Associate of General Studies (AGS)

The Associate of General Studies (AGS) degree will be awarded to students who complete a curriculum generally designed to meet broad educational goals. The AGS may be earned through coursework that includes lower-division collegiate and elective courses, or a combination of courses that includes career-technical education.

Due to this degree's flexibility, it is not considered to be a transfer degree. It does not guarantee admission to a four-year institution, nor does it ensure all lower-division general education requirements have been met. Students should work closely with an Academic Advisor to craft a degree plan appropriate to their educational goals.

90 credits

Program Contacts

• Academic Advising; 541-463-3800; [e-mail]
• Note - Students are strongly encouraged to work with an academic advisor to select courses and map a plan that matches career and transfer major goals

Guidelines

• Complete a total of 90 credits of college-level coursework (see notes).
• Complete at least 24 credits at Lane.
• Foundational Skills and Discipline Studies courses must be a minimum of 3 credits, except for Health/Wellness/Fitness courses, which may be any number of credits.
• All Elective courses may be any number of credits.
• Complete all Foundational Skills with a grade of C- or better, or Pass.
• Complete all Discipline Studies and Elective courses with a grade of D- or better, or Pass.
• Maximum 16 credits Pass may be used toward degree. This limit does not include courses only offered P/NP.
• Cumulative GPA must be at least 2.0 at the time the Associate of General Studies degree is awarded.

Cost

Estimated Cost: $15,408

• Resident Tuition: $11,925
• Technology Fees: $1,170
• General Student Fees: $813
• Online Course Fees: if applicable
• Books/Course Materials: $1,500

Costs provided are estimates only. Learn more and view current tuition and fee information

General Education degrees costs are based on 90 credits and 6 terms

Learning Outcomes

Students who complete this degree will have a broad knowledge base cultivated through coursework that spans a variety of discipline areas. Students who complete the AGS will be able to:

• Examine complex issues using multiple information sources and evidence
• Describe the impact of diverse cultural, political, and scientific perspectives on individuals, societies, and environments
• Communicate effectively and purposefully within different contexts and across modes of communication
• Apply learning through integration of theory and practice

This degree is aligned with Lane's Institutional Learning Outcomes.

Program Requirements

Foundational Skills

WR 121Z	Composition 1	4
	Health/PE/Dance - see list	3
MTH 052	Math for Health and Physical Sciences	4
	Or
	Any higher-level Math/Statistics course

Health/PE/Dance – choose from: Health (HE), Physical Ed (PE, PEAT, PEO), or Dance (D). Can be any combination to reach 3 credits

MTH: See Footnote 1.

Discipline Studies

Must be completed with a grade of D- or better or Pass.

Complete 16 credits, one course from each discipline below. Additional credits to meet the minimum of 16 credits may be completed from any of the three disciplines.

Arts and Letters

Choose one course from the Arts and Letters list

Social Science

Choose one course from the Social Science list

Science/Math/Computer Science

Choose one course (lab or non-lab) from the Science/Math/Computer Science list

Science Limitations: see Footnote 2. 

Additional Discipline Studies

Complete additional Discipline Studies courses to meet a minimum of 16 credits from any of the following lists:

- Arts and Letters

- Social Science

- Science/Math/Computer Science

Electives

Any college-level courses that bring total credits to 90 credits. Courses completed may include any combination of lower-division collegiate and/or career technical education courses. All courses must be 100-level or higher and may include:

• Up to 18 credits of Cooperative Education may be included as electives.
• Up to 12 credits of Individual Music Lessons (MUP).
• 12 credits of activity courses (PE, PEAT, PEO, D) may be included within the entire degree, with the exception of D 160, D 251, D 256, and D 260.
• See Course Types by Prefix. Policies on accepting career technical credits vary at four-year institutions in Oregon. Consult an academic advisor about taking these courses as electives.

Footnotes

1 – MTH 052 to MTH 098 satisfies this degree requirement but does not meet college-level requirements. Students who use developmental math to meet this requirement need to reach 90 credits total of college-level coursework to meet degree requirements.

2 – Science/Math Computer Science limitations: 

• College-level mathematics or statistics (MTH 105Z or higher) may be used to meet this requirement.
• Students who complete more than one CS 161 or CS 162 programming language course should be aware that transfer institutions may count multiple 161 or 162 courses as repeats, and may not accept them in transfer. Students wishing to complete multiple programming courses should first take a CS 161/162 series and then enroll in CS 133/233 course series for any subsequent programming languages.

Notes

• College-level courses are numbered 100 or higher. Courses numbered 001-099 identify developmental courses (e.g. MTH 060), with the exception of ENG 110, 116, 117; MTH 100, RD 115, WR 110, 120, and WR 115 (taken before summer 1999), which are also considered developmental.
• Foundational Skills are open to demonstration of proficiency. For information on waiver testing or credit for prior learning, contact an academic advisor. Waiver testing is not the same as placement testing.
• 200-level second language courses count toward the Arts and Letters requirement. American Sign Language (ASL) is considered a second language.
• University second language admission requirements for transfer students graduating high school 1997 or later include one of the following:
  • Two terms of the same college-level second language with an average grade of C- or above.
  • Two years of the same high school-level second language with an average grade of C- or above.
  • Satisfactory performance on an approved second language assessment of proficiency.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in American Sign Language meets second language admission requirements.
• Credit-by-Exam and Credit-by-Assessment may comprise no more than 25% of total degree credits.
• Repeatable courses may be used once to meet a Discipline Studies requirement. Any additional allowable repeats may be used to meet Elective requirements.
• Some courses are included on more than one Discipline Studies list. These courses may be used only once to meet a specific Discipline Studies requirement. Please contact your academic advisor for details.
• Lower-division college-level courses taken at Lane will not always meet the same requirements an upper-division college-level course with similar content does at a four-year transfer institution. In such cases, the course(s) in question will generally transfer as an elective. Please contact specific four-year schools for details.
• General Information on transferring in credits from a prior institution.
• Courses numbered 197, 198, 199, 280, 297, 298, or 299 count as electives and do not meet Foundational Skills or Discipline Studies requirements. Courses numbered 199 and 299 are experimental and may later be reviewed and approved to meet Discipline Studies requirements.
• The AGS is not ideal for students planning to transfer to a four-year institution. However, some students may benefit from the flexible framework of the AGS and use it for transfer on a limited basis. Students planning to transfer should work closely with their academic advisor.