Degree Programs: Associate of General Studies (AGS)

 

Associate of General Studies (AGS) degree: The AGS degree is neither a transfer nor a career-entry degree. Students opting for this degree are generally undecided about future goals or are attempting to fulfill specific admission requirements of a program for which the individual has received provisional acceptance. Emphasis in the AGS degree is placed on exploration of a variety of subject offerings. Once a career or academic goal is determined, or once admissions standards to a specific program have been achieved, students may elect to enroll in an AA, AS, or AAS degree program.
(See a College Advisor or faculty advisor for assistance in choosing courses that will complete the minimum of 60 semester credit hours required for the AGS degree.)

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

1. 60 semester credit hours. All courses submitted for graduation must be college level and numbered 101 or higher. The following courses, though numbered 101 or higher, are not college level and may not be submitted for graduation: Math 110, 112; English 115, 116, 127; Reading 115, 116, 125; Speech 115, 116, 140.
2. A 2.0 or higher grade point average. Olive-Harvey College grades are on a four-point scale. A=4, B=3, C=2, D=l, F=0.
3. Grades of “C” or better in all general education and required core courses. (This requirement applies to all students entering after May 1, 1998.)
4. Completion of examination on the Constitution of the United States and the State of Illinois, the Code of the American Flag, and the Declaration of Independence. This requirement may be met by completion of the test for Illinois high school graduation or an Illinois GED Certificate, by credit in History 111 or Political Science 201, or by passing the Constitution exam (see Department of Social Sciences, Room 2307).
5. Completion of the General Education Core Curriculum and Human Diversity requirement (may be taken as part of General Education Core Curriculum).
6. Completion of elective courses. AGS programs require 30-35 hours.
7. Fulfillment of residency requirement. To be eligible for any degree or certificate, transfer students must have earned the last 15 credit hours of required course work at Olive-Harvey College.
8. All financial obligations to the College and to the District must be settled.
   

General Education Core Curriculum

 

Human Diversity Requirement
You can satisfy the Human Diversity requirement by taking one course that studies human diversity within the United States or from a non-western perspective. This course can help satisfy one of the general education requirements, concentration or elective. Please see page 101 for a list of courses that satisfy the human diversity requirement.

Subject Area	Required Courses	Credit hour
Communications:	English 101	3
	Speech 101	3
Mathematics: Choose 1	Math 118, 122, 125, 135, 146, 204, 207, 208, 209, 212	3-5
Physical And Life Sciences: Choose 1	Physical Sciences:	3-5
	Chemistry 121 (lab), 201 (lab)
	Geology 201 (lab)
	Physical Science 107, 111 (lab), 112 (lab)
	Physics 231 (lab), 232 (lab), 233(lab)
	Life Sciences:	4-5
	Biology 114 (lab), 121 (lab), 226 (lab)
Humanities And Fine Arts: Choose 1	Humanities:	3
	African-American Studies 101
	Humanities 201, 202, 205, 215, 220
	Literature 121, 131, 133
	Philosophy 105, 106, 107
	Spanish 104
	Fine Arts:	3
	Art 103
	Music 121
Social And Behavioral Sciences: Choose 1	Disciplines:	3
	Anthropology 202
	Economics 133, 201, 202
	History 111, 112, 114, 115, 215, 247, 248
	Political Science 200, 201
	Psychology 201, 207, 209
	Social Science 101, 102
	Sociology 201, 203, 241
Your choice of electives		16-23
	Total Credit Hours	60