Program: Associate of Arts, AA - East Georgia State College

(oid=3) 2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

Apr 03, 2025

Students should refer to the catalog of the institution to which they plan to transfer to assure the Area F requirements of that institution are satisfied.

The Core Curriculum

East Georgia State College, in cooperation with other institutions of the University System of Georgia (USG) is designed to facilitate the educational progress of students as they pursue baccalaureate degrees. The Core Curriculum is subdivided into core areas A through E as outlined below. Area A, B, C, D and E totaling 42 credit hours are composed of general education courses. Students must also complete Area F, which consists of lower division course requirements related to the major field of study. Area F varies dependent upon the type of degree program a student elects and is composed of 18 credit hours that support the student’s chosen associate or baccalaureate major. A student completing any of the five areas in the approved core and Area F at East Georgia State College may transfer the hours to any institution of the University System of Georgia without loss of credit. This transferability is guaranteed by the Board of Regents and should a student encounter difficulty in transferring of credits earned at East Georgia State College, the student is urged to immediately contact the institution’s Transfer Officer/Director of EGSC Statesboro, Registrar or Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs. The next two pages detail information concerning the Core Curriculum.

Area A (Academic Affairs Handbook 2.4.4) Requirements

Students are required to complete Area A early in their college studies.

If a student has completed 30 semester hours and has not yet completed Area A(1), the student must enroll in a course that makes progress toward completing A(1) in order to take other college courses. In other words, after 30 semester hours, the student must be enrolled in one of the following courses: ENGL 1101 , ENGL 1102 .
If a student has completed 30 semester hours and has not yet completed Area A(2), the student must enroll in a course that makes progress toward completing A(2) in order to take any other college courses. In other words, after 30 semester hours, the student must be enrolled in one of the following courses: MATH 1001 , MATH 1101 , MATH 1111 , or MATH 1113 .

Core Curriculum

Area A1 Communication Skills (6 hours)

Learning Outcome: Student will be able to write effectively for a variety of audiences to demonstrate collegiate-level writing.

*NOTE: Grades of ‘C’ or better are required for both Composition courses. Please see English ‘C’ Compliance Policy.

Area A2 Quantitative Skills (3 hours)

Learning Outcome: Student should be able to analyze and apply mathematical concepts in various forms in order to solve a variety of quantitative problems.

Choose One

*NOTE: Grade of ‘C’ or higher is required for A2 Math courses.

Pre-Calculus or higher is required for certain majors-please refer to the major requirements for the four-year program to which the student intends to transfer into.

MATH 1001 - Quantitative Skills and Reasoning Credit(s): 3
MATH 1101 - Introduction to Mathematical Modeling Credit(s): 3
MATH 1111 - College Algebra Credit(s): 3
MATH 1113 - Pre-Calculus Credit(s): 3

Area B Institutional Options (4 hours)

Learning Outcome: Students will demonstrate the ability to speak and listen with the competence necessary to succeed in higher education and students will demonstrate the ability to (a) gather, (b) analyze and (c) evaluate information to make effective decisions.

Required

CATS 1101 - Critical & Academic Thinking for Success Credit(s): 1

Choose One

COMM 1010 - Intercultural Communication Credit(s): 3
COMM 1110 - Public Speaking Credit(s): 3
ENGL 1104 - Introduction to Technical Communication Credit(s): 3

Area C Humanities/Fine Arts (6 hours)

Learning Outcome: Students will demonstrate the ability to effectively analyze works of literature, art or music and students will demonstrate the ability to analyze human behavior from a variety of perspectives.

Choose One

ENGL 2111 - World Literature I Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2112 - World Literature II Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2120 - British Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2130 - American Literature Credit(s): 3

Choose One

ART 1100 - Introduction to Art Credit(s): 3
ART 2030 - Art History I Credit(s): 3
or
ART 2031 - Art History II Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2111 - World Literature I Credit(s): 3
or
ENGL 2112 - World Literature II Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2120 - British Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2130 - American Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2150 - African American Literature Credit(s): 3
FILM 1100 - Introduction to Film Credit(s): 3
FREN 1001 - Elementary French I Credit(s): 3
or
FREN 1002 - Elementary French II Credit(s): 3
FREN 2001 - Intermediate French I Credit(s): 3
or
FREN 2002 - Intermediate French II Credit(s): 3
MUSC 1100 - Music Appreciation Credit(s): 3
SPAN 1001 - Elementary Spanish I Credit(s): 3
or
SPAN 1002 - Elementary Spanish II Credit(s): 3
SPAN 2001 - Intermediate Spanish I Credit(s): 3
or
SPAN 2002 - Intermediate Spanish II Credit(s): 3
THEA 1100 - Theatre Appreciation Credit(s): 3

Area D Science, Mathematics and Technology (11-12 hours)

Learning Outcome: Students will demonstrate effective use of the scientific method and students will demonstrate the ability to solve problems (a) algebraically, (b) numerically and (c) graphically at the level necessary to succeed in higher education.

**NOTES on Area D requirements:
Non-Science majors may fulfill Area D, at East Georgia State College, by taking two four-hour lab science courses (sequence not required) and three hours of mathematics; OR by taking three four-hour lab science courses.

Allied Health Professional Majors, including Nursing, are required to complete a sequence of two four-hour lab science courses (excluding ISCI 1101 , GEOL 1121 or GEOL 1122 ). Please refer to the major requirements for the four-year program to which the student intends to transfer

Students cannot satisfy Area D with combinations of BIOL 1103 & BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1108 . Students cannot use credit for both BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1107 and/or for both BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1108 towards their degree programs.

The CSCI, MATH 1540 , MATH 2012 and MATH 2013 courses are 4 hours each, 1 hour of which can be included in Area F (if applicable).

Choose two (8 hours)

BIOL 1103 - Introductory Biology I Credit(s): 3 and
BIOL 1103L - Introductory Biology I Lab Credit(s): 1
or
BIOL 1104 - Introductory Biology II Credit(s): 3 and
BIOL 1104L - Introductory Biology II Lab Credit(s): 1
BIOL 1107 - Principles of Biology I Credit(s): 4
BIOL 1108 - Principles of Biology II Credit(s): 4
CHEM 1211 - Principles of Chemistry I Credit(s): 4
CHEM 1212 - Principles of Chemistry II Credit(s): 4
GEOL 1121 - Physical Geology Credit(s): 4
GEOL 1122 - Historical Geology Credit(s): 4
ISCI 1101 - Integrated Science Credit(s): 4
PHYS 2211 - Physics I: Classical Mechanics Credit(s): 4
PHYS 2212 - Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism, Optics Credit(s): 4

Choose One (3-4 hours)

MATH 1113 - Pre-Calculus Credit(s): 3
MATH 1401 - Elementary Statistics Credit(s): 3
MATH 1232 - Survey of Calculus Credit(s): 3
CSCI 1301 - Programming Principles I Credit(s): 4
MATH 1540 - Calculus I Credit(s): 4
MATH 2012 - Calculus II Credit(s): 4
MATH 2013 - Calculus III Credit(s): 4
BIOL 1103 - Introductory Biology I Credit(s): 3 and
BIOL 1103L - Introductory Biology I Lab Credit(s): 1
or
BIOL 1104 - Introductory Biology II Credit(s): 3 and
BIOL 1104L - Introductory Biology II Lab Credit(s): 1
BIOL 1107 - Principles of Biology I Credit(s): 4
BIOL 1108 - Principles of Biology II Credit(s): 4
CHEM 1211 - Principles of Chemistry I Credit(s): 4
CHEM 1212 - Principles of Chemistry II Credit(s): 4
GEOL 1121 - Physical Geology Credit(s): 4
GEOL 1122 - Historical Geology Credit(s): 4
ISCI 1101 - Integrated Science Credit(s): 4
PHYS 2211 - Physics I: Classical Mechanics Credit(s): 4
PHYS 2212 - Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism, Optics Credit(s): 4

Area E Social Science (12 hours)

Learning Outcome: Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze human behavior from a variety of perspectives.

Area F Courses Related to Program of Study/Transfer Pathway (18 hours)

*NOTES on Area F requirements:
Students should refer to the appropriate Area F requirements, following this section, for specific course requirements for transfer pathways and/or disciplinary distinctions.

Additional Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

HLTH 2051 - Health Credit(s): 2

Choose two

*Students may choose to take two physical activity courses or they may choose to take one physical activity course and the First Aid (HLTH 2181 ) course

HLTH 2181 - First Aid Credit(s): 1
PHED (XXXX) - Credit(s): 1 *Please refer to ‘Course Descriptions ’ section for complete listing of all activity courses.

Area F Requirements-Associate of Arts Degree with Disciplinary Distinction

The Area F requirements for the Associate of Arts degree consists of 18 credit hours related to a particular disciplinary distinction. Each disciplinary distinction is designed to provide a required foundation of courses for successful work on a specific major once the student transfers to a baccalaureate degree-granting institution. Because each receiving institution designs its own requirements for specific majors, it is important that:

students decide as soon as possible their academic and career goals,
become familiar with the applicable East Georgia State College degree requirements,
decide where they intend to transfer, following graduation, and
learn the requirements of the major at the institution to which they plan to transfer.

The student’s academic advisor can assist with all of these decisions, and it is strongly recommended that the student include the academic advisor early in all career and academic planning. Some courses included in Area F may be prerequisites for specific courses required in a major at the baccalaureate degree-granting institution. Therefore, if a student completes an Associate of Arts degree at East Georgia State College and subsequently decides not to follow the corresponding major at the baccalaureate institution, the student may find it necessary to take additional courses in support of the new major.

How to Use the Following Section:

In this section of the catalog, we have provided the user with a complete list of area F requirements for the Associate of Arts degree with Disciplinary Distinction at East Georgia State College. Below are some points of reference to look for when perusing specific requirements.
The header for each degree program contains the School for the Academic discipline responsible for advisement of this Disciplinary Distinction.
Each Disciplinary Distinction will typically contain 3-4 subsections: 1) Required coursework; 2) Guided Electives; 3) Free Electives and/or Foreign Language.
To the right of each subsection header, you will find the number of hours required within the section. In some cases, a specific course(s) may be required within a section (Ex: Required: 9 hours). In others, the student may be able to choose from a group of courses (Ex: Guided Electives: 0-6 hours). This will be designated by the description, “(Choose…)”.
If the hour requirement for a subsection begins at ‘0,’ the student is not required to complete any courses from the subsection as long as the total hours from the other sections equals 18 hours.
Students should work closely with the advisor when deciding upon courses from the Guided Electives subsection. These course offerings should complement the required coursework and apply towards the major area of study in a four-year degree.
Pay particular attention to the italicized comments within each area of Disciplinary Distinction for information unique to that degree.
The detail information under each subsection lists the course information, including: prefix, number, description and number of credit hours.