Advisement Checksheet
Associate in Arts
Student Name
 Credits Required
     60-64		 Major
     Associate in Arts (8400)
Student ID
 Minimum G.P.A.
     2.00		 Catalog Year
     2006-2007

The Associate in Arts degree is designed for students planning to transfer to four-year colleges and universities. In general, the components of the degree meet requirements for majors in the Liberal Arts or programs of study other than business or science. The degree will transfer as a block without loss of credit to Arizona's public universities and other institutions with district-wide articulation agreements.

The semester credits used to satisfy the MCCCD Associate in Arts will apply to university graduation requirements of the university major for which the Associate in Arts is designed. Information regarding the articulation of the Associate in Arts with majors at the Arizona public universities can be accessed via the following website: http://az.transfer.org/cas/atass/student/modpath.html
AGEC-A Core (35 Credits) CR GR CRS/SEM Comments
First Year Composition [FYC] (6 Credits)        
FYC - ENG101† or 107†
 3
FYC - ENG102† or 108†
 3
Literacy & Critical Inquiry [L] (3 Credits)
Select course from approved Literacy course list.		        
[L]
3
Mathematical Studies [MA] & [CS] (6 Credits)        
[MA] - MAT142 or higher, select from approved Mathematics course list.
 3
[CS] - Select from approved Computer/Statistics Course list.
 3
Humanities & Fine Arts [HU] (6 Credits)
Select from approved Humanities & Fine Arts course list		        
[HU]
3
[HU]
3
Social & Behavioral Sciences [SB] (6 Credits)
Select from approved Social & Behavioral Science course list		        
[SB]
3
[SB]
3
Natural Sciences [SQ/SG] (8 Credits)
Select from approved Select from approved Natural Science course list.		        
[SQ]
4
[SQ] or [SG]
4
Cultural Awareness [C] (0-3 Credits)May be shared with core.
Select from approved Cultural Awareness course list.		        
Global [G] or Historical [H] Awareness (0-3 Credits)May be shared with core.
Select from approved Historical & Global Awareness course list.		        

MCCCD Additional Requirements (0-6 Credits) CR GR CRS/SEM Comments
Students must satisfy Oral Communication and Critical Reading areas. However, it is not necessary for students to exceed the thirty-five semester credits required in order to complete the MCCCD Additional Requirements because courses can satisfy a Core Area and MCCCD Additional Requirements simultaneously. Therefore no additional semester credits are required to satisfy Oral Communication and Critical Reading.
Oral Communication (0-3 Credits)
A total of three semester credits is required for Oral Communication. However, if students select a communication course that satisfies both the Oral Communication area and an area within the Core, then the Oral Communication requirement has been satisfied and additional electives may be taken.
COM100 [SB], COM110 [SB], COM225 [L] or COM230 [L]/[SB]
Critical Reading (0-3 Credits)
A total of three semester credits is required for the Critical Reading area. However, if students complete CRE 101 and apply it to AGEC-A Core Requirements or if the students demonstrate proficiency through assessment, then the Critical Reading requirement has been satisfied and additional electives may be taken.
CRE101 [L] or Equivalent as indicated by assessment

General Electives CR GR CRS/SEM Comments
Select courses to complete a minimum of 60 semester credits but no more than a total of 64 semester credits.
Courses must be acceptable as an equivalent course, departmental elective credit, or general elective credit at all Arizona public universities according to the CEG in effect the term the course is taken.
See http://az.transfer.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Admin_CEG
Program Notes:
† indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.

Completion of this AGEC and/or pathway and a minimum 2.00 G.P.A. on a 4.0 scale for Arizona residents and minimum 2.5 G.P.A. on a 4.0 scale for non-residents, will exempt students from Arizona University admission requirements.

A minimum of 60 semester credits in courses numbered 100 and above to be completed with a grade of "C" or better.
The General Education Requirements for AGEC-A may be completed in 35 semester credits with the following stipulations
o Courses can satisfy a Core Area and one or two Awareness Areas simultaneously
o A courses cannot be used to satisfy more than one Core Area

General Education Courses can satisfy multiple areas within the degree simultaneously (AGEC-A Core Area, AGEC Awareness Area, MCCCD Additional Requirements, or lower-division courses applicable to the major).