The Associate of Science degree in General Studies is a flexible transfer degree that offers the student an opportunity to combine courses to meet specific career goals as well as lower level general education requirements at a four-year college or university. The program consists of 44 credits of general education with 18 additional hours that may be selected in consultation with an advisor or counselor to ensure they are appropriate to meet the student's transfer and educational goals.

This program is not meant to insure the same ease of transferability as the other transfer degrees, but through articulation agreements, students may use a limited number of courses from selected applied programs to transfer to corresponding professional programs at four-year colleges and universities.

Students can maximize the transferability of the General Studies degree by selecting courses from those listed under General Education Requirements on page 34 of the 2009-2010 Catalog.

Note:  Through an articulation agreement with Old Dominion University, students enrolled in the Developmental Disabilities certificate program who wish to pursue a baccalaureate degree in Special Education can follow a prescribed academic plan for the AS degree in General Studies that includes a limited number of courses from the certificate program.  For additional information, contact Gerald Mayhew at 822-5220 or a transfer counselor at the Chesapeake Campus.

Courses required for the General Studies degree are available on all four campuses.

Associate of Science Degree: General Studies (699)

1        Eligible courses are listed on page 34 in the 2009-2010 catalog.  Students should

          consult an academic advisor or counselor to choose the appropriate course(s).  MTH

          103, MTH 121, and MTH 126 cannot be used to fulfill the mathematics requirement.

2        Students may substitute CST 110 for CST 100. Consult transfer institution

          to ensure that the substitution is appropriate for intended transfer program.

3        The “Approved Electives” may be satisfied with any mathematics, natural science,

          social science, humanities, or foreign language electives listed on page 34 of the 2009-

          2010 catalog, EDU 200, or ITE 200, without an approved waiver/substitution required.

4        Students may select any of the following courses to meet this requirement:

          HIS 101, 102, 111, 112, 121, or 122.