Pending Governing Board Approval, 8/27/19. For the most current information regarding common policies degree requirements, log on to https://
curriculum.maricopa.edu/curriculum/degrees-certificates/associate-degrees/academic-policies
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• Think critically, make informed decisions, solve problems, and implement decisions
• Consider the ethical implications of their choices
• Value the learning process throughout their lives
• Integrate and connect ideas and events in a historical perspective, and see relationships among the past, the
present, and the future
• Develop a personal sense of aesthetics
• Use technological resources appropriately and productively
• Work cooperatively and respectfully with others to serve their communities
The general education experience at MCCCD is composed of specific elements across the curriculum designed to
provide the learner with essential knowledge and skills:s:
• Communication
• Arts and Humanities
• Numeracy
• Scientific Inquiry in the Natural and Social Sciences
• Information Literacy
• Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking
• Cultural Diversity
General Education Designations (example: (FYC), [SB], [HU], etc.)
Effective Fall 2000 the course evaluation and/or general education designation, as listed in the Arizona Course
Equivalency Guide (CEG) within AZ Transfer, is valid for the term in which the student is awarded credit on the
transcript. A course evaluation and/or general education designation may be subject to change. Given that curriculum
is dynamic at both MCCCD and the institutions to which MCCCD students transfer, students have the option to
petition for general education evaluations and/or general education designations.
The college reserves the right to make necessary course and program changes in order to meet current educational
standards.
Maricopa Communit y Colleges (MCCCD) 2019-2020
General Academic Policies for A ssociate Degrees
Designed for Universit y Transfer
Description
The following academic policies govern the associate degrees designed for university transfer (Associate in Arts [AA];
Associate in Business [ABUS]; and Associate in Science [AS]). Also governed by these policies are the major-specific
pathway maps within the AA, ABUS, and AS degrees. Note that academic policies that govern the Associate in General
Studies [AGS] and Associate in Applied Science [AAS] degrees are listed separately, with the requirements for each of
those degrees.
• The graduation policies within the general catalog must be satisfied (administrative regulation 2.3.9).
• Minimum semester credits for completion vary slightly by degree. Refer to the Program (Degree) Search at
curriculum.maricopa.edu for credit minimums for individual degree programs.
