Arizona General Education Curriculum - A
Designed to satisfy General Education requirements in many liberal arts majors as well as other majors that articulate with an Associate in Arts degree (e.g., social sciences, fine arts, humanities, elementary education). AGEC-A requires a minimum of college mathematics or college algebra to satisfy the Mathematics [MA] requirement.
Details
Degree Type
Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC)
Academic Plan
Arizona General Education Curriculum - A (CER)
Academic Plan Code
8001
Total credits required
35*-44
Catalog Year
2024-2025
Effective Term
Fall 2024
| AGEC-A | Credits: 35*-44 | |
| The Arizona public community colleges and universities have agreed upon a common structure for a general education core. This core provides students attending any Arizona public community college with the opportunity to build and fulfill a general education program that is transferable to any other public university or community or tribal college without loss of credit. This common core is called the Arizona General Education Curriculum or AGEC. <BR> <BR>The AGEC is composed of 35 to 37 credit hours of lower-division general education coursework in which a student may prepare for transfer. <BR> <BR>The AGEC has three forms: AGEC-A (for Liberal Arts Majors), AGEC-B (for Business Majors) and AGEC-S (for Science and Math-Based Majors). <BR> <BR>A detailed description of each AGEC is available at <a href="https://www.aztransfer.com/about/agec.html">AZTransfer</a>. <BR> <BR>Completion of the appropriate AGEC fulfills lower-division general studies requirements of the baccalaureate degrees at Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and University of Arizona. Completion of any AGEC from an Arizona community college guarantees admission to the university provided that a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or higher has been achieved. <BR> <BR>AGEC completion, however, does not guarantee admission to any specific university program. Students completing the AGEC are still required to fulfill lower-division program requirements and prerequisites within their college at the university and within major and minor areas of study. To complete a degree program most efficiently, students should select courses that concurrently satisfy AGEC and major requirements. <BR> <BR>The AGEC does not replace articulation agreements developed to enhance the transfer process between specific institutions, nor does the AGEC eliminate the possibility that students who have identified the university they plan to attend and a major area of study will follow transfer guides provided by the state universities. <BR> <BR>Refer to the <a href="https://district.maricopa.edu/administrative-regulations/common-pages/s… Community College Academic Policies</a> and <a href="https://www.manula.com/manuals/aztransfer/handbook-policy-manual/1/en/t… AGEC Policies</a> for additional details. |
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| First-Year Composition [FYC] | Credits: 6* | |
| ENG101 | First-Year Composition (3) OR | |
| ENG107 | First-Year Composition for ESL (3) AND | |
| ENG102 | First-Year Composition (3) OR | |
| ENG108 | First-Year Composition for ESL (3) 6* | |
| *FYC may be met with fewer than 6 credits if student has transfer credit from ASU, NAU or UAZ for a single course that meets FYC in full. | ||
| Literacy and Critical Inquiry [L] | Credits: 3 | |
| Any approved general education course in the Literacy and Critical Inquiry [L] area. | ||
| Mathematics [MA] | Credits: 3-6 | |
| MAT140 | College Mathematics (5) OR | |
| MAT141 | College Mathematics (4) OR | |
| MAT142 | College Mathematics (3) OR | |
| MAT145 | College Mathematics with Review (5) OR | |
| MAT146 | College Mathematics with Review (6) OR | |
| Higher approved general education course in the Mathematical Applications [MA] area (3-6) | 3-6 | |
| Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Applications [CS] | Credits: 3 | |
| Any approved general education courses in the Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Applications [CS] area. | ||
| Humanities, Arts and Design [HU] | Credits: 6 | |
| Any approved general education courses in the Humanities, Arts and Design [HU] area. | ||
| Social-Behavioral Sciences [SB] | Credits: 6 | |
| Any approved general education courses in the Social-Behavioral Sciences [SB] area. | ||
| Natural Sciences [SG]/[SQ] | Credits: 8 | |
| Any approved general education course in the Science Quantitative [SQ] area (4) AND | ||
| Any approved general education course in the Science Quantitative [SQ] area or the Science General [SG] area (4). | 8 | |
| Awareness Areas | Credits: 0-6 | |
| These requirements may be shared with other AGEC requirements. See the <a href=https://aztransmac2.asu.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/agec>AGEC matrix</a> on <a href=https://aztransfer.com>aztransfer.com</a> for course designations. | ||
| Cultural Diversity in the US [C] | Credits: 0-3 | |
| Any approved general education course in the Cultural Diversity in the U.S. [C] area. | ||
| Historical/Global Awareness [H]/[G] | Credits: 0-3 | |
| Any approved general education course in the Historical [H] or Global [G] area. | ||
| Oral Communication | Credits: N/A | |
| Critical Reading | Credits: 0-3 | |
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