Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC - S)

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This program of study was modified on June 6, 2012.

See Addendum for specific changes.

Associate of Science (AGEC-S)

General Education Core Requirements

The AGEC-S, a minimum block of 36 credit hours of lower-division general education course work, may be completed at any Arizona community college. The approved courses will fulfill lower-division, general education requirements at any state of Arizona community college or state of Arizona university. Students will be required to fulfill the course prerequisites, major requirements, and upper-division requirements specified by each university. This block of courses represents only the general education portion of a degree. See specific programs of study for total credit hour requirements.

A. Freshman Composition: 6

ENG 101 - English Composition I (3)
ENG 102 - English Composition II (3)

B. Mathematics: 4

MAT 221 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (4) or any course for which this is a prerequisite.

C. Arts and Humanities: 6

(Choose two courses with different prefixes)

ART 130 - World Art History I (3)
ENG 137 - Introduction to Literature (3)
ENG 234 - English Literature II (3)
ENG 236 - American Literature II (3)
HUM 151 - Introduction to the Humanities II - Renaissance to the Present (3)
MUS 101 - Appreciation and Literature of Music (3)
PHI 205 - Comparative World Religions (3)
ART 230 - World Art History II (3)
ENG 233 - English Literature I (3)
ENG 235 - American Literature I (3)
HUM 150 - Introduction to the Humanities I-Prehistory to the Middle Ages (3)
HUM 250 - Introduction to Cinema (3)
PHI 101 - Introduction to Philosophy (3)

D. Social and Behavioral Sciences: 6

(Choose two courses with different prefixes)

ANT 102 - Cultural Anthropology (3)
BUS 207 - Macroeconomics (3)
GHY 240 - World Regional Geography (3)
HIS 132 - History of the United States II (3)
HIS 136 - Western Civilization II (3)
HIS 234 - History of Indians of North America (3)
POS 120 - American National Government (3)
SOC 131 - Introductory Sociology (3)
SOC 140 - Race and Ethnic Relations (3)
BUS 206 - Microeconomics (3)
GHY 212 - Introduction to Meteorology (4)
HIS 131 - History of the United States I (3)
HIS 135 - Western Civilization I (3)
HIS 137 - Twentieth Century World History (3)
HIS 281 - Latin American History (3)
PSY 101 - Introductory Psychology (3)
SOC 136 - Marriage and Family (3)

E. Physical and Biological Sciences 8 - 10

(Choose two courses in the same sequence)

BIO 181 - General Biology (Majors) I (4) AND
BIO 182 - General Biology (Majors) II (4)
OR
CHM 151 - General Chemistry I (4) AND
CHM 152 - General Chemistry II (4)
OR
PHY 115 - University Physics I (5) AND
PHY 116 - University Physics II (5)

F. Options: 7 - 8

(Choose two courses)

Based on program/degree requirements and using a transfer guide or consulting advice from a university program advisor, select math courses above Calculus 1 and/or science courses from astronomy, biology, environmental science, chemistry, geology, physics, or geography.

Total Minimum Hours Credit: 37 - 40

Note:

**Please note that courses may have prerequisite requirements.