AGS Degree Audit How to Complete a Curriculum Worksheet for the Associate of General Studies Created by the Academic and Career Engagement Center of Northwestern State University of Louisiana May 2013

General Information about the AGS degree: O 60 hour program O 25% of your courses must be from NSU O Must have a 2.0 average in all courses to satisfy degree requirements O Must have a 2.0 average in all courses taken at NSU which are used to satisfy degree requirements

Associate of General Studies Curriculum Worksheet O On the next two slides well look at the worksheet overall O Then well work on filling it in To access the Curriculum Worksheet, please visit:

Completed Courses Billy wants to know if he has completed an AGS. Lets fill out the AGS worksheet to find out. Here is one semester of courses. The rest of his courses are on the next page.

Here are the rest of the Billys courses. Lets work on filling in the curriculum worksheet.

Filling in the Curriculum Worksheet – Step 1 O First, we will fill in the general education courses that have been completed. O These courses are also referred to as the University Core Requirements

Billy Smith Sp 07B C A Su 09B Sp 07A Fa 07D Su 10A Fa 07P OR 1010 Su 10A

Filling in the Curriculum Worksheet – Step 2 O Next, well translate the general education courses into the Academic Enrichment Groups and the concentration group. O Two groups in the Academic Enrichment area must be completed as well as one group in the concentration. O These groups CANNOT be the same! O To begin this exercise, we will fill in all of the enrichment groups first.

Billy Smith Sp 07B C A Su 09B Sp 07A Fa 07D Su 10A Fa 07P OR 1010 Su 10A Here are some of the areas where we can plug in classes.

Billy Smith Sp 07B C A Su 09B Sp 07A Fa 07D Su 10A Fa 07P OR 1010 Su 10A Sp 07B C Engl Engl Sp 07A A Sci Sci Su 10A C Hist Psci Fa 07D Soc Su 09B Comm Now the general education courses have been plugged into the correct areas.

Filling in the Curriculum Worksheet – Step 3 O Now, we refer back to the transcript to see what classes were not used as part of the general education courses. O We cannot use courses that start with a 0 as these are developmental courses. Only those with starting 1 through 4 can be used.

Billy Smith Sp 07B C A Su 09B Sp 07A Fa 07D Su 10A Fa 07P OR 1010 Su 10A Sp 07B C Engl Engl Sp 07A A Sci Sci Su 09B Comm Fa 07C Comp Fa 07 C HEC Su 10A C Hist Psci Fa 07D Soc Billy has completed three of the five total Academic Enrichment Groups. Any of these groups could be pulled into the Concentration Group to be completed for his degree.

Filling in the Curriculum Worksheet – Step 4 O We know that Billy needs to complete 6 more hours of General Education Requirements. O FA 1040 O Math 1020 O These two courses change the curriculum worksheet and give us 12 total hours in both ART and COMPUTER & NATURAL SCIENCES.

Filling in the Curriculum Worksheet – Step 4 O In addition to choosing his concentration, Billy will need to reach a total of 60 hours (2012 catalog) to complete the Associate of General Studies. O Currently, Billy has completed 30 hours. O After completing his remaining required courses, he will have 24 hours left to complete.

Use this guide to complete a curriculum worksheet. Then schedule an appointment with an ACE advisor to see what you need to do next: Academic and Career Engagement (ACE) Center Kyser Hall Room 239 Northwestern State University Created by the Academic and Career Engagement Center of Northwestern State University of Louisiana May 2013