied areas of studies. This may include completion of a set of occupational courses that satisfy the development of occupational skills.

Some liberal arts courses cannot be used to satisfy the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA). Please see your advisor or review the MTA course list on schoolcraft.edu/transfer and select “Michigan Transfer Agreement”.

Minimum 6 credit hours.
Completion of a minimum of two English communication courses within a set of courses.

ENG 101 _M and ENG 102 _M* or ENG 102 _M and ENG 221 _M* or
ENG 102 _M and COMA 103 _M⁺* or ENG 221 _M and COMA 103 _M⁺*

OR

ENG 100  and ENG 106  or ENG 100  and ENG 116  or
ENG 101 _M and ENG 106  or ENG 101 _M and ENG 107  or
ENG 101 _M and ENG 116  

Minimum 4 credit hours.

Completion of a minimum of two humanities courses.
Art, Communication Arts, English (Literature), Foreign Language, History⁺, Humanities, Music, Philosophy or Theatre

Minimum 12 credit hours.

Completion of a minimum of three humanities courses.
Art, Communication Arts, English (Literature), Foreign Language, History⁺, Humanities, Music, Philosophy or Theatre

NOTE: One humanities course must be selected to meet the Schoolcraft College General Education requirements regardless of general liberal arts concentration selected.

Minimum 3 credit hours.

Completion of a minimum of one mathematics course.

Minimum 12 credit hours.

Completion of a minimum of one mathematics course.
Completion of a minimum of two natural science courses.
Biology, Chemistry, Geography⁺, Geology, Nutrition and Food Science or Physics

NOTE: One course in math and one in science must be selected to meet the Schoolcraft College General Education requirements regardless of general liberal arts concentration selected.

Minimum 7 credit hours.

Completion of a minimum of two natural science courses.
Biology, Chemistry, Geography⁺, Geology, Nutrition and Food Science or Physics

Minimum 6 credit hours.

Completion of a minimum of two social science courses.
Anthropology, Economics, Geography⁺, History⁺, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology

Minimum 12 credit hours.

Completion of a minimum of three social science courses.
Anthropology, Economics, Geography⁺, History⁺, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology

NOTE: One social science course must be selected to meet the Schoolcraft College General Education requirements regardless of general liberal arts concentration selected.

Completion of all Schoolcraft College Core Abilities and a minimum of 16 credit hours associate-level Schoolcraft College General Education requirements in English, humanities, mathematics, natural sciences and social sciences.

The Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) may be used to fulfill the Schoolcraft College general education requirements.

PLEASE NOTE: Students may not use the same History course to satisfy both the humanities and social sciences distribution requirement. Additionally, students may not use COMA 103 _M⁺* to satisfy both the humanities and English communications distribution requirement.

Only certain Geography courses can be used for a natural science or social science course.

There are two primary types of courses that may be used towards fulfilling credentialsc such as certificate, associate, or bachelor degrees at Schoolcraft College (SC). The nature, goals, and use of each course determines the type of course and how it applies toward each credential at Schoolcraft College or at other transfer institutions. The two types of courses include occupational and liberal arts courses.

1. Occupational Courses - Occupational courses have a direct career relationship and focus on developing necessary knowledge and skills to enter the work force within the chosen field of study-e.g., ACCT 103 , EMT 115 , MFG 211 , WELD 120 . Courses may or may not transfer to another institution and are written in bold font. No SC occupational course may be used toward SC General Education (SCGE) or to meet the requirements for Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA)^^T.
2. Liberal Arts Courses - Liberal Arts courses provide general knowledge and theory in the arts, language and communication, humanities, natural sciences, math and social sciences areas. Liberal Arts courses may fall into three categories:
   1. Applied Liberal Arts - courses that are focused on building particular skills through the practice and application of talents or concepts-e.g., ART 248 , ENG 205 , CAB 100 , THEA 204 , MUSIC 114 , COLLS 105 . Applied Liberal Arts courses typically do not transfer to other institutions and are written in italicized font. A subset of these courses may be used toward meeting the requirements for SCGE.
   2. Liberal Arts used for Schoolcraft College General Education (SCGE) - courses that are theory-based or application-based which offer a wide distribution of experiences to students across multiple disciplines- e.g., ENG 100 , PSYCH 153 _M, HIST 138 _M⁺, MATH 106 . These courses may or may not transfer to another institution. The Liberal Arts courses that do not transfer are typically applied in nature and are written in plain text-e.g., MATH 106 . The Liberal Arts courses that are intended to transfer are typically theory-based and are denoted with a subscript M -e.g., PSYCH 153 _M - see category C.
   3. Liberal Arts Courses used for Transfer - courses which are theory-based and offer a wide distribution of experiences to students across multiple disciplines-e.g., PSYCH 153 _M, BIOL 101 _M^L, ECON 201 _M, ART 120 _M, MATH 111 _M. These courses are a sub-set of the Liberal Arts used for SCGE which meet both SCGE and the requirements for the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA). The MTA identified courses are intended to meet the general education requirements at transfer institutions and are denoted with a subscript M -e.g., MATH 111 _M. Information about the MTA requirements may be found at https://www.macrao.org/.

^c = Credentials - a documentation of satisfactory completion of courses that result in a nationally recognized acknowledgement of learning and skills. Schoolcraft College offers skills certificate, certificate, associate and bachelor degree credentials.
^ = Courses used for SCGE and MTA - a list of specific disciplines and course numbers within a distribution area that meet the requirements for Schoolcraft General Education (SCGE) and the Michigan  Transfer Agreement (MTA) may be found here: http://www.schoolcraft.edu/catalog.
^T = Transferability of courses should be discussed with an academic advisor and may be dependent on the receiving institution.

Plain text = Liberal Arts courses used to satisfy Schoolcraft College General Education (SCGE) requirements.
_M = Liberal Arts courses used to satisfy SCGE requirements and the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) requirements.
* = Only these courses or combination of courses may be used to satisfy the final requirement for MTA English Communications.
^L = Lab Science
⁺ = Students may not use the same History course to satisfy both the humanities and social sciences or COMA 103 _M⁺* to satisfy both humanities and English communications. Only certain Geography courses can be used for a natural science or social science course.
Italicized text = Applied Liberal Arts courses that do not qualify to meet SCGE requirements or MTA requirements (Courses may or may not transfer to another institution.)
BOLD = Occupational Courses have a direct career relationship, and focus on developing necessary knowledge and skills to enter the work force within the chosen field of study. (Courses may or may not transfer to another institution. No SC occupational courses may be used toward SC General Education or to meet the requirements for MTA.)

Liberal Arts courses will typically transfer to another institution. They provide general knowledge and theory in the arts, language and communication, humanities, natural sciences, math and social sciences.