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2017-2018 Academic Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Gen Ed Certificate and Gen Ed Requirements for Associate of Arts Degrees


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 35 credits required for transfer to a bachelor’s degree program will be eligible for the General Education Transfer Certificate.

Area II: Mathematics: Select 3 credits


See Note(s) below:

Note(s):


*Students should choose the Mathematics course for their AA 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 160  or MATH 170  on the Accuplacer OR complete MATH 115  as a prerequisite. Students who place at the MATH 115  level will need to complete 4 additional credit hours of course work. MATH 115  does NOT meet the mathematics general education requirement for an AA.

Area III: Laboratory Science: 8 credits


(appropriate to transfer major) Students may choose courses from one or more disciplines. Select two from the following:

Area IV: Social/Behavioral Science: Select 6-9 credits


Minimum of 6 credits. Must have 15 credits total between this area and Humanities and Fine Arts.

Area V: Humanities and Fine Arts: Select 6-9 credits


Minimum of 6 credits. Must have 15 credits total between this area and Social/Behavioral Science.

Total Credits: 35