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Heartland Community College

Associate in General Studies

60 credit hours

Catalog Year 2025-2026

The Associate in General Studies (AGS) is a degree customized to meet the unique needs of students, based on their work and professional development goals, with objectives that are different than those of the transfer degrees or the occupational degrees. Students will be added to the AGS after meeting with an academic advisor and developing a plan of study. Due to the flexibility of this degree, it may not fulfill requirements for transfer to a four-year institution. 

Associate in General Studies Requirements

Course Credit Hours

Communications

Any two college level courses from ENGL, COMM, or BTEC 115 

6

Humanities and/or Fine Arts 

Any ART, CHIN, FILM, JAPN, HUMA, INTL, INTR, LITR, MUSI, PHIL, SPAN, or THEA

3

Life Sciences or Physical Sciences

Any college-level course(s) from ASTR, BIOL, CHEM, EASC, or PHYS 

3-4

Mathematics

CHLD 222, CSCI 115, TMAT 103 or any college level MATH course

3-4

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Any ANTH, ECON, GEOG, HIST, POS, PSY, SOC, or SWK

3

Additional Class from any area above

3

AGS Electives - as selected and approved by your academic advisor

39

Information is subject to change. Please check with an academic advisor for current course offerings and program requirements. Current students with continual enrollment may graduate under the current program requirements or any program requirements in effect since first enrollment.