General Studies
(AAS)

General Studies Program Information

Associate of Applied Science

An associate degree in general studies provides opportunities to develop valuable, lifelong skills in oral and written communication, critical thinking, problem solving, evaluation, analysis, and synthesis. The program offers a curriculum to establish a core of knowledge, which can lead to many different careers or lay the groundwork for further studies and specialization.

Additional Program Information

General Studies (AAS) Program

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Program Handbook

General Studies Academic Policies and Requirements

Program Mission & Outcomes

Baker College Mission and Vision

Program Outcomes

Produce various communications that respond appropriately to a variety of rhetorical situations (audiences, purposes, and contexts) relevant to both their academic courses and the workplace.
Apply knowledge through critical and creative thinking, inquiry and analysis, reflection, synthesis, and transfer of learning within and across disciplines and professions.
Integrate academic knowledge and skills in oral and written communication, quantitative literacy, digital information literacy, scientific practice, technologies, and the concepts and methods within disciplines and career paths.
Incorporate awareness of self, others, and community in the areas of intercultural competence, inclusion and equity, teamwork, professional and ethical behavior, community responsibility and engagement, civic knowledge, and global and cultural perspectives.

Effective: Spring 2020