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Maricopa Community Colleges (MCCCD) 2020-2021 General Academic Policies for Associate Degrees Designed for University Transfer *Credit minimums may be lower if students have transfer credit from ASU, NAU or UAZ for a single course that meets First Year Composition in full. See notes on individual degree policies. Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation Governing Board Approval, March 24, 2020 The following academic policies govern the associate degrees designed for university transfer: Associate in Arts (AA); Associate in Arts, Elementary Education (AAEE); Associate in Arts, Fine Arts (AAFA); Associate in Business- General Requirements (ABUS-GR); Associate in Business-Special Requirements (ABUS-SR); and Associate in Science (AS). 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 and specific emphasis (when applicable). Refer to the Program (Degree) Search at https://curriculum.maricopa.edu/ for credit minimums for individual degree programs. • Credits completed toward these minimums must be in courses numbered 100 or above with a grade of "C" or better. These credits must include a minimum of 35* in satisfaction of the requirements of the Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) along with a maximum of 6 credits towards MCCCD's Additional Requirements. • Detailed degree requirements are maintained by the Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation (CCTA); refer to the program search at https://curriculum.maricopa.edu/. General Education Requirements: • The AGEC requirements include a designated number of courses approved for each of the following areas: o Core First Year Composition [FYC], Mathematical Applications [MA], Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Applications [CS] (CS not required for Associate in Science), Literacy and Critical Inquiry [L], Humanities, Arts and Design [HU], Social-Behavioral Sciences [SB], and Natural Sciences (Science Quantitative [SQ], Science General [SG]). o Awareness Areas Cultural Diversity in the U.S. [C] Global [G] or Historical [H] Awareness • Note that there are three different AGECs each aligning with a different subset of associate Degrees--AGEC-A for the AA, AAEE, and AAFA degrees, AGEC-B for the ABUS-GR and ABUS-SR degrees, and AGEC-S for the AS degree. For some types of AGECs/Associate degrees, students are allowed to choose from a broad list of courses; for others the courses are more restricted or even specified. • A single course can simultaneously count toward a Core Area, one or more Awareness Areas, MCCCD Additional Requirements and, for some degree types, other lower division courses used to meet the degree requirements. For example, CRE101 may be used to satisfy both the MCCCD Reading Requirement and the Literacy and Critical Inquiry area [L] of the AGEC core. While multiple requirements can be met with a single course, the credits are only counted one time toward the required minimum for the degree. • Except for the Associate in Science (AS) degree, 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 under 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. 87