General Catalog 2008-2009

Graduation Requirements

Associate in General Studies (AGS) Degree

Description

The Maricopa County Community College District Associate in General Studies (AGS) degree is recommended for students whose educational goals require flexibility. The AGS allows students to choose any elective courses numbered 100 or above to complete the degree. Therefore, this degree may be less appropriate for students who intend to transfer to a baccalaureate-granting institution.

Students who demonstrate skills comparable to those in Critical Reading and/or Mathematics and/or Computer Usage may substitute acceptable elective courses to satisfy the total credits required for the degree.

Academic Policies That Govern the Associate in General Studies Degree:

• requires a minimum of 60 semester credits in courses numbered 100 and above.
• AGS 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. Courses applied to other areas may be completed with a minimum grade of "D";
• uses the following policies for course(s ) satisfying multiple program areas;
  1. A course can simultaneously satisfy one Core area and one Distribution area. Courses that meet this criterion are bold print and underscored in the Core areas and Distribution areas.
  2. A course cannot satisfy more than one Core area, even if it is approved for more than one Core area.
  3. A course cannot satisfy more than one Distribution area, even if it is approved for more than one Distribution area.
• 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 General Studies;
• 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 General Studies 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 (16 credits - grade of "C" or better)

First-Year Composition (6 credits)

ENG English [101/107] & [102/108]

Oral Communication (3 credits)

COM Communication
100/100AA & 100AB &100AC/110/110AA &110AB & 110AC/225/230

Critical Reading (3 credits)

CRE Critical Reading 101/Equivalent as indicated by assessment

Mathematics (3 credits)

MAT Mathematics
102/105/120/121/122/122AA/122AB/122AC/126/140/141142/150/151/151AA/
151AB/151AC/151AD/152/156/172/182/187/206/212/216/220/221/225/226/227/230/
231/236/240/241/262/equivalent course
Satisfactory completion of a higher level Mathematics course.

GBS General Business 220 

Computer Usage (1 credit)
Computer-related course or demonstration of comparable computer skills. Additional courses may be approved by individual colleges. Students should contact their advisor for college-specific courses satisfying the requirement.

ACC Accounting 115/115AA/115AB/115BA/115BB

ADA Advertising Arts 169/170/170AA/170AB/173/173AA/173AB/173AC/175/175AA/175AB/
177/177AA/177AB/any 180 Modules/183/183AA/183AB/183AC/
283/283AA/283AB/283AC/289/289AA/289AB/289AC

AGB Agribusiness 139

AJS Administration of Justice Studies 117/119/205

ARC   Architecture 243/244/245

ART Art
100/169/170/170AA/170AB/173/173AA/173AB/173AC/175/175AA/175AB/177/177AA/
177AB/179/179AA/179AB/any 180 module/183/183AA/183AB/183AC/283/283AA/283AB/
283AC/289/289AA/289AB/289AC

BIO   Biology 119/219

BPC Business-Personal Computers
Any BPC Course(s)

CFS Child/Family Studies 180

CIS Computer Information Systems
Any CIS Course(s) (except 163AA/169/259)

CSC Computer Science
Any CSC Course(s) (except 183)

CTR Court Reporting 101/102

DFT Drafting Technology
103/105/any 105 module/150/251/any 251 module/253/
any 253 module/any 254 module/any 256 module

ECE Engineering Science 102/102AA/103/103AB/139

ECH Early Childhood Education 238

EEE Electrical Engineering 120

ELE Electronic 115/131/150/181/241/243/245/281

ELT Electronic Technology 131/131AA/131AB/241/243/249/273/281/282

ENG English 100AE

FON Food & Nutrition 100/100AA/100AC/ 100AD/140BC

GPH Physical Geography 219/220

HRM Hotel Restaurant Management 126

JAS Justice & Government Agencies Admin. 225

JRN Journalism 133

LAS Paralegal Studies 229

LBT Library Technology 106

MAT Mathematics 206

MET Manufacturing Technology 105AA/140/264

MTC Music Theory/Composition 191

NET Networking Technology 181/181AA/181AB/247

OAS Office Automation Systems
111AA/111AB/113/ 113AA&113AB/119/130/any 130 module/
any 135 module/any 235 module

PSY Psychology 230

QCT Quality Control Technology 274

SBS Small Business 211

SMT Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology 131/131AA/131AB/150

SWU Social Work 225

TCM Telecommunications 106

TVL Travel Agent Technology 203/205

VPT Video Production Technology 106

General Education Distribution Areas (28-29 credits)

Humanities and Fine Arts (9 credits)
Students are encouraged to choose courses from more than one discipline. Select nine (9) credits from the following:

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 101/102/103/109/111/243/253

HUM Humanities Any HUM course(s)

INT Interior Design 105/115/120/225

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

SWU Social Work 102/171/258/292

THE Theater 111/205/206/210/260

THP Theater/Performance/Production 241

WST Women's Studies 209/284/285

Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 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 110*/203/204

AJS Administration of Justice Studies 101/119/200/225/259/270

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 Communication
100/100AA&100AB&100AC/110/110AA&110AB&110AC/230/250/263

ECH Early Childhood Education 176

ECN Economics
Any ECN Course(s)

EDU Education 221/222

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)

IBS International Business 109

MCO Mass Communications 120

PHI Philosophy 243

POS Political Science
Any POS course(s)

PSY Psychology
101/123/132/156/157*/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 102/271/292

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 (7-8 credits)
Two lecture courses and one corresponding laboratory course are to be selected. The lecture and corresponding laboratory course(s) may carry separate credit. For appropriate course selection students should consult with an advisor.

AGS Agricultural Science 164/183

ASB Anthropology 231

ASM Anthropology 104/265*

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

BIO Biology
100/101/102/105/107/108/109/110/145/149AF/149AH/149AI/149AJ/149AK/149AL/
149AM/AN/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)

GPH Physical Geography 111/112/113/210/211/212 & 214/213/215

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

Literacy & Critical Inquiry (3 credits)

AIS American Indian Studies 213

COM Communication 207/222/225/230/241

CRE Critical Reading 101

DAH Dance Humanities 201

ENG English 111/200/213/215/216/217/218

ENH English Humanities 254/255

FON Food & Nutrition 206

GBS General Business 233

GPH Physical Geography 211/212&214

HCR Health Care Related 220

HUM Humanities 250/251

IFS  Information Studies 101

IGS Integrated Studies 290AA&290AB/291/293

JRN Journalism 201/212/234

MCO Mass Communications 220

MHL Music History/Literature 140

PHI Philosophy 103/106/225

POS Political Science 115

PSY Psychology 290AB/290AC

REL Religious Studies 101/203/205/225

THE Theater 220

THP Theater Performance/Production 241

Elective Courses (15-16 credits)

May select courses from prefixes already chosen for General Education Distribution requirements in order to develop depth in one or more subject areas.

 

*Deletion from AGS Degree effective Summer I 2009

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