The General Studies degree lays the foundation for a broad base of knowledge with general education courses and electives in a variety of subject areas. You also get to choose a combination of courses from various disciplines, such as business management, criminal justice, marketing, psychology, etc. to create a customized general studies degree plan based on your interests and needs. Each course is designed with the input of various industry professionals, ensuring that you receive a solid education with practical career applications and a high standard of quality. After successfully completing your online general studies degree, you will be prepared to apply what you’ve learned in a variety of business settings.
Semester 1
EN110 - Achieving Academic Excellence
Sharpen skills that will help you achieve maximum learning as you complete your degree program. Taking this course will unlock your undiscovered potential. You will discover your multiple intelligences and your best way to learn. This course will also help you uncover your strengths and build from them, as well as explore the areas where you might change behaviors to ensure your college success.
Credit Hours: 3
SP180 - Principles of Public Speaking
This course teaches the students fundamental principles while emphasizing skills development in the practice of public speaking. It covers purposes, methods and steps in preparing speeches, develops communication skills in listening, speech criticism, audience analysis and writing, and provides effective delivery techniques to present a variety of speeches.
Credit Hours: 3
EN120 - English Composition I
This course offers an introduction to basic writing skills that is especially relevant to academic assignments. It focuses on paragraph development and organization in conjunction with a review of basic grammar and mechanics. The course also covers the construction of multi-paragraph essays, the development of writing style and tone, and techniques for critically editing and revising one',s work.
Credit Hours: 3
C10 - Introduction to Computers
This course is designed to assure a basic level of computer applications literacy, including word processing, spreadsheet, database, email, and the Internet. The course also covers various types of computer hardware and networking methods. (This course has been designed so that access to a computer is helpful, but not required.)
Credit Hours: 3
General Education Elective (Math/Computer Science 100-200 Level)
Semester 2
EN130 - English Composition II
This course offers an introduction to written composition especially relevant to academic assignments. It begins with an emphasis on composing stronger expressions at the sentence level and then covers development of multi-paragraph essays, development of writing style and tone, and how to revise and edit one',s work critically. An introduction to academic research is included.
Prerequisite for C02
Credit Hours: 3
General Education Elective (Science 100-200 Level)
General Education Elective (Behavioral/Social Science 100-200 Level)
Elective (100-200 Level)
Elective (100-200 Level)
Semester 3
SO245 - Social Impact of Technology
This course examines the broad implications of technological innovation on social organization in terms of personal, political, economic, and environmental issues. Topics covered include technological progress within society, issues of energy use and creation, positive and negative environmental impacts of technology, the use of technology in war and politics, social responsibility, personal health, and economic development.
Credit Hours: 3
General Education Elective (Humanities/Fine Arts 100-200 Level)
Elective (100-200 Level)
Elective (100-200 Level)
Elective (100-200 Level)
Semester 4
MA240 - College Algebra
This course introduces the major concepts of college-level algebra. The course begins with basic concepts such as sets and numbers but quickly moves into intermediate algebra topics, emphasizing concepts most often used in computer science. The student will gain extensive experience in evaluating and manipulating expressions, equations, inequalities, and functions.
Credit Hours: 3
Elective (100-200 Level)
Elective (100-200 Level)
Elective (100-200 Level)
Elective (100-200 Level)
