Associate of Applied Science Degrees General Education Requirements
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These degrees are not intended for transfer. For information about courses in the curricula that will transfer or about a transfer-oriented program, see an ECC advisor.
Curriculum Requirements
The student must satisfactorily complete all courses specified in the curriculum of their choice. For details, see all AAS degrees and course descriptions on the pages that follow in this catalog.
General Education Requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Communications | ||
| Unless particular courses are specified in the curriculum, students must take two of the writing courses of the following: 1 | 6-9 | |
| English Composition I | ||
| English Composition II | ||
| Business Communications | ||
| Report Writing | ||
| Social or Behavioral Sciences | ||
| Unless a particular course is specified in the Curriculum, students must choose a course or courses numbered 100 and above from the disciplines of the following: | ||
Anthropology-ATR | ||
Psychology-PSY | ||
Geography-GEO 2 | ||
History-HIS | ||
International Studies-INS, excluding non-traditional languages | ||
Political Science-POS | ||
Economics-ECN | ||
Sociology-SOC | ||
| Math or Science | ||
| Unless a particular course is specified in the curriculum, students must choose a math or science course numbered 100 and above of the following: 3 | ||
Applied Physical Science-APS/SCI | ||
Astronomy-ATY | ||
Biology-BIO | ||
Botany-BIO | ||
Chemistry-CHM | ||
Geography-GEO 4 | ||
Geology-GLY | ||
Mathematics-MTH | ||
Microbiology-BIO | ||
Physics-PHY | ||
Physiology-BIO | ||
| Liberal Education | ||
| Unless a particular course is specified in the curriculum, a minimum of 3 semester hours must be taken of the following: | ||
| Art Appreciation | ||
| Art of Film | ||
| History of Art I | ||
| History of Art II | ||
| Survey of Non-Western Art | ||
| History of Photography | ||
Language-Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Russian or Spanish | ||
| Foundations of Civilization | ||
| American Civilization | ||
Any Humanities course | ||
International Studies-INS, non-traditional languages | ||
Any Literature course | ||
| Musics of the World | ||
| Music Appreciation | ||
| Music Literature From 1400 to 1750 | ||
| Music Liter. From 1750 to Present | ||
| Introduction to Film Appreciation | ||
| Oral Interpretation of Literature | ||
| Theatre Appreciation | ||
| Intro-Theater History & Literature | ||
| American Drama | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 6-9 | |
| 1 | Some curricula require CMS 101 Fundamentals of Speech in addition to the 6 hours of written communications. |
| 2 | Except GEO 115 Intro to Physical Geography |
| 3 | Please note: Although it does not have a MTH or science prefix, BUS 120 Business Mathematics fulfills this requirement. |
| 4 | GEO 115 Intro to Physical Geography only |
College Requirements
- A total of 60 hours or more must be completed in courses numbered 100 and above as specified in the curriculum. This total cannot include any courses with ABE, ASE, AMT, ARW, or ESL prefixes.
- A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 for all courses that are applied to the degree.
- Meet the college’s Academic Residency Requirement for Associate of Applied Science degrees: A minimum of 15 semester hours of coursework that are degree requirements, six of which must also be discipline-specific, in courses numbered 100 and above and must have been achieved at ECC, excluding AP, CLEP, and proficiency credits.
- Students may apply up to six hours of Independent Study credit toward any associate degree.