Associate of General Studies Degrees

Dr. Patrick Maille, Dean of Arts and Sciences

Generalist Degree, Instituted Fall 2003

If your educational goals include a broad range of transfer and occupational interests, the Associate of General Studies (AGS) generalist degree allows you to pursue those interests without the constraints of specialization. However, transferability of this degree depends upon the courses you take and the requirements of the institution to which you transfer. If you complete the requirements listed below, you will receive an AGS degree with no major field specified on your transcript.

Requirements for the AGS degree include the following:

Minimum of 60 semester hours of course work
Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher
No more than 30 credit hours of vocationally prefixed courses
Minimum of 30 general education transferable credits. Fifteen of the 30 semester hours of general education must be in the Colorado Statewide Guaranteed Transfer Courses (GT Pathways) Curriculum
Minimum of 15 graded semester hours earned at PCC in courses numbered 100 or higher.
Minimum grade of “C” in the 30 credits of general education courses.

To earn an AGS generalist degree, you must complete at least 60 college-level credits, broken down as follows:

30 credits General Education Courses
30 credits Vocational or Academic Electives

Developmental courses are not included in these credits. Developmental courses are courses in English, college composition and reading, and mathematics that you may have to take before enrolling in college level courses.

AGS Degree with Transfer Articulation Agreements

The following Associate of General Studies (AGS) degrees are designed for students who have specialized in a technical pre-professional area and who plan to transfer into a bachelor’s degree program based on a written articulation agreement with a designated institution.

PCC offers three technical pre-professional transfer AGS degrees. Each degree is articulated to at least one Colorado four-year institution. Specific degree requirements are listed in this catalog for the following AGS degrees:

Computer Information Systems
Criminal Justice
Mass Communications

Minimum requirements for the technical pre-professional transfer AGS degrees are as follows:

Minimum of 60 semester hours of course work
Cumulative GPA of 2.000 or higher
General education courses of 30 semester hours as determined by each curriculum
Additional requirements of 30 semester hours as listed within the individual programs of study
Minimum of 15 graded semester hours earned at PCC

General Education Courses

You must take AAA 1009 and 27 credits from the following list; 15 of those credits must be in Colorado Statewide Guaranteed Transfer Courses (GT Pathways, marked with *). Your advisor must approve all courses.

* Colorado Statewide Guaranteed Transfer Courses (GT Pathways) Curriculum

* Refer to CCCS Guaranteed Transfer (GT) - Pathways Courses for a full list of all GT Pathway Courses

Communication (9 Credits)

Select 2 English courses and 1 Communication course:

ENG 1021 - English Composition I: GT-CO1 Credit(s): 3 *
ENG 1022 - English Composition II: GT-CP2 Credit(s): 3 *
ENG 1031 - Technical Writing I Credit(s): 3
ENG 1032 - Technical Writing II Credit(s): 3
ENG 2021 - Creative Writing I Credit(s): 3
ENG 2022 - Creative Writing II Credit(s): 3
COM 1150 - Public Speaking Credit(s): 3
COM 1250 - Interpersonal Communication: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3
COM 2300 - Intercultural Communication: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3

Mathematics (3 Credits)

Select from any GT Pathways Mathematics course (GT-MA1) *, or:

MAT 1140 - Career Math Credit(s): 3
MAT 1150 - Technical Mathematics Credit(s): 4
MAT 1160 - Financial Mathematics Credit(s): 3
MAT 1220 - Integrated Math I: GT-MA1 Credit(s): 3
MAT 1230 - Integrated Math II: MA1 Credit(s): 3

Natural and Physical Sciences (3 Credits)

Select from any GT Pathways Physical and Life Science course (GT-SC1 or GT-SC2) *, or

BIO 1006 - Basic Anatomy and Physiology Credit(s): 4
CHE 1004 - Concepts of Chemistry I Credit(s): 4
HWE 1050 - Human Nutrition Credit(s): 3

Arts and Humanities (3 Credits)

Select from any GT Pathways Arts and Humanities course (GT-AH1, GT-AH2, GT-AH3, or GT-AH4) *, or:

ART 2001 - Art Sampler Credit(s): 1
ART 1201 - Drawing I Credit(s): 3
ART 1205 - Drawing for the Graphic Novel Credit(s): 3
ART 1002 - Visual Concepts 2-D Design Credit(s): 3
ART 1003 - 3-D Design Credit(s): 3
ART 2408 - Studio Photography Credit(s): 3
ART 2407 - Landscape Photography Credit(s): 3
ART 1703 - Ceramics I Credit(s): 3
ART 1701 - Handbuilt Clay I Credit(s): 3
ART 1702 - Handbuilt Clay II Credit(s): 3
ART 2901 - Business of Visual Art Credit(s): 3
ART 1704 - Ceramics II Wheel Throwing Credit(s): 3
LIT 1026 - Study of Poetry Credit(s): 3
LIT 2046 - Literature of Women: GT-AH2 Credit(s): 3
LIT 2055 - Children’s Literature Credit(s): 3
SPA 1011 - Spanish Language I Credit(s): 5
SPA 1012 - Spanish Language II Credit(s): 5

Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 Credits)

Select from any GT Pathways Social and Behavioral Science or History course (GT-SS-1, GT-SS2, GT-SS3, or GT-HI1) *, or

ANT 1131 - Cultures of the Southwest Credit(s): 3
ECO 1005 - Introduction to Economics Credit(s): 3
GEO 1011 - Physical Geography: Landforms with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 4
JOU 1006 - Media News and Reporting Credit(s): 3
JOU 2006 - Intermediate Newswriting and Editing Credit(s): 3
PSY 1017 - Parenting Credit(s): 1
PSY 2444 - Educational Psychology Credit(s): 3
PSY 2771 - Psychology of Personality: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3
SOC 2003 - Urban Sociology Credit(s): 3
SOC 2065 - Violence and Culture Credit(s): 3

Selected General Education Electives (9 Credits)

Elective Options

** Student may select any course number from this course prefix area.

Note: General Education electives completed in prior catalog years may still apply. Contact the Division of Arts and Sciences for more information

Any GT courses
AAA 1009
ACC 1011
ACC 1021
ANT **
ART **
ART **
AST **
BIO 1005 and higher
BUS 1015
BUS 1016
CHE 1011 and higher
CIS 1015
CIS 1018
COM **
CSC **
ECE 1011
ECO **
EDU **
ENG 1021 and higher
ENV **
ETH **
Foreign language 1011 or higher (including ASL0
GEO **
GEY **
HIS **
HUM **
HWE 1050
HWE 1062
JOU **
LIT **
MAT 1120 or higher
MGD 1002
MUS **
PHI **
PHY **
PSC **
PSY **
SCI **
SOC **
SWK **
THE **
WST **

Vocational or Academic Electives

You must take 30 credits of approved electives. Select your electives from any vocational or academic course numbered at or above 100 which is offered by PCC.