Program Learning Outcomes
Knowledge: Examine a broad selection of topics, concepts and methods that promote academic, professional, and personal success.
- Reasoning: Apply critical thinking and logical and quantitative reasoning skills for the purpose of inquiry, innovation, analysis, and creative problem solving.
- Communication: Develop reading, writing, speaking, listening, and information literacy skills to be clearly understood and to collaborate effectively with others.
- Ethical Awareness: Explore core ethical values and cultural awareness in order to act responsibly in diverse academic, professional, community, and group settings.
Program Description
Students seeking to complete Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees are required to complete general education courses as part of those degrees. In general, most Associate Degrees require a minimum of 15 credits of general education courses in three distribution areas; however, some degrees require more or have specific general education requirements. See the specific degree requirements in each program for specific general education requirements.
All AAS degrees require courses in the following distribution areas:
Communications
100-level or above English writing or composition courses
Quantitative
100-level or above mathematics courses
Humanities/Social Science/Natural Science
100-level or above humanities courses
100-level or above natural science courses
100-level or above social sciences courses