Purpose: The curriculum is designed for students who have accumulated credits through a variety of formal and experiential sources and wish to structure a program to suit their needs. It is also for students who wish to tailor a degree to fit the requirements of the institution to which the student is transferring.
Transfer Students: If you intend to transfer to a four-year degree program using the General Studies A.S. degree, you must select your courses carefully. Not all courses will transfer. You should see a counselor during your first semester at NVCC to plan your program to assure that you are taking appropriate courses for transfer.
Credits
First Year 1st Semester 2nd Semester
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(1) IST/CSC elective ................................. 3
ENG 111 College Composition I ................... 3
MTH Elective .................................... 3
(4) PED 116 Lifetime Fitness & Wellness ............. 1
(2) ___ Natural science/lab elective ................ 4
STD Elective .................................... 1
ENG 112 College Composition II .................. 3
HIS Elective .................................... 3
(3) ___ Humanities elective ......................... 3
(2) ___ Natural science/lab elective ................ 4
SPD Elective .................................... 3
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Total Credits 15 16
Credits
Second Year 1st Semester 2nd Semester
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___ General electives ........................... 12
(5) ___ Social science elective ..................... 3
___ General electives ........................... 10
(4) PED/RPK .......................................... 1
(5) ___ Social science elective ..................... 3
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Total Credits 15 14
Total minimum credits for the General Studies major (A.S. degree) = 60.
(1) This requirement may also be met by substituting a course which utilizes the computer in a specific discipline.
(2) Natural science courses may be selected from biology, chemistry, geology, natural science, or physics.
(3) Humanities electives may be chosen from ART, ENG, HUM, MUS, PHI, REL, SPD, or foreign languages.
(4) The PED requirement may be met by one of the following options: PED 116, 2 cr.; PED 116, 1 cr. plus a PED activities course, 1 cr.; or PED 116, 1 cr. plus RPK 205, 207, 208, 216, or 225. PED 116 is offered as both a 1-credit and a 2-credit course.
(5) Social science courses may be selected from the following: economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology (includes anthropology).