Program Profile for General Studies Degree

General Studies at White Mountains Community College

The General Studies degree offers a flexible curriculum that students can tailor to individual professional needs. This flexibility includes meeting the needs of students who wish to transfer acceptable credits earned at other colleges. This self-designed degree requires a total of 64 credits, with a minimum of 32 credits in the major-related or core studies.

Since the General Studies curriculum meets the individual needs of each students and allows for exploration of options not provided within existing degree programs, it is imperative that the student formulate and identify his or her own career goal with the assistance of the General Studies advisor. The final plan must be approved by the Vice President of Academic Affairs prior to matriculation.

All college policies, including residence credits, apply to this degree. It is recommended that the applicant begin the process by contacting the General Studies advisor or the Vice President of Academic Affairs for specific information.

Graduates of the program will meet expected outcomes including the ability to

demonstrate integrity, responsibility, perseverance, and tolerance of ambiguity through the acquisition of knowledge and skills for leadership, further education, and team work;
communicate effectively both verbally and non-verbally;
demonstrate a process for evaluating information rationally and consistently;
demonstrate scientific thought both quantitatively and qualitatively by learning to recognize and formulate questions for analysis of human and technical problems.

Students may start this degree program in the fall, spring, or summer.

First Year
Fall Semester		Lec	Lab	Cr
	College Composition	3	0	3
	Computer Electives*	3	0	3
	Major/Related Courses	6	0	6
	Mathematics	3/4	0	3/4
	Semester Total	15/16	0	15/16

Spring Semester		Lec	Lab	Cr
	English	3	0	3
	Major/Related Courses	9	0	9
	Science	varies	varies	3/4
	Humanities/Fine Arts/Foreign Language	3	0	3
	Semester Total	varies	varies	18/19
	First Year Total			33/35

Second Year
Fall Semester		Lec	Lab	Cr
	Major/Related Courses	9	0	9
	Liberal Arts Electives	3	0	3
	Social Science	3	0	3
	Semester Total	15	0	15

Spring Semester		Lec	Lab	Cr

	Major/Related Courses	9	0	9
	Elective	3/4	0	3/4
	Liberal Arts Elective	3	0	3
	Semester Total	15/16	0	15/16
	Second Year Total			30/31

	Total for A.G.S. Degree			64

8/1/2007