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Liberal Arts AS Degree Requirements

Students earning their AS 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 area 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 12 hours (minimum)
    Requires one course each from A, B and C, including two Science laboratory courses. Minimum total of 7 hrs. from A & B.
    A. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES  
  • BIO105 Introductory Biology
    		•  4
  • BIO112 General Biology I
    		•  4
  • BIO113 General Biology II
    		•  4
  • BIO154 Human Biology
    		•  3
  • BIO163 Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology
    		•  4
  • BIO173 Human Anatomy & Physiology II w/lab (P)
    		•  4
  • BIO185 Microbiology w/lab
    		•  3
  • CNS121 Environmental Conservation ***
    		•  3
    B. PHYSICAL SCIENCES  
  • CHM122 Intro to General Chemistry
    		•  4
  • CHM132 Intro to Organic and Biochemistry (P)
    		•  4
  • CHM165 General Chemistry I (P)
    		•  4
  • CHM175 General Chemistry II (P)
    		•  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
  • PHS142 Principles of Astronomy
    		•  3
  • PHY162 College Physics I (P)
    		•  4
  • PHY172 College Physics II (P)
    		•  4
  • PHY212 Classical Physics I (P)
    		•  5
  • PHY222 Classical Physics II (P)
    		•  5
    C. MATHEMATICS (Assessment Required) 3 hours (minimum)
  • MAT110 Math for Liberal Arts (P)
    		•  3
  • MAT122 College Algebra (P)
    		•  5
  • MAT128 Precalculus (P)
    		•  4
  • MAT134 Trig & Analytical Geometry (P)
    		•  3
  • MAT156 Statistics (P)
    		•  3
  • MAT210 Calculus I (P)
    		•  4
  • MAT216 Calculus II (P)
    		•  4
    III. SOCIAL SCIENCES 6 hours (minimum)
    Requires one course from Group A and one course from Group B.
    A. PEOPLE AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS
  • PSY111 Introduction to Psychology
    		•  3
  • SOC110 Introduction to Sociology
    		•  3
    B. AMERICAN SOCIETY
  • 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
  • SOC200 Minority Group Relations
    		•  3
  • SOC205 Diversity in America
    		•  3
  • WST101 Women’s Studies
    		•  3
    VI. ELECTIVE COURSES SUGGESTED FOR VARIOUS AS DEGREE OPTIONS 26 hours
    Beyond general education requirements. May include courses from Categories I, II, III or V.
  • ACC131 Principles of Accounting I
    		•  4
  • ACC132 Principles of Accounting II (P)
    		•  4
  • AGA114 Principles of Agronomy °
    		•  3
  • AGA154 Funds of Soil Science °
    		•  3
  • AGA214 Cash Grains °
    		•  3
  • AGA284 Pesticide Application Certification °
    		•  3
  • AGA376 Integrated Pest Management °
    		•  3
  • AGB101 Agricultural Economics º 3 °
    		•  3
  • AGB111 Agriculture Enterprise Lab ** °
    		•  1
  • AGB235 Intro to Agriculture Markets °
    		•  3
  • AGB303 Ag Leadership °
    		•  3
  • AGB331 Entrepreneurship in Agriculture °
    		•  3
  • AGB336 Agricultural Selling °
    		•  3
  • AGB466 Ag Finance °
    		•  3
  • AGC103 Ag Computer °
    		•  3
  • AGH111 Introduction to Turfgrass Management °
    		•  2
  • AGH119 Herbaceous Plant Materials °
    		•  2
  • AGH122 Woody Plant Materials °
    		•  2
  • AGH144 Landscape Construction and Design °
    		•  3
  • AGH161 Irrigation Systems °
    		•  3
  • AGH211 Advanced Turfgrass Management °
    		•  3
  • AGH221 Principles of Horticulture °
    		•  3
  • AGH222 Plant Propagation I °
    		•  2
  • AGH280 Botany for Horticulture °
    		•  3
  • AGH322 Plant Propagation II °
    		•  2
  • AGH710 Intro to Leisure Services
    		•  3
  • AGH720 Leadership in Leisure Services
    		•  3
  • AGH730 Programming for Leisure Services
    		•  3
  • AGP333 Precision Farming Systems °
    		•  3
  • AGP401 Intro to GIS Software ° (P)
    		•  1
  • AGP450 Funds of GIS
    		•  3
  • AGS113 Survey of the Animal Industry °
    		•  3
  • AGS211 Issues Facing Animal Science °
    		•  2
  • AGS218 Domestic Animal Physiology (P)
    		•  4
  • AGS272 Foods of Animal Origin ° (P)
    		•  5
  • AGS305 Livestock Evaluation °
    		•  3
  • AGS319 Animal Nutrition °
    		•  3
  • AGT805 Employment Experience °
    		•  5
  • AGV123 Companion Animal °
    		•  3
  • ART120 2-D Design
    		•  3
  • ART133 Drawing
    		•  3
  • ART143 Painting
    		•  3
  • ART173 Ceramics
    		•  3
  • ART184 Photography
    		•  3
  • BCA201 Intro to Information Systems
    		•  3
  • BIO150 Fundamentals of Nutrition
    		•  2
  • BIO151 Nutrition
    		•  3
  • BIO168 Human Anat & Physiology I w/lab
    		•  4
  • BUS102 Introduction to Business
    		•  3
  • BUS180 Business Ethics
    		•  3
  • BUS183 Business Law
    		•  3
  • BUS210 Business Statistics (P)
    		•  3
  • BUS230 Quant Mthds for Bus Dec Making (P)
    		•  3
  • CNS201 Conservation Biology (P)
    		•  4
  • COM155 Newspaper Production **
    		•  3
  • CSC763 Intro to Computers (P)
    		•  3
  • ECN110 Introduction to Economics
    (No credit if ECN120 or ECN130 earned)
    		•  3
  • ECN120 Principles of Macroeconomics
    		•  3
  • ECN130 Principles of Microeconomics
    		•  3
  • EDU216 Introduction to Teaching
    		•  3
  • EDU223 MultiCultural Education (P)
    		•  3
  • EDU235 Children’s Literature
    		•  3
  • EDU240 Educational Psychology (P) (C)
    		•  3
  • EDU255 Technology in the Classroom (P)
    		•  3
  • EDU901 Academic Service Learning Exp **
    		•  1
  • EDU920 Field Experience (C)
    		•  1
  • ENG221 Creative Writing
    		•  3
  • FLF145 French I
    		•  5
  • FLF245 French II (P)
    		•  5
  • FLS128 Conversational Spanish
    		•  3
  • FLS151 Elementary Spanish I
    		•  5
  • FLS152 Elementary Spanish II (P)
    		•  5
  • GEO115 Human Geography
    		•  3
  • GEO121 World Regional Geography
    		•  3
  • HIS155 American Civilization
    		•  3
  • HIS201 Iowa History (P)
    		•  3
  • HIS214 Russian History and Culture * (P)
    		•  3
  • HIS277 History of Women in the U.S. (P)
    		•  3
  • LIT189 Women and Literature
    		•  3
  • MAT102 Intermediate Algebra (P)
    		•  4
  • MAT117 Math for Elementary Teachers (P)
    		•  3
  • MAT219 Calculus III (P)
    		•  4
  • MGT101 Principles of Management
    		•  3
  • MKT110 Principles of Marketing
    		•  3
  • MUA106 Class Voice **
    		•  1
  • MUS102 Music Fundamentals
    		•  3
  • PEA102 Aerobic Fitness I **
    		•  1
  • PEA114 Bicycling I
    		•  1
  • PEA117 Bowling I **
    		•  1
  • PEA119 Step and Pump I **
    		•  1
  • PEA123 Circuit Training **
    		•  1
  • PEA125 Indoor Cycling **
    		•  1
  • PEA128 Distance Running I **
    		•  1
  • PEA134 Golf I **
    		•  1
  • PEA150 Powerwalking **
    		•  1
  • PEA154 Racquetball I **
    		•  1
  • PEA157 Rollerblading **
    		•  1
  • PEA171 Self Defense
    		•  1
  • PEA174 Tennis I **
    		•  1
  • PEA176 Volleyball I **
    		•  1
  • PEA187 Weight Training I **
    		•  1
  • PEA191 Pilates **
    		•  1
  • PEA193 Resist-A-Ball **
    		•  1
  • PEA194 Vinyasa Yoga **
    		•  1
  • PEC110 Coaching Ethics, Techniques, and Theory
    		•  1
  • PEC115 Athletic Development and Human Growth
    		•  1
  • PEC123 Anatomy for Coaching
    		•  1
  • PEC127 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries
    		•  2
  • PEH110 Personal Wellness
    		•  2
  • PEH141 First Aid
    		•  2
  • PHI121 Classical and Medieval Philosophy
    		•  3
  • POL121 International Relations
    		•  3
  • POL125 Comparative Government and Politics
    		•  3
  • PSY121 Developmental Psychology
    		•  3
  • PSY251 Social Psychology (P)
    		•  3
  • PSY261 Human Sexuality
    		•  3
  • SOC115 Social Problems
    		•  3
  • SOC120 Marriage & Family
    		•  3
  • SOC135 Death & Dying
    		•  3
  • SOC160 Intro to Social Work
    		•  3
  • SOC195 Urban Studies (P)
    		•  3
  • SOC208 Intro to Cultural Anthropology OR
    CLS108 Faces of Culture
    		•  3
  • SOC220 Sociology of Aging
    		• 3
  • SOC850 Cultural Immersion Field Exp **
    		•  1
  • SDV113 Strategies for Academic Success
    		•  2
  • SDV131 Career Exploration
    		•  2
  • SDV151 Leadership Training & Skill Dev
    		•  3

    * Meets the Ethics requirement at ISU for College of Agriculture.

    ** Repeatable: see course description for number of times.

    *** CNS121 or ENV115/116 – only one can be taken toward your 12 hrs. of science requirements.

    P - Must complete a Pre-Requisite

    C - Must take a Co-Requisite

    ° - Other AGP, AGB, AGA, AGS, and AGH transfer classes may be taken. Please visit with your advisor.

    UP TO 16 TECHNICAL CREDITS MAY BE USED AS ELECTIVES.
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