GateWay Community College

68 Maricopa County Community College District General Education Curriculum 2019-2020 Maricopa Community Colleges (MCCCD) 2019-2020 Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) – A, B, S 2 Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation, June 25, 2019 Pending Governing Board Approval, August 27, 2019 the required minimum total for the AGEC. Except as detailed below for the AGEC-S, a single course cannot be used to satisfy more than one AGEC Core Area. • The AGEC-A and AGEC-B require a minimum of 35 credits and the AGEC-S requires a minimum of 36 credits, however, the AGEC credit count within the total credits for a degree may be lower than these minimums if courses are also applied toward Required Courses or Restricted Electives and the credits are counted in those areas. Awareness Areas and MCCCD's Additional Requirements may also be shared with AGEC Core Areas. Optimizing credits in this way is often recommended because some programs and universities limit transferable credits at 64. Transfer Credit from Institutions Outside of MCCCD • Credits transferred from outside of MCCCD must be a grade of "C" (2.0 on a 4.0 scale) or better. • External courses evaluated either as equivalent to an MCCCD course or as elective credit may be applied toward the minimum credits for degree completion. • Transfer credit graded pass/fail or pass/no credit may be used to satisfy AGEC requirements if documentation collected by the community college indicates that this was the only grading option available and that the Pass grade ("P") is equivalent to a "C" or better. • The AGEC (Arizona General Education Curriculum) designations of courses completed at other Arizona public colleges or universities will be applied as listed on AZTransfer's Course Equivalency Guide (CEG) for the semester(s) in which the course(s) were completed. If a transcript evaluation determines there is no MCCCD direct equivalency to a course from another Arizona public college or university, applicability to AGEC and/or associate degree requirements will be based on the source institution's AGEC designation for the semester in which the course was completed. • Courses from private, out-of-state, and/or online institutions (i.e., outside of the Arizona Transfer System comprised of Arizona's public community colleges, tribal colleges and universities) will be applied toward AGEC and/or associate degree requirements based on the courses' evaluated MCCCD equivalence. If courses are not directly equivalent, the credit may be articulated as a departmental elective, and if deemed appropriate, may have a general education designation applied to the course. • Credit awarded at a Maricopa Community College for prior learning in non-traditional setting is transferable to the other colleges in the MCCC district but is not necessarily transferable to other colleges and universities. No more than 20 such assessed semester credit hours may be applied toward AGEC. Completion and Transfer • Completion of the AGEC with a minimum grade point average of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 scale for Arizona residents and 2.50 for non-residents meets Arizona public university general admission requirements. It does not ensure admission to specific university majors or programs with selective admission processes and/or limited enrollment. • Students planning to transfer to another college or university are urged to refer to university requirements and academic advisors from both institutions to be certain that all their selected coursework is applicable to the requirements of their intended transfer degree. For some majors, the statewide Common Course matrix, AZTransfer Pathway Guides and/or University Transfer Guides posted on the AZTransfer website can also provide some guidance. For appropriate course selection, students should consult with an academic advisor. AGEC Requirements Descriptions and definitions of the requirements for each of the three AGECs follow. The following website identifies the courses that apply to the different General Education Core and Awareness Areas within each AGEC:

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