ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES (A.G.S.) DEGREE
UNIVERSITY GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
General Education ……………………………...... 36 hours
Standard General Education program (Elements 1-6 inclusive, per Section Four of the2012-13 UndergradauteCatalog). Students should refer to their DegreeWorks audit for General Education course selections.
Student Success Seminar (GSD 101; waived for transfers with 30+ hours) …………………....3 hours
Total Hours University Graduation Requirements...... 39 hours
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
• AGS students must earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 on all work earned at EKU, as well as an overall GPA of 2.0 on combined transfer and EKU graded coursework.
• AGS students must earn complete at least 15 semester hours at EKU.
Core Courses...... 12 hours
Courses must be within an individual College and exclusive of general education requirements. The optional departmentalconcentration (see below) may be substituted for this area.
OR
Optional Departmental Concentration...... 12 hours
Students may select to pursue a concentration of interest. Concentrations are within one academic department and are specified below. Students with a declared departmental concentration will be advised by faculty of that department and will be officially affiliated with that department. The
Concentration will be reflected on the student’s transcript.
Free Electives ……………………………………………..…………………………………….…...... 9 hours
TOTAL HOURS TO COMPLETE DEGREE...... 60 hours
(Precise degree requirements will vary based upon concentration selected and student’s specific orientation course needs.)
The Associate of General Studies is intended to be a first degree and is not appropriate for a secondary degree. Students who declare the AGS should pursue that program as their primary degree and apply for graduation as soon as they approach completion of its requirements.
Optional A.G.S. Concentrations
The following concentrations are available in the Associate of General Studies degree program:
Anthropology Concentration...... 12 hours
ANT 120, 200, and 201; one course chosen from ANT 351W, 341, 357, 360, or 355 toward the B.A.
Anthropology degree major requirements
Applied Engineering and Technology Concentration...... 12 hours
AEM 201, EET 251, GCM 211, and TEC 190.
Broadcasting and Electronic Media Concentration...... 12 hours
BEM 295(4), six hours from BEM 301 or 353W or 375, and two hours from BEM 349(1) or 398(1), or 491(1), or COM 320I(1).
Computer Networking Systems Concentration……………………………………………...12 hours
NET 302, 303, 354; 3 hrs of NET coursework
Electricity and Electronics Concentration...... 12 hours
EET251, 252, 257, (EET 253 or 351)
English Concentration...... 12 hours
ENG 301, 302; 6 hrs of other ENG courses. ENG 210, 211, and 212 may count toward the concentration but will not count toward the B.A. English degree major requirements.
Geographic Information Systems Concentration...... 12 hours
GEO 210, 353; 6 hrs from: GEO 351, 455, 456, 501 (with departmental approval), 553, 556 or GLY 408.
Geography Concentration...... 12 hours
GEO 100, 210, 220; 3 hrs of GEO elective
Geology Concentration...... 12-14 hours
Two courses from GLY 102, 107, 108, 109, 172, 302, 303, 304, 305 or GEO 210; plus two courses from GLY210, 309, 315, 408, 415, GEO 353 or 456
History Concentration...... 12 hours
HIS 202 and 203 plus 6 additional hours of HIS courses. Of those 6 additional hours at least 3 must
be in a course listed in Area II (Europe) or Area III (Non-Western). HIS 290 and 450W may not count
toward the concentration.
Homeland Security Concentration...... 12 hours
HLS 101, 201, 225, SEC 210. Students planning to later enroll in the B.S. Homeland Security should take as part of their General Education courses GEO 210 (Element 4B), HIS 203 (Element 5A), and
POL 100 or POL 101 (Element 5B).
Journalism Concentration...... 12 hours
COM 201; JOU 310, 320; one elective from: JOU 305, JOU 325, or JOU 401
Mathematical Sciences Concentration...... 13 hours
MAT 124(4) or 124H(4); MAT 214; STA 270; and CSC 160, 177, or 190. A minimum grade of “C” is required of all courses counted toward the concentration.
Military Studies...... 12 hours
A total of 12 hours of a combination of: MSL courses, military services (ACE) credit, PHE 190, or PLS 375; at least3 of the 12 hours must be earned in residence at EKU.
Office Systems and Technologies Concentration...... 12 hours
CCT 101, CCT 200, CCT 201, CCT 302. A minimum grade of “C” is required of all courses
Physics and Engineering Concentration...... 14 hours
MAT 124(4); PHY 201(5), 202(5). (Students should note that each has prerequisites.)
Political Science Concentration...... 12 hours
POL 100, 101, 212, and 220.
Pre-Business Concentration...... 12 hours
ACC 201, 202, GBU 204, and CIS 212 or QMB 200. A minimum grade of “C” is required of all courses
counted toward the concentration.
Psychology Concentration...... 12 hours
PSY 200 or 200W; PSY 250 or 250W; 6 hrs of PSY courses (excluding PSY 349, 402, and 403). PSY 280 may count toward the concentration but will not count toward the B.S. Psychology degree major requirements. A minimum grade of “C” is required of all courses counted toward the concentration.
Security Management Concentration...... 12 hours
SEC 210, 250, 320, 35
.
Sociology Concentration...... 12 hours
SOC 131, 232, and 235; one course chosen from SOC 313, 320, 340, 345, 363, or 383. These courses will count toward the B.A. Sociology degree major requirements.
Veterans Studies Concentration…………………………………………………...... 12 hours
VTS 200; 9 hours of electives consisting of one course from each dimensional elective category below:
VTS Dimensional Electives:Students may substitute VTS 349, 350, or 490 as one
dimensional elective. A minimum grade of “C” is required of all courses counted toward the concentration.
Cultural (3 hours): BEM 460, Advanced Film Genre: Veterans in Film (This special topic only); ENG 374; ENG386W; or WGS 304.
Institutional (3 hours): HIS 412; MSL 303; PLS 375, ; POL 320, or POL 415.
Relational – (3 hours): CDF 331; CDF 437; SOC 313; SWK 440; PSY 308; or PSY 410. OR substitute 3 hours of special topics courses as approved by the Director of Veterans Studies.
Students interested in researching a specific veterans issue within the confines of a non-listed course may petition the Director for VTS credit.