Associate of General Studies, AGS

The Associate of General Studies (AGS) Degree is the most flexible of the degrees offered at NPC. With this degree you learn the basics of mathematics, English, science, history and a wide variety of other subjects, allowing you the chance to explore many different disciplines while enhancing your personal development with the equivalent of two years of post-high school education.

While an AGS degree does not totally fulfill all AGEC transfer requirements (see What is AGEC? ), many courses transfer directly to the three Arizona public universities. Work with your NPC academic adviser to ensure courses meet your specific goals.

NPC Requirements

• The Associate of General Studies (AGS) degree requires a minimum of 64 hours of course credits with a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
• Students must complete 31 general education credits, listed at right (labeled both General Education Courses and Discipline Studies).
• Some courses have placement requirements or prerequisites that may result in coursework beyond the minimum credits. For information about prerequisites, see your academic adviser.
• Incoming students with 12 or more credits must meet with an NPC academic adviser to select a program of study to best meet the student’s goals.
• In most general education courses, special emphasis is placed on developing written communication skills with intensive writing requirements. Race and ethnic issue awareness is embedded throughout the general education requirements. Specific courses, as noted, meet the requirement for Contemporary Global/International or Historical Awareness.