General Studies-Behavioral Sciences Concentration

Total Hours Required for Degree: 60

Students who wish to pursue the Associate of General Studies in Behavioral Sciences must earn a GPA of 2.0 or better in all courses counted toward the degree as well as in all courses applied to the concentration.

Requirements

General Education - 31 hours

Fine Arts General Education Elective - 3 hours
History General Education Elective - 3 hours
Mathematics/Analytical Reasoning General Education Elective - 3 hours
Natural Sciences General Education Electives - 6 hours

Concentration - 18 hours

Choose 18 hours from the Behavioral Sciences Block: Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics, Economics Education, Education, Educational Technology, Family and Child Studies, Geography, Health and Human Performance, Office Systems and Business Communication, Paralegal Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Social Sciences, Sociology, Special Education

Additional Requirements - 11 hours

Electives - 5 hours
English Literature General Education Elective - 3 hours

Choose one of the following:
COMM 201 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
COMM 205 - Interpersonal Communication (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Note

No more than 4 credit hours of HHP Activity courses and no more than 4 credit hours of Music Ensemble courses will be applied toward the degree.

General Notes

All Baccalaureate degrees must include 40 hours at the 300/400 level.
All Baccalaureate degrees require at least one course from the life sciences and one course from the physical sciences categories in Area C of the General Education Core Curriculum.
All Baccalaureate degrees must include 12 hours of Writing Enriched courses in the General Education Core Curriculum and 6 hours in the major.
All Associate degrees must include 6 hours of Writing Enriched courses in the General Education Core Curriculum and 3 hours in the major.

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