Associate of Arts: General Studies
Students successfully completing the Associate of Arts in General Studies will:
engage meaningfully through writing in personal, academic and professional discourse, producing documents that are unified, coherent, well developed, and which adhere to standard grammar, style and appropriate form;
engage meaningfully through speaking in personal, academic and professional discourse, producing oral presentations that are coherent, well developed, and effectively delivered;
evaluate information and assertions based on sound reason and develop logical argumentation to resolve problems and apply processes or new information in new situations;
access, evaluate, and utilize information from both print and digital media to promote understanding while holding to the standards of academic and professional integrity;
engage effectively in quantitative reasoning applying basic arithmetic and algebraic computations in problem solving and in the interpretation of quantitative data;
demonstrate an informed awareness and appreciation for the Christian worldview.
What can I do with an Associate of Arts: General Studies degree from MACU?
A recent survey of Mid-Atlantic’s Associate degree graduates showed the following:
- 40% are employed in business offices (office managers, medical transcriptionists, financial counselors, loan processors, etc.)
- 20% are employed in churches
- 20% continued their education
- 13% are self-employed or engaged in small business
What classes does the General Studies Associate require?
Course Breakdown
Total Required Courses | 62 Credit Hours |
General Studies | 35 Credit Hours |
Biblical/Theological Studies | 12 Credit Hours |
Open Electives | 15 Credit Hours |
Program Includes:
- Biblical Doctrines
- Christian Formation
- Christian Thinking: Worldviews
- English Composition
- General Psychology
- Oral Communication
- Laboratory Science
- Math
- Principles of Bible Study
- Story of Redemption
- US History
- Western Civilization
- 5 Elective Courses