ODP.AAGS - AA General Studies (online)

Modality. Point University offers the A.A. in General Studies in Point Online format. Online students engage in asynchronous learning through a course website that facilitates interaction with their instructor and classmates.

Program Purpose and Student Learning Objectives

Purpose. The Associate of Arts in General Studies equips students with a broad grounding in the Liberal Arts and the Christian Scriptures as a foundation for life and for further studies at the baccalaureate level.

The A.A. in General Studies builds on the mission and goals of Point University in order to attain Point’s general education competencies and accomplish the following student learning objectives:


Lifelong Learning

Objective 1:  Students develop a plan that analyzes and capitalizes on their strengths to achieve relational, academic, and professional success.

Objective 2: Graduates employ effective study habits and time management skills.

Objective 3: Graduates locate and use information resources

Objective 4: Graduates demonstrate basic computer literacy.

Objective 5: Graduates read with understanding, think critically, and develop reasoned arguments.

Objective 6: Graduates communicate effectively orally and in writing.

Objective 7:  Graduates form, maintain, and enjoy healthy relationships with others, including persons from different backgrounds and cultures.

Objective 8: Graduates work effectively to accomplish tasks both independently and within teams.

Content, principles, and methodologies of primary areas of knowledge

Objective 9:   Graduates apply philosophical, literary, and artistic concepts to illuminate cultural artifacts and worldview issues.

Objective 10: Graduates apply religious, philosophical, psychological, social, political, economic, and cultural concepts to illuminate human behavior and social trends.

Objective 11:  Graduates articulate and apply scientific concepts, principles, and methods.

Objective 12: Graduates apply mathematical concepts and methods to investigate and solve real-world problems and questions.

Biblical theology and worldview issues

Objective 13: Graduates demonstrate a basic understanding of the content of the Old and New Testaments.

Objective 14: Graduates demonstrate a basic understanding of a Christian worldview and the role of believers in the Body of Christ.

As online students prepare to enter their program, Academic advisors prepare a customized course schedule, or “plan of study,” mapping out which courses students should complete in which sessions from start to graduation. These customized plans take into account degree requirements, transfer credits, pace of study, and other factors toward the goal of speeding students to the finish line in the shortest time possible.