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Maricopa Community Colleges (MCCCD) 2020-2021 Graduation/General Education Policies Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation Governing Board Approval, March 24, 2020 GENERAL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS All students are required to complete the degree and/or certificate requirements as approved by the MCCCD Governing Board. The college reserves the right to make necessary course and program changes in order to meet current educational standards. In addition, students must: 1. Be credited in the Admissions and Records Office/Office of Student Enrollment with no fewer than: 60 semester credit units in courses numbered 100 or above for the Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, Associate in Arts, Elementary Education, and Associate in General Studies degrees, and 62 semester credits for the Associate in Business-General Requirements and Associate in Business-Special Requirements degrees. Minimum semester credits for completion of Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, and Associate in Arts, Fine Arts degrees with emphasis areas vary by emphasis, with none requiring fewer than 60 credits. Refer to the Program (Degree) Search at https://curriculum.maricopa.edu/ for credit minimums by emphasis. Minimum semester credits for completion of Associate in Applied Science degrees vary by specific career program, with none requiring fewer than 60 credits. For specific certificate programs, be credited with no fewer than the minimum total of credit units required for the certificate program. Students not continuously enrolled, as outlined in the Catalog under Which a Student Graduates Policy, must satisfy current graduation requirements. 2. Have earned a minimum of 12 semester credit units toward the degree or certificate at the district college granting the degree or certificate. The 12 hours in the AAS degree curricula must be in the Required Courses area and/or Restricted Electives courses. Courses from the General Education Core and Distribution area are excluded. In cases where the certificate requires fewer than 12 credit units, a minimum of six credit units must be completed at the college awarding the certificate. The minimum of six credit hours in the certificate or degree curricula must be in the Required Courses area and/or the Restricted Electives. Courses from the General Education Core and Distribution areas are excluded. Shared Programs are programs offered at multiple colleges but not available at all colleges. The requirements are identical at all the colleges offering the program. A shared program requires a minimum of six credit hours from the total program requirements to be completed with a grade of "C" or better at the college awarding the certificate or degree. The minimum of six credit hours in the certificate or degree curricula may be in the Required Courses area and/or the Restricted Electives. (The exception is the Nursing program; Nursing students must apply for graduation from the college where they have successfully completed Block 4 of the Associate in Applied Science in Nursing.) Courses from the General Education Core and Distribution areas are excluded. For those shared programs with less than six credit hours, the total hours for the program must be completed at the college awarding the certificate. 3. Have filed an application for the degree or certificate with the Admissions and Records Office/Office of Student Enrollment Services on the date determined by the college/center. 4. Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.000 at the college granting the degree. 5. Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.000 in all courses used to fulfill degree requirements Some specific programs have higher grade requirements. It is the student's responsibility to be aware of these program requirements. 6. Have removed, thirty (30) days after the anticipated graduation date, all deficiencies on the record to use those courses toward program completion. 7. Have removed any indebtedness to any MCCCD college/center. 8. Have paid graduation ceremony fee, if participating in ceremony. See fee schedule for charges. See Graduation with Honors for information on honors designation. 92