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Maricopa Community Colleges (MCCCD) 2020-2021 Associate in Science (AS) Degree *FYC may be met with fewer than 6 credits if student has transfer credit from ASU, NAU or UAZ for a single course that meets FYC in full. Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation Governing Board Approval, March 24, 2020 Requirements Credits I. Program Prerequisites............................................................................................................. Program prerequisites for the Associate in Science degree vary by specific emphasis, and are not required for the version of the degree without a specific emphasis. Refer to the Program (Degree) Search at https://curriculum.maricopa.edu/ for specific courses and credit minimums by emphasis. Number varies II. Required Courses.................................................................................................................... Required (major-specific) courses for the Associate in Science degree vary by specific emphasis, and are not required for theversion of the degree without a specific emphasis. Refer to the Program (Degree) Search at https://curriculum.maricopa.edu/for specific courses and credit minimums by emphasis. Number varies III. Restricted Electives............................................................................................................... Restricted electives for the Associate in Science degree vary by specific emphasis, and are not required for version of the degree without a specific emphasis. Refer to the Program (Degree) Search at https://curriculum.maricopa.edu/ for specific courses and credit minimums by emphasis. Number varies IV. Arizona General Education Curriculum—Science (AGEC-S)......................................... The AGEC-S requires a minimum of 36 credits (33 if FYC is met by single transfer course)*, however, prerequisite/required/restricted elective courses may also meet AGEC- S requirements and credits count once toward the total for the degree. Therefore, the AGEC-S may be met with fewer than 36 credits (33 if FYC is met by single transfer course)* as long as all requirements listed in this section (IV) are completed. A. Core Areas: Some courses may be met by Required Courses or Restricted Electives. Some of these courses also have Awareness Areas designations and can be used to satisfy [C], [G] and/or [H] requirement(s) as well as their respective Core Area, Required Course(s) or Restricted Elective(s). AGEC designations are subject to change. Courses may meet more than one requirement but are only counted once toward the total credits for the degree.See AGEC matrix for each course's value(s) in the semester it is taken. 1. First-Year Composition [FYC]................................................................................. ENG101 OR ENG107....................................................................................... AND ENG102 OR ENG108............................................................................. 2. Literacy and Critical Inquiry [L].............................................................................. Students are strongly encouraged to choose an [L] course that also has [HU] or [SB] designation or to use CRE101 or COM225 from the Maricopa Additional Requirements Area to satisfy the [L] requirement. It may also have been approved to satisfy one or more Awareness Areas ([C], [G], [H]). (AGEC designations are subject to change. See AGEC matrix for each course's value(s) in the semester it is taken.) 3. Mathematical Applications [MA]............................................................................. Requires the first semester of calculus courses designed for scientists and engineers (MAT220 or MAT221) or any other [MA] designated course for which Calculus I is a pre-requisite. 4. Humanities, Arts and Design [HU].......................................................................... For the AGEC-S, a single course with both [HU] and [L] designations may satisfy both Areas. Note that some of these courses also have Awareness up to 56 6* (3)* (3)* 0-3 (0 only if shared with HU or SB) 4-5 6 84