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General Business AGS Degree Requirements

The Associate in General Studies degree articulates with the Bachelor of General Studies degree at the University of Northern Iowa. Because a statewide articulation agreement for AGS degree does not exist, it is necessary to articulate the degree on a college-by-college basis. Special care will have to be taken to assure that the upper division baccalaureate program specific requirements are met by the lower division work completed by AGS students at Hawkeye Community College.

Students earning their AGS degree will complete at least 62 credit hours fulfilling the requirements below.

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I. HUMANITIES 6 hours (minimum)
A. WESTERN CIVILIZATION 3 hours (minimum)
  • HIS117 Western Civilization I: Ancient and Medieval
    		•  3
  • HIS118 Western Civilization II: Early Modern
    		•  3
  • HIS119 Western Civilization III: The Modern Period
    		•  3
    B. HUMANITIES
    Requires courses from 2 different areas (1, 2, or 3)    		 3 hours (minimum)
    1. LITERATURE AND FINE ARTS
  • ART101 Art Appreciation
    		•  3
  • ART106 Art Appreciation--Studio
    		•  3
  • ART203 Art History I
    		•  3
  • ART204 Art History II
    		•  3
  • DRA107 Theatrical Arts & Society
    		•  3
  • LIT101 Intro to Literature
    		•  3
  • MUS100 Music Appreciation
    		•  3
    2. PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION
  • PHI101 Intro to Philosophy
    		•  3
  • PHI105 Intro to Ethics
    		•  3
  • REL101 Survey of World Religions
    		•  3
  • REL130 Intro to Religions of the East
    		•  3
    3. NON-WESTERN CULTURES
  • CLS130 African Cultures *
    		•  3
  • CLS141 Mid Eastern Hist & Culture *
    		•  3
  • CLS150 Latin Am History and Culture *
    		•  3
  • CLS160 East Asian Cultures *
    		•  3
  • CLS164 Japanese History and Culture *
    		•  3
  • CLS172 Russian Civilization *
    		•  3
    II. NATURAL SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS 7 hours (minimum)
    A. SCIENCES 4 hours (minimum)
  • BIO105 Introductory Biology
    		•  4
  • ENV115 Environmental Science ***
    		•  3
  • ENV116 Environmental Science Lab *** (C)
    		•  1
  • GEO131 Physical Geography
    		•  3
  • GEO132 Physical Geography Lab (C)
    		•  1
  • PHS120 Exploring Physical Science
    		•  4
    B. MATHEMATICS (Assessment Required) 3 hours (minimum)
  • MAT110 Math for Liberal Arts (P)
    		•  3
  • MAT156 Statistics (P)
    		•  3
    III. SOCIAL SCIENCES 6 hours (minimum)
    A. PEOPLE AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS 3 hours (minimum)
  • PSY111 Introduction to Psychology
    		•  3
  • SOC110 Introduction to Sociology
    		•  3
    B. AMERICAN SOCIETY 3 hours (minimum)
  • HIS151 U.S. History to 1877
    		•  3
  • HIS152 U.S. History Since 1877
    		•  3
  • POL111 American National Government
    		•  3
    IV. COMMUNICATIONS 9 hours (minimum)
    A. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS (Assessment Required) 6 hours (required)
  • ENG105 Composition I (P)
    		•  3
  • ENG106 Composition II (P)
    		•  3
    B. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS 3 hours (required)
  • SPC101 Funds of Oral Communication
    		•  3
    V. SOCIAL DIVERSITY 3 hours (minimum)
  • COM148 Diversity and the Media
    		•  3
  • LIT133 Minority Voices in U.S. Literature
    		•  3
  • PSY262 Psychology of Gender (P)
    		•  3
  • SOC205 Diversity in America
    		•  3
  • WST101 Women’s Studies
    		•  3
    VI. BUSINESS CORE 16 hours (minimum)
  • ACC131 Principles of Accounting I
    		•  4
  • BUS102 Introduction to Business
    		•  3
  • BUS183 Business Law
    		•  3
  • CSC110 Intro to Computers OR
    BCA201 Introduction to Information Systems
    		•  3
  • ECN120 Principles of Macroeconomics OR
    ECN130 Principles of Microeconomics
    		•  3
    VII. BUSINESS CONCENTRATION  
    Select one of the following areas of concentration.
    A. ACCOUNTING 15 hours (minimum)
  • ADM131 Office Calculators
    		•  1
  • ACC132 Principles of Accounting II
    		•  4
  • ACC265 Income Tax Accounting
    		•  4
  • ACC311 Computer Accounting
    		•  4
  • ACC801 Payroll Accounting
    		•  1
  • ACC803 Accounting Simulations
    		•  1
    B. INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT 17 hours (minimum)
  • Computer Science Requirement
    		•  4
  • CIS510 Systems Implementation
    		•  3
  • MGT101 Principles of Management
    		•  3
  • MGT170 Human Resource Management
    		•  3
  • NET109 A+ Certification Prep Course
    		•  4
    C. MARKETING 15 hours (minimum)
  • BCA132 Electronic Communications
    		•  3
  • MKT110 Principles of Marketing
    		•  3
  • MKT140 Principles of Selling
    		•  3
  • MKT152 Advertising & Visual Merchandising
    		•  3
  • MKT160 Principles of Retailing
    		•  3
    D. OFFICE TECHNOLOGY 15 hours (minimum)
  • ADM105 Introduction to Keyboarding
    		•  1
  • ADM148 Transcription
    		•  2
  • ADM159 Proofing/Editing
    		•  3
  • ADM162 Office Procedures
    		•  3
  • BCA134 Word Processing
    		•  3
  • BCA213 Intermediate Computer Applications OR
    ECA132 Electronic Communications
    		•  3
    E. SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 15 hours (minimum)
  • MGT101 Principles of Management
    		•  3
  • MGT110 Small Business Management
    		•  3
       Choose 9 hours of electives from the following:
  • ACC311 Computer Accounting
    		•  4
  • ACC801 Payroll Accounting
    		•  1
  • MGT170 Human Resource Management
    		•  3
  • MKT140 Principles of Selling
    		•  3
  • MKT152 Advertising & Visual Merchandising
    		•  3
  • MKT160 Principles of Retailing
    		•  3
  • MKT184 Customer Service
    		•  3

    * Meets the Non-Western Cultures requirement at UNI.

    P - Must complete a Pre-Requisite

    C - Must take a Co-Requisite
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