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Associate of Arts (A.A.)
The Associate of Arts (AA) includes education across academic disciplines. Focusing on integration of information while increasing a student’s employability, the AA is designed for transferability to a baccalaureate program.
Upon completion of the 31 credits required in the core, students are eligible to receive a Certificate in General Studies from Great Falls College MSU. The Certificate recognizes the completion of the core and is approved by the Montana University System Board of Regents. Students may use the Certificate to demonstrate completion of the core when transferring within the MUS or as a milestone to earning an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree at Great Falls College MSU.
Associate of Science (A.S.)
The Associate of Science (AS) Degree includes education in specific knowledge areas, most typically in math and natural sciences. Focusing on integration of information while increasing a student’s employability, the AS is designed for transferability to a baccalaureate program.
Upon completion of the 31 credits required in the core, students are eligible to receive a Certificate in General Studies from Great Falls College MSU. The Certificate recognizes the completion of the core and is approved by the Montana University System Board of Regents. Students may use the Certificate to demonstrate completion of the core when transferring within the MUS or as a milestone to earning an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree at Great Falls College MSU.
In our world of rapid economic, social, and technological change, students need a strong and broadly-based education. General Studies helps students achieve the intellectual integration and awareness they need to meet challenges in their personal, social, political, and professional lives. General Studies courses introduce great ideas and controversies in human thought and experience. A solid general studies provides a strong foundation for the life-long learning that makes career goals attainable. The breadth, perspective, and rigor provided by the core curriculum helps students become educated people.
Great Falls College Montana State University’s General Studies Core reflects the Montana
University System’s General Studies Core. As students work on the Montana University
System General Studies Core, they should attempt to select classes that are also required
in their major. That efficient use of coursework could help students complete their
degrees more quickly, since the classes could be used to satisfy both the requirements
of the major and the requirements of the MUS General Studies Core.
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