Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC - S)

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Associate of Science (AGEC-S)

General Education Core Requirements

The AGEC-S, a minimum block of 37 credit hours of lower-division general education course work, may be completed at any Arizona community college. For a course to be eligible for transfer, the student must receive a “C” or better. 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. Note that certain courses may have prerequisite requirements which will increase the total credit-hour requirements.

Note: For a course to be eligible for transfer, the student must receive a “C” or better. Acceptance of a transfer course is determined by the receiving institution.

A. Freshman Composition: 6

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

B. Mathematics: 4

Choose one course from the following:

MAT 221 - Calculus With Analytic Geometry I Credits: (4)
Any math course that requires
MAT 221
as a prerequisite

C. Arts and Humanities: 6

Choose two courses with different prefixes from the following:

ART 130 - World Art History I Credits: (3)
ART 230 - World Art History II Credits: (3)
EDU 200 - Children’s Literature Credits: (3)
ENG 137 - Introduction to Literature Credits: (3)
ENG 233 - English Literature I Credits: (3)
ENG 234 - English Literature II Credits: (3)
ENG 235 - American Literature I Credits: (3)
ENG 236 - American Literature II Credits: (3)
HUM 150 - Introduction to the Humanities I - Prehistory to the Middle Ages Credits: (3)
HUM 151 - Introduction to the Humanities II - Renaissance to the Present Credits: (3)
HUM 250 - Introduction to Cinema Credits: (3)
MUS 101 - Appreciation and Literature of Music Credits: (3)
PHI 101 - Introduction to Philosophy Credits: (3)
PHI 205 - Comparative World Religions Credits: (3)

D. Social and Behavioral Sciences: 6

Choose two courses with different prefixes from the following:

AJS 225 - Criminology Credits: (3)
ANT 102 - Cultural Anthropology Credits: (3)
BUS 206 - Microeconomics Credits: (3)
BUS 207 - Macroeconomics Credits: (3)
GHY 240 - World Regional Geography Credits: (3)
HIS 131 - History of the United States I Credits: (3)
HIS 132 - History of the United States II Credits: (3)
HIS 135 - Western Civilization I Credits: (3)
HIS 136 - Western Civilization II Credits: (3)
HIS 137 - Twentieth Century World History Credits: (3)
POS 120 - American National Government Credits: (3)
PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: (3)
SOC 131 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: (3)
SOC 136 - Marriage and Family Credits: (3)
SOC 140 - Race and Ethnic Relations Credits: (3)

E. Physical and Biological Sciences: 8-10

Choose two courses in the same prefix, in sequence from the following:

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

F. Options: 7-8

Choose two transferrable* courses based on program/degree requirements and using the Course Equivalency Guide (please choose the Mohave Community College link), 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.

*A transferrable course is defined as an MCC course that transfers to all three Arizona state universities (Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and University of Arizona).