Center for Interdisciplinary Studies

Associate of General Studies

The Associate of General Studies (AGS) is a unique degree available through the College of Arts and Sciences at Fort Hays State University.  The AGS allows you to meet short-term educational goals and helps prepare you to move ahead in your current job, a new career or as a step on your way to a bachelor’s degree.

The Associate of General Studies program consists of a 15-hour foundations studies component, 21-hours of liberal arts course work, a 12-hour customized area of emphasis and 12-hours of free electives, for a total of 60 credit hours. The AGS degree can be completed on campus or on-line through the university’s Virtual College. 

For more information and a list of the available emphases, go to the AGS Web site.

For more information about the AGS program, contact:
Debbie Staab
Associate Coordinator for Interdisciplinary Studies
Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Davis Hall 206f
Fort Hays State University
Hays, KS  67601
785-628-5761
(FAX) 785-628-4203
Email:  dstaab@fhsu.edu