MCCD Associate of Arts Degree

Associate of Arts Degree (AA)

The Associate of Arts (AA) degree is recommended to students who plan to complete lower division work towards a baccalaureate program. A minimum of 60 credits in courses numbered 100 or above is required for an AA degree and includes (a) 18 credits in a general studies core; (b) 28-29 additional credits distributed over four areas of general studies courses; and (c) 13-14 additional elective credits chosen from courses numbered 100 or above.

Baccalaureate requirements vary considerably among and within universities. It is strongly recommended that students carefully select courses which will meet specific university program requirements. A current catalog of the selected university should be consulted. Students should work closely with a university academic advisor.

Grade Requirement

All courses applied to the degree must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

Acceptability of Cross-Referenced Courses in AA Degree

Courses which are cross-referenced with other courses which meet the AA degree requirements are acceptable options within the degree.

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General Studies Core Area 18 credits

Students who receive an AA degree from the Maricopa County Community Colleges must complete the following18 credits. However, students who demonstrate skills comparable to those in Critical Reading and/or Mathematics may substitute acceptable elective courses to meet the total credits required for the degree.

First-Year Composition 6 credits

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

Oral Communication 3 credits

A course can simultaneously satisfy one Core area and one Distribution area. Courses that meet this criterion have bold print in the Core areas and Distribution areas.

A course cannot satisfy more than one Core area, even if it is approved for more than one Core area.

A course cannot satisfy more than one Distribution area, even if it is approved for more than one Distribution area.

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

* Credit will not be awarded for both a course and its modular equivalency.

Critical Reading 3 credits

A course can simultaneously satisfy one Core area and one Distribution area. Courses that meet this criterion have bold print in the Core areas and Distribution areas.

A course cannot satisfy more than one Core area, even if it is approved for more than one Core area.

A course cannot satisfy more than one Distribution area, even if it is approved for more than one Distribution area.

CRE Critical Reading 101 / Equivalent as indicated by assessment

Mathematics 3 credits

MAT Mathematics142 / 150 / 151* / 151AA* / 151AB* / 151AC* / 151AD* / 152 / 172 / 182 / 187 / 212 / 216 / 220 / 221 / 225 / 227 / 230 / 231 / 236 / 241 / 262 / Equivalent as indicated by assessment/ Satisfactory completion of a higher level mathematics course for which college algebra is a prerequisite.

*Credit will not be awarded for both a course and its modular equivalency.

Statistics / Quantitative Reasoning 3 credits

OR

Computer Applications 3 credits

Select three (3) credits from either Statistics and Quantitative Reasoning or Computer Applications

Statistics / Quantitative Reasoning

GBS General Business 221

MAT Mathematics 167

PSY Psychology 230

Computer Applications

AGB Agribusiness139

AJS Administration of Justice Studies119

BPC Business-Personal Computers 105 / 110* / 110AA* / 110AB* / 217AA

CIS Computer Information Systems 105 / 183AA / 217AA / 262

CSC Computer Science 101 / 181 / 183 / 200 / 210 / 225 / 226 /

DFT Drafting 252 / 253

EEE Electrical Engineering 226 / 226AA

ECE Engineering Science 106 / 106AA

ELE Electronic 131 / 150 / 241

ELT Electronics Technology 241 / 282

*Credit will not be awarded for both a course and its modular equivalency.

General Studies Distribution Areas (28-29 credits)

Students who receive an AA degree from the Maricopa County Community Colleges must complete 28-29 credits in the four General Studies Distribution areas listed below. No more than two courses, or their modular equivalencies, from a single prefix may be used to complete the Distribution requirements in Humanities and Fine Arts and Social and Behavioral Sciences. Any combination of three credits with the same course prefix and number satisfies this requirement. However, a student may use any courses from the prefixes within these areas to meet the additional requirements in elective courses (13-14 credits).

Humanities and Fine Arts 8-9 credits

No more than two courses, or their modular equivalencies, from a single prefix may be used to complete the Distribution requirements in Humanities and Fine Arts. Any combination of three credits with the same course prefix and number satisfies this requirement.

Select one of the following options:

OPTION 1

Eight (8) credits from the following courses:

HUM Humanities 103 & 104

OPTION 2

Nine (9) credits chosen from the following courses:

ARH Art Humanities 100 / 101 / 102 / 201 / 217

ASB Anthropology 222

COM Communication 241

DAH Dance Humanities 100

EDU Education 291

ENG English 200 / 260

ENH English Humanities 110 / 112 / 113 / 114 / 201 / 202 / 204 / 214 / 221 / 222 / 230 / 241 / 242 / 250 / 251 / 254 / 260 / 270 / 275 / 284 / 285 / 291

FRE French 265 / 266

HIS History 243

HUM Humanities 101 / 103 / 104 / 105AA / 105AB / 105AC / 105AD / 105AE / 107 / 108 / 190AA** / 190AB** / 190AC** / 190AD** / 190AE** / 190AF** / 190AG** / 190AH** / 190AI** / 201 / 202 / 203 / 205 / 206 / 207 / 208 / 209 / 210 / 211AA / 211AB / 211AC / 213 / 260

INT Interior Design 115 / 120

LAT Latin 201 / 202

MHL Music: History / Literature 141 / 142 / 143 / 145 / 146 / 147 / 153

PHI Philosophy 101 / 102 / 103 / 105 / 109 / 213 / 225 / 233AA / 233AB / 234AA / 243 / 244 / 245 / 246

REL Religious Studies 101 / 201 / 202 / 203 / 213 / 225 / 243 / 244 / 246

SPA Spanish 265 / 266

SPH Spanish Humanities 150 / 151 / 245

TCM Telecommunications 145

THE Theater 111 / 205 / 206 / 210 / 220 / 260

THP Theater Performance / Production 241

WST Women's Studies 209 / 284 / 285

*Credit will not be awarded for both a course and its modular equivalency.

**Three of the nine modules, HUM190AA-AI, must be taken to secure Humanities and Fine Arts credits.

Social and Behavioral Sciences 9 credits

No more than two courses, or their modular equivalencies, from a single prefix may be used to complete the Distribution requirements in Social and Behavioral Sciences. Any combination of three credits with the same course prefix and number satisfies this requirement.

A course can simultaneously satisfy one Core area and one Distribution area. Courses that meet this criterion are bold print in the Core areas and Distribution areas.

A course cannot satisfy more than one Core area, even if it is approved for more than one Core area.

A course cannot satisfy more than one Distribution area, even if it is approved for more than one Distribution area.

AJS Administration of Justice Studies 101 / 200

ASB Anthropology 102 / 214 / 230 / 245

ASM Anthropology 101

CFS Child/Family Studies 157 / 205 / 259

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

ECN Economics 111 / 112 / 160 / 212 / 250

EDU Education 221 / 222

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

HIS History 100 / 101 / 102 / 103 / 104 / 105* / 105AA* / 105AB* / 105AC* / 109 / 145 / 201 / 203 / 241 / 242 / 251 / 252 / 272

MCO Mass Communications 120

POS Political Science 100 / 110 / 115 / 120 / 125 / 130 / 140 / 210 / 285

PSY Psychology 101 / 218 / 235 / 240 / 245 / 250 / 260 / 266 / 270 / 277

REC Recreation 120 / 160

SOC Sociology 101 / 110 / 140 / 142 / 143 / 157 / 212 / 215 / 245 / 251 / 253 / 265 / 270

TEC Textiles & Clothing 105

WST Women's Studies 100

Natural Sciences 8 credits

A minimum of two courses is required. Both courses must include or be accompanied by a laboratory course. In cases where the lecture and associated laboratory receive separate credit, both will be counted as equivalent to one course in that prefix.

ASB Anthropology 231

AST Astronomy 111 & 113+ / 112 & 114+

BIO Biology 100** / 101** / 102** / 105 / 108 / 109 & 110+ / 150*** / 156 / 160*** / 181 / 182 / 183 / 201 / 205 / 241

CHM Chemistry 107& 107LL+ / 130# & 130LL#+ / 151# & 151LLÆ+ / 152 & 152LL+ / 154 & 154LL+ / 230 & 230LL+

GLG Geology 101 & 103+ / 102 & 104+ / 110 & 111+

GPH Physical Geography 111 / 112 & 113+ / 212 & 214+

PHS Physical Science 110 / 120

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

PSY Psychology 290AB / 290AC

*Credit will not be awarded for both a course and its modular equivalency.

** Should a student choose to take Biology 100 & 101 & 102 courses, only one of the three BIO courses will satisfy Natural Sciences.

*** Should a student choose to take Biology 150 & 160 courses, only one of the two BIO courses will satisfy Natural Sciences.

# Should a student choose to take [CHM130 & CHM130LL] and [CHM151 & CHM151LL] only one of the sequences may be used to satisfy the Natural Sciences requirement.

+ Both the lecture and the laboratory must be completed to secure Natural Sciences credit.

Literacy and Critical Inquiry 3 credits

A course can simultaneously satisfy one Core area and one Distribution area. Courses that meet this criterion are bold print in the Core areas and Distribution areas.

A course cannot satisfy more than one Core area, even if it is approved for more than one Core area.

A course cannot satisfy more than one Distribution area, even if it is approved for more than one Distribution area.

COM Communication 222 / 225 / 241

CRE Critical Reading 101

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

ENH English Humanities 254

GBS General Business 233

GPH Physical Geography 211

HUM Humanities 103 / 104

IGS Integrated Studies 290

JRN Journalism 201 / 212

MCO Mass Communications 220

NUR Nursing 211

PHI Philosophy 103 / 225

POS Political Science 115

PSY Psychology 290AB / 290AC

REL Religion 203 / 225

THE Theater 220

THP Theater Performance / Production 241

Elective Courses (13-14 credits)

Students must complete a minimum of 13-14 credits in courses transferable to at least one of Arizona's public universities as listed in the Course Equivalency Guide (CEG). The transfer value of a credit, including General Studies value, is governed by the CEG in force at the time the course is taken.

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General Studies Core Area		18 credits

Students who receive an AA degree from the Maricopa County Community Colleges must complete the following18 credits. However, students who demonstrate skills comparable to those in Critical Reading and/or Mathematics may substitute acceptable elective courses to meet the total credits required for the degree.

First-Year Composition		6 credits

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

Oral Communication		3 credits

A course can simultaneously satisfy one Core area and one Distribution area. Courses that meet this criterion have bold print in the Core areas and Distribution areas.

A course cannot satisfy more than one Core area, even if it is approved for more than one Core area.

A course cannot satisfy more than one Distribution area, even if it is approved for more than one Distribution area.

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

* Credit will not be awarded for both a course and its modular equivalency.

Critical Reading		3 credits

A course can simultaneously satisfy one Core area and one Distribution area. Courses that meet this criterion have bold print in the Core areas and Distribution areas.

A course cannot satisfy more than one Core area, even if it is approved for more than one Core area.

A course cannot satisfy more than one Distribution area, even if it is approved for more than one Distribution area.


CRE	Critical Reading 101 / Equivalent as indicated by assessment

Mathematics		3 credits

MAT	Mathematics142 / 150 / 151* / 151AA* / 151AB* / 151AC* / 151AD* / 152 / 172 / 182 / 187 / 212 / 216 / 220 / 221 / 225 / 227 / 230 / 231 / 236 / 241 / 262 / Equivalent as indicated by assessment/ Satisfactory completion of a higher level mathematics course for which college algebra is a prerequisite.

*Credit will not be awarded for both a course and its modular equivalency.

Statistics / Quantitative Reasoning		3 credits
OR
Computer Applications		3 credits

Select three (3) credits from either Statistics and Quantitative Reasoning or Computer Applications

Statistics / Quantitative Reasoning

GBS	General Business 221

MAT	Mathematics 167

PSY	Psychology 230

Computer Applications


AGB	Agribusiness139

AJS	Administration of Justice Studies119
BPC	Business-Personal Computers 105 / 110* / 110AA* / 110AB* / 217AA

CIS	Computer Information Systems 105 / 183AA / 217AA / 262

CSC	Computer Science 101 / 181 / 183 / 200 / 210 / 225 / 226 /

DFT	Drafting 252 / 253

EEE	Electrical Engineering 226 / 226AA

ECE	Engineering Science 106 / 106AA

ELE	Electronic 131 / 150 / 241

ELT	Electronics Technology 241 / 282

*Credit will not be awarded for both a course and its modular equivalency.


General Studies Distribution Areas		(28-29 credits)

Students who receive an AA degree from the Maricopa County Community Colleges must complete 28-29 credits in the four General Studies Distribution areas listed below. No more than two courses, or their modular equivalencies, from a single prefix may be used to complete the Distribution requirements in Humanities and Fine Arts and Social and Behavioral Sciences. Any combination of three credits with the same course prefix and number satisfies this requirement. However, a student may use any courses from the prefixes within these areas to meet the additional requirements in elective courses (13-14 credits).

Humanities and Fine Arts		8-9 credits

No more than two courses, or their modular equivalencies, from a single prefix may be used to complete the Distribution requirements in Humanities and Fine Arts. Any combination of three credits with the same course prefix and number satisfies this requirement.

Select one of the following options:

OPTION 1
Eight (8) credits from the following courses:

HUM	Humanities 103 & 104

OPTION 2
Nine (9) credits chosen from the following courses:

ARH	Art Humanities 100 / 101 / 102 / 201 / 217

ASB	Anthropology 222

COM	Communication 241

DAH	Dance Humanities 100

EDU	Education 291

ENG	English 200 / 260

ENH	English Humanities 110 / 112 / 113 / 114 / 201 / 202 / 204 / 214 / 221 / 222 / 230 / 241 / 242 / 250 / 251 / 254 / 260 / 270 / 275 / 284 / 285 / 291

FRE	French 265 / 266

HIS	History 243

HUM	Humanities 101 / 103 / 104 / 105AA / 105AB / 105AC / 105AD / 105AE / 107 / 108 / 190AA / 190AB / 190AC / 190AD / 190AE / 190AF / 190AG / 190AH / 190AI** / 201 / 202 / 203 / 205 / 206 / 207 / 208 / 209 / 210 / 211AA / 211AB / 211AC / 213 / 260

INT	Interior Design 115 / 120

LAT	Latin 201 / 202

MHL	Music: History / Literature 141 / 142 / 143 / 145 / 146 / 147 / 153

PHI	Philosophy 101 / 102 / 103 / 105 / 109 / 213 / 225 / 233AA / 233AB / 234AA / 243 / 244 / 245 / 246

REL	Religious Studies 101 / 201 / 202 / 203 / 213 / 225 / 243 / 244 / 246

SPA	Spanish 265 / 266

SPH	Spanish Humanities 150 / 151 / 245

TCM	Telecommunications 145

THE	Theater 111 / 205 / 206 / 210 / 220 / 260

THP	Theater Performance / Production 241

WST	Women's Studies 209 / 284 / 285

*Credit will not be awarded for both a course and its modular equivalency.

**Three of the nine modules, HUM190AA-AI, must be taken to secure Humanities and Fine Arts credits.

Social and Behavioral Sciences		9 credits

No more than two courses, or their modular equivalencies, from a single prefix may be used to complete the Distribution requirements in Social and Behavioral Sciences. Any combination of three credits with the same course prefix and number satisfies this requirement.

A course can simultaneously satisfy one Core area and one Distribution area. Courses that meet this criterion are bold print in the Core areas and Distribution areas.

A course cannot satisfy more than one Core area, even if it is approved for more than one Core area.

A course cannot satisfy more than one Distribution area, even if it is approved for more than one Distribution area.

AJS	Administration of Justice Studies 101 / 200

ASB	Anthropology 102 / 214 / 230 / 245

ASM	Anthropology 101

CFS	Child/Family Studies 157 / 205 / 259

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

ECN	Economics 111 / 112 / 160 / 212 / 250

EDU	Education 221 / 222

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

HIS	History 100 / 101 / 102 / 103 / 104 / 105* / 105AA* / 105AB* / 105AC* / 109 / 145 / 201 / 203 / 241 / 242 / 251 / 252 / 272

MCO	Mass Communications 120

POS	Political Science 100 / 110 / 115 / 120 / 125 / 130 / 140 / 210 / 285

PSY	Psychology 101 / 218 / 235 / 240 / 245 / 250 / 260 / 266 / 270 / 277

REC	Recreation 120 / 160

SOC	Sociology 101 / 110 / 140 / 142 / 143 / 157 / 212 / 215 / 245 / 251 / 253 / 265 / 270

TEC	Textiles & Clothing 105

WST	Women's Studies 100

Natural Sciences		8 credits

A minimum of two courses is required. Both courses must include or be accompanied by a laboratory course. In cases where the lecture and associated laboratory receive separate credit, both will be counted as equivalent to one course in that prefix.

ASB	Anthropology 231

AST	Astronomy 111 & 113+ / 112 & 114+

BIO	Biology 100 / 101 / 102 / 105 / 108 / 109 & 110+ / 150* / 156 / 160*** / 181 / 182 / 183 / 201 / 205 / 241

CHM	Chemistry 107& 107LL+ / 130# & 130LL#+ / 151# & 151LLÆ+ / 152 & 152LL+ / 154 & 154LL+ / 230 & 230LL+

GLG	Geology 101 & 103+ / 102 & 104+ / 110 & 111+

GPH	Physical Geography 111 / 112 & 113+ / 212 & 214+

PHS	Physical Science 110 / 120

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

PSY	Psychology 290AB / 290AC

*Credit will not be awarded for both a course and its modular equivalency.

** Should a student choose to take Biology 100 & 101 & 102 courses, only one of the three BIO courses will satisfy Natural Sciences.

*** Should a student choose to take Biology 150 & 160 courses, only one of the two BIO courses will satisfy Natural Sciences.

# Should a student choose to take [CHM130 & CHM130LL] and [CHM151 & CHM151LL] only one of the sequences may be used to satisfy the Natural Sciences requirement.

+ Both the lecture and the laboratory must be completed to secure Natural Sciences credit.

Literacy and Critical Inquiry		3 credits

A course can simultaneously satisfy one Core area and one Distribution area. Courses that meet this criterion are bold print in the Core areas and Distribution areas.

A course cannot satisfy more than one Core area, even if it is approved for more than one Core area.

A course cannot satisfy more than one Distribution area, even if it is approved for more than one Distribution area.

COM	Communication 222 / 225 / 241

CRE	Critical Reading 101

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

ENH	English Humanities 254

GBS	General Business 233

GPH	Physical Geography 211

HUM	Humanities 103 / 104

IGS	Integrated Studies 290

JRN	Journalism 201 / 212

MCO	Mass Communications 220

NUR	Nursing 211

PHI	Philosophy 103 / 225

POS	Political Science 115

PSY	Psychology 290AB / 290AC

REL	Religion 203 / 225

THE	Theater 220

THP	Theater Performance / Production 241


Elective Courses		(13-14 credits)

Students must complete a minimum of 13-14 credits in courses transferable to at least one of Arizona's public universities as listed in the Course Equivalency Guide (CEG). The transfer value of a credit, including General Studies value, is governed by the CEG in force at the time the course is taken.