Associate of General Studies, AGS

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This program is not designed for transfer; please see an advisor for more information.

Students must earn a minimum of 60 credit hours and have an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher in order to earn a degree.

Courses by Placement/Transfer

The following courses may be prerequisites for your program depending upon your placement scores or transfer evaluation. Advisors can assist you to integrate these into your program of study during your first semester at West Shore. Contact Student Services at 231.843.5510.

FYS 101 - First‐Year Seminar 2 credit hrs (Required for all first-time college students)
ENG 098 - Writing Essentials 3 credit hrs (Required if ENG 111 is required for the program)
MTH 021 - Algebra Essentials 2 credit hrs OR MTH 023 - Statistics Essentials 2 credit hrs OR MTH 025 - Quantitative Reasoning Essentials 2 credit hrs

Program of Study

Semester 1

ENG 111 - English Composition I 3 credit hrs
Computer Course BIS 160 is recommended 3 credit hrs
Select one Science course - 4 credit hrs
Social Science - Select one from POL 151 - American National Government , HIS 145 - US History to 1877 , or HIS 146 - US History 1877‐Present 3 credit hrs
Humanities Elective 3 credit hrs

Total: 16 Credit Hrs | 17 Contact Hrs

Semesters 2 - 4

General Education Electives: 15 credit hrs from Communications , Mathematics , Science , Social Science , or Humanities .
ENG 112 - English Composition II 3 credit hrs
OR COM 101 - Principles of Speaking  3 credit hrs

OR COM 110 - Interpersonal Communications  3 credit hrs

OR BUS 257 - Business Composition  3 credit hrs
MTH 121
,
MTH 123
,
MTH 125
or higher, or competency as demonstrated by a satisfactory placement score 3 credit hrs min
Electives - Select with an advisor, 23 credits minimum

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