2001-2002 - Cochise College

A ssociat e of General Studies degreesCochise College has the following AsSOCIateOf General Studies degrees See the Areasof Study section of Ihls catalog for complete degreeprograms:Intelligence OperationsProfeSSIOnal Pilot TechnologyManufactunng engineeringDIRECT EM PLOYMENT PROG RAMSThese degree and certificate programs arerecommended 10f' students who wish to gam adepth of technlCaJ ellpertlse In their career areaII you have a speCial Interest In occupatonal programsyou shOUld seek an Applied Degree. Associateof General Studl€ls or certificate tailoredto Individual careers. These programs also offerc ontmUlng skill educatIOn Of' retra.nl In a newcareer rl€lldEach course and program has been developedY'llth the aid of bUSiness and Industry adviceto assure that learning IS both current Incontent and high In quality. Upon successfulcompletIOn of curnculum reqUIrements you WIltrecelV9 an Associate 01 Applied Science degreeor certIfiCate The Career ServIces Center IS8'Val1­able to graduates to assist you In flr"ldlng posetlonSin your area 01 specializatIon.Some dIrect employment courses and p'ogramsmay transfer to P,nzona unrverSltles andother educational InstltuIJons depending uponyour selectIOn of a specific degree. However. If)rQuinlend to transfer to obtBln a four-year degree.)rQumust carefully select your courses to ensuretransfera~hty For more Information on specifictransfer options consult a Cochise College academICadvisor or the unrvefSlty of InterestIn addition to two-year degrees and cartllecateprograms of less than two years. the Collegeelfers a variety of short-term credIt andnoncredit courses on a SCheduled and when·requested baSIS. BuSInesS. IndUStry or other Interestedgroups may obl9Jn further Informationabout these 5ef'II1ces from lhe Center lor ProleSSlonaiDevelopment Olfice on the Sierra V,staCampusAssociate of Applied ScienceThe A AS degree Is most commonlY usedto prepare students for employment In a specificcareer. Some AriZona univerSities have responded10 the needs In particular technicalfields by creating Iwo-plus-t\lVO programs enablinga student With an AAS degree to transferto a university Without loss of limaThese degree programs may reqUire Iower~diVision general educa\1on courses In the Juniorand senIor year See an academic adVisor for Informationabout the Bachelor of Applied Sciencedegrees (BAS) at Arizona public univerSItieS.General Educa tionCreditsRequirements (see pages 5J.54)EnglishENG 100 andlorabove 30r6Mathemallcs MAT 122 andlorabove 3",.Arts and Humanities orSocial end BehaVioral SCiences 3General Education Electlves(s) 6Totel GeneralEducation Requirements ,.Career Courses (See Areas of Study) 26-43Electives 3-20Totel Degree Requirements 6.The AAS degree reqUires a cum ulalJVe GPAof 20 Of' higher.Courses used to fUlfill the Associate 01 Appll9dScience General EducatJon mUSI bechosen from the AAS General EducallonCourse UslNIne credits total of English and mathemat­ICS are reqUIred With a mInimum of threecredits In each area. Chemistry 130 anellor Physics 1 11 or hIgher may substitute lormathematicsYou must demonstrate a 12.0 grade read­Ing level equIValency.English and mathematIcs courses used tomeet General Education ReqUirementsmust have a grade of C or betler59