General Studies / Associate of Arts
This program, which allows you to take courses for personal growth or for transfer to a four-year program, allows a great deal of flexibility in choosing courses. In this way, you can work with an advisor to put together a degree major which may not be offered by Northern, thus establishing a solid foundation of courses for transfer to a four-year institution.
General Education (35 hrs) Completed In Progress
Communications (9 hrs)
- ENG 111 English Composition I (3)
- SPCH 130 Public Speaking (3)
Choose one of the following two courses:
- ENG 112 English Composition II (3)
- ENG 116 Technical Writing (3)
Mathematics (3 hrs)
- MATH 150 College Algebra (3)
Laboratory Science (8 hrs)
Choose two survey courses (with labs) from the following list:
- ASTR 110/L Introduction to Astronomy w/lab (4)
- BIOL 110/L Survey of Modern Biology w/lab (4)
- CHEM 110/L Introduction to Chemistry w/lab (4)
- ES 112 Environmental Science w/lab (4)
- GEOL 101/L Physical Geology w/Lab (4)
- GEOL 102/L Historical Geology w/Lab (4)
- PHYS 110/L Introduction to Physics w/Lab (4)
Social/Behavioral Sciences (6-9 hrs) *
You must select survey courses from at least two different discipline areas from the following list:
- ANTH 101/l Physical Anthropology w/Lab (4)
- ANTH 102 Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology (3)
- ANTH 111 Language and Culture (3)
- ANTH 207 Cultures of New Mexico (3)
- ECON 200 Macroeconomics (3)
- ECON 201 Microeconomics (3)
- GEOG 111 World Geography (3)
- PSCI 110 The Political World (3)
- PSCI 200 American Politics (3)
- PSY 105 General Psychology (3)
- SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (3)
- SOC 220 Social Problems (3)
- SOC 225 Marriage and the Family (3)
Humanities and Fine Arts (6-9 hrs) *
You must select survey courses from at least two different discipline areas from the following list:
- ART 105 Introduction to Art (3)
- ART 107 History of Art (3)
- ENG Lit. courses numbered 260-298
- HIST 101 Western Civilization I (3)
- HIST 102 Western Civilization II (3)
- HIST 161 History of the U.S. to 1877 (3)
- HIST 162 History of the U.S. from 1877 (3)
- HIST 260 History of New Mexico (3)
- HUM 101 Humanities I (3)
- HUM 102 Humanities II (3)
- MUS 105 Music Appreciation (3)
- PHIL 110 Introduction to Philosophical Problems (3)
- PHIL 220 Ethics (3)
- THE 120 Introduction to Theatre I (3)
- THE 130 History of Theatre (3)
- THE 220 Introduction to Theatre II (3)
- THE 225 Creative Drama Techniques for the Classroom K-12 (3
- THE 238 Teatro Chicano (3)
You must complete at least 15 crs between these two areas, maintaining at least two disciplines in each area.
Health, Physical Education & Recreation (2 hr)
- Elective (2)
Program Requirements (27 hrs)
General Education Electives (24)*
Must be taken from the following discipline areas and must include at least 3 crs Fine Arts (Lecture Only):
- Communications
- Mathematics
- Fine Arts (lecture only)
- Laboratory Sciences
- Humanities
- Social/Behavioral Sciences
- Electives (from any discipline (3)