General Studies (A.A.)*

Location(s): Springfield Campus, Richwood Valley Campus, Table Rock Campus, Online

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A.A. Degree: 60 Hours

The Associate of Arts degree is designed to allow a student who plans to transfer to a four-year college or university to complete the general education requirements. Of the 60 credit hours required, students must complete a designated core of general education courses and subject distributions; the remaining hours will consist of electives that are numbered 100 or higher.

Institutional Requirement - Personal and Professional Growth - 3 Credit Hours

The goal of this requirement is to prepare students for the ever-changing demands of the modern workplace and equip them with the tools they need to navigate the challenges of life beyond the classroom.

AGR 101 Intro to AG Industry Credits: 3
ASL 100 History of Deafness Credits: 3
BCS 102 Navigating Bioclinical Science Credits: 2
BHS 200 Introduction to Behavioral Health Support Credits: 2
BUS 100 Service Learning in Business Credits: 1
BUS 101 Microcomputer Keyboarding Credits: 1
BUS 110 Principles of Business Credits: 3
BUS 115 Personal Finance Credits: 3
BUS 140 Business Communications Credits: 3
BUS 155 Customer Service Credits: 2
BUS 185 Professional Readiness Credits: 3
CAC 101 Strengths in Careers & Beyond Credits: 1
CIS 101 Technology & Digital Literacy Credits: 3
EDU 130 Orient to Teach Profession Credits: 3
EGR 100 Study and Careers in Engineering Credits: 1
EMS 100 First Aid and CPR Credits: 1
HLT 101 Lifetime Wellness Credits: 2
HSC 100 Service Learning Health Care Credits: 1
HSC 110 Introduction to Health Professions Credits: 1
MEC 120 Industrial Safety Credits: 3
OTC 101 Navigating College Credits: 3
PSY 100 Positive Psychology Credits: 3
PSY 150 Behavioral Sciences Seminar Credits: 1
PSY 255 Psychology of Work Behavior Credits: 3
TEC 185 Career Essentials Credits: 2
TEC 285 Occupational Seminar Credits: 1
WLD 100 Careers in Welding Credits: 2

General Education Requirements - 42 Credit Hours

Mathematical Sciences - 3 Credit Hours

Complete three (3) credit hours minimum. Mathematical Sciences courses that use one of the pathways courses as a prerequisite will meet the general education credit for math. For example, Calculus meets the general education math requirement since Pre-Calculus Algebra is a prerequisite.

MTH 128 Contemporary Mathematics Credits: 3
MTH 128S Cont Mathematics with Support Credits: 4
MTH 129 Introductory Statistics Credits: 3
MTH 130 Algebra for Calculus Credits: 3
MTH 130S Algebra for Calculus With Support Credits: 4
MTH 138 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Credits: 5

Written Communication - 6 Credit Hours

Complete six (6) credit hours minimum.

ENG 101 Composition I Credits: 3
or ENG 100 Composition I With Support Credits: 5
ENG 102 Composition II Credits: 3
ENG 150 Technical Writing Credits: 3

Oral Communication - 3 Credit Hours

Complete three (3) credit hours minimum.

COM 100 Introduction to Communication Credits: 3
COM 105 Public Speaking Credits: 3
COM 200 Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3

Humanities and Fine Arts - 9 Credit Hours

Complete nine (9) credit hours minimum, from at least two (2) disciplines. There is a limit of three (3) credit hours of Performance (PERF) courses that can be applied to the Humanities & Fine Arts Knowledge Area and to the total CORE 42.

ART
ART 100 Art and Experience Credits: 3
ART 101 Art History I Credits: 3
ART 105 Art History II Credits: 3
FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Beginning-level courses in any language are accepted, even if not listed in the catalog.
ASL 101 American Sign Language I Credits: 3
ASL 102 American Sign Language II Credits: 3
FRN 101 Beginning French I Credits: 3
FRN 102 Beginning French II Credits: 3
SPN 101 Beginning Spanish I Credits: 3
SPN 102 Beginning Spanish II Credits: 3
HUMANITIES
HUM 101 Introduction to the Humanities Credits: 3
LITERATURE
ENG 180 Introduction to Literature Credits: 3
ENG 240 Survey English Literature I Credits: 3
ENG 241 Survey English Literature II Credits: 3
ENG 260 Survey of World Literature I Credits: 3
ENG 265 Survey of World Literature II Credits: 3
ENG 270 Survey American Literature I Credits: 3
ENG 271 Survey American Literature II Credits: 3
MUSIC
MUS 101 Music of the World Credits: 3
MUS 105 Western Music Appreciation Credits: 3
MUS 106 Jazz Appreciation Credits: 3
MUS 110 Music Fundamentals Credits: 3
PERFORMANCE ^{*limit 3 hours}
ART 120 Drawing I Credits: 3
MUS 145 Jazz Ensemble Credits: 1
MUS 235 OTC Concert Choir Credits: 1
PHILOSOPHY
PHL 101 Introduction to Philosophy Credits: 3
PHL 105 Introduction to Ethics Credits: 3
RELIGION
REL 100 Intro Religions Of The World Credits: 3
REL 101 Intro to Old Testament Credits: 3
REL 102 Intro to New Testament Credits: 3
THEATRE
THR 101 Introduction to Theater Credits: 3

Natural Sciences - 7 Credit Hours

Complete seven (7) credit hours minimum, from at least two (2) disciplines, including one course with a lab component.

ASTRONOMY
PHY 115 Introduction to Astronomy Credits: 4 ^{*lab component}
BIOLOGY
BIO 100 Life Science Credits: 4 ^{*lab component}
BIO 160 General Biology I Credits: 4 ^{*lab component}
BIO 105 Environmental Science Credits: 4 ^{*lab component}
CHEMISTRY
CHM 101 Introductory Chemistry Credits: 4 ^{*lab component}
CHM 160 General Chemistry I Credits: 4
CHM 161 General Chemistry I Lab Credits: 1 ^{*lab component}
GEOLOGY
PHY 110 Introduction to Geology Credits: 4 ^{*lab component}
LIFE SCIENCES
BCS 115 Essentials in Human Biology Credits: 3
BCS 132 Health Sciences Nutrition Credits: 3
BCS 165 Human Anatomy Credits: 4 ^{*lab component}
BCS 210 Pathophysiology Credits: 3
BIO 135 Nutrition for Living Credits: 3
PHYSICS
PHY 105 Introduction to Physics Credits: 4 ^{*lab component}
PHY 120 General Physics I Credits: 4 ^{*lab component}
PHY 220 Physics Engrs & Scientists I Credits: 5 ^{*lab component}

Social and Behavioral Sciences - 9 Credit Hours

Complete nine (9) credit hours minimum, from at least two (2) disciplines, including at least one Civics course. Note that the civics requirement in CORE 42 is different from and does not fulfill the requirements of RSMo 170.013, Missouri Higher Education Civics Achievement Examination.

ANTHROPOLOGY
ANT 101 Introduction to Anthropology Credits: 3
ANT 220 Cultural Anthropology Credits: 3
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
CRM 210 Intro to Criminal Justice Credits: 3
CRIMINOLOGY
CRM 230 Introduction to Criminology Credits: 3
ECONOMICS
ECO 270 Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECO 275 Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
GEOGRAPHY
GRY 101 World Geography Credits: 3
HISTORY
HST 105 Ancient and Medieval World History Credits: 3
HST 106 Modern World History Credits: 3
HST 120 U.S. History I: to 1865 Credits: 3 ^{*civics course}
HST 130 U.S. History II: 1865-Present Credits: 3 ^{*civics course}
POLITICAL SCIENCE
PLS 101 American Government and Politics Credits: 3 ^{*civics course}
PLS 201 International Relations Credits: 3
PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 110 Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
PSY 130 Life Span Development Psychology Credits: 3
SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
COM 150 Intro Mass Communication Credits: 3
SOCIOLOGY
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3
SOC 215 Deconstructing Social Problems Credits: 3
URBAN STUDIES
SOC 210 Urban Sociology Credits: 3

Core Electives - 5 Credit Hours

Any course with an approved MOTR number or excess hours from a MOTR approved course can be utilized to fulfill the Core electives requirement. Note that there is a limit of three (3) credit hours of Performance (PERF) courses that can be applied to the Humanities & Fine Arts Knowledge Area and to the total CORE 42.

Institutional Electives - 15 Credit Hours

Students will complete 15 credit hours of elective coursework from any college-level course numbered 100 or higher. Elective credit may include approved transfer courses that do not have a direct Ozarks Tech course equivalency but are determined to be at the appropriate college level.