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c. a grade of "P" cannot be used for arizona general
Education Curriculum (agEC) or any transfer
degree (associate of arts, associate of Business
administration, associate of fine arts, and
associate of Science).
d. a “D” grade may fulfill support course requirements
only in certificates, the associate of
applied arts, and the associate of applied
Science degrees, and only if those courses do not
also meet general education requirements, or the
program does not require a higher grade. See
your program display.
Graduation with Honors
Students who are graduating with a degree and who have
completed 30 credit hours at Pima Community College may
be granted honors designation if they meet certain grade
point averages:
• 3.500 to 3.749 grade point average = graduation
with Honors
• 3.750 to 3.899 grade point average = graduation
with High Honors
• 3.900 to 4.000 grade point average = graduation
with Highest Honors
these designations will be shown on diplomas and listed on
the student's official transcripts.
Student's Catalog of Record
(Catalog Under Which A Student Graduates)
Students maintaining continuous enrollment at any public
arizona community college or university may graduate
according to the requirements of the catalog in effect at the
time of initial enrollment or according to the requirements
of any catalog in effect during subsequent terms of continuous
enrollment. Students may maintain continuous
enrollment whether attending a public community college
and/or public university in the State of arizona.
the rules for maintaining continuous enrollment are:
1. a semester in which a student earns course credit
will be counted toward continuous enrollment.
2. noncredit courses, audited courses, failed courses,
or courses from which the student withdraws do not
count toward continuous enrollment.
3. failure to enroll in three consecutive regular (fall or
spring) semesters breaks continuous enrollment for
a student. Enrollment in the intervening summer
terms may be used to maintain continuous enrollment
status.
if continuous enrollment is not maintained, the student
must meet the requirements for graduation of the catalog in
effect at the time they re-enroll or any subsequent catalog
of continuous enrollment. Students enrolling or re-enrolled
during a summer term must follow the following annual catalog
or any subsequent catalog of continuous enrollment.
student's major department. Departments may accept
such coursework, reject it, or request that the student
revalidate its substance. the eight-year limit on coursework
applies except when program accreditation agencies
limit the life of coursework to less than eight years.
Departments may also require students to satisfy current
major requirements rather than major requirements in
earlier catalogs, when completing earlier requirements is
no longer possible or educationally sound. There is no
time limit for General Education Courses.
General Education
Information
Earning a DEgrEE or CErtifiCatE
The Value of General Education
general Education helps students to gain an understanding
and appreciation of themselves; their history and culture;
the history and culture of humanity; the principles and
impact of mathematics, science and technology; and the
principles of effective communication.
the process of general education is designed to develop
the following thinking skills: comparing, interpreting, summarizing,
suggesting and testing hypotheses, imagining
and creating, criticizing and evaluating, designing projects
and investigations, gathering and organizing data, reasoning,
problem solving, and decision making.
Preparation for General Education
to succeed in general education courses, students should
have attained college-level preparedness in reading, writing
and mathematics.
General Education Requirements by
Certificate or Degree
the following list shows the minimum general Education
credits needed for each type of degree program or certificate
offered at Pima Community College. When considering
which type of program is best for you, please note that if
you intend to transfer to a university to complete a
Bachelor of arts (Ba), Bachelor of fine arts (Bfa), or
Bachelor of Science (BS), the associate of arts (aa),
associate of Business administration (aBUS), associate of
fine arts, and the associate of Science (aS) are the
degrees designed for that purpose. the associate of
general Studies, associate of applied arts (aaa), and the
associate of applied Science (aaS) degrees require different
general Education courses.
Transfer Degrees
General Education Credits Needed
associate of arts (aa) ..........................................................35
associate of fine arts (afa) ..................................................35
associate of Business administration (aBUS) ..........................35
associate of Science (aS) .....................................................35
Not Intended for Transfer
General Education Credits Needed
Occupational Certificates:
Time Limit for Coursework
occupational Certificates of 30 or more credits .........................6
in areas of study in which the subject matter changes rap- occupational Certificates below 30 credits ................................0
idly, material in courses taken long before graduation may Occupational Degrees:
become obsolete or irrelevant. Coursework that is more associate of applied arts (aaa) ........................................19-21
than eight years old is applicable to completion of certifi- associate of applied Science (aaS) ...................................19-21
cate and degree requirements at the discretion of the associate of general Studies:...........................................19-21
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