General Education Semester Hour Requirements

Area Degree Type
AA AS AGS AAS AFA
3 2 3 1 Art3 Music3
Communications 9 9 6 6 9 9
Social and Behavioral Science 9 6 3 6 6 3-9
Humanities and Fine Arts 9 6 3 6 6
Mathematics 3-6 6-9 3 3 3-4 3-4
Physical and Life Science 7-8 10-11 7-8 7-8
Minimum general education semester hours 37-40 37-41 24 15 31-33 28-29
Program requirements & electives 20-23 19-23 36
45 27-29 31-32
Minimum semester hours for graduation 60 60 60 60 60 60

1Note: new requirements for the Associate in Applied Science Degree (effective Fall 2015)

2Note: new requirements for the Associate in Science Degree (effective Fall 2016)

3Note: new requirements for the Associate in Arts Degree, Associate in General Studies Degree and the Associate in Fine Arts (Music and Art) Degrees (effective Fall 2018)