General Studies

Overview

Arizona public community colleges and universities have agreed upon a common structure for transfer of general education curriculum. The Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) block fulfills the lower-division general education requirements at all Arizona public community colleges and universities. Arizona residents who complete only an AGEC need to have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 and a grade of C or better in each AGEC course for assured admission into an Arizona public university, while Arizona residents who complete an associate degree need to have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 for assured admission.

The AGEC block at Cochise College consists of 35-39 credits.

AGEC-A

The Arizona General Education Curriculum - Arts (AGEC-A) Certificate meets the general education requirements in the Associate of Arts (AA) degrees and in the Associate of Arts Elementary Education (AAEE) degree.

Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this program will be able to do the following:

• Demonstrate competency in communication, creativity, critical thinking, diverse and global perspectives, information literacy, and technology literacy.

AGEC-B

The Arizona General Education Curriculum - Business (AGEC-B) Certificate meets the general education requirements in the Associate of Business (ABUS) degrees.

Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this program will be able to do the following:

• Demonstrate competency in communication, creativity, critical thinking, diverse and global perspectives, information literacy, and technology literacy.

AGEC-S

The Arizona General Education Curriculum - Science (AGEC-S) Certificate meets the general education requirements for math and science majors in the Associate of Science (AS) degrees.

Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this program will be able to do the following:

• Demonstrate competency in communication, creativity, critical thinking, diverse and global perspectives, information literacy, and technology literacy.

General Requirements - AA

The General Requirements Associate of Arts degree is designed for students pursuing no specific area of emphasis who are interested in transferring to a four-year institution.

Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this program will be able to do the following:

• Demonstrate competency in communication, creativity, critical thinking, diverse and global perspectives, information literacy, and technology literacy.

• Demonstrate knowledge in a variety of areas of study.

General Requirements - AS

The General Requirements Associate of Science degree is designed for students pursuing no specific area of emphasis who are interested in transferring to a four-year institution.

Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this program will be able to do the following:

• Demonstrate competency in communication, creativity, critical thinking, diverse and global perspectives, information literacy, and technology literacy.

• Demonstrate knowledge in a variety of areas of study.

General Studies - AGS

The General Studies Associate of General Studies degree is designed to provide the students with general knowledge. It contains no specific area of emphasis.

Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this program will be able to do the following:

• Demonstrate competency in communication, creativity, critical thinking, diverse and global perspectives, information literacy, and technology literacy.

• Demonstrate knowledge in a variety of areas of study.

Admissions Requirements

There are no special admissions requirements for this program.

Degree Maps

Degree & Certificates

• Arizona General Education Curriculum - Art (AGEC-A) Certificate (Catalog)
• Arizona General Education Curriculum - Business (AGEC-B) Certificate (Catalog)
• Arizona General Education Curriculum - Science (AGEC-S) Certificate (Catalog)
• General Requirements - AA Degree (Catalog)
• General Requirements - AS Degree (Catalog)
• General Studies - AGS Degree (Catalog)