General Studies: AS Degree

The General Studies degree is designed for students planning to transfer to an Arizona public university with a major requiring rigorous mathematics or mathematics-based science. Students are required to take AGEC-S and courses that will apply toward the major at the university after transfer. Students completing this degree will transfer 60-64 credits to all Arizona public universities and should meet with an advisor as early as possible. Students planning to transfer to a university other than Arizona public universities should see an advisor.

There are 2 pathways in the General Studies degree:
1. General Requirements Pathway. This pathway requires AGEC-S and 4^th semester natural human language proficiency, other than English, including American Sign Language.
2. Special Requirements Pathway. This pathway requires students to take AGEC-S and some Common Courses. Common Courses are courses that are accepted as a part of the major at all Arizona public universities. The list of Common Courses is determined statewide. See an advisor or check the college catalog web site (www.coconino.edu) for these Common Courses.

Depending on the area of interest, one pathway may be more suitable for a student's educational plan than the other. Students changing pathways may accumulate more credits than necessary for graduation from a university. See an advisor for more information.

AGEC-S Requirements: 35 credit hours
1. General Requirements and
2. Special Requirements Pathways
See page 21 for General Education Courses that can be used to satisfy AGEC requirements.

Composition (6)
ENG 101¹ College Composition I (3)
ENG 102¹ College Composition II (3)

Mathematics (3-5)
MAT 220¹ Calculus I (5)

Arts/Humanities (6-9)
Courses from 2 or more disciplines must be selected from the approved AGEC courses in the Arts/Humanities category.

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6-9)
Courses from 2 or more disciplines must be selected from the approved AGEC courses in the Social/Behavioral category.

Physical/Biological Sciences (8-10)
BIO 181   Unity of Life I: Life of
the Cell (4)
and
BIO 182   Unity of Life II: Multicellular Organisms  (4)
or
CHM 151  General Chemistry I (4)
and
CHM 152 General Chemistry II (4)
or
PHY 161   University Physics I (4)
and
PHY 262   University Physics II (4)

General Education Options (0-6)²
Courses may be selected from the above categories or from the Options category.

¹ Placement test and/or prerequisite required.
² 0-6 hours may be taken in the Options category as needed to complete the minimum 35 hours required for the AGEC.

Degree Core Requirements: 25 credit hours

1. General Requirements Pathway
Required
Up to 16 credit hours 4^th semester of any natural human language proficiency, other than English, including American Sign Language³.

Electives³ 9 credits of transferable courses as stated in the Course Equivalency Guide. These courses must transfer to all 3 Arizona public universities. See an advisor or check the college catalog web site (www.coconino.edu) for the Course Equivalency Guide.

2. Special Requirements Pathway
Depending on your area(s) of interest and/or the university you intend to transfer to, you may need to decide on your transfer plan as early as possible. Please see an advisor to determine your educational plan.

Required

Common Courses from the area(s) of interest/emphasis. See an advisor or check the college catalog web site (www.coconino.edu) for these Common Courses.

Electives

Transferable courses as stated in the Course Equivalency Guide (CEG). These courses must transfer to all Arizona public universities. See an advisor or check the college catalog web site (www.coconino.edu) for the current CEG.

Some university degrees may require 4^th semester language proficiency in addition to the Common Courses. See an advisor for more information.

³ Students who can complete the 4th semester language proficiency in less than 16 credit hours may choose more elective transferable credits

This catalog was prepared on the basis of the best information available at the time of publication. All information is subject to change without notice, obligation, or liability.