John A. Logan College ● 700 Logan College Drive Carterville, Illinois 62918 ● 618-985-2828 ● www.jalc.edu
Associate in General Studies
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Associate in General Studies
Curriculum: AGS 1996
Minimum Hrs. 63
Major Code: 1.0 240102
Effective Date: Fall 2023
GENERAL EDUCATION (IAI, 37-38 CREDITS)
The Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) General Education Core Curriculum
requires 12 to 13 courses. Courses selected to meet IAI GECCC requirements
may also meet course requirements for a specific major.
The Associate in General Studies (AGS) degree represents a prescribed
curriculum that has been individually designed by mutual agreement between
the student and his/her academic advisor to meet the student’s educational
needs and interests. The AGS degree is neither designed as a transfer-oriented
curriculum nor is it intended to provide career preparation similar to an AAS
degree. Students interested in earning a four-year baccalaureate degree at a
future date should consult with the transfer institution to determine the
acceptability and applicability of courses and credits with the AGS degree.
The individualized AGS degree curriculum must include at least 63 semester
credits. Each AGS program must include the 21-semester credit General
Education Component. Courses selected to fulfill the General Electives
Component must be selected from baccalaureate (PCS 1.1) and/or career
education (PCS 1.2) courses. Students may use credits earned within a
certificate program toward fulfilling the General Electives Component. In
addition, no more than four (4) credit hours of APE or PED activity credit may
be used toward the AGS degree.
The AGS Worksheet/Contract should be prepared and approved before
completing 55 semester credits of college-level coursework. The AGS
Worksheet/Contract is to be completed jointly by the student and his/her
academic advisor. To qualify for the AGS degree, the student must meet the
established general and degree requirements for earning an associate degree
from John A. Logan College.
The curriculum guide for the AGS degree is outlined below:
GENERAL EDUCATION COMPONENT (21 credits)
The general education component of the AGS degree requires 21 credits. The
minimum credit requirements for Groups I-V are listed below which total 18
credits. The remaining 3 credits can be fulfilled with 3 credits from any general
education elective from Groups I-V.
Group I Communications ............................................... 6 credits
Group II Humanities and Fine Arts.................................. 3 credits
Group III Social and Behavioral Sciences ......................... 3 credits
Group IV Physical and Life Sciences ................................. 3 credits
Group V Mathematics ..................................................... 3 credits
One elective from Group I-V ............................................ 3 credits
21 credits
Group I Communications (6-9 CREDITS)
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ENG 101 (3) or ENG 113 (3) (C grade or
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ENG 102 (3)
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COM 115 (3) or COM 116 (3)
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COM 116 is not an IAI GECC articulated course.
Group II Humanities and Fine Arts (3-6 credits)
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IAI Fine Arts Electives
Art ............................. ART 111, 220, 221, 291
Drama/Speech ........... THE 113
Literature .................. LIT 275
Music ......................... MUS 105, 225
IAI Humanities Electives
Foreign Language ...... FRE 202, GER 202, SPN 202
History ....................... HIS 101, 102, 213
Literature .................. LIT 210, LIT 230, 264, 280, 281, 284, 295
Philosophy................. PHL 111, 121, 131, 200, 260, 265
Group III Social and Behavioral Sciences (3-6 credits)
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IAI Social and Behavioral Science Electives
Anthropology ............ ANT 111, 202, 216
Economics ................. ECO 201, 202
Geography................. GEO 112
History ....................... HIS 103, 104, 201, 202, 223
Political Science ......... PSC 131, 211, 212, 289
Psychology ................ PSY 132, 200, 203, 262
Sociology ................... SOC 133, 220, 221, 250, 263, 264
Group IV Physical and Life Sciences (3-6 credits)
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SCIENCE ELECTIVES
IAI Life Science Electives
Biology ...................... BIO 100, 101, 105, 225
Interdisciplinary ........ SCI 101 with SCI 111, SCI 210A with SCI 210B
Life Science .............. SCI 215
IAI Physical Science Electives
Chemistry .................. 141, 151
Interdisciplinary ........ SCI 101 with SCI 111, SCI 210A with SCI 210B
Physical Science ........ PHS 102, 103, 105, 106, 107
Physics....................... PHY 121, 155, 205
The following courses may be used as physical and life sciences electives for
the AGS degree but are not articulated as IAI GECC courses.
Sem.
Grade
BIO 205 (4)
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BIO 206 (4)
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BIO 226 (4)
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Group V Mathematics (3-6 credits)
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Elective
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IAI Mathematics Electives
MAT 112,MAT 113 (3), MAT 116 (3), MAT 117 (4), MAT 119, MAT 120 (3), MAT
125 or CPS 202 (3),
MAT 131 (5), MAT 201 (5), Mat 202 (3), MAT 282 (3)
The following courses may be used as math electives for the AGS degree but
are not articulated as IAI GECC courses.
BUS 111 (3), MAT 100 (3), MAT 104 (3), MAT 111 (5), MAT 108 (3)
John A. Logan College ● 700 Logan College Drive Carterville, Illinois 62918 ● 618-985-2828 ● www.jalc.edu
GENERAL ELECTIVES COMPONENT (41-43 credits)
Courses selected to fulfill the General Electives Component must be selected
from baccalaureate (PCS 1.1) and/or career education (PCS 1.2) courses. In
addition, no more than four (4) credit hours of Ped activity credit may be used
toward the AGS degree.
This AGS
Worksheet/Contract has been completed with the support of my academic
advisor. Since a current and structured associate degree option at John A.
Logan College will not meet my educational needs and interests, I am
committing to pursue an individualized AGS degree program.
I understand that this contract cannot be changed without both my consent
and the consent of my academic advisor.
A copy of this approved AGS Worksheet/Contract will be retained in my
electronic student file.
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STUDENT ACADEMIC ADVISOR
First Name/Middle Initial/Last Name (Please print) Signature Date
Identification Number
Signature Date
John A. Logan College reserves the right to modify these requirements as needed.
Please verify with your academic advisor the accuracy and timelines of this document.