2023-2024 Catalog 
    
    Oct 07, 2024  
2023-2024 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

General Education Requirements


A specific distribution of at least 28 general education credit hours is required for an associate of arts, associate of science or associate of arts in teaching degree and at least 18 general education credit hours are required for an associate of applied science degree. Some degree programs have specific general education course requirements, but where none exist, students can select elective courses from the following categories in order to reach their 18 or 28 credit hour minimum. A student who has earned a bachelor’s degree from a regionally-accredited institution in the U.S. is exempt from all general education courses within the major that are not major course requirements or prerequisites for other courses within the major.

English and Composition


All associate degree students must complete the following English composition course:

Social/Behavioral Science


Associate of arts, associate of science and associate of arts in teaching students must complete one course in each of two social/behavioral science disciplines (economics, history, human geography, political science, psychology and sociology). Associate of applied science students must complete one course in any one of the five social/behavioral science disciplines.

Biological/Physical Science


Associate of arts and associate of arts in teaching students must complete one laboratory course in each of two biological/physical science disciplines (biology, chemistry, environmental science, geography and physics). Associate of science students must complete two biological/physical science courses, with at least one being a laboratory course. Associate of applied science students must complete one course in any one of the five biological/physical science disciplines.

Mathematics


All associate degree students must complete one of the following mathematics courses.