A.A. Degree General Education Requirements

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Associate in Arts students must complete sixty (60) college credits to complete the degree. Thirty-six (36) of these credits must be general education credits distributed across five subject area categories. A student must satisfy the minimum number of credits in each category. No more than one credit (1) may be selected from the list of General Education Electives (category G). The remaining twenty-four (24) elective credits should be selected in consultation with an advisor, who will assist the student in selecting college credits most advantageous to the student’s educational goals.

Courses Meeting General Education Requirements

Numbers in parentheses represent the minimum and maximum credit hours in each category allowable toward the total 36 general education credits. If the maximum is taken in one category, the lower number becomes the maximum allowable in the other disciplines. See Section “G” for one-credit electives.

A. Communications Skills: 6*

ENC 1101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours
ENC 1102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours

B. Mathematics: 6-7

Select two general education Gordon Rule mathematics courses from the list below.**

MAC 1105 - College Algebra 3 Credit Hours
MAC 1140 - Pre-Calculus Algebra 3 Credit Hours
MAC 1114 - Trigonometry 3 Credit Hours
MAC 1147 - Pre-Calculus Algebra/Trigonometry 5 Credit Hours
MAC 2311 - Calculus I 4 Credit Hours
MAC 2312 - Calculus II 4 Credit Hours
MAC 2313 - Calculus III 4 Credit Hours
MAC 2233 - Business Calculus 3 Credit Hours
MAD 2104 - Introduction to Discrete Mathematics 3 Credit Hours
MAP 2302 - Differential Equations 3 Credit Hours
MAS 2103 - Linear Algebra 3 Credit Hours
MGF 1106 - Mathematics for Liberal Arts I 3 Credit Hours
MGF 1107 - Mathematics for Liberal Arts II 3 Credit Hours
MTG 2206 - College Geometry 3 Credit Hours
STA 2023 - Statistics 3 Credit Hours
or
STA 2122 - Statistical Applications 4 Credit Hours

Note(s):

* Communications courses listed on this page and under General Education Electives meet the writing assignment as required by FAC Rule 6A-10.030. Credits earned in these courses in the Fall Term of 1982 or later at the college or by transfer shall be based on a minimum grade of “C.”

** Mathematics courses listed on this page meet the mathematics requirements for FAC Rule 6A-10.030. Credits earned in the Fall Term of 1982 or later at NWFSC or by transfer that are applicable toward A.A. general education require a minimum grade of “C.”

*** Humanities courses listed on this page and under General Education Electives meet the writing assignment as required by FAC Rule 6A-10.030. Credits earned in these courses in the Fall Term of 1982 or later at the college or by transfer shall be based on a minimum grade of “C”.

**** Social Science courses listed on the following page meet the writing assignment as required by FAC Rule 6A-10.030. Credits earned in these courses in the Fall Term of 2002 or later at the college or by transfer shall be based on a minimum grade of “C”.

***** Only 1 credit of the total credits for this course may apply toward A.A. degree general education; the remaining credits may be counted toward the twenty-four credit electives required for the A.A. degree.

† Courses listed with this symbol contain an oral communication component and may be used to satisfy the Speaking-Across-the-Curriculum requirement.

❖ This college credit course qualifies as having an international and/or diversity focus for Teacher Education Programs common prerequisites.

▲ Technology-Across-the Curriculum Course

C. Humanities: 6*

Select two general education Gordon Rule Humanities courses*** following either Plan A, B, or C:

Choose one course from Area I, and one course from Area II, OR
Choose two courses from Area II, and a SPC course from Category G to meet Speaking-Across-The-Curriculum (SATC) requirement, OR
Choose two courses from Area I.

I. Speaking-Across-The-Curriculum (SATC) Humanities

ARH 2050 - Art History: Pre-Renaissance 3 Credit Hours
ARH 2051 - Art History: Renaissance - 18th Century Neo-Classicism 3 Credit Hours
ARH 2060 - Architecture History 3 Credit Hours
ARH 2402 - Art History: Modern Art 3 Credit Hours
HUM 1020 - Humanities – lntroduction 3 Credit Hours
HUM 2250 - Humanities – A Contemporary Perspective 3 Credit Hours
MUH 1001 - Humanities – Music 3 Credit Hours
PHI 2600 - Introduction to Ethics 3 Credit Hours
THE 2071 - Humanities – Cinema Appreciation 3 Credit Hours
THE 2100 - Introduction to Theater History 3 Credit Hours
THE 2300 - Dramatic Literature 3 Credit Hours

II. General Humanities

AML 2010 - American Literature I 3 Credit Hours
AML 2020 - American Literature II 3 Credit Hours
ARH 1000 - Humanities Art 3 Credit Hours
ENL 2012A - English Literature I 3 Credit Hours
ENL 2022 - English Literature II 3 Credit Hours
HUM 2700 - Humanities – Foreign Study 3 Credit Hours
LIT 2090 - Contemporary Literature 3 Credit Hours
LIT 2100 - World Literature I 3 Credit Hours
LIT 2120 - World Literature II 3 Credit Hours
PHI 2010 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
REL 2300 - Introduction to World Religions 3 Credit Hours

D. Natural Sciences: 11-12

Science course from each of the three areas below:

I. Biological Science: (Choose One)

BOT 1010C - Botany 4 Credit Hours
BSC 1005 - General Biology 4 Credit Hours
BSC 1010C - Principles of Biology I 4 Credit Hours
BSC 1011C - Principles of Biology II 4 Credit Hours
BSC 1085C - Anatomy and Physiology I 4 Credit Hours
BSC 1086C - Anatomy and Physiology II 4 Credit Hours
ZOO 1010C - Zoology 4 Credit Hours

II. Physical Science: (Choose One)

AST 1002 - Astronomy 4 Credit Hours
CHM 1025 - Chemical Science 4 Credit Hours
CHM 1032C - General Chemistry for Life Sciences 4 Credit Hours
CHM 1045C - College Chemistry I 4 Credit Hours
CHM 1046C - College Chemistry II 4 Credit Hours
ESC 1000 - Earth Science 4 Credit Hours
EVS 1001C - Environmental Sciences 4 Credit Hours
GLY 2010C - Principles of Geology I 4 Credit Hours
GLY 2100C - Principles of Geology II 4 Credit Hours
ISC 1003 - Natural Disasters – Causes, Consequences, Human Response 4 Credit Hours
MET 1010 - Introduction to Meteorology 4 Credit Hours
OCE 1001C - Oceanography and Marine Biology 4 Credit Hours
OCE 1013C - Aquatic Environmental Science 4 Credit Hours
PHY 1020 - Physical Science 4 Credit Hours
PHY 1053C - Physics I 4 Credit Hours
PHY 1054C - Physics II 4 Credit Hours
PHY 2048C - College Physics I 4 Credit Hours
PHY 2049C - College Physics II 4 Credit Hours

III. Choose one additional science course from either Area I or Area II above OR (Choose One)

BSC 2020C - Human Structure and Function 4 Credit Hours
GLY 2601C - Intro to Paleontology 4 Credit Hours
HLP 1081 - Wellness: Practice and Theory 3 Credit Hours
____ ____ any Biological or Physical Science Course from Area I or Area II above 4 Credit Hours

E. Social Sciences/History/Government: 3

Select one general education Gordon Rule social science course**** from the list below:

AMH 2010 - American History I 3 Credit Hours
AMH 2020 - American History II 3 Credit Hours
POS 1041 - American Government 3 Credit Hours
POT 1002 - History and Ideas of Political Science 3 Credit Hours
SYG 2010 - Social Problems 3 Credit Hours
WOH 1012 - World Civilization I 3 Credit Hours
WOH 1022 - World Civilization II 3 Credit Hours
WOH 2040 - 20th century 3 Credit Hours

F. Social Sciences/Behavioral Science: 3

Select one general education social science course from the list below OR a second general education social science course from Category E:

ANT 2000 - Introduction to Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANT 2100 - Introduction to Archaeology 3 Credit Hours
ECO 2013 - Economics I 3 Credit Hours
GEA 1000 - World Regional Geography 3 Credit Hours
PSY 2012 - Psychology 3 Credit Hours
SYG 2000 - Sociology 3 Credit Hours

G. General Education Electives

Maximum of 1 credit in the total 36 required for the A.A. degree

ASL 1140 - American Sign Language I 4 Credit Hours *****
BSC 1005L - Biology Lab 1 Credit Hour
DEP 2004 - Human Growth and Development 3 Credit Hours *****
FRE 1120 - French I 4 Credit Hours *****
CHI 1120 - Mandarin Chinese I 4 Credit Hours *****
ESC 1000L - Earth Science Lab 1 Credit Hour
ENG 1001 - Research Papers 1 Credit Hour *
HUN 2201 - Nutrition 3 Credit Hours *****
LIS 1001 - Library Skills 1 Credit Hour
LIS 2004 - Introduction to Internet Research 1 Credit Hour
LIT 2335 - Introduction to Children’s and Adolescent Literature 3 Credit Hours *****
LIT 2603 - Literature of War in the 20th Century 3 Credit Hours *****
PHY 1020L - Physical Science Laboratory 1 Credit Hour
SLS 1101 - College Success 3 Credit Hours ****
SPC 1006 - Essentials of Speech 1 Credit Hour
SPC 1608 - Speech 3 Credit Hours *****
SPC 2300 - Interpersonal Communication 3 Credit Hours *****
SPN 1120 - Spanish I 4 Credit Hours *****

A.A. Degree Checklist – Let’s Review:

Have you completed a minimum of 60 credit hours in the following areas?
36 Hours of General Education
6 hours in Communications – Gordon Rule (minimum grade of “C”)
6 hours in Humanities – Gordon Rule (minimum grade of “C”)
3 hours in Social Sciences/History/Government – Gordon Rule (minimum grade of “C”)
3 hours in Social Sciences/Behavior Science
6 hours in Mathematics – Gordon Rule (minimum grade of “C”)
11-12 hours in Natural Science
1 hour in General Education Elective - If areas A thru F do not equal 36
24 hours of College Credit A.A. Transferable Electives
Have you completed at least 15 of the 60 credits at NWFSC?
Have you completed the Speaking-Across-the-Curriculum requirement? (Look for courses marked with †)
Have you completed the Writing-Across-the-Curriculum requirement?
Have you completed the Technology-Across-the-Curriculum requirement? (Look for courses marked with ▲)
Have you met the minimum 2.0 GPA requirements for the A.A.?
Have you applied for graduation by the advertised deadline?