General Studies A.A. Degree

The General Studies A.A. Degree is designed for students who are exploring academic and career options that are not represented by another Frederick Community College program or who are undecided about their educational goals. Students who have a specific career or educational goal should consult with an academic advisor to select a degree program other than General Studies.

Success in the program is defined by your ability to apply what you’ve learned in real-world scenarios. This program ensures that every student achieves the following core competencies:

• Integrate foundational concepts from across a wide variety of subjects, views, works, and authors.
• Identify personal, academic, and professional/career goals and strategies.
• Demonstrate college-level communication skills.
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrate systems thinking about the ways in which individuals, groups, institutions, and societies interrelate.
• Demonstrate quantitative problem solving.
• Apply scientific reasoning.
• Demonstrate technological competence.
• Interpret and apply academic, professional, and civic ethics.
• Generate informed critical responses to the visual, performing, and literary arts and to the human values expressed in all art forms.
• Demonstrate cultural competence.

Success starts with a solid plan. Your program's course sequence is designed to build your skills step-by-step. By following this plan, you ensure you're meeting all program requirements and staying on track.

Program Pathway