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Literacy requirement may be met with 0 credits only if CRE101 or COM225 is shared between Core and Distribution
(see Academic Policies section on prior page). The credits are only counted once, but may be applied to meet [Oral
Communication and Literacy] or [Critical Reading and Literacy and Critical Inquiry] requirements.
II. General Electives 13-26
Select additional courses 100-level or higher to complete a minimum of 60 semester credits but no more than a total of
64 semester credits.
Associate in General Studies Total Credits: 60-64
All courses listed meet AGS requirements as specified. Courses in Purple Italic Underline also meet Arizona General
Education Curriculum AGEC requirements. Courses in bold print and underscored simultaneously count towards a Core
Area and a Distribution requirement.
Degree Requirements
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 or Equivalent as indicated by assessment
Mathematics (3 credits)
MAT Mathematics 112, 120, 121, 122, 122AA & 122AB&122AC, 140, 141, 142, 150, 151, 151AA & 151AB & 151AC &151AD,
152,172,182, 187, 206, 212, 213,220, 221, 230, 231, 240, 241, 256, 257, 261, 262, 276, 277, Equivalent course/Satisfactory
completion of a higher level Mathematics course.
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
ADA Advertising Arts 169, 175, 177, 183, 283, 283AA, 289
AJS Administration of Justice Studies 205
AMS Automated Manufacturing System 150
ARC Architecture 243, 244, 245
ART Art 100, 169, 170, 173, 175, 177, 179, any 180++ course, 183, 283, 289
BIO Biology 283
BPC Business-Personal Computers Any BPC Course(s), including 110
CIS Computer Information Systems Any CIS Course(s), including 105, 162AB, 162AD, 163AA (and except 159, 162, 162AC,
169, 183AA, 217AM, 259, 262)
CSC Computer Science Any CSC Course(s), including 100AA, 100AB, 110, 110AA, 110AB, 120, 150, 150AA, 180 180AA,
180AB, 181, 181AA, 181AB, 182, 182AA, 205, 205AA, 205AB, 205AC, 205AD, 283 (and except 200, 200AA, 200AB, 210,
210AA, 210AB)
