AGEC - Arizona General Education Curriculum

What is AGEC?

Guaranteed Transferability

AGEC stands for Arizona General Education Curriculum, a state-wide 35- to 37-credit block of lower division courses that fulfill general education requirements at Arizona’s public community colleges, Northern Arizona University (NAU), Arizona State University (ASU), and the University of Arizona (U of A).

In most cases, all courses used to satisfy the AGEC will apply toward graduation requirements of the university major for which the AGEC was designed. AGEC is the best way to make your credits count for most transfer degrees.

• AGEC-A satisfies ALL lower-division requirements in many liberal arts majors, as well as other majors that articulate with the Associate of Arts, (e.g., social sciences, fine arts, humanities) at all Arizona public universities.
• AGEC-B satisfies ALL lower division business studies requirements at all Arizona public universities.
• AGEC-S satisfies ALL lower division general education requirements in mathematics and math-intensive science programs at all Arizona public universities.

Why complete an AGEC?

• When you complete an AGEC, all admission requirements are waived at all Arizona public universities. This means that you are unconditionally admitted to any Arizona public university of your choice after completing an AGEC. Arizona residents need to have a minimum AGEC GPA of 2.5. This does not mean that the college or university will accept ALL transferable courses. Please see an adviser to discuss which courses will be counted toward the university’s graduation requirements.
• Save money by completing your lower-division requirements at NPC. On average, Northland Pioneer College tuition rates are about one-third of the Arizona public universities’ tuition.
• Classes are generally smaller than university freshman and sophomore liberal studies classes.
• If you have high school concurrent enrollment credits, transfer credits from another accredited college or university and/or CLEP credits that satisfy our General Education requirements, these credits may be counted toward an AGEC. An academic adviser can assist in determining whether those credits can be applied toward AGEC requirements.
• Students transferring from other institutions must complete a minimum of 15 credits of AGEC courses at NPC.

AGEC Completion

Students who satisfactorily complete ALL AGEC courses will have the AGEC designation noted on their transcripts. Students may also apply for an AGEC Award of Completion. Your academic adviser can help you apply for an AGEC.

What happens if you don’t complete an AGEC block?

• You will need to meet ALL standard university admission requirements.
• You will need to complete university requirements, which may or may not be the same as Northland Pioneer College’s General Education requirements.
• Your General Education courses will be evaluated on a coursebycourse basis using the Course Equivalency Guide (CEG) and may not meet the specific general education requirements at the university.

AGEC Requirements

To fulfill AGEC General Education requirements, you must complete 35-36 credits from the General Education Course List/AGEC  course list