Associate of General Studies

The associate of general studies degree from JCCC:

• is designed for students who wish to receive a degree for completion of a more general program of study.

• requires completion of 60 college-level credit hours within specified course categories with a 2.0 or higher GPA.

• requires a minimum of 30 credit hours of JCCC General Education requirements.

• does not require an academic major or an emphasis in a specific career program.

• requires a minimum of 30 additional credit hours of open electives.

Students interested in the Associate of General Studies degree should discuss degree options with a JCCC counselor when selecting a program of study. 

JCCC General Education Requirements

The Arts, Associate of General Studies (3 hrs.) 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ARTH 180	Art History: Ancient to Medieval	3
ARTH 182	Art History: Renaissance to Modern	3
ARTH 184	Art History: Twentieth Century	3
ARTH 188	History of Photography	3
FL 182	Intermediate Japanese I*	5
FL 183	Intermediate Japanese II*	5
FL 220	Intermediate German I*	3
FL 221	Intermediate German II*	3
FL 230	Intermediate Spanish I*	3
FL 231	Intermediate Spanish II*	3
FL 240	Intermediate French I*	3
FL 241	Intermediate French II*	3
FL 265	Intermediate Chinese I*	3
FL 266	Intermediate Chinese II*	3
FMS 100	Intro to Film	3
FMS 200	Intro to Filmmaking and Media Aesthetics	3
HUM 122	Introduction to Humanities	3
HUM 145	World Humanities: Ancient to Medieval	3
HUM 146	World Humanities: Renaissance to Modern	3
HUM 155	Classical Mythology	3
MUS 121	Introduction to Music Listening	3
MUS 125	Introduction to Jazz Listening	3
MUS 126	Introduction to World Music	3
MUS 128	History of Rock and Roll Music	3
PHOT 200	Foundations in Photography	3
THEA 120	Introduction to Theater	3

English and Communications, Associate of General Studies (6 hrs.) 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
6 hours required from two subject areas:
English (Writing)
ENGL 121	Composition I*	3
or ENGL 119	College Composition I with Review*
Communications
COMS 120	Interpersonal Communication	3
or COMS 121	Public Speaking
or COMS 125	Personal Communication
or COMS 180	Intercultural Communication

Culture and Ethics, Associate of General Studies (6 hrs.)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
6 hours required from two subject areas:
Historical Perspective
ENGL 130	Introduction to Literature*	3
ENGL 230	Introduction to Fiction*	3
ENGL 235	Drama as Literature*	3
GEOS 130	General Geology	5
GEOS 140	Physical Geography	3
GEOS 141	Physical Geography Lab*	2
HIST 120	Local and Kansas History	3
HIST 125	Western Civilization: Ancient World to the Renaissance	3
HIST 126	Western Civilization: Scientific Revolution to the Modern Age	3
HIST 128	Medieval History	3
HIST 129	Early Modern Europe 1500-1789	3
HIST 130	European History Since 1789	3
HIST 132	History of Africa	3
HIST 135	Eastern Civilization	3
HIST 137	African American History	3
HIST 140	U.S. History to 1877	3
HIST 141	U.S. History Since 1877	3
HIST 143	Ancient Greece, the Near East and Egypt	3
HIST 145	History of Ancient Rome	3
HIST 149	History of India	3
HIST 151	World History: Traditional	3
HIST 152	World History: Modern World	3
HIST 160	Modern Russian History	3
HIST 162	Modern Latin America	3
HIST 165	History of China	3
HIST 167	Introduction to History: Japan	3
HIST 180	North American Indian History	3
HIST 195	History of the Middle East	3
HIST 210	Environmental History of North America	3
HIST 250	American West	3
PHIL 154	History of Ancient Philosophy	3
POLS 124	American National Government	3
POLS 126	State and Local Government	3
Cultural Perspective
ANTH 125	Cultural Anthropology	3
ANTH 130	World Cultures	3
CJ 121	Introduction to Criminal Justice System	3
CJ 141	Criminal Law	3
CJ 223	International Criminal Justice Systems	3
ENGL 130	Introduction to Literature*	3
ENGL 214	Environmental Literature*	3
ENGL 216	African-American Literature*	3
ENGL 217	Literature by Women*	3
ENGL 222	Advanced Composition: The Art of the Essay*	3
ENGL 223	Introduction to Creative Writing*	3
ENGL 232	Children's Literature*	3
ENGL 235	Drama as Literature*	3
ENGL 246	American Literature I*	3
ENGL 247	American Literature II*	3
ENGL 254	Masterpieces of the Cinema*	3
ENGL 257	Generative AI and The Future of Writing*	3
FL 182	Intermediate Japanese I*	5
FL 220	Intermediate German I*	3
FL 221	Intermediate German II*	3
FL 230	Intermediate Spanish I*	3
FL 231	Intermediate Spanish II*	3
FL 240	Intermediate French I*	3
FL 241	Intermediate French II*	3
FL 265	Intermediate Chinese I*	3
FL 266	Intermediate Chinese II*	3
GEOS 145	World Regional Geography	3
GEOS 155	Human Geography	3
HIST 150	Islam: Religion and Civilization	3
HUM 150	Islam: Religion and Civilization	3
HUM 156	Contemporary Approaches to World Mythology	3
HUM 165	Introduction to Chinese Culture	3
HUM 167	Introduction to Japanese Culture	3
JOUR 120	Mass Media and Society	3
LAW 120	Introduction to Paralegal Studies	3
LAW 121	Introduction to Law	3
PHIL 121	Introduction to Philosophy	3
PHIL 128	Environmental Ethics	3
PHIL 130	Food Ethics	3
PHIL 143	Ethics	3
PHIL 154	History of Ancient Philosophy	3
PHIL 176	Philosophy of Religion	3
POLS 122	Political Science	3
POLS 124	American National Government	3
POLS 135	International Relations	3
POLS 175	Environmental Policy and Law	3
POLS 192	Political Theory	3
POLS 200	Model United Nations	3
POLS 220	Introduction to Public Policy	3
REL 120	Exploring World Religions	3
REL 125	Asian Religions	3
REL 126	Religions of the West	3
REL 150	Islam: Religion and Civilization	3
SOC 122	Introduction to Sociology	3
SOC 131	Sociology of Families	3

Mathematics, Associate of General Studies (3 hrs.)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
MATH 120	Business Mathematics*	3
MATH 130	Technical Mathematics I*	3
MATH 131	Technical Mathematics II*	3
MATH 151	Contemporary Mathematics*	3
MATH 161	Elementary Statistics*	3
MATH 171	College Algebra*	3
MATH 172	Trigonometry*	3
MATH 173	Precalculus*	5
MATH 175	Discrete Mathematics and its Applications*	3
MATH 201	Statistics*	3
MATH 231	Business and Applied Calculus I*	3
MATH 232	Business and Applied Calculus II*	3
MATH 241	Calculus I*	5
MATH 242	Calculus II*	5
MATH 243	Calculus III*	5
MATH 254	Differential Equations*	4
MATH 285	Statistics for Business*	4
PHYS 220	Engineering Physics I*	5
PHYS 221	Engineering Physics II*	5

Modes of Inquiry, Associate of General Studies (6 hrs.)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
6 hours required from two subject areas:
Scientific
ANTH 126	Physical Anthropology	3
ASTR 120	Fundamentals of Astronomy	3
ASTR 122	Astronomy	4
BIOL 121	Introductory Biology for Non-Majors	4
BIOL 125	General Botany	5
BIOL 127	General Zoology	5
BIOL 135	Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology	4
BIOL 140	Human Anatomy	4
BIOL 144	Human Anatomy and Physiology*	5
BIOL 150	Biology of Organisms*	5
BIOL 161	Introduction to Biotechnology	4
BIOL 225	Human Physiology*	4
BIOL 230	Microbiology*	3
BIOL 231	Microbiology Lab*	2
CHEM 120	Chemistry in Society*	4
CHEM 122	Principles of Chemistry*	5
CHEM 124	General Chemistry I Lecture*	4
CHEM 125	General Chemistry I Lab*	1
CHEM 131	General Chemistry II Lecture*	4
CHEM 132	General Chemistry II Lab*	1
CHEM 140	Principles of Organic & Biological Chemistry*	5
ENGR 121	Engineering Orientation	2
EVRN 124	Oceanus: Essentials of Oceanography	3
EVRN 130	Environmental Science	3
EVRN 132	Environmental Science Laboratory*	2
EVRN 134	Principles of Sustainability	3
EVRN 250	Bioethics in Science and Research*	3
EVRN 275	Nature, Law, and Environmental Protection*	3
GEOS 130	General Geology	5
GEOS 140	Physical Geography	3
GEOS 141	Physical Geography Lab*	2
GEOS 160	Introduction to Meteorology	5
PHIL 124	Logic and Critical Thinking	3
PHYS 130	College Physics I*	5
PHYS 131	College Physics II*	5
PHYS 220	Engineering Physics I*	5
PHYS 221	Engineering Physics II*	5
PSCI 120	Physical Science	4
PSYC 130	Introduction to Psychology	3
Social
ECON 132	Survey of Economics	3
ECON 230	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
ECON 231	Principles of Microeconomics	3
GEOS 145	World Regional Geography	3
POLS 126	State and Local Government	3
POLS 132	Introduction to Comparative Government	3
POLS 245	Introduction to Public Administration	3
PSYC 121	Applied Psychology	3
PSYC 130	Introduction to Psychology	3
PSYC 215	Child Development*	3
PSYC 218	Human Development*	3
SOC 122	Introduction to Sociology	3
SOC 125	Social Problems	3
SOC 131	Sociology of Families	3
SOC 146	Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare	3

Computer Skills, Associate of General Studies (3 hrs.)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
CIS 124	Introduction to Computer Concepts and Applications	3
or MATH 201	Statistics*
Or a minimum of 3 credit hours from the following courses:
CSS 105	Introduction to Personal Computers: Windows
CSS 106	Introduction to Personal Computers: Macintosh
CSS 108	Word Processing I: MS Word*
CSS 109	Google Apps*
CSS 110	Spreadsheets I: MS Excel*
CSS 111	Spreadsheets II: MS Excel*
CSS 113	Spreadsheets I, II & III: MS Excel*
CSS 114	Databases I: MS Access*
CSS 115	Databases II: MS Access*
CSS 118	Groupware: Outlook*
CSS 120	Computer User Support Skills*
CSS 121	Introduction to Project Management*
CSS 123	E-Presentation: MS PowerPoint*
CSS 125	Word Processing II: MS Word*
CSS 128	PC Applications: MS Office
CSS 138	Operating Systems: Windows*
CSS 140	Digital Devices and Online Technologies*
CSS 228	PC Applications II: MS Office*
CSS 290	Computer Support Specialist Internship*
CSS 291	Independent Study*
CSS 292	Special Topics:*
LIBR 125	Introduction to Library Research
VDA 112	Photoshop I*
VDA 114	Illustrator I*
VDA 116	InDesign I*
VDA 122	Photoshop II*
VDA 124	Illustrator II*
VDA 126	InDesign II*
VDA 130	Motion Graphics
VDA 190	Applications for Visual Design*
VDA 292	Special Topics:
WEB 110	HTML and CSS
WEB 112	Professional Skills for the Digital Developer
WEB 114	Web Scripting: JavaScript I*
WEB 116	Digital Media Concepts
WEB 118	Digital Workflow
WEB 120	Web Analytics*
WEB 121	Digital Media Assets*
WEB 122	CSS Techniques & Projects*
WEB 124	Web Scripting: JavaScript II*
WEB 125	Digital Video Tools
WEB 126	Technical Interface Skills*
WEB 128	Server Scripting: PHP with MySQL*
WEB 172	WordPress I*
WEB 225	Advanced Digital Video Tools*
WEB 231	User Experience*
WEB 233	Visual Storytelling
WEB 234	Web Apps I*
WEB 237	Emerging Technologies*
WEB 238	Interactive Scripting: JQuery*
WEB 239	Introduction to Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)*
WEB 240	HTML and CSS II*
WEB 243	Search Engine Optimization*
WEB 245	Motion Graphics Tools*
WEB 290	Web Development and Digital Media Capstone*
WEB 292	Special Topics:*
WEB 294	Web Development and Digital Media Internship*

Global Issues and Diversity, Associate of General Studies (3 hrs.)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ANTH 125	Cultural Anthropology	3
ANTH 130	World Cultures	3
ANTH 134	Native Americans	3
ARTH 186	Art History: Introduction to Asian Art	3
ARTH 200	Women, Art, and Society	3
BUS 235	Introduction to International Business	3
CJ 127	Criminology	3
COMS 180	Intercultural Communication	3
ENGL 217	Literature by Women*	3
EVRN 130	Environmental Science	3
EVRN 132	Environmental Science Laboratory*	2
FL 120	Elementary German I	5
FL 121	Elementary German II*	5
FL 130	Elementary Spanish I	5
FL 131	Elementary Spanish II*	5
FL 140	Elementary French I	5
FL 141	Elementary French II*	5
FL 165	Elementary Chinese I	5
FL 166	Elementary Chinese II*	5
FL 170	Elementary Japanese I	5
FL 171	Elementary Japanese II*	5
FL 182	Intermediate Japanese I*	5
FL 183	Intermediate Japanese II*	5
FL 223	Conversational German*	2
FL 234	Conversational Spanish*	2
FL 243	Conversational French*	2
HC 125	International Awareness Field Study	2
HIST 128	Medieval History	3
HIST 135	Eastern Civilization	3
HIST 137	African American History	3
HIST 143	Ancient Greece, the Near East and Egypt	3
HIST 150	Islam: Religion and Civilization	3
HIST 151	World History: Traditional	3
HIST 152	World History: Modern World	3
HIST 160	Modern Russian History	3
HIST 162	Modern Latin America	3
HIST 200	Empires of the Silk Road	3
HIST 260	Women in U.S. History	3
HUM 137	Introduction to Russian Culture	3
HUM 145	World Humanities: Ancient to Medieval	3
HUM 146	World Humanities: Renaissance to Modern	3
HUM 150	Islam: Religion and Civilization	3
MUS 126	Introduction to World Music	3
POLS 122	Political Science	3
POLS 132	Introduction to Comparative Government	3
POLS 135	International Relations	3
POLS 200	Model United Nations	3
POLS 250	Introduction to Globalization	3
RDG 127	College Reading Strategies*	3
REL 120	Exploring World Religions	3
REL 125	Asian Religions	3
REL 126	Religions of the West	3
REL 150	Islam: Religion and Civilization	3
SOC 125	Social Problems	3

General Education Hours: 30

Open Elective Hours

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Open electives are non-developmental courses meeting degree requirements. Consult with a JCCC counselor and create a plan.

Elective Hours: 30

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Total Program Hours: 60

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