A.A.S. General Education Checklist

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Associate of Applied Science (AAS)

General Education Core Requirements

A minimum block of 15 credits hours of lower-division general education coursework must be completed. The block of courses represents only the general education portion of an AAS degree. See your specific program of study for total credit hour requirements. The AAS is not a transfer degree program; however, many of the individual courses listed in the core may transfer to any state of Arizona community college or state of Arizona university.

Communications: 6

Choose two courses from the following list:

BUE 105 - Business English (3)
BUS 204 - Business Communications (3)
COM 121 - Interpersonal Communications (3)
COM 151 - Public Speaking (3)
ENG 101 - English Composition I (3)
ENG 102 - English Composition II (3)
ENG 136 - Report Writing (3)

Critical Thinking and Reasoning: 3 - 4

Choose one course from the following list:

Any 100-level or above math, technical math, integrated or vocational math
Any 100-level or above laboratory science course
PHI 101 - Introduction to Philosophy (3)
PHI 151 - Ethics (3)

Any vocational ethics course

AJS 245 - Ethics In Criminal Justice (3)
BUE 175 - Business Ethics (3)
MEA 100 - Medical Law and Ethics (3)

Global Awareness: 3 - 4

Choose one course from the following list:

ANT 102 - Cultural Anthropology (3)
ART 130 - World Art History I (3)
ART 230 - World Art History II (3)
ASL 101 - American Sign Language I (4)
BUS 206 - Microeconomics (3)
BUS 207 - Macroeconomics (3)
ENG 137 - Introduction to Literature (3)
ENG 233 - English Literature I (3)
ENG 234 - English Literature II (3)
ENG 235 - American Literature I (3)
ENG 236 - American Literature II (3)
GHY 240 - World Regional Geography (3)
HIS 131 - History of the United States I (3)
HIS 132 - History of the United States II (3)
HIS 135 - Western Civilization I (3)
HIS 136 - Western Civilization II (3)
HIS 137 - Twentieth Century World History (3)
HUM 150 - Introduction to the Humanities I-Prehistory to the Middle Ages (3)
HUM 151 - Introduction to the Humanities II - Renaissance to the Present (3)
HUM 250 - Introduction to Cinema (3)
MUS 101 - Appreciation and Literature of Music (3)
PHI 205 - Comparative World Religions (3)
POS 120 - American National Government (3)
PSY 101 - Introductory Psychology (3)
SOC 131 - Introductory Sociology (3)
SOC 136 - Marriage and Family (3)
SOC 140 - Race and Ethnic Relations (3)
SPA 101 - Elementary Spanish I (4)

Technology: 3

Choose one course from the following list:

CIS 110 - Intro to Computer Info Systems (3) or higher
an integrated academic or vocational course

A.A.S. General Education Checklist

Associate of Applied Science (AAS)

Communications: 6

Critical Thinking and Reasoning: 3 - 4

Any vocational ethics course

Global Awareness: 3 - 4

Technology: 3

Total AAS General Education Credit Hours: 15 - 17