General Education Course Options

Print Degree Planner (opens a new window) |

Completion of the required general education course credits fulfills requirements for the Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) for the Associate of Arts (AA), Associate of Arts in Early Childhood (AAEC), Associate of Arts in Elementary Education (AAEE), Associate of Business (ABus) and Associate of Science (AS) degrees. (see What is AGEC? )

Communications: 6 Credits

ENL 101 - College Composition I Credits: 3
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IN A SPECIFIC CERTIFICATE OR DEGREE PROGRAM, completion of any one of the following courses fulfills the Communications requirement for the second communications course for the Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree.
ENL 102 - College Composition II Credits: 3
ENL 109 - Technical Writing Credits: 3
SPT 110 - Fundamentals of Oral Communications Credits: 3
SPT 120 - Public Speaking Credits: 3

Mathematics: 3-4 Credits

UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IN A SPECIFIC CERTIFICATE OR DEGREE PROGRAM, completion of any one of the following courses fulfills the Mathematics requirement for any Certificate of Applied Science (CAS) or Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree:

^{‡ These courses are NOT accepted for transfer credit by all three Arizona state public universities.}

BUS 133 - Business Mathematics Credits: 3
HES 101 - Basic Technical Mathematics Credits: 3 ^‡
MAT 101 - Basic Technical Mathematics Credits: 3 ‡
MAT 103 - Business Mathematics Credits: 3
MAT 109 - Algebra I: Introductory Credits: 3 ‡
MAT 112 - Algebra II: Intermediate Credits: 3 ‡
MAT 142 - College Mathematics with Contemporary Applications Credits: 3
MAT 152 - Advanced Algebra Credits: 3
MAT 160 - Introduction to Statistics Credits: 4
MAT 161 - Algebra-based Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I Credits: 3
MAT 162 - Algebra-based Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II Credits: 3
MAT 189 - Pre-Calculus Algebra/Trigonometry Credits: 3
MAT 211 - Technical Calculus Credits: 4
MAT 221 - Calculus I Credits: 4
MAT 231 - Calculus II Credits: 4
MAT 241 - Calculus III Credits: 4

Discipline Studies

Arts and Humanities: 6-9 Credits

Select courses from at least two different disciplines, as listed under a specific degree.

ART 101 - Understanding Art Credits: 3
ART 115 - Art History I Credits: 3
ART 116 - Art History II Credits: 3
ART 215 - Native American Art Credits: 3
ENL 220 - World Literature I Credits: 3
ENL 221 - World Literature II Credits: 3
ENL 224 - English Literature I Credits: 3
ENL 225 - English Literature II Credits: 3
ENL 230 - American Literature I Credits: 3
ENL 231 - American Literature II Credits: 3
ENL 234 - Native-American Literature Credits: 3
ENL 238 - Women’s Literature Credits: 3
FDV 220 - Film Aesthetics Credits: 3
HUM 150 - Humanities in the Western World I Credits: 3
HUM 151 - Humanities in the Western World II Credits: 3
MUS 150 - Music Appreciation Credits: 3
MUS 250 - World Music Credits: 3
PHL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy Credits: 3
PHL 103 - Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking Credits: 3
PHL 105 - Introduction to Ethics Credits: 3
PHL 150 - Comparative World Religions Credits: 3
SPT 130 - Introduction to Theatre Credits: 3
SPT 140 - Principles of Drama Credits: 3
SPT 150 - Introduction to Film Credits: 3
SPT 156 - History of Television I Credits: 3
SPT 157 - History of Television II Credits: 3

Computer Science

CIS 105 - Computer Applications and Information Technology Credits: 3

Physical and Biological Science

Select courses, as listed under a specific degree. Students may transfer either CHM 130 or CHM 151 , BUT NOT BOTH; therefore, taking CHM 130 and CHM 151 will not satisfy the 8-credit requirement.

ANT 104 - Biological Anthropology and Human Origins Credits: 4
BIO 100 - Biology Concepts Credits: 4
BIO 105 - Environmental Biology Credits: 4
BIO 160 - Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology Credits: 4
BIO 181 - General Biology I Credits: 4
BIO 182 - General Biology II Credits: 4
CHM 130 - Fundamental Chemistry Credits: 4
CHM 151 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4
CHM 152 - General Chemistry II Credits: 4
GEO 111 - Physical Geography Credits: 4
GLG 101 - Introduction to Geology I - Physical Geology Credits: 4
GLG 102 - Introduction to Geology II - Historical Geology Credits: 4
GLG 110 - Natural Disasters Credits: 4
PHY 111 - General Physics I Credits: 4
PHY 112 - General Physics II Credits: 4

Social and Behavioral Sciences: 6-9 Credits

Select courses from at least two different disciplines, as listed under a specific degree. (This applies to all transfer degrees, select at least one asterisk (*) course to meet requirements for Contemporary Global, International or Historical Awareness.)

ANT 102 - Cultural Anthropology Credits: 3 *
ANT 120 - Buried Cities and Lost Tribes Credits: 3
ECN 211 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECN 212 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
GEO 110 - World Regional Geography Credits: 3 *
GEO 120 - Human Geography Credits: 3
HIS 101 - World History: Prehistory to 1450 CE Credits: 3
HIS 102 - World History: 1450 CE to Present Credits: 3
HIS 105 - U.S. History to 1877 Credits: 3 *
HIS 106 - U.S. History Since 1877 Credits: 3 *
HIS 114 - Introduction to Mexican-American History Credits: 3 *
HIS 155 - European History to 1750 Credits: 3 *
HIS 156 - European History Since 1700 Credits: 3 *
HIS 201 - History of Women in America Credits: 3
POS 110 - United States Government Credits: 3
PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
PSY 240 - Developmental Psychology Credits: 3
PSY 250 - Social Psychology Credits: 3
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3
SOC 121 - Social Problems Credits: 3
SOC 212 - Sex and Gender in Society Credits: 3
SOC 215 - Ethnicity and Race Credits: 3
SOC 225 - Sociology of the Family Credits: 3