General StudiesBarry Paige Neville, Associate Professor, History
757-789-1776
bneville@es.vccs.edu
The General Studies curriculum offers students the flexibility to design a program, which meets their own particular interests and occupational objectives while meeting the standard requirements for the Associate in Arts and Sciences degree. An important feature of the General Studies curriculum is that students are not required to declare a specialized subject field during the first two years of undergraduate education. Most General Studies graduates plan to transfer to a four-year college or university to pursue more specialized studies at the baccalaureate level; however, some graduates may satisfy their educational goals by completing this program. Program Requirements | Course Credits | ENG 111-112 | College Composition I-II | 6 | ENG 241-242
or ENG 243-244
or ENG 251-252 | Survey of American Literature I-II
Survey of English Literature I-II
Survey of World Literature I-II | 6 | HIS 111-112
or HIS 121-122 | History of World Civilization I-II
United States History I-II | 6 | BIO 101-102
or CHM 111-112
or PHY 101-102 | General Biology I-II
College Chemistry I-II
Introduction to Physics I-II | 8 | MTH 163-164 | Precalculus I-II | 6 | SPD 100 | Principles of Public Speaking | 3 | STD 100 | Orientation | 1 | | Health or Physical Education Elective(s) | 2-3 | | Humanities Elective (ART, ENG, HUM, MUS, PHI, REL, SPD and foreign language) | 3 | | IST Elective | 3 | | Social Science Electives (ECO, HIS, PLS, PSY, SOC, SSC) | 6 | General Elective | 12 | Total minimum credits required for AA&S Degree | 62 |
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| Recommended Sequence | 1ST YEAR FALL | Credits | ENG 111 | 3 | HIS 111 or 121 | 3 | BIO 101 or
CHM 111 or
PHY 101 | 4 | IST Elective | 3 | MTH 163 | 3 | STD 100 | 1 | Total | 17 |
SPRING | Credits | ENG 112 | 3 | HIS 112 or 122 | 3 | BIO 102 or
CHM 112 or
PHY 102 | 4 | MTH 164 | 3 | Humanities Elective | 3 | Total | 16 |
| 2ND YEAR FALL | Credits | ENG 241 or 243 or 251 | 3 | HLT/PED Elective | 2 | SPD 100 | 3 | Social Science Elective | 3 | General Elective | 6 | Total | 17 |
SPRING | Credits | ENG 242 or 244 or 252 | 3 | Social Science Elective | 3 | General Elective | 6 | Total | 12 |
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Note:
Approved Social Science Electives are courses numbered 100 or above with the following prefixes: ECO, HIS, PLS, PSY, SOC, and SSC. Approved Humanities Electives are similarly numbered courses with the following prefixes: ART, ENG, HUM, MUS, PHI, REL and SPD. General Electives are any courses offered by the college numbered 100 or above. Students are urged to consult their faculty advisors in course selection.
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