2024-2025 College Catalog 
    
    Dec 08, 2024  
2024-2025 College Catalog

Associate of Arts (AA)


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This degree is intended for students who plan to transfer to a baccalaureate program in the arts, humanities, and most social-behavioral sciences programs. It provides a foundation of general education, along with courses chosen to help fulfill lower-division baccalaureate requirements.

Program Outcomes


Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to: 

  1. communicate to increase knowledge, foster understanding or promote change in others;
  2. critically evaluate issues, ideas, artifacts and events;
  3. distinguish appropriate interaction in a variety of cultural contexts;
  4. display effective personal accountability skills, including work ethic, time management and teamwork;
  5. advocate for themselves or others;
  6. demonstrate competence in degree core.

General Education: 35 credits


All general education coursework must be selected from the approved AGEC list. Some programs of study may require more specific courses.

Mathematics (3-5)


Arts and Humanities (6)


Two courses from different disciplines.

Social and Behavioral Sciences (6)


Two courses from different disciplines.

Physical and Biological Sciences (8)


Options (0-6)


Any AGEC coursework to complete 35 credits

Special Requirements


Must be met within AGEC requirements by a minimum of two courses.

Major Requirements: 25 credits


University majors require certain lower-division courses; these are the courses that should be taken as the degree core. Courses numbered 100 or above which transfer to Arizona state universities as equivalent, departmental elective credit, or general elective credit will be counted toward this degree.  To select the most appropriate courses for your program of study,  it is strongly advised that students meet with an academic advisor to discuss degree requirements at their intended university and consult the CCC Pathways for guidance.

Total Degree Credit Hours: 60


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