General Catalog 2008-2009

Graduation Requirements

Associate in Applied Science (AAS) Degree

Purpose of the Degree

The Maricopa County Community College District Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree is recommended for students who wish to gain a depth of technical expertise by completing an occupational program presented in the college catalog. Students should consult this catalog to determine specific program requirements.

Academic Policies that Govern the AAS degree:

• requires 60 or more credits numbered 100 or above and includes credits or the equivalent in the General Education Core areas and credits in the Distribution areas. AAS degree requirements follow with the use of a diagonal character (/) between course numbers to signify options. An asterisk (*) following the course number defines requirements with an effective begin term of spring;
• requires grades as listed for specific areas such as the General Education Core where a minimum grade of "C" is required. See specific AAS occupational degree for specific program grade requirements;
• follows the graduation policies within the general catalog;
• includes both courses and their modular equivalents, either the course or the modular equivalents will satisfy the Associate in Applied Science requirements.
• requires at least 12 semester credit hours earned at the college awarding the AAS degree. The 12 hours in the AAS degree curricula may be in the Required Courses area and/or Restricted Electives courses. Courses from the General Education Core and Distribution area are excluded.

Shared Programs are programs offered at multiple colleges but not available at all colleges. The requirements are identical at all the colleges offering the program.

• A shared program requires a minimum of six credit hours from the total program requirements to be completed with a grade of "C" or better at the college awarding the certificate or degree. The exception is the Nursing program. For those shared programs with less than six credit hours, the total hours for the program must be completed at the college awarding the certificate. The minimum of six credit hours in the certificate or degree curricula may be in the Required Courses area and/or the Restricted Electives. Courses from the General Education Core and Distribution areas are excluded;

Students must apply for graduation from the college where they have successfully completed Block 4 of the Associate in Applied Science in Nursing.

• requires completion of General Education courses as indicated in the General Education Requirements for the Associate in Applied Science degree from the Maricopa County Community College District, or completion of a curriculum as stated in the catalog;
• accepts one of the courses that is cross-referenced with other courses;
• provides for exemption from Arizona university admission requirements for students who complete the Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree from a regionally accredited post-secondary institution with a minimum 2.0 on a 4.0=A scale for Arizona residents and a minimum 2.5 on a 4.0=A scale for non-residents.

General Education Core (15 credits - grade of "C" or better.)

Demonstrate college-level skills in the following areas:

First-Year Composition (6 credits)
ENG English [101/107] & [102/108/111]

Oral Communication (3 credits)
COM Communication
100/100AA & 100AB & 100AC/110/110AA & 110AB & 110AC/225/230

Critical Reading (3 credits)
CRE Critical Reading
101/111/Equivalent as indicated by assessment

Mathematics (3 credits)
MAT Mathematics

102/105/120/121/122/122AA/122AB/122AC/126/140/141/142/150/151/151AA/
151AB/151AC/151AD/152/156/172/182/187/206/212/216/220/221/225/226/
227/230/231/236/240/241/251/261/262/equivalent course/Satisfactory completion of a higher level mathematics course

GBS  General Business 220

General Education Distribution Areas (9-10 credits)

Humanities and Fine Arts (2-3 credits)
Students are encouraged to choose courses from more than one discipline.

AIS American Indian Studies 213

AJS Administration of Justice Studies 123

ARH Art Humanities Any ARH Course(s)

ASB Anthropology 211/220/222/223

COM Communication 241

DAH Dance Humanities 201

EDU Education 291/292/294

ENG English 200

ENH English Humanities - Any ENH Course(s)

FRE French 265

HCR Health Care Related 210

HIS History 101/102/103/111/243/253

HUM Humanities - Any HUM course(s) (EXCEPT 203, 207)

INT Interior Design 115/120/225

LAT Latin 201/202

MHL Music: History/Literature 140/143/145/146/153/155

PHI Philosophy - Any PHI Course(s) (EXCEPT 113)

REL Religious Studies - Any REL Course(s)

SPA Spanish 265/266

SPH Spanish Humanities 245

STO Storytelling 292/294

THE Theater 111/205/206/210/260

THP Theater/Performance/Production 241

WST Women's Studies 209/284/285

Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 credits)
Students are encouraged to choose courses from more than one discipline.

AIS American Indian Studies 101/105*/140/141/160/170

AFR African American Studies 101/110*/202/203/204

AJS Administration of Justice Studies 200/258/259/270

ASB Anthropology 100/102/202/211/214/222/223/230/235/238/245

ASM Anthropology 104

CFS Child/Family Studies 157/159/176/205/259

COM Communications

100/100AA & 100AB & 100AC/110/110AA & 110AB & 110AC/230/263

ECH Early Childhood Education 176

ECN Economics - Any ECN course(s)

EDU Education 221/222

EMT Emergency Medical Technology 258

FSC Fire Science 258

FUS Future Studies 101

GBS General Business 280

GCU Cultural Geography 102/121/122/141/221/223/253

HES Health Science 100

HIS History - Any HIS course(s) (EXCEPT 111)

IBS International Business 109

MCO Mass Communications 120

PHI Philosophy 243

POS Political Science - Any POS course(s)

PSY Psychology

101/123/125/132/156/157*/215/
218/225/235/240/241/243/245/250/258/259/260/266/270/277/280/281/292

REC Recreation 120/160

REL Religious Studies 243

SBU Society and Business 200

SOC Sociology - Any SOC course(s) (EXCEPT 242)

SWU Social Work 102/171/258/292

TEC Textiles and Clothing 106

WED Wellness Education 100/110

WST Women's Studies 100/105/110/120/160/161

YAQ Yaqui Indian History and Culture 100

Natural Sciences (4 credits)
The lecture course(s) selected for Natural Sciences must include or be accompanied by the corresponding laboratory course. The lecture and corresponding laboratory course(s) may carry separate credit. Students should consult with an advisor for appropriate course selection.

AGS Agricultural Science 164

ASB Anthropology 231

ASM Anthropology 104/265*

AST Astronomy 101/102/111/112/113/114

BIO Biology

100/101/102/105/107/108/109/110/149AN/145/150/156/ 160/181/182/
201/205/241/247

CHM Chemistry

107/107LL/130/130LL/151/151LL/152/152LL/154/154LL/230/230LL

FON Food and Nutrition 241

FOR  Forensic Science 105/106

GLG Geology Any GLG course(s) (EXCEPT 140/251MC/275)

GPH Physical Geography 111/112/113/212/213/214/215

ISS Interdisciplinary Science Studies 111/112

PHS Physical Science 110/120

PHY Physics 101/101AA/111/111AA/112/115/116/121/131/252

PSY Psychology 290AB/290AC

*Deletion from AAS Degree effective Summer I 2009.

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