Degree and Transfer Information

Degree Information

Mohave Community College offers the Associate of Arts (AA), Associate of Business (ABus), Associate of Science (AS), Associate of General Studies (AGS) and the Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees. A student may earn only one AA, ABus or AS degree. A student may earn multiple AAS degrees, depending on the discipline.

Once a student has earned one of these degrees, any of the other degrees can be earned by completing the additional degree requirements with a minimum of fifteen (15) additional MCC credits beyond the previous degree. Degrees may be earned concurrently.

Example: A student has earned an AA degree with 64 credits and wishes to earn an AAS degree. The student must complete a minimum of an additional fifteen (15) MCC credit hours and meet all of the requirements of the AAS degree. The student, therefore, would have a minimum total of 79 credit hours.

A student who completes a degree program and elects to pursue another degree is subject to the degree requirements of the catalog in effect at the time the student declares the new degree. A new Degree Declaration Form must be filled out at the time.

Associate of Arts (AA), Associate of Business (ABus), and Associate of Science (AS)

The Associate of Arts, Business, and Science degrees are designed to enable students to transfer course credits to a college or university granting the baccalaureate degree. Students following these programs will have taken the university parallel requirements in general education.

Students must complete the courses in these programs of study with a “C” or better and have an overall cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better in order to graduate.

Associate of Applied Science (AAS)

The Associate of Applied Science degree is intended to prepare the student for entry into a vocational area or to upgrade skills of persons already employed. The 15 hours of general education courses introduce skills needed and desired by employers and employees. The remaining hours include course work to develop skills in the vocational and related areas. Students must complete the courses in the program of study with a “C” or better and have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better in order to graduate. (See AAS Gen. Ed. checklist. )

Since AAS programs are designed to prepare students for employment in the respective occupational areas, it is necessary that the student follow the program content and sequence as outlined. Any departure from the outlined program must be approved by the appropriate faculty and administration. The specific occupational content is set forth in the program outlined within the respective areas of study.

Associate of General Studies (AGS)

The Associate of General Studies degree is intended to prepare the student for entry into an occupational area. All course work is related to the student’s occupational goal with general education requirements embedded within the courses. Students must complete the courses in the program of study with a “C” or better and have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better in order to graduate.

Advising note: The AAS and AGS are not transfer degree programs; however, some courses may transfer. In pursuing a baccalaureate degree after completing the AAS or AGS, some general education and program area courses may be acceptable for transfer credit. However, some courses in technical programs are so specialized that many colleges and universities do not offer equivalent training and they may not grant transfer credit. Students in this degree program will most likely be required to take additional freshman and sophomore general studies courses. Students must have earned a “C” or better in transferable course work in order to transfer credit.

The Course Equivalency Guide and the transfer guides are designed to help students, with consultation with an advisor, to understand the transfer process. (See: www.AZTransfer.com )

Beyond MCC - Understanding Transfer

MCC has partnerships with many universities. Understanding the ideas and vocabulary for transfer to a university or other Arizona community college will help ease the transfer process.

AGEC Block

The Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) is a block of 35 semester hours of lower division general education course work. Courses specific to this curriculum are listed in the degree and certificate information section of this catalog as the General Education Curriculum for AA, ABus and AS degree programs. The block can be completed by itself or as part of an associate’s degree at MCC. The college certifies completion of an AGEC on the student’s transcript when applied for by the student.

A completed AGEC will transfer as a block to any of the three Arizona public universities (NAU, ASU, and U of A). The AGEC will meet lower-division university general education requirements. To earn a baccalaureate degree, students transferring the AGEC must still meet other university requirements within their chosen major.

A completed AGEC will also transfer as a block to meet the general education requirements at other public Arizona community colleges. Transfer students who wish to earn an associate’s degree must then meet additional community college degree requirements of that particular institution. (See AGEC checklists. )

Effective Fall 2010: All courses used to satisfy Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) requirements must be transferable as elective credit or better¹ to all Arizona public universities.

All courses used to satisfy remaining Associate Degree requirements² must be transferable as elective credit or better to the university and major to which the Associates degree is intended to transfer. However, if the baccalaureate degree is a shared major³, offered by more than one university, the courses must transfer as elective credit or better to all the universities offering the shared major.

Definitions

¹ Elective or better - Identified in the Course Equivalency Guide (CEG) as Elective (E), Departmental Elective Credit (DE), or a Direct Equivalency.

² Remaining Associate Degree Requirements - Courses used to complete associate degree requirements beyond the courses of the AGEC such as Common Courses, Electives, Prerequisites, etc. These degrees include the Associate of Arts (AA), Associate of Business (ABus), Associate of Science (AS).

³Shared Major - A shared major is a university degree program that has similar academic preparation to one or more degree programs at other Arizona public universities as listed on the Common Course Matrices.

Types of Transfer

1. The AGEC Block will transfer to the state of Arizona public institutions – the state universities (ASU, NAU, U of A) and community colleges. When a student completes and applies for the AGEC, the student’s transcripts will note the completion of the AGEC. The completed AGEC will meet the general education requirements (also known as liberal studies requirements) for Arizona’s public, higher education institutions. Students should be aware that universities and departments may have other requirements apart from the AGEC (see the “University Admissions Requirements” in this catalog).
2. Individual Courses (credits) can transfer to a university in three different ways:
   1. Direct equivalency or one-to-one course transfer - an MCC course has a direct transfer to a university course, e.g. MCC’s SOC 131  = ASU’s SOC 131  
   2. Departmental Elective - A university may not offer the same course as an MCC course, but the department will accept it as an elective for their department. This is helpful especially when the department has a requirement for departmental electives, but if they don’t, the course may count as a university elective.
   3. General Elective - The course will only transfer as a general elective; it will not transfer as a direct equivalent (one-to-one) or a departmental elective. In this case, it can be used to meet the number of credits needed to graduate.

Arizona Higher Education Course Equivalency Guide

The Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education, in conjunction with the Arizona Board of Regents, publishes the Arizona Higher Education Course Equivalency Guide (CEG) and transfer pathway information at: www.AZTransfer.com

The CEG “equivalency” does not mean that the community college course is identical to the university course or vice-versa, but that the course is regarded as fulfilling the requirement of the designated university or college course. The evaluations of transfer credit in the CEG refer only to community college courses and their acceptance at the respective four-year institutions in the state of Arizona. Students are encouraged to consult with the appropriate transfer institution’s academic department for major course requirements before deciding on current class schedules. (See the transferable courses chart  in this catalog.)

University Admissions Requirements

Below are examples of requirements of some universities:

• Application (with fee) at least one semester before attendance
• Liberal Studies requirements (AGEC will satisfy for AZ public universities in the state system)
• Junior-level writing requirement
• Diversity course requirements
• Electives
• Minimum number of courses taken at their university
• Number of 300-400 level courses
• Number of credits to graduate (usually 120)

Program/Major Requirements

There may be requirements for the major or program, e.g. School of Education (Elementary Education), School of Business (Accounting, Business Administration). Below are some examples of requirements from a program:

• Application to program (apart from application to and acceptance in the university)
• Prerequisite courses to enter program
• Core courses within program

MCC Partner Institutions

MCC has articulation agreements with institutions of higher education to enable students to pursue their upper division studies. Articulation agreements formally recognize that these institutions and MCC will work together to facilitate the transfer of associate degree conferred students from MCC into baccalaureate programs.

• Arizona State University
  www.asu.edu
   
• Arizona Western College
  www.azwestern.edu
   
• Capella University
  www.capella.edu
   
• Chamberlain College of Nursing, LLC
  www.chamberlain.edu
   
• Colorado Technical University, Online Division
  www.ctuonline.edu
   
• Jones International University
  www.jiu.edu
   
• Kaplan University
  www.getinfo.kaplan.edu
   
• Northcentral University
  www.ncu.edu
   
• Northern Arizona University
  www.nau.edu
   
• Palmer College of Chiropractic-Davenport Campus
  www.palmer.edu
   
• Regis University - School of Professional Studies
  www.regis.edu
   
• Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
  www.sjcme.edu
   
• Southern Utah University
  www.suu.edu
   
• University of Arizona
  www.arizona.edu
   
• University of Maryland University College
  www.umuc.edu
   
• University of Phoenix
  www.phoenix.edu
   
• Upper Iowa University - Extended University
  www.uiu.edu/eu_students/online/index.html
   
• Western Governors University
  www.wgu.edu
   
• Western International University
  www.west.edu

Certificates

Certificate of Completion (AGEC only)

This certificate is awarded after successful completion of a series of specific courses and is clearly identified in the catalog. Students must complete all required courses with a “C” or better and have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better. A Certificate of Completion is not awarded at commencement. AGEC Certificates of Completion will be designated on a student’s MCC transcript.

Certificate of Proficiency

MCC offers, in selected occupational and academic areas, certificate programs that are intended to improve students’ existing skills or provide competencies for employment. Successful completion of a course is defined as a grade of “C” or better. Students must have successfully completed all courses in the certificate and have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better in all work completed at MCC, including courses not applicable to the certificate.

Transferable Courses

Accounting

Administration of Justice

American Sign Language

Anthropology

Art

Astronomy

Biology

Business

Chemical Dependency

Chemistry

Communication

Computer Information Systems

Early Childhood Education

Education

Emergency Medical Services

English

Environmental Science

French

Geography

Geology

General Business

Health Science

History

Humanities

Mathematics

Music

Nursing

Nutrition

Philosophy

Physics

Political Science

Psychology

Sociology

Spanish

Theatre

Women’s Studies

DE= DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE

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