General Education Requirements (GER)
The Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Arts and Bachelor's degrees at UAS require a minimum amount of general education courses to be completed. General Education Requirements encompass broad areas of knowledge that support advanced learning in the major and emphasis requirements of each degree. Please note: the courses listed are not necessarily offered every semester. Students are recommended to seek advisor assistance in meeting program degree requirements.
In addition, some degree programs require specific courses be included in the GER. Please review your degree program and consult with your academic advisor. If required courses are not taken as a GER, they must be taken as major requirements or electives as they are required for your degree.
GER REQUIREMENTS (2009-2010 CATALOG)
| Minimum Credits | 34 | ||
| Written Communication Skills |
6
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| Select two from the following (6 credits): | |||
| ENGL | S111 | Methods of Written Communication |
3
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| ENGL | S211 | Intermediate Composition About Literature |
3
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| ENGL | S212 | Technical Report Writing |
3
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| Oral Communication Skills |
3
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| Select one from the following (3 credits). Grade of C or better. | |||
| COMM | S111 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication |
3
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| COMM | S235 | Small Group Communication and Team Building |
3
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| COMM | S237 | Interpersonal Communication |
3
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| COMM | S241 | Public Speaking |
3
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| Fine Arts |
3
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| Select one from the following (3 credits): | |||
| ART | S160 | Art Appreciation |
3
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| ART | S261 | History of World Art 1 |
3
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| ART | S262 | History of World Art 1I |
3
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| ART | S123 | Music Appreciation |
3
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| ART | S111 | Theatre Appreciation |
3
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| ART | S211 | Theatre History and Literature I |
3
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| ART | S212 | Theatre History and Literature II |
3
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| Humanities |
3-6
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| Select a minimum of one from the following (3 credits): | |||
| AKL | S105 | Elementary Tlingit I |
4
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| AKL | S106 | Elementary Tlingit II |
4
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| AKL | S107 | Elementary Haida I |
4
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| AKL | S108 | Elementary Haida II |
4
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| ASL | S101 | Beginning American Sign Language I |
4
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| ASL | S102 | Beginning American Sign Language II |
4
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| ENGL | S215 | Introduction to Literary Study |
3
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| ENGL | S223 | Survey of British Literature I |
3
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| ENGL | S224 | Survey of British Literature II |
3
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| ENGL | S225 | Survey of American Literature I |
3
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| ENGL | S226 | Survey of American Literature II |
3
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| ENGL | S261 | Introduction to Creative Writing |
3
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| FREN | S101 | Elementary French I |
4
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| FREN | S102 | Elementary French II |
4
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| HIST | S105 | World History I* |
3
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| HIST | S106 | World History II* |
3
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| HIST | S131 | History of the U.S. I* |
3
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| HIST | S132 | History of the U.S. II* |
3
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| HUM | S120 | A Sense of Place: Alaska & Beyond |
3
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| JOUR | S101 | Introduction to Mass Communication |
3
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| PHIL | S101 | Introduction to Logic and Reasoning |
3
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| PHIL | S201 | Introduction to Philosophy |
3
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| PHIL | S271 | Perspectives on the Natural World |
3
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| PHIL | S301 | Ethics |
3
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| SPAN | S101 | Elementary Spanish I |
4
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| SPAN | S102 | Elementary Spanish II |
4
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| RUSS | S101 | Elementary Russian I |
4
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| RUSS | S102 | Elementary Russian II |
4
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| Other approved world languages. | |||
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| Social Sciences |
6-9
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| Select a minimum of two from the following (6 credits) from two disciplines: | |||
| ANTH | S101 | Introduction to Anthropology |
3
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| ANTH | S202 | Cultural Anthropology |
3
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| ANTH | S211 | Fundamentals of Archaeology |
3
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| ECON | S100 | Introduction to Economics |
3
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| ECON | S201 | Principles of Economics I:Macro |
3
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| ECON | S202 | Principles of Economics II:Micro |
3
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| GEOG | S101 | Introductory Geography |
3
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| GOVT | S101 | Introduction to American Government |
3
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| GOVT | S102 | Introduction to Political Science |
3
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| GOVT | S230 | Introduction to Political Philosophy |
3
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| GOVT | S251 | Introduction to International Relations |
3
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| HIST | S105 | World History I* |
3
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| HIST | S106 | World History II* |
3
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| HIST | S131 | History of the U.S. I* |
3
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| HIST | S132 | History of the U.S. II* |
3
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| PSY | S101 | Introduction to Psychology |
3
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| PSY | S250 | Lifespan Development |
3
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| SOC | S101 | Introduction to Sociology |
3
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| SOC | S201 | Social Problems |
3
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| Select one from the remaining humanities and social science courses (3 credits) . *History courses can be used as humanities OR social science requirements, but not both. |
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| Mathematics & Natural Sciences |
11
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| Select one from the following: | |||
| MATH | S105 | Intermediate Algebra (or higher) |
4
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| MATH | S107 | College Algebra (or higher) |
4
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| STAT | S107 | Survey Statistics (or higher) |
4
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| Associate degrees require MATH S105 or higher, or STAT S107 or higher. | |||
| Bachelor's degrees require MATH S107 or higher, or STAT S107 or higher. | |||
| Select one lab science course from the following (4 credits): | |||
| BIOL | S103 | Biology and Society |
4
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| BIOL | S104 | Natural History of Alaska |
4
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| BIOL | S105 | Fundamentals of Biology I |
4
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| BIOL | S106 | Fundamentals of Biology II |
4
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| BIOL | S111 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I |
4
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| BIOL | S112 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II |
4
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| CHEM | S103 | Introduction to General Chemistry |
4
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| CHEM | S105 | General Chemistry I |
4
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| CHEM | S106 | General Chemistry II |
4
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| ENVS | S101 | Introduction to Environmental Science |
4
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| GEOL | S104 | Physical Geology |
4
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| PHYS | S102 | Survey of Physics |
4
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| PHYS | S103 | College Physics I |
4
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| PHYS | S104 | College Physics II |
4
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| PHYS | S211 | General Physics I |
4
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| PHYS | S212 | General Physics II |
4
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| Select one non-lab science course from the following (3 credits): | |||
| ANTH | S205 | Biological Anthropology |
3
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| ASTR | S225 | General Astronomy | 3 |
| CHEM | S100 | Introduction to Chemical Science | 3 |
| GEOG | S205 | Elements of Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEOL | S105 | Geological History of Life | 3 |
| OCN | S101 | Introduction to Oceanography |
3
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| PHIL | S206 | Symbolic Logic |
3
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