General Education
Please Note: Nontransferable courses on the AGS general education list may not be used to satisfy general education requirements for BS and Bachelor of Architecture degrees. Please refer to the General Education listings for AA, AS, BS, and Bachelor of Architecture degrees.
Associate of General Studies General Education Requirements
Communications
6 Units Required
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| BUS 107 | Business Speech Communications | 3 |
| BUS 111 | Workplace Communications | 3 |
| COM 113 | Fundamentals of Speech Communications | 3 |
| COM 215 | Introduction to Group Communication | 3 |
| COM 285 | Communication Disabilities and Film 1 | 3 |
| ENG 101 | Composition I | 3 |
| or ENG 100 | Composition Enhanced |
| or ENG 113 | Composition I for International and Multilingual Students |
| ENG 102 | Composition II | 3 |
| or ENG 114 | Composition II For International and Multilingual Students |
| ENG 107 | Technical Communications I | 3 |
| ENG 108 | Technical Communications II | 3 |
| ENG 205 | Intro to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry | 3 |
| ENG 220 | Writing Poetry | 3 |
| ENG 221 | Writing Fiction | 3 |
| ENG 224 | Introduction to Screenwriting | 3 |
| EPY 101 | Educational, Career, and Personal Development | 3 |
| JOUR 107 | Media Writing | 3 |
| READ 135 | College Reading Strategies | 3 |
English
3 Units Required
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| BUS 106 | Business English | 3 |
| BUS 108 | Business Letters and Reports | 3 |
| ENG 101 | Composition I | 3 |
| or ENG 100 | Composition Enhanced |
| or ENG 113 | Composition I for International and Multilingual Students |
| ENG 102 | Composition II | 3 |
| or ENG 114 | Composition II For International and Multilingual Students |
| ENG 107 | Technical Communications I | 3 |
| ENG 108 | Technical Communications II | 3 |
| ENG 181 | Vocabulary and Meaning | 3 |
| JOUR 107 | Media Writing | 3 |
Fine Arts
3 Units Required
Humanities
3 Units Required
Human Relations
3 Units Required
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| CE 201 | Workplace Readiness | 3 |
| EPY 101 | Educational, Career, and Personal Development | 3 |
| MGT 171 | Supervision and Human Relations | 3 |
| MGT 201 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MGT 212 | Leadership and Human Relations | 3 |
| MGT 235 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| PSY 102 | Psychology of Personal and Social Adjustment | 3 |
Mathematics
3 Units Required
Science
3 Units Required
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| AGSC 100 | Elements of Livestock Production | 3 |
| ANTH 102 | Introduction to Biological Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 110L | Biological Anthropology Laboratory | 1 |
| AST 104 | Introductory Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies | 3 |
| BIOL 100 | General Biology for Non-Majors | 3 |
| BIOL 106 | Introduction to Evolution and Adaptation | 3 |
| BIOL 112 | Introduction to Animal Behavior | 3 |
| BIOL 113 | Life in the Ocean | 3 |
| BIOL 137 | Introduction to Entomology | 3 |
| BIOL 170 | Calling Bullshit: Reasoning in a World of Data and Misinformation | 3 |
| BIOL 189A | Fundamentals of Life Science | 3 |
| BIOL 190A | Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 190L | Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOL 191A | Introduction to Organismal Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 191L | Intro to Organismal Biology Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 202 | General Botany | 4 |
| BIOL 234 | Natural History of the Great Basin | 4 |
| BIOL 251 | General Microbiology | 4 |
| CHEM 100 | Molecules and Life in the Modern World | 3 |
| CHEM 121 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 122 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| CS 138 | Programming for Data Science in Python I | 3 |
| DATA 101 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 |
| ENV 101 | Introduction to Environmental Science | 3 |
| GEOG 103 | Physical Geography of Earth's Environment | 3 |
| GEOG 121 | Climate Change and its Environmental Impacts | 3 |
| GEOL 100 | Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Natural Disasters | 3 |
| GEOL 101 | Geology: Exploring Planet Earth | 4 |
| GEOL 102 | Earth and Life Through Time | 4 |
| MASG 205/PTR 210 | Kinesiology for Massage and Fitness Professionals | 3 |
| MTT 150 | Metallurgy I | 3-4 |
| NUTR 121 | Human Nutrition | 3 |
| NUTR 223 | Principles of Nutrition | 3 |
| PHYS 100 | Introductory Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 151 | General Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 152 | General Physics II | 4 |
| PHYS 180 | Physics for Scientists and Engineers I | 3 |
| PHYS 180L | Physics for Scientists/Engineers Lab I | 1 |
| PHYS 181 | Physics for Scientists and Engineers II | 3 |
| PHYS 181L | Physics for Scientists/Engineers Lab II | 1 |
| PTR 210/MASG 205 | Kinesiology for Massage and Fitness Professionals | 3 |
Social Science
3 Units Required
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| ANTH 101 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 201 | Peoples and Cultures of the World 1 | 3 |
| ANTH 202 | Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH/SOC 205 | Race and Ethnicity in Everyday Life 1 | 3 |
| ANTH 208 | Fundamentals of Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| CH 201 | Ancient and Medieval Cultures | 3 |
| CH 202 | The Modern World | 3 |
| CH 203 | American Experiences and Constitutional Change | 3 |
| COM 113 | Fundamentals of Speech Communications | 3 |
| ECON 102 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 103 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 105 | History and Comparison of Economic Systems 1 | 3 |
| EDU 201 | Introduction to Elementary Education | 3 |
| EDU 202 | Introduction to Secondary Education | 3 |
| EDU 203 | Introduction to Special Education 1 | 3 |
| GEOG 106 | Introduction to Cultural Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 200 | World Regional Geography 1 | 3 |
| HDFS 201 | Lifespan Human Development | 3 |
| HDFS 202 | Introduction to Families | 3 |
| HIST 101 | US History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 102 | U. S. History since 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 105 | European Civilization to 1648 | 3 |
| HIST 106 | European Civilization since 1648 | 3 |
| HIST 111 | Survey of U.S. Constitutional History | 3 |
| HIST 208 | World History I 1 | 3 |
| HIST 209 | World History II 1 | 3 |
| HIST 215 | History of Sexuality in the United States 1 | 3 |
| HIST 217 | Nevada History | 3 |
| JOUR 103 | Introduction to Media and Society | 3 |
| JOUR 107 | Media Writing | 3 |
| MGT 201 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MGT 212 | Leadership and Human Relations | 3 |
| PSC 101 | Introduction to American Politics | 3 |
| PSC 211 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | 3 |
| PSC 231 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 |
| PSY 101 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 102 | Psychology of Personal and Social Adjustment | 3 |
| SOC 101 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| SOC/ANTH 205 | Race and Ethnicity in Everyday Life | 3 |
| WMST 101 | Introduction to Women's Studies 1 | 3 |
| WMST 250 | Introduction to Feminist Theory 1 | 3 |
| WMST 255 | The American Women's Movement | 3 |
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Additional College Requirements
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| Total Units | 60 |
Computer Science
3 Units Required
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| IS 101 | Introduction to Information Systems | 3 |
| CIT 112 | Network + | 3 |
| CIT 114 | IT Essentials | 4 |
| HIT 180 | Health Information Management | 3 |
Diversity
Course List | Code | Title | Units |
| AAD 201 | History of the Built Environment | 3 |
| ANTH 201 | Peoples and Cultures of the World | 3 |
| ANTH/SOC 205 | Race and Ethnicity in Everyday Life | 3 |
| ANTH 208 | Fundamentals of Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| ART 261 | Survey of Art History II | 3 |
| ART 263 | Survey of African, Oceanic, & Native American Art | 3 |
| ART 265 | Introduction to Contemporary Art | 3 |
| ART 268 | Latin American Art | 3 |
| ART 270 | Women in Art | 3 |
| COM 285 | Communication Disabilities and Film | 3 |
| DAN 101 | Dance Appreciation | 3 |
| ECON 105 | History and Comparison of Economic Systems | 3 |
| EDU 203 | Introduction to Special Education | 3 |
| ENG 231 | World Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 232 | World Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 267 | Introduction to Women and Literature | 3 |
| GEOG 200 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| HDFS 232 | Diversity in Children | 3 |
| HIST 208 | World History I | 3 |
| HIST 209 | World History II | 3 |
| HIST 215 | History of Sexuality in the United States | 3 |
| HIST 227 | Introduction to Latin American History & Culture I | 3 |
| HIST 228 | Intro to Latin American History and Culture II | 3 |
| HUM 211 | Survey of Chinese Culture | 3 |
| LGM 202 | International Logistics Management | 3 |
| NURS 212 | Cultural Aspects of Nursing Care | 3 |
| NUTR 253 | Cultural Considerations in Nutrition and Health Care | 3 |
| PHIL 210 | World Religions | 3 |
| PHIL 245 | Contemporary Moral Issues | 3 |
| PSY/SOC 276 | Aging in Modern American Society | 3 |
| SOC/ANTH 205 | Race and Ethnicity in Everyday Life | 3 |
| SOC/PSY 276 | Aging in Modern American Society | 3 |
| SPAN 221 | Iberia and Its Cultures | 3 |
| SPAN 222 | Hispanic-America and Its Culture | 3 |
| SPAN 225 | A Cultural Perspective: Spain...New Mexico | 3 |
| THTR 210 | Theatre: a Cultural Context | 3 |
| WMST 101 | Introduction to Women's Studies | 3 |
| WMST 250 | Introduction to Feminist Theory | 3 |
| WMST 255 | The American Women's Movement | 3 |
U.S. and Nevada Constitutions
Course List | Code | Title | Units |
| CH 203 | American Experiences and Constitutional Change | 3 |
| HIST 111 | Survey of U.S. Constitutional History | 3 |
| PSC 101 | Introduction to American Politics | 3 |
HIST 101
& HIST 102 | US History to 1877
and U. S. History since 1877 | 6 |
HIST 101
& HIST 217 | US History to 1877
and Nevada History | 6 |
HIST 101
& PSC 100 | US History to 1877
and Nevada Constitution | 4 |
HIST 101
& PSC 208 | US History to 1877
and Survey of State and Local Government | 6 |
Certificate of Achievement, General Studies
The Certificate of Achievement, General Studies is a stackable credential within the Associate of General Studies.
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| 3 |
| 6 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 12 |
| Total Units | 30 |
