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This certificate enables students to earn General Studies credits that transfer to the University of Wisconsin College System campuses toward the completion of an Associate of Arts and Sciences (AAS) degree. You must complete 30 to 36 MSTC credits for the MSTC General Studies Certificate. You may apply for the General Studies Certificate after successfully completing 30 credits in English, Humanities, Mathematics & Natural Science, Social Sciences and Application and Performance, as listed in the table below. These credits can be applied toward the UW–College’s AAS degree.

The 60-credit Associate Degree allows students to transfer to four-year campuses of the UW–System as a college junior. Students must pass all courses with a grade of “C” or better and have an overall grade point average of 2.00 or better to earn a General Studies Certificate. Universities and colleges typically require a grade of “C” or better for all in-coming course work.

The second table below lists the requirements for the Associate of Arts and Sciences degree that will have to be completed at the University of Wisconsin–Marshfield/Wood County (UW-M/WC). For the AAS degree, a minimum of 24 credits must be completed at UW-M/WC.

Delivery Format
Face-to-face classes are available at Marshfield, Stevens Point and Wisconsin Rapids. Not every course in the General Studies Certificate is available on every campus every term. Both day and evening classes are scheduled. Independent study and online delivery is also available for several courses.

A minimum of 60 credits is required for the UW-College AAS degree	Credits
Core requirements (Eng 102 and Mat 108 or Mat 110)	6
Fine Arts and Humanities (Three credits fulfilled by MSTC certificate and six credits earned at UW-M/WC. At least one course must be designated as Fine Arts and one additional course designated as Fine Arts or Humanities must be taken. Examples include art, music, Spanish, philosophy, or religious studies.)	9
Mathematics & Natural Science (A minimum of 11 credits is required. Seven to eight credits are satisfied MSTC certificate, and at least one additional three-credit course from UW-M/WC. Examples include astronomy, biology, geography, calculus, or statistics.)	11
Social Sciences (A minimum of nine credits is required. Requirements are fulfilled by MSTC Certificate	9
Application & Performance (A minimum of three credits is required. Requirements are fulfilled by MSTC Certificate.)	3
Ethnic Studies (A minimum of three credits is required. This requirement could be met by a course that also meets one of the other category requirements. Examples include music and sociology.)	3
Interdisciplinary Studies (A minimum of three credits is required. This requirement could be met by a course that also meets one of the other category requirements. Examples include astronomy, psychology, religious studies, or women’s studies.)	3
Electives (A student who has met the core requirements and other category minimums may complete the 60 credit minimum requirement with courses in elective categories. Examples include business, computer science, or personal health and wellness.)	.

MSTC Certificate Course Requirements	Credits	UW-M/WC Equivalent
English requirement:	.	.
Written Communication (801195)	3	Composition 1 (Eng 101)
Humanities Requirement:	.	.
Intro to Ethics: Theory & Practice (809166)	3	Ethics (Phil 241)
Mathematics & Natural Science (up to 8 credits from 2 disciplines):	.	.
Introductory Statistics (804189)	3	Elem Stats (Mat 117)
General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry (806199)	4	Intro to Chem. (Che 125)
General Anatomy & Physiology (806177)	4	Human Anat. & Phys. (Phs 170)
Social Sciences:	.	.
Intro to American Government (809122)	3	Am Govt. & Politics (Pol 104)
Intro to Psychology (809198)	3	Intro to Psych (Psy 202)
Intro to Sociology (809196)	3	Intro to Sociology (Soc 101)
Application and Performance:	.	.
Speech (801198)	3	Intro to Public Speaking (Com 103)
Oral/Interpersonal Communication (801196)	3	Intro to Interpersonal Com (Com 101)
Electives (7 or fewer credits)	.	.
Technical Reporting (801197)	3	Technical Writing (Eng 206)
Developmental Psychology (809188)	3	Psychology elective
Abnormal Psychology (809159)	3	Psychology elective
General Biology (806114)	3	Biology elective
Advanced Anatomy & Physiology (806179)	4	Biology elective
Intro to Biochemistry (806186)	3	Chemistry elective
Microbiology (806197)	4	Biology elective