Associate of General Studies
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Minimum credit hours required—60
Fulfillment of the Institution’s residence requirement (30 credit hours) must also be met.
To be admitted into the program for this degree, the candidate must meet with the CLASS department chair and the AGS academic advisor, who will be assigned by the CLASS department chair, to create a AGS Academic Career Plan that will be on file with the Registrar.
Any changes to the AGS Academic Career Plan must be approved by the CLASS department chair and the student’s AGS academic advisor. These changes will be on file with the Registrar. The certificate will be awarded only after completion of the above requirements and completion of the AGS academic Career Plan and after petition to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The plan can be found at https://www.nmt.edu/academics/class/generalstudies.php
In addition to the General Education Requirements listed below under "Institute General Education Requirement".
Elective credits in excess of the General Education Core requirements to meet 60 degree credits.
- ENGL1110
- ENGL1120
ENGL 1110 is waived for students who scored 27 or higher on the ACT English Test or 610 or higher on the SAT Critical Reading Test. These students must take ENGL 1120, COMM 1130, and ENGL 3041 to fulfill the 9 credit hours in this area.
Generally, any two courses in Science or Engineering (with associated labs) that are a minimum of 3 credits each.