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General Studies, AA&S

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ACADEMIC PLAN: 697

CIP CODE: 24.0101

AWARD: Associate of Arts & Science

LENGTH: 2 Years - Transfer

Purpose:

The Associate of Arts and Sciences degree in General Studies is the most flexible program for college transfer students and those seeking to enrich their own personal education. It is designed to prepare students to transfer to a four-year college or university to complete a baccalaureate of arts or equivalent program, and to provide students with a rigorous course of study that enables personal and professional growth.

Admissions Requirements:

Individuals are eligible for admission to CVCC if they are high school graduates or the equivalent, or if they are eighteen years of age or older and able to benefit academically from study at the community college, as demonstrated by assessment in reading, writing, and mathematics.

Program Requirements:

All students expected to complete the requirements for a degree, diploma, certificate, or career studies certificate must complete an Application for Graduation.

Courses:

The Program Pathway for General Studies AAS is a resource for students that lists the following items:

  • The recommended order in which to take the program courses
  • Suggested course when more than one option exists
  • Which semester each course is typically offered
  • If the course has a prerequisite
  • Courses that may lead to a certificate (if offered in the program)

Please Complete Program Requirements in the Order Listed:

Total Pathway Credits: 61

Total Program Credits: 61

(1) Students who plan to transfer should consult a counselor to verify specific program requirements with their intended four-year institution. While an elective course may satisfy a requirement for a Central Virginia Community College program, it may not fulfill a requirement at a four-year institution.

(TEST) General Studies Recommended Pathway

Below is the recommended pathway. 

First Semester

**Transfer Science with Lab Elective

**Transfer Second Math Elective

**Transfer Second Science with Lab

This elective cannot be the same as the first Science with Lab. 

**Transfer Social Science Elective

Choose one 3 credit hour course from the following:

**Transfer Math Elective

Second Semester

**First Transfer Elective

**Transfer Humanities or Fine Arts Elective

Choose from the following:

**Second Transfer Elective

**Transfer History Elective

**Transfer Health & Phys Ed Elective

Choose 6 credit hours from the following:

**Transfer English 111

Third Semester

**Third Transfer Elective

**Transfer English 112

**Fourth Transfer Elective

**Transfer Elective

Choose from the following courses. Students must complete 18 credit hours of electives from the list below:

**Fifth Transfer Elective

**Student Development

Fourth Semester

**Humanities or Fine Arts or Literature Transfer Elective

**Transfer Communication Elective

Choose from one of the courses below:

**Sixth Transfer Elective

**Seventh Transfer Elective

**ITE Requirement

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