Less-than-1-year Certificate in Arizona General Education Curriculum Science Education at Arizona Western College

Program Purpose: Graduates will demonstrate basic knowledge in general education.

Program Description: The AGEC certificate is available in AGEC-A (Arts) for those students who wish to complete a “general education package” before transferring to an Arizona university. Students should see a counselor or academic advisor to see which AGEC is best suited to their baccalaureate degree plans.

Science (AGEC-S)
Major Code: CERT.AGECS
Contact: Counseling Services, (928) 344-7624
A. Required major courses:............................ 37–39
Freshman Composition (ENG 101 and 102).............6
Mathematics (MAT 220 Calculus 1 with
Analytic Geometry).......................................................5
Arts and Humanities................................................6
(Select at least one course from the Arts list and one course
from the Humanities list.)
Social and Behavioral Sciences.............................6
Physical and Biological Sciences..........................8
(Select one sequence.)
BIO 181 and 182 General Biology I and II, or CHM 151
and 152 General Chemistry I and II, or PHY 221 and
222 General Physics I and II)
Options (see the AGEC-S Options list for possible
selections).................................................................6–8