The Associate in General Studies (AGS) degree provides students the ability to explore a broad range of college-level courses to develop new skills or investigate a personal interest. Courses may transfer individually to a four-year university, but the degree as a whole is not designed for transfer or as an occupational degree. Students should work closely with an advisor to determine if the AGS is the right degree program to reach their individual goals. City Colleges of Chicago requires that the degree is inclusive of a minimum of 20 semester hours of General Education.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
General Education 1
ENGLISH 101	Composition	3
Select 17 credit hours from at least three of the following disciplines:		17
Mathematics
Fine Arts & Humanities
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Physical Sciences & Life Sciences
Degree Electives
Select 40 credit hours		40
Total Hours		60

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Students are required to take at least one general education course that fulfills the State of Illinois Human Diversity (HD) requirement for the Associate Degree.