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Associate of Arts in General Studies (Offered On-Campus and Online)


The Associate of Arts degree is designed for those students who are entering careers which do not require four years of college. Ashland University offers an associate degree with concentrations in General Studies (see note below); Art (see Art); Criminal Justice (see Criminal Justice), and Business (see following Business courses). The associate degree includes the following institutional degree requirements as well as selected elective or concentration courses:

Course Number and Title

Hrs.

Communication

3

Composition I

3

Composition II

3

Math/Logic

3

Religion

3

Aesthetics course

3

Humanities course

3

Natural Science course

3

Social Science course

3

Historical Reasoning

3

CCI (Critical Cultural Inquiry)

3

Core Elective

3

Electives and Concentration(s)

24

Total Hours

60 hrs.

Plus remaining Associate of Arts Institutional Degree Requirements

Elective Courses and Descriptions