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Maricopa Community Colleges (MCCCD) General Education Curriculum 2017-2018 46 ASSOCIATE IN ARTS (AA) DEGREE Description The Maricopa County Community College District Associate in Arts degree requires 60-64 semester credits for the pro- gram of study. The degree includes the following components: I. General Education: Arizona General Education Curriculum for Arts (AGEC-A) MCCCD Additional Requirements II. General Electives Purpose of the Degree The Associate in Arts degree is designed for students planning to transfer to four-year colleges and universities. In gen- eral, the components of the degree meet requirements for majors in the Liberal Arts or programs of study other than business or science. Generally, the degree will transfer as a block without loss of credit to Arizona's public universities and other institutions with district-wide articulation agreements. In most cases, courses used to satisfy the MCCCD Associate in Arts will apply to university graduation requirements of the university major for which the Associate in Arts is designed. Information regarding the articulation of the Associate in Arts with majors at the Arizona public universities can be accessed via the following website: WWW.AZTRANSFER.COM Academic Policies that Govern the Associate in Arts Degree • Completion of the Associate in Arts and the AGEC-A provides for exemption from Arizona public university admission requirements for Arizona residents who have a minimum Grade Point Average of 2.0 on a 4.0=A scale and a minimum 2.5 on a 4.0=A scale for non-residents. • The graduation policies within the general catalog must be satisfied for completion of the Associate in Arts degree. • A minimum of 60 semester credits in courses numbered 100 and above to be completed with a grade of "C" or better. Credit units transferred from outside of the district need to be at a grade of "C" or better. A grade of "C" equals 2.0 on a 4.0 grading scale or equivalent. On an exception basis, P-grades may be allowed in the AGEC for credit transferred if documentation collected by the community college indicates that the P-grade issued was the only option for the student and the P-grade is a "C" or better. The P-grade exception does not apply to credits awarded by AGEC granting/receiving institutions. • Credit received through prior learning assessment or credit by evaluation is transferable within the Maricopa Community Colleges but is not necessarily transferable to other colleges and universities. No more than 20 semester credit hours may be applied toward AGEC. • The General Education Requirements for AGEC-A may be completed in 35 semester credits with the following stipulations: • Courses can satisfy a Core Area and one or two Awareness Areas simultaneously • A course cannot be used to satisfy more than one Core Area • General Education Courses can satisfy multiple areas within the degree simultaneously (AGEC-A Core Area, AGEC Awareness Area, MCCCD Additional Requirements, or lower-division courses applicable to the major). • Effective Fall 2000, the course evaluation and/or general education designation as listed in the Arizona Course Equivalency Guide (CEG) within the AZ Transfer, is valid for the term in which the student is awarded credit on the transcript. A course evaluation and/or general education designation may be subject to change. Students do have the option to petition for general education evaluations and/or general education designations upon transfer. • Courses completed at one of the Maricopa Community Colleges to meet AGEC-A requirements must be listed in the Course Equivalency Guide within AZ Transfer as an equivalent course, departmental elective credit (XXXXDEC), or general elective credit (Elective) at all Arizona public universities. The course's evaluation and/or general education designation is valid for the term in which the student is awarded credit on the transcript. View specific course information via the following website: HTTPS://ASA.MARICOPA. EDU/DEPARTMENTS/CENTER-FOR-CURRICULUM-TRANSFER-ARTICULATION by clicking on the statewide AGEC link. • Maricopa courses and external courses evaluated as Maricopa equivalents or departmental electives (for exam- ple, HISELC, MATELC), that are numbered 100 level or higher, and completed with a grade of "C" or higher, may be applied in the elective area, regardless of potential transferability to other institutions. It is recommended, however, that students planning to transfer to a baccalaureate-granting institution meet elective requirements with courses that are transferable and applicable to their intended university degree. For appropriate course selection, students should consult with an advisor.