2005-2006 Undergraduate Catalog

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College of Arts and Sciences
Associate of Arts in General Studies

The Associate of Arts degree in General Studies provides opportunities for students still undecided about their careers to explore possible educational and career options. It also serves as an entry program for students desiring to seek admission to baccalaureate or professional programs, either at Dakota State University or at another institution.

Graduates of this degree program will be expected to demonstrate their achievement of the general education objectives of the Board of Regents, to understand current and emerging computer-based technologies, and to use the basic skills of information processing.

Students earning an Associate of Arts degree in General Studies must complete the following

System-wide General Education Requirements:    30
Information Technology Literacy Requirements**   9
Electives   25
Total    64 
For further explanation of these three course requirements and goals, see the general education section in this catalog.  
 
System-wide General Education Requirements (SGE)   30
GOAL 1: Written Communication  6  
  ENGL 101 Composition I 3  
ENGL 201  Composition II 3
GOAL 2: Oral Communication 3  
SPCM 101  Fundamentals of Speech 3
  or      
SPCM 215 Public Speaking
  or      
  SPCM 222 Argumentation & Debate    
GOAL 3: Social Studies 6 credits (in two disciplines)    
  ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics*  3  
  ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics* 3  
  GEOG 101  Introdution to Geography  3  
  HIST 151  US History I*  3  
  HIST 152 US History II*  3  
  HIST 256 World History* 3  
  POLS 100 American Government 3  
  POLS 210 State and Local Government 3  
  PSYC 101 General Psychology 3  
  SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology*  3  
  SOC 150  Social Problems*  3  
  SOC 240 The Sociology Rural Society 3  
  SOC 285 Information Society* 3  
  When choosing courses to meet this goal, it's also important to consider
the courses that will be chosen to meet SGE Goals 4 and 7 and IGR Goal 1.		  
GOAL 4: Arts and Humanities  (in two disciplines or in a sequence
of foreign language courses)		 6  
  ART 111 Drawing I  3  
  ART 121 Design I - 2D 3  
  ARTH 100 Art Appreciation* 3  
  ARTH 211  History of World Art I*  3  
  ARTH 212 History of World Art II*  3  
  ARTH 231 Survey of Art, Music, Theatre* 3  
  ENGL 210 Introduction to Literature* 3  
  ENGL 211  World Literature I* 3  
  ENGL 212  World Literature II* 3  
  ENGL 221 British Literature I*  3  
  ENGL 222 British Literature II* 3  
  ENGL 241  American Literature I* 3  
  ENGL 242 American Literature II* 3  
  ENGL 268 Literature*  3  
  FREN 101 Introduction to French I* 4  
  FREN 102 Introduction to French II* 4  
  HIST 121 Western Civilization I 3  
  HIST 122 Western Civilization II 3  
  HUM 254  World Civilizations*  3  
  LAKL 101 Introduction to Lakota I 4  
  LAKL 102 Introduction to Lakota II 4  
  MUS 100  Music Appreciation* 3  
  MUS 110 Basic Music Theory I 3  
  MUS 111 Basic Music Theory II 3  
  MUS 233 Survey of Music History & Literature* 3  
  PHIL 100 Introduction to Philosophy 3  
  PHIL 200 Introduction to Logic  3  
  SPAN 101 Introduction to Spanish I* 4  
  SPAN 102 Introduction to Spanish II* 4  
  THEA 100 Introduction to Theatre*  3  
  THEA 131 Intro to Acting 3  
  THEA 200  Theatre History*  3  
  When choosing courses to meet this goal, it's also important to consider the courses that will be chosen to meet SGE Goals 3 and 7 and IGR Goal 1.  
GOAL 5: Mathematics 3  
  MATH 102  College Algebra 3  
  or      
  MATH 103  Contemporary Math    
  or Any math course with MATH 102 as a prerequisite  
GOAL 6: Natural Sciences 6   
  BIOL 101  Biology Survey I/Lab #  4  
  BIOL 151 General Biology I/Lab #  4  
  BIOL 165 General Zoology/Lab 4  
  BIOL 201  General Botany/Lab 4  
  CHEM 112 General Chemistry I/Lab  4  
  CHEM 114 General Chemistry II/Lab  4  
  PHYS 111  Intro. to Physics I/Lab ##  4  
  PHYS 113 Intro. to Physics II/Lab  4  
  PHYS 211 University Physics I/Lab ## 4  
  PHYS 213 University Physics II/Lab 4  
  # Students may receive credit for only one of these courses.  
  ## Students may receive credit for only one of these courses.  
GOAL 7: Cultural Diversity  6  
  Students are required to complete two courses (6 credit hours) that provide a global and/or cultural diversity perspective. This requirement can be completed using courses that satisfy the social science and humanities/arts  requirements listed above (SGE Goals 3 and 4) if the courses substantially address cultural diversity and/or global issues. Courses in the social sciences and humanities/arts that will meet this cultural diversity requirement are indicated by an asterisk.

When choosing courses to meet this goal, it's also important to consider the courses that will be chosen to meet SGE Goals 3 and 4 and IGR Goal 1.

    
Information Technology Literacy Requirements (ITL)    9
GOAL 1: Comp. technology: software programming  6  
  CSC 105 Intro to Computers 2  
  CSC 150 Computer Science I 3  
  or      
  CIS 130  Visual Basic Programming    
GOAL 2: Comp. tech. relevant to science & math  3  
  MATH 112 Quantitative Methods  1  
  and      
  2 hours in Natural Science    
  When students complete SGE Goal 6, they accumulate the 2 hours in
science toward completion of this goal.		    
  When students complete SGE Goals 5 and 6, they automatically
complete this goal.		    
Electives      25

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