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2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

General Studies AS

The General Studies Associate of Science degree is designed to serve students seeking to complete a degree for personal or professional goals. On-campus students looking to complete the General Studies AS will need to make application in the College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Office (Nethery Hall, Room 135). Students electing to complete more than 50% of the program online will choose the distance education version, coordinated through the School of Distance Education.

Degree Requirements

  • Complete a minimum of 62 semester credits
  • Fulfill the General Education requirements  for an Associate degree
  • Fulfill the general associate degree requirements 
  • Course selection is made in consultation with the advisor
  • A minimum of 15 of the last 21 semester credits applied to a degree must be earned in residence; Before a student takes non-Andrews courses for any part of the final 6 credits, the dean of the college/school in which the student is enrolled must approve
  • A minimum of 9 credits of the major must be taken in residence
  • The overall GPA for all courses (including transfer credits) must be 2.0
  • The GPA for all focus-area courses (including transfer credits) must be 2.25