2022-23 Virginia Western Academic Catalog and Student Handbook

Apr 25, 2024

2022-23 Virginia Western Academic Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

General Studies, A.S.

Associate of Science
699

Purpose: This curriculum is designed to satisfy the general education component of a baccalaureate degree for students who intend to transfer to a four-year institution.

Admission Requirements: Applicants must meet the requirements for admission to credit-level coursework established by the college.

Placement Requirements: Students who do not demonstrate readiness for college-level English will be required to select appropriate EDE 10 or ENG 111 /EDE 11* coursework in consultation with an advisor.

Students who do not demonstrate readiness for the college-level math will be required to select appropriate MDE coursework in consultation with an advisor.

Program Note: This program can be completed online.

Students who intend to transfer should verify specific program requirements with their four-year institution.

First Semester

Second Semester

ENG 112* - College Composition II 3 CR
Social Science ELE - Social Science Elective 3 CR
Science Sequence ELE - Science Sequence Elective 4 CR
MTH 155* - Statistical Reasoning 3 CR (or MTH 261* )¹
CST 100 - Principles of Public Speaking 3 CR

Third Semester

HIS 111 - World Civilizations Pre-1500 CE 3 CR (or HIS 121 )
ENG LIT - Literature Elective 3 CR
Humanities/Fine Arts ELE - Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 CR
Transfer ELE - Transfer Elective I 3 CR
Transfer ELE - Transfer Elective II 3 CR

Fourth Semester

Total Minimum Credits for Degree: 61

¹At least one semester of math must be completed for the degree. If only one semester of math is taken, an elective must be selected from the list of Transfer electives: Transfer Elective I , Transfer Elective II , Transfer Elective III , or Transfer Elective IV .

* This course has a requisite.