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Maricopa Community Colleges (MCCCD) General Education Curriculum 2017-2018 47 • Courses transferred from another regionally accredited institution to one of the Maricopa Community • Colleges will be evaluated by the college for inclusion in the AGEC-A or Associate in Arts Degree. • Courses and their modular equivalents will satisfy AGEC-A and Associate in Arts requirements. • If a course is cross-referenced with one or more other courses, then only one of the cross-referenced courses will be accepted to meet requirements. • Courses completed at one of the Maricopa Community Colleges to satisfy Common Courses must be transferable as elective or better to the universities that have the shared majors listed on a Common Course Matrix. A shared major is a university degree program that has similar academic preparation to one or more degree programs at other Arizona public universities as listed on the Common Course Matrices. For appropriate course selection, students should consult with an advisor. Degree Requirements The 60-64 semester credits required for the Associate in Arts follow. 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. The AGEC A, B, S, and AGEC Matrix identify the courses in alpha-order by prefix as well as the Core Areas and Awareness Areas where the course will apply. I. MCCCD General Education The MCCCD General Education includes two areas: MCCCD AGEC-A and MCCCD Additional Requirements. A. MCCCD AGEC-A 1. Core Areas: .........................................................................................................................................................................35 b. First-Year Composition (FYC) ........................................................................................................................................ 6 c. Literacy and Critical Inquiry [L]..................................................................................................................................... 3 d. Mathematical Studies [MA/CS] ..................................................................................................................................... 6 To complete the Mathematical Studies requirement, select one course to satisfy Mathematics [MA] A and a second course from Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Applications [CS]. 1. Mathematics [MA] A (3 credits) Note: requires a course in college mathematics (MAT140, MAT142, MAT142) or college algebra (MAT 150, MAT 151, MAT152) or pre calculus (MAT 187) or any other math- ematics course designated with the MA general education value and for which college algebra is a pre- requisite AND 2. Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Applications [CS] (3 credits) e. Humanities, Arts and Design [HU] ............................................................................................................................... 6 Students are encouraged to choose course work from more than one discipline for a total of six semester credits. f. Social-Behavioral Sciences [SB] .................................................................................................................................... 6 Students are encouraged to choose course work from more than one discipline for a total of six semester credits. g. Natural Sciences [SQ/SG] ............................................................................................................................................. 8 To complete the Natural Sciences requirement: Select four (4) semester credits of [SQ] and four (4) semester credits of [SG] for a total of eight (8) semester credits, OR eight (8) semester credits of [SQ]. Students can not take eight (8) semester credits of [SG] to meet the Natural Sciences requirement. The lecture course(s) selected for Natural Sciences must include or be accompanied by the corresponding laboratory course. The lecture and corresponding laboratory course(s) may carry separate credit. Students should consult with an advisor for appropriate course selection. Students should also access the AZ Course Equivalency Guide (CEG) within the AZ Transfer for information on equivalencies. 2. Awareness Areas: Students must satisfy two Awareness Areas: Cultural Diversity in the United States [C] and either Global Aware- ness [G] or Historical Awareness [H]. However, it is not necessary for students to exceed thirty-five semester credits to complete the Awareness Areas because courses can satisfy a Core Area and one or two Awareness Areas simultaneously. Therefore no additional semester credits are required to satisfy the two Awareness Areas. Cultural Diversity in the United States [C] AND Global Awareness [G] OR Historical Awareness [H] 3. MCCCD Additional Requirements ..................................................................................................................................0-6 Students must satisfy Oral Communication and Critical Reading areas. However, it is not necessary for students to exceed the thirty-five semester credits required in order to complete the MCCCD Additional Requirements because courses can satisfy a Core Area and MCCCD Additional Requirements simultaneously. Therefore no additional semester credits are required to satisfy Oral Communication and Critical Reading.