Associate Degree Requirements

The associate degree requires students to:

  1. Complete a minimum of 60 credit hours of prescribed and elective college credit. See the academic programs section of this catalog for the specific requirements of your program. A prescribed program is not required for the Associate of Arts in University Studies.
  2. Earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 on all work at the University.
  3. Complete at least 21 credit hours at Morehead State University, including one semester preceding graduation.
  4. Complete the three-credit-hour FYS 101: First Year Seminar course during the first academic year if the student begins as a freshman or transfers to MSU with less than 24 credit hours.
  5. For students with 24 or more transfer credit hours, the FYS 101 requirement is waived but the student must complete an additional course in social andbehavioral sciences to meet general education requirements.
  6. Complete 21 credit hours of general education requirements as follows:

General Education Courses - Associate Degree

First Year Seminar

FYS 101First Year Seminar

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Writing I (100-level)

ENG 100Writing I

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Writing II (200-level)

 
ENG 200Writing II

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Oral Communications (100-level)

COMS 108Fundamentals of Speech Communication

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Math Reasoning (100-level)

Choose one of the following:

MATH 123Introduction to Statistics

3

MATH 131General Mathematics Problem Solving

3

MATH 135Mathematics for Technical Students

3

MATH 152College Algebra

3

MATH 174Pre-Calculus Mathematics

3

MATH 175Calculus I

4

Total Credit Hours:3-4

Level 2 Knowledge (SBS)

ECON 101Introduction to Economics

3

ECON 201Principles of Macroeconomics

3

EDF 207Foundations of Education

3

FIN 264Personal Finance

3

HLTH 151Wellness: Theory to Action

3

HST 261American History since 1865

3

POLS 100Introduction to Politics

3

POLS 140United States Government

3

PSY 154Introduction to Psychology

3

SOC 101Introduction to Sociology

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Level 3 Global Cultures - Art & Humanities (HUM)

ART 263World Arts

3

COMS 250Introduction to Intercultural Communication

3

COMS 290Conflict and Communication

3

FRN 101Beginning French I

3

IST 101Introduction to International Studies

3

IST 250International Culture and Diversity

3

PHIL 106Beginning Logic

3

POLS 110Introduction to Political Theory

3

SPA 101Spanish Language and Culture I

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Total Credit Hours: 21