The Associate of General Studies (AGS) degree is a 2-year, 60-credit degree program with courses in many subject areas, including communication, math, science, Arts, and social sciences.
Some AGS degrees transfer to four-year degree programs at four-year colleges and universities. These include such subject areas as Criminal Justice, Computer Information Systems, and Mass Communication. But a general AGS degree has fewer Guaranteed Transfer (GT) courses than an Associate of Arts (AA) or an Associate of Science (AS) degree, so the AGS degree may not transfer to some four-year degree programs.
Students who complete the general AGS degree will have no major field listed on their transcript. The Associate of General Studies degree is a two-year degree that features a variety of courses, including English, Math, Sciences, Arts, and Social Sciences. If you complete this degree without a focus on a specific program area, such as Nursing, Dental Hygiene, or Fire Science, etc., it may not transfer to a four-year university.
Upon admittance to MCC, all students entering any one of the College’s degree programs or those entering ENG 1021, or any college-level math will be required to take an assessment/placement test.
Alternatively, if taken with the last 5 years, documentation of assessment/placement scores from another two-year Colorado college or ACT® scores of reading 17, English 18, and Math 23 will meet the assessment requirement.
- Minimum grade of "C" for each course
- Minimum Cumulative MCC GPA of 2.0
- Remedial or developmental courses do not apply.
- Minimum of 15 of these credits must be taken at MCC
Written Communication
Select one course:
Natural and Physical Sciences
Select one course:
Note: (Credits over 3 may be applied to general education electives or A.G.S. Free Electives)
Social and Behavioral Sciences and History
Select one course:
Economic or Political Systems: GT-SS1
Human Behavior/Social Frameworks: GT-SS3
History: GT-HI1
Arts and Humanities
Select two courses, from two different GT-AH areas:
Arts and Expression: GT-AH1
Literature and Humanities: GT-AH2
Ways of Thinking: GT-AH3
World Languages: GT-AH4
Mathematics
Select one course:
Note: (Credits over 3 may be applied to A.G.S. General Education Electives or A.G.S. Free Electives)
AGS General Education Electives
Note: Credits over 15 may be applied to A.G.S. Free Electives
AGS "Free" Electives
Select 30 credits from:
Any occupational/career/technical courses (CTE)
AND/OR
Any courses listed in the A.G.S. Approved General Education Course List
AND/OR
Any GT-PATHWAY course
AND/OR
All college-level (non-developmental education) courses apply here unless otherwise noted.