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Pima County Community College District Standard Practice Guide
SPG Title: General Education Requirements
SPG Number: SPG-3117/AA
Effective Date: 10/6/98
Approval Date: 10/6/98
Review Date(s):
Revision Date(s):
Sponsoring Unit/Department: AVC Educational Services
Regulation Title & No.: General Education, RG-3117/A
Board Policy Title & No.: General Education, BP-3117
Legal Reference: State Board R7-1-701 and R7-1-702
Cross Reference: RG-3106/A, BP-3107
Pima Community College's occupational and workforce response associate degrees will require a minimum of eighteen (18) general education credits. Transfer degrees will require a minimum of thirty-five (35) general education credits. Certificates of less than thirty (30) credits are not required to include general education credits. The occupational associate degrees must include a minimum of eighteen (18) credits of general education which must be completed with a grade of "C" or better in the following four (4) categories. Occupational Subject Area Credit Hours Communication 6 Analysis and Critical Thinking 6 Global Perspective 6 Computer Literacy 0-3 ___________ Total General Education Requirement Hours 18-21
Certificates with thirty (30) or more credits require six (6) credits of general education with a grade of "C" or better in two of the four categories defined for occupational associate degrees. Certificates of more than thirty credits, defined by an intergovernmental agreement, may be exempted from including general education credits by the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Educational Services.Pima Community College's transfer associate degrees require the thirty-five (35) general education block that fulfills the Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) statewide general education model approved by the Joint Conference Committee of the Arizona Board of Regents and the State Board of Directors for Community Colleges of Arizona. Students will be required to complete each AGEC course with a grade of "C" or better per AGEC requirements. The Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) categories are: AGEC Subject Area Credit Hours English Composition 6 Humanities and Fine Arts 6-9 (At least one course from the Art list and at least one from the Humanities/Historical Perspective list.) Biological and Physical Sciences 8 Mathematics 3 Social and Behavioral Sciences 6-9 (From at least two prefixes) Other requirement options 0-6 (select 0-6 credits from the options): a. Oral Communication b. Computer Science, Critical Thinking, Logic, Mathematics or Science c. Second Language d. International and Multi-cultural Studies ___________ Total General Education Requirement Hours 35 There are three AGEC models: the AGEC-A for the Associate of Arts degree, the AGEC-B for the Associate of Business Administration degree, and the AGEC-S for the Associate of Science degrees. The differences among the AGEC-A, AGEC-B, and AGEC-S are the mathematics and science courses required. The AGEC-A requires a minimum of college mathematics with applications (MAT 142 Topics in College Mathematics), the AGEC-B requires a minimum of brief calculus (MAT 212 Topics in Calculus), and the AGEC-S requires a minimum of calculus (MAT 220 Calculus I). A student following the AGEC-A who changes his or her major and wishes to apply the AGEC-A toward a degree program requiring the AGEC-B or AGEC-S will be required to complete the mathematics course level required in the AGEC-B or AGEC-S. The AGEC also requires the completion of special requirements. Student must complete a course or courses defined as fulfilling each of the following AGEC special requirements: - Intensive writing and critical inquiry (I)
- Cultural diversity emphasizing ethnic, race, and/or gender awareness (C)
- Global awareness (G)
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