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2019-2020 Academic Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Gen Ed Transfer Certificate/AA and AS Gen Ed Requirements


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The following General Education requirements should be completed by all students seeking an Associate of Arts degree from San Juan College.  Any General Education requirements that are specific to a program are noted with the program requirements.  If a General Education course is part of the program curriculum, the course will only be counted for the program requirement.

In addition, students who complete the 31 credits required for transfer to a bachelor’s degree program will be eligible for the General Education Transfer Certificate.

SJC First Year Experience Requirement: 3 credits


Area II: Mathematics: 3 credits


Minimum 3 credits, maximum 6 credits.

See Note(s) below:

Note(s):


*Students should choose the Mathematics course for their A.A. based upon the degree they plan to pursue at a four-year college or university.  The mathematics sequence requires that the student either place directly into MATH-1220  or MATH-1240  OR complete MATH-1215  as a prerequisite.  Students who place at the MATH-1215  level will need to complete 4 additional credit hours of coursework.  MATH-1215   does NOT meet the mathematics general education requirement for an A.A.

Area III: Laboratory Science: 4 credits


(Appropriate to Transfer Major)

Students may choose courses from one or more disciplines.

Minimum 4 credits, maximum 7 credits.

Area IV: Social/Behavioral Science: 3 credits


Minimum 3 credits, maximum 6 credits.

Area V: Humanities: 3 credits


Minimum 3 credits, maximum 6 credits.

Area VI: Fine Arts: 3 credits


Minimum 3 credits, maximum 6 credits.

Remaining Requirements: 9 credits


For the 9 remaining credits, students must take courses from Areas I-VI. 

No more than 3 total courses may be counted in Area I and no more than 2 total courses may be counted in Area II-VI.

TOTAL CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS: 31-34 credits


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