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General Education Core Curriculum: GECC

GECC English Composition
GECC Mathematics
GECC Arts & Humanities
GECC Social & Behavioral Sciences
GECC Physical & Biological Sciences
GECC Options
Special Requirements:
Intensive Writing/Critical Inquiry
Ethnic/Race/Gender Awareness
Contemporary Global/International Awareness or Historical Awareness

English Composition (6)
ENG 101 College Composition I (3)
ENG 102 College Composition II (3)
Note: AAS and AGS Degrees may substitute ENG 135 and/or ENG 136. See specific degree program for requirement listing.

Mathematics (3–5)
MAT 142 College Mathematics (3)
MAT 151 College Algebra (4)
MAT 187 Precalculus (5)
MAT 212 Business Calculus (3)
MAT 220 Calculus & Analytic Geometry I (5)
MAT 230 Calculus & Analytic Geometry II (5)
MAT 241 Calculus & Analytic Geometry III (4)
MAT 262 Differential Equations (3)
Note: AAS and AGS Degrees may substitute MAT 121 or higher or BUS 100. See specific degree program for requirement listing.

Arts and Humanities (6–9)

Courses from two or more disciplines must be selected to meet the requirement.
ANT 102E,C Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
ART 100 Art Appreciation (3)
ART 103E Native American Art of the Southwest (3)
ART 201C Art History I (3)
ART 202C Art History II (3)
ART 220C Art of the United States (3)
ART 221C,E Art of the Southwest (3)
CPS 100E,C Overview of the Colorado Plateau (3)
DAN 201E,C Dance History (3)
ENG 236E Introduction to the American Short Story (3)
ENG 237E Women in Literature (3)
ENG 238E Literature of the Southwest (3)
ENG 272W Creative Writing: Nonfiction (3)
HUM 205W,C Technology and Human Values (3)
HUM 235 American Arts & Ideas (3)
HUM 241W Humanities I (3)
HUM 242W,C Humanities II (3)
MUS 100 Music Appreciation (3)
MUS 145 Jazz History & Literature (3)
MUS 207EAmerican Popular Music (3)
PHI 101C Introduction to Philosophy (3)
PHI 105E Introduction to Ethics (3)
REL 201C Comparative Religions (3)
REL 241C Asian Religions (3)
THR 101 Introduction to Theatre (3)

Social and Behavioral Sciences (6–9)
Courses from two or more disciplines must be selected to meet the requirement.
AJS 101 Introduction to Administration of Justice (3)
AJS 230 Deviant Behavior(3)
AJS 280 Criminology (3)
ANT 102E,C Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
ANT 103C Culture and Language (3)
ANT 110 Exploring Archeology (3)
ANT 210E,C Peoples of the World (3)
ANT 230E,C Peoples of the Southwest (3)
BUS 203 Business Law (3)
BUS 214 Legal, Ethical & Regulatory Issues in Business (3)
CPS 100E,C Overview of the Colorado Plateau (3)
ECN 204W Macroeconomic Principles (3)
ECN 205 Microeconomic Principles (3)
GEO 102 C Human Geography (3)
GEO 133C World/Regional Geography (3)
HIS 131E,C United States History to 1877 (3)
HIS 132E,C United States History from 1877 (3)
HIS 136E,C Women in American History (3)
HIS 201C Western Civilization to 1660 (3)
HIS 202C Western Civilization from 1660 (3)
HIS 211 World History to 1500 (3)
HIS 212 World History form 1500 (3)
HIS 250E,C Asian Civilization through 1644 (3)
HIS 251C,E Asian Civilization from 1645 (3)
POS 101 Introduction to Politics (3)
POS 110 American National Government (3)
POS 120C Introduction to World Politics (3)
POS 220W Arizona & National Constitution (3)
POS 233C Global Environmental Politics (3)
PSY 101E Introduction to Psychology (3)
PSY 227 Personality Theory (3)
PSY 236E Psychology of Women (3)
PSY 240E Developmental Psychology (3)
PSY 250W,E,C Social Psychology (3)
SOC 101E Introduction to Sociology (3)
SOC 132E Social Problems (3)
SOC 142E Race & Ethnic Relations (3)
SOC 210W,E Sociology of Gender (3)

Physical and Biological Sciences (8–10)
ANT 101 Introduction to Physical Anthropology (4)
BIO 100 Biology Concepts (4)
BIO 105W,C Environmental Biology (4)
BIO 109 Natural History of the Southwest (4)
B IO 160 Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology (4)
BIO 181 Unity of Life I: Life of the Cell (4)
BIO 182 Unity of Life II: Multicellular Organisms (4)
BIO 201 Human Anatomy & Physiology I (4)
BIO 202 Human Anatomy & Physiology II (4)
BIO 205 Microbiology (4)
BIO 253 Biotechnology & Social Issues (4)
CHM 130 Fundamental Chemistry (4)
CHM 151 General Chemistry I (5)
CHM 152 General Chemistry II (5)
GEO 131 Introduction to Physical Geography (4)
GLG 101 Physical Geology (4)
GLG 102 Historical Geology (4)
GLG 232 Geology of the Colorado Plateau (4)
PHY 111 College Physics I (4)
PHY112 College Physics II (4)
PHY 161 University Physics I (4)
PHY 180 Introduction to Astronomy (4)
PHY 253C,E Archaeoastronomy (4)
PHY 262 University Physics II (4)

General Education Options may be selected from the above lists or from the following: (0–6)
ASL 101 American Sign Language I (4)
ASL 102 American Sign Language II (4)
ASL 201 American Sign Language III (4)
ASL 202 American Sign Language IV (4)
BUS 232 Business Statistics & Analysis (3)
CIS 120 Introduction to Computer Information Systems (3)
FRE 101 Beginning French I (4)
FRE 102 Beginning French II (4)
FRE 201 Intermediate French I (4)
FRE 202 Intermediate French II (4)
GER 101 Beginning German I (4)
GER 102 Beginning German II (4)
ITA 101 Beginning Italian I (4)
ITA 102 Beginning Italian II (4)
ITA 201 Intermediate Italian I (4)
ITA 202 Intermediate Italian II (4)
MAT 160 Introduction to Statistics (3)
NAV 101 Beginning Navajo I (4)
NAV 102 Beginning Navajo II (4)
SPA 101 Beginning Spanish I (4)
SPA 102 Beginning Spanish II (4)
SPA 201 Intermediate Spanish I (4)
SPA 202 Intermediate Spanish II (4)
SPC 100 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3)

Notes:
1. Check your chosen degree program for specific General Education requirements.
Arizona General Education Curriculum: AGEC
2. Letter designations attached to courses in the above list define courses with AGEC Special Requirements of: E – Ethnic, Race, Gender Awareness, W – Intensive writing/ Critical Inquiry, C – Contemporary Global/International Awareness or Historical Awareness.


The Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) is a block of 35 semester credit hours of lower-division, General Education course work. There are three forms of AGEC:
1. AGEC-A is a 35-credit lower-division General Education curriculum block that fulfills the lower-division General Education requirements of liberal arts majors (e.g. Fine Arts/Visual Arts, Psychology, Sociology)
2. AGEC-B is a 35-credit lower-division General Education curriculum block that fulfills the lower-division General Education requirements of business majors (e.g. Business Administration, Computer Information Systems)
3. AGEC-S is a 35-credit lower-division General Education curriculum block that fulfills the lower-division General Education requirements of majors with more stringent mathematics and mathematics-based science requirements (e.g. Biology, Chemistry)

AGEC-A, AGEC-B, and AGEC-S can be completed separately or as part of an associates degree at CCC and must include the Special Requirements listed below. The College certifies completion of the AGEC on the official transcript.

A completed AGEC will transfer as a block to meet the lower-division General Education requirements at any of the Arizona public universities or other Arizona community colleges. Transfer students who wish to earn the associate degree must then meet additional CCC degree requirements. To earn the bachelor's degree, students transferring the AGEC must still meet course prerequisites, major requirements, and upper-division requirements at their chosen university.

Special Requirements
Students planning to transfer a completed AGEC must meet the additional Special Requirements listed below. These requirements may be met within the 35 hours of General Education Core Curriculum by choosing one course from each of the following lists.

Note: A minimum of two courses must be taken to fulfill AGEC Special Requirements.

Intensive Writing/Critical Inquiry

This requirement must be completed at Coconino Community College.
BIO 105 Environmental Biology (4)
ECN 204 Macroeconomic Principles (3)
ENG 272 Creative Writing: Nonfiction (3)
HUM 205 Technology and Human Values (3)
HUM 241 Humanities I (3)
HUM 242 Humanities II (3)
POS 220 Arizona & National Constitution (3)
PSY 250 Social Psychology (3)
SOC 210 Sociology of Gender (3)

Note: ENG 102 is a pre- or co-requisite for these courses.


Ethnic/Race/Gender Awareness

ANT 102 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
ANT 210 Peoples of the World (3)
ANT 230 Peoples of the Southwest (3)
ART 103 Native American Art of the Southwest (3)
ART 221 Art of the Southwest (3)
CPS 100 Overview of the Colorado Plateau (3)
DAN 201 Dance History (3)
ENG 236 Introduction to the American Short Story (3)
ENG 237 Women in Literature (3)
ENG 238 Literature of the Southwest (3)
HIS 131 United States History to 1877 (3)
HIS 132 United States History from 1877 (3)
HIS 136 Women in American History (3)
HIS 250 Asian Civilization to 1644 (3)
HIS 251 Asian Civilization from 1645 (3)
MUS 207 American Popular Music (3)
PHI 105 Introduction to Ethics (3)
PHY 253 Archaeoastronomy (4)
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology (3)
PSY 236 Psychology of Women (3)
PSY 240 Developmental Psychology (3)
PSY 250 Social Psychology (3)
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (3)
SOC 132 Social Problems (3)
SOC 142 Race & Ethnic Relations (3)
SOC 210 Sociology of Gender (3)

Contemporary Global/International Awareness or Historical Awareness
ANT 102 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
ANT 103 Culture and Language (3)
ANT 210 Peoples of the World (3)
ANT 230 Peoples of the Southwest (3)
ART 201 Art History I (3)
ART 202 Art History II (3)
ART 220 Art of the United States (3)
ART 221 Art of the Southwest (3)
BIO 105 Environmental Biology (4)
CPS 100 Overview of the Colorado Plateau (3)
DAN 201 Dance History (3)
GEO 102 Human Geography (3)
GEO 133 World/Regional Geography (3)
HIS 131 United States History to 1877 (3)
HIS 132 United States History from 1877 (3)
HIS 136 Women in American History (3)
HIS 201 Western Civilization to 1660 (3)
HIS 202 Western Civilization from 1660 (3)
HIS 250 Asian Civilization through 1644 (3)
HIS 251 Asian Civilization from 1645 (3)
HUM 205 Technology and Human Values (3)
HUM 242 Humanities II (3)
PHI 101 Introduction to Philosophy (3)
REL 201 Comparative Religions (3)
REL 241 Asian Religions (3)
PSY 250 Social Psychology (3)
PHY 253 Archaeoastronomy (4)
POS 120 Introduction to World Politics (3)
POS 233 Global Environmental Politics (3)

Summary of Minimum General Education Core Curriculum Requirements
 
Transfer Degrees
Not Intended
for Transfer Degrees
General Education Core Curriculum
Associate of Arts
Associate of Business
Associate of Science
Associate of Applied Science
Associate of General Studies
English Composition
6
6
6
6
6
Mathematics
3-5
3-5
5
3
3
Arts and Humanities
6-9
6-9
6-9
3-6
6
Social and Behavioral Sciences
6-9
6-9
6-9
3-6
6
Physical and Biological Sciences
8-10
8-10
8-10
4-10
4-5
General Education Options
0-6
0-6
0-6
-
-
Total minimum credit hours
35
35
35
19
25


0-6 hours may be taken in the Options category as needed to complete the minimum 35 hours required for the AGEC
* GECC categories with ranges allow for flexibility in AAS degree core requirement
** for AAS degrees with articulated BAS transfer degrees the recommended GEN ED core may be greater than the minimum listed

 

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.