Associate of Arts in General Studies
Level: Associate
Language: English
Category:
General Arts
Description
University of Phoenix offers an Associate of Arts degree in General Studies (AAGS) to meet the needs of adult students who want to complete a general AA degree before entering into the professional programs.The Associate of Arts curriculum provides a solid foundation and overview within the academic disciplines of communication arts, social sciences, mathematics, life sciences, and the humanities. Instruction focuses on the development of skills on communication, critical thinking, and computation, and fosters a philosophical orientation that enables students to function as productive members of society. The completion of an AA degree also represents an important milestone for many students as they pursue their educational goals.This foundation provides students with the perspectives necessary for meaningful self-examination of personal and social values, as well as enhanced ability to understand and cope with social, technological, professional, and cultural change. The AAGS program is a lower division degree program designed to provide a liberal arts education for the working adult learner in a non-traditional format.Sixty credits are required for the AAGS degree. The distribution is as follows:General Education Credits: 36Communication Arts: 6 credits Humanities: 6 credits Social Science: 6 credits Mathematics: 6 credits Science / Technology: 6 credits Additional Liberal Arts: 6 credits Open Electives: 24 creditsAll students are required to satisfy University of Phoenix's English, math, and critical thinking proficiencies. Proficiency may be demonstrated by successful completion of courses COMM/215, MTH/209, and PHL/251. Proficiency may also be demonstrated with passing scores on University of Phoenix English, math, and / or critical thinking assessment and / or CLEP exams. All students must earn the minimum credit subtotal in the communication arts, math, and humanities general education areas regardless of the methods of proficiency demonstration chosen.Students entering with fewer than 24 transferable credits must complete the introductory course sequence (ICS).
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WOW
October 23, 2008
Wow, I cannot believe all of the great reviews that University of Phoenix has. It is WAY over priced for the level of education you are actually receiving. The instructors are awful but for those rare few. The learning teams are rediculous and one of the major reasons that I ...
Unbelievable
May 10, 2008
I have had experience enrolling in an online college only to barely get out with my finances still intact. I have a friend who lives in phoenix who decided her and her husband should do UOP classes online. They went 2/3 the way through and found out their grants were ...
Accreditation
April 4, 2008
My experience has been outstanding. It is possible to start an AA program (pick one of 17) and finish in only a year and a half working full time! For working adults, to me, this is the best Associate degree program going - hands down!
On the wall
February 5, 2008
At the end of the year 2005, I received by mail my Associates Degree from UoP. It was with a very heavy heart that I opened that very expensive degree. I entered the University with the goal of obtaining my Bachelors Degree in Marketing to then attend Certification Courses for ...
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