Component
|
Number of Credits Required
|
| Foundation |
AA/AAT |
AAS |
AFA |
AS |
|
|
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| Distribution |
AA/AAT |
AAS |
AFA |
AS |
|
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
3 |
0
NOTE: Students need to take one 3 -credit Arts or Humanities Gen Ed course |
3 |
3 |
- Behavioral and Social Sciences
|
6* |
3 |
3 |
6* |
|
|
7** |
4** |
3 |
8** |
| Institutional Requirement (GEIR) |
A.A./A.A.T. |
A.A.S. |
A.F.A. |
A.S. |
|
Two GEIR courses required. Students select one course from two of the following categories:
- Any COMM general education course
- Any HLTH general education course ‡
- Any ARTD or HUMD general education course
|
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| General Education Elective (GEEL)*** |
A.A./A.A.T. |
A.A.S. |
A.F.A. |
A.S. |
- Choose additional general education courses from any category
|
0 |
4-6 |
3 |
3 |
| Total Credits |
31-33 |
20-22 |
21 |
29-31 |
In all A.A. and A.S curricula, students are required to select at least one course with a global and cultural perspectives designation.
* Behavioral and Social Science Distribution (BSSD) courses must come from different disciplines.
** At least one lab science course must be taken to fulfill the natural sciences requirement.
*** Major programs may recommend or require specific General Education electives for their respective degree requirements. In the A.S. degrees, students must have 8 credits of natural sciences through a combination of NSLD, NSND, and GEEL, with at least 1 course as a lab science.
‡ Find HLTH in BSSD and GEIR sections.
‡‡ MATH 130 is required for the associate of arts in teaching (A.A.T.). Many transfer institutions will not accept MATH 130 as a general education math course if an A.A.T. is not completed.
[M] Courses designated with an M after the name fulfill the General Education global and cultural perspectives requirement.
Foundation & Distribution Courses
