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2015-2016 Catalog (Original) 
    
2015-2016 Catalog (Original) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

General Studies (AA)


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MassBay courses are offered days, evenings, weekends, and online. View the complete list of online courses at www.massbay.edu/uploadedFiles/online.pdf.

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Division of Humanities & Social Sciences

This program enables students to explore a variety of interests and choices from a wide range of subject areas including business, science, health sciences, and liberal arts. Students also complete a course in a career/ life planning to help them assess their options and develop a degree plan to meet their individual needs.

Upon successful completion, the Associate in Arts Degree in General Studies is awarded.

credits: 15


First Year: Semester 2


credits: 15/16


Second Year: Semester 1


  • Literature Sequence 3
  • Laboratory Science Sequence 4
  • Program Elective 3
  • Program Elective 3
  • Program Elective 3

credits: 16


Second Year: Semester 2


  • Literature Sequence 3
  • Laboratory Science Sequence 4
  • Social Science Elective 3
  • Humanities Elective 3
  • Program Elective 3
  • Program Elective 3

credits: 19


Total Credits: 65/66


Program Notes


Competency in mathematics is a MassBay graduation requirement. Prior to graduation, students must demonstrate competency at 100-level math. This may be accomplished by an appropriate placement test score or completion of any 100-level mathematics course or higher, except mathematics courses with a MAC prefix.

The program qualifies for MassTransfer with select public Institutions in Massachusetts. Students should use course equivalencies for program electives. For more information, visit www.mass.edu/masstransfer.

Humanities Electives:


Art, Communications, Film, Foreign Language, Humanities, Literature, Music, Oral Communication, Philosophy, Photography, Sign Language, Theater Arts

Math/Science Electives:


Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Integrated Science, Contemporary Nutrition (NS 101 ), 100-Level Mathematics or higher (not MAC), Physics

Social Science Electives:


Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Government, History, Law and Society (LA 230 ), Psychology, Sociology

Program Electives:


Any college-level courses offered at the College.

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