General Sciences, AS

Degree

An Associate of Science in General Sciences degree provides students with a broad range of courses that can be transferred to degree programs at a four-year college or university. This degree provides students with exposure to many different subjects and perspectives. It requires a minimum of 60 college-level credit hours, with a minimum of 34 hours of Systemwide General Education (SGE) requirements and 26 hours of STEM and open electives. Many students choose to earn an Associate of Science in General Sciences degree before transferring to a four-year college or university. ( See sample degree program/degree map. )

Courses

• ANTH 125 — Cultural Anthropology (3 Hours)
• ANTH 126 — Physical Anthropology (3 Hours)
• ANTH 130 — World Cultures (3 Hours)
• ANTH 142 — World Prehistory (3 Hours)
• ANTH 165 — Linguistic Anthropology (3 Hours)
• ART 124 — Design 2D (3 Hours)
• ART 127 — Design 3D * (3 Hours)
• ART 130 — Drawing I (3 Hours)
• ARTH 180 — Art History: Ancient to Medieval (3 Hours)
• ARTH 182 — Art History: Renaissance to Modern (3 Hours)
• ARTH 184 — Art History: Twentieth Century (3 Hours)
• ARTH 188 — History of Photography (3 Hours)
• ARTH 200 — Women, Art, and Society (3 Hours)
• ASTR 120 — Fundamentals of Astronomy (3 Hours)
• ASTR 122 — Astronomy (4 Hours)
• BIOL 121 — Introductory Biology for Non-Majors (4 Hours)
• BIOL 125 — General Botany (5 Hours)
• BIOL 127 — General Zoology (5 Hours)
• BIOL 135 — Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology (4 Hours)
• BIOL 140 — Human Anatomy (4 Hours)
• BIOL 144 — Human Anatomy and Physiology (5 Hours)
• BIOL 150 — Biology of Organisms * (5 Hours)
• BIOL 161 — Introduction to Biotechnology (4 Hours)
• BIOL 225 — Human Physiology * (4 Hours)
• BIOL 230 — Microbiology * (3 Hours)
• BIOL 231 — Microbiology Lab * (2 Hours)
• CHEM 120 — Chemistry in Society (4 Hours)
• CHEM 122 — Principles of Chemistry (5 Hours)
• CHEM 124 — General Chemistry I Lecture * (4 Hours)
• CHEM 125 — General Chemistry I Lab * (1 Hour)
• CHEM 131 — General Chemistry II Lecture * (4 Hours)
• CHEM 132 — General Chemistry II Lab * (1 Hour)
• CHEM 140 — Principles of Organic & Biological Chemistry * (5 Hours)
• CIS 120 — Artificial Intelligence Essentials (3 Hours)
• CJ 121 — Introduction to Criminal Justice System (3 Hours)
• CJ 141 — Criminal Law (3 Hours)
• CJ 223 — International Criminal Justice Systems (3 Hours)
• COMS 120 — Interpersonal Communication (3 Hours)
• COMS 121 — Public Speaking (3 Hours)
• COMS 125 — Personal Communication (3 Hours)
• COMS 180 — Intercultural Communication (3 Hours)
• ECON 132 — Survey of Economics (3 Hours)
• ECON 230 — Principles of Macroeconomics (3 Hours)
• ECON 231 — Principles of Microeconomics (3 Hours)
• ENGL 119 — College Composition I with Review * (5 Hours)
• ENGL 121 — Composition I * (3 Hours)
• ENGL 122 — Composition II * (3 Hours)
• ENGL 123 — Technical Writing I * (3 Hours)
• ENGL 130 — Introduction to Literature * (3 Hours)
• ENGL 140 — Writing for Digital Environments * (3 Hours)
• ENGL 214 — Environmental Literature * (3 Hours)
• ENGL 215 — U.S. Latino and Latina Literature * (3 Hours)
• ENGL 216 — African-American Literature * (3 Hours)
• ENGL 217 — Literature by Women * (3 Hours)
• ENGL 222 — Advanced Composition: The Art of the Essay * (3 Hours)
• ENGL 223 — Introduction to Creative Writing * (3 Hours)
• ENGL 227 — Introduction to Poetry * (3 Hours)
• ENGL 230 — Introduction to Fiction * (3 Hours)
• ENGL 232 — Children's Literature * (3 Hours)
• ENGL 235 — Drama as Literature * (3 Hours)
• ENGL 236 — British Literature to 1800 * (3 Hours)
• ENGL 237 — British Literature after 1800 * (3 Hours)
• ENGL 246 — American Literature I * (3 Hours)
• ENGL 247 — American Literature II * (3 Hours)
• ENGL 252 — Introduction to Shakespeare * (3 Hours)
• ENGL 254 — Masterpieces of the Cinema * (3 Hours)
• ENGL 257 — Generative AI and The Future of Writing * (3 Hours)
• ENGR 121 — Engineering Orientation (2 Hours)
• EVRN 124 — Oceanus: Essentials of Oceanography (3 Hours)
• EVRN 130 — Environmental Science (3 Hours)
• EVRN 132 — Environmental Science Laboratory * (2 Hours)
• EVRN 134 — Principles of Sustainability (3 Hours)
• EVRN 250 — Bioethics in Science and Research * (3 Hours)
• EVRN 275 — Nature, Law, and Environmental Protection * (3 Hours)
• FASH 224 — History of Fashion (3 Hours)
• FL 120 — Elementary German I (5 Hours)
• FL 121 — Elementary German II * (5 Hours)
• FL 130 — Elementary Spanish I (5 Hours)
• FL 131 — Elementary Spanish II * (5 Hours)
• FL 140 — Elementary French I (5 Hours)
• FL 141 — Elementary French II * (5 Hours)
• FL 165 — Elementary Chinese I (5 Hours)
• FL 166 — Elementary Chinese II * (5 Hours)
• FL 170 — Elementary Japanese I (5 Hours)
• FL 171 — Elementary Japanese II * (5 Hours)
• FL 182 — Intermediate Japanese I * (5 Hours)
• FL 183 — Intermediate Japanese II * (5 Hours)
• FL 220 — Intermediate German I * (3 Hours)
• FL 221 — Intermediate German II * (3 Hours)
• FL 230 — Intermediate Spanish I * (3 Hours)
• FL 231 — Intermediate Spanish II * (3 Hours)
• FL 240 — Intermediate French I * (3 Hours)
• FL 241 — Intermediate French II * (3 Hours)
• FL 265 — Intermediate Chinese I * (3 Hours)
• FL 266 — Intermediate Chinese II * (3 Hours)
• FMS 100 — Intro to Film (3 Hours)
• FMS 200 — Intro to Filmmaking and Media Aesthetics (3 Hours)
• GEOS 130 — General Geology (5 Hours)
• GEOS 140 — Physical Geography (3 Hours)
• GEOS 141 — Physical Geography Lab * (2 Hours)
• GEOS 145 — World Regional Geography (3 Hours)
• GEOS 155 — Human Geography (3 Hours)
• GEOS 160 — Introduction to Meteorology (5 Hours)
• HIST 120 — Local and Kansas History (3 Hours)
• HIST 125 — Western Civilization: Ancient World to the Renaissance (3 Hours)
• HIST 126 — Western Civilization: Scientific Revolution to the Modern Age (3 Hours)
• HIST 128 — Medieval History (3 Hours)
• HIST 129 — Early Modern Europe 1500-1789 (3 Hours)
• HIST 130 — European History Since 1789 (3 Hours)
• HIST 132 — History of Africa (3 Hours)
• HIST 135 — Eastern Civilization (3 Hours)
• HIST 137 — African American History (3 Hours)
• HIST 140 — U.S. History to 1877 (3 Hours)
• HIST 141 — U.S. History Since 1877 (3 Hours)
• HIST 143 — Ancient Greece, the Near East and Egypt (3 Hours)
• HIST 145 — History of Ancient Rome (3 Hours)
• HIST 149 — History of India (3 Hours)
• HIST 150 — Islam: Religion and Civilization (3 Hours)
• HIST 151 — World History: Traditional (3 Hours)
• HIST 152 — World History: Modern World (3 Hours)
• HIST 160 — Modern Russian History (3 Hours)
• HIST 162 — Modern Latin America (3 Hours)
• HIST 165 — History of China (3 Hours)
• HIST 167 — History of Japan (3 Hours)
• HIST 180 — North American Indian History (3 Hours)
• HIST 195 — History of the Middle East (3 Hours)
• HIST 200 — Empires of the Silk Road (3 Hours)
• HIST 210 — Environmental History of North America (3 Hours)
• HIST 250 — American West (3 Hours)
• HIST 260 — Women in U.S. History (3 Hours)
• HUM 122 — Introduction to Humanities (3 Hours)
• HUM 145 — World Humanities: Ancient to Medieval (3 Hours)
• HUM 146 — World Humanities: Renaissance to Modern (3 Hours)
• HUM 150 — Islam: Religion and Civilization (3 Hours)
• HUM 155 — Classical Mythology (3 Hours)
• HUM 156 — Contemporary Approaches to World Mythology (3 Hours)
• HUM 165 — Introduction to Chinese Culture (3 Hours)
• HUM 167 — Introduction to Japanese Culture (3 Hours)
• JOUR 120 — Mass Media and Society (3 Hours)
• LAW 120 — Introduction to Paralegal Studies (3 Hours)
• LAW 121 — Introduction to Law (3 Hours)
• LAW 155 — Artificial Intelligence and the Law (2-3 Hour)
• MATH 151 — Contemporary Mathematics * (3 Hours)
• MATH 161 — Elementary Statistics * (3 Hours)
• MATH 171 — College Algebra * (3 Hours)
• MATH 172 — Trigonometry * (3 Hours)
• MATH 173 — Precalculus * (5 Hours)
• MATH 201 — Statistics * (3 Hours)
• MATH 231 — Business and Applied Calculus I * (3 Hours)
• MATH 232 — Business and Applied Calculus II * (3 Hours)
• MATH 241 — Calculus I * (5 Hours)
• MATH 242 — Calculus II * (5 Hours)
• MATH 243 — Calculus III * (5 Hours)
• MATH 254 — Differential Equations * (4 Hours)
• MATH 285 — Statistics for Business * (4 Hours)
• MUS 121 — Introduction to Music Listening (3 Hours)
• MUS 125 — Introduction to Jazz Listening (3 Hours)
• MUS 126 — Introduction to World Music (3 Hours)
• MUS 128 — History of Rock and Roll Music (3 Hours)
• PHIL 121 — Introduction to Philosophy (3 Hours)
• PHIL 124 — Logic and Critical Thinking (3 Hours)
• PHIL 128 — Environmental Ethics (3 Hours)
• PHIL 130 — Food Ethics (3 Hours)
• PHIL 143 — Ethics (3 Hours)
• PHIL 154 — History of Ancient Philosophy (3 Hours)
• PHIL 176 — Philosophy of Religion (3 Hours)
• PHIL 177 — Feminist Theory (3 Hours)
• PHIL 210 — History of Modern Philosophy (3 Hours)
• PHOT 200 — Foundations in Photography (3 Hours)
• PHYS 130 — College Physics I * (5 Hours)
• PHYS 131 — College Physics II * (5 Hours)
• PHYS 220 — Engineering Physics I * (5 Hours)
• PHYS 221 — Engineering Physics II * (5 Hours)
• POLS 122 — Political Science (3 Hours)
• POLS 124 — American National Government (3 Hours)
• POLS 126 — State and Local Government (3 Hours)
• POLS 132 — Introduction to Comparative Government (3 Hours)
• POLS 135 — International Relations (3 Hours)
• POLS 175 — Environmental Policy and Law (3 Hours)
• POLS 192 — Political Theory (3 Hours)
• POLS 200 — Model United Nations (3 Hours)
• POLS 220 — Introduction to Public Policy (3 Hours)
• POLS 245 — Introduction to Public Administration (3 Hours)
• POLS 250 — Introduction to Globalization (3 Hours)
• PSCI 120 — Physical Science (4 Hours)
• PSYC 121 — Applied Psychology (3 Hours)
• PSYC 130 — Introduction to Psychology (3 Hours)
• PSYC 215 — Child Development * (3 Hours)
• PSYC 218 — Human Development * (3 Hours)
• REL 120 — Exploring World Religions (3 Hours)
• REL 125 — Asian Religions (3 Hours)
• REL 126 — Religions of the West (3 Hours)
• REL 150 — Islam: Religion and Civilization (3 Hours)
• SOC 122 — Introduction to Sociology (3 Hours)
• SOC 125 — Social Problems (3 Hours)
• SOC 131 — Sociology of Families (3 Hours)
• SOC 146 — Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare (3 Hours)
• THEA 120 — Introduction to Theater (3 Hours)
• WGS 201 — Global Women's Studies (3 Hours)

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