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2020-2021 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Arizona General Education Curriculum-S (AGEC-S) Certificate
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English Composition (2 courses): 6 Credits*
Humanities and Fine Arts (2 courses): 6 Credits
- One course from the Art list and one course from the Humanities list
Biological & Physical Sciences (2 courses): 8 Credits
Mathematics (1 course): 3-5 Credits
Social & Behavioral Sciences (2 courses): 6 Credits
- Two courses from two different prefixes in this category.
Other Requirements (2 courses): 6-8 Credits
- MAT courses above 220 and/or Science courses from the Biological and Physical Sciences list.
Total AGEC-S General Education Credits Required: 35-41 Credits
AGEC Special Requirements
Students are required to take courses that meet each of the following:
- Intensive Writing and Critical Inquiry (I) - at least one course beyond the First-Year Composition involving the development of competence in written discourse and involve the gathering, interpretation, and evaluation of evidence is required. Cultural Diversity highlighting ethnic, race, and/or gender awareness (C) - at least one course emphasizing ethnic/race/gender awareness is required. Please see the College catalog for courses which satisfy the (C) requirement.
- Global Awareness (G) - at least one course emphasizing contemporary global/international awareness is required.
AGEC special requirements can be completed in one, two or three courses. Look for the AGEC special requirement code (I, C, and G) in the course lists below. To avoid exceeding the 35 - 39 credits required for the AGEC; the student should choose some courses that satisfy both the AGEC special requirements and the category requirements. For example, HUM 253 fulfills a category requirement of Humanities and Fine Arts and the three AGEC special requirements: Intensive Writing and Critical Inquiry (I), Cultural Diversity (C), and Global Awareness (G). See an advisor or counselor for help in selecting courses.
AGEC Special Requirement Legend
I |
Satisfies Intensive Writing and Critical Inquiry Special Requirement |
C |
Satisfies Cultural Diversity Special Requirement |
G |
Satisfies Global Awareness Special Requirement |
AGEC-S Categorical Requirement: English Composition (6 Credits*)
Note
* Students who completed one of the following courses will receive the equivalent of ZTR EC at Pima Community College. This one course will fulfill the English Composition requirement for the AGEC with only 3 or 4 credits, and the total credits required for the AGEC will be a minimum of 32.
- ENG 105 from ASU (3 credits)
- ENG 105 from NAU (4 credits)
- ENGL 109H from UA (3 credits)
AGEC-S Categorical Requirement: Humanities and Fine Arts (6 Credits)
Complete one course from the Art list and one course from the Humanities list.
Note
† MUS 125 and MUS 127 together are equivalent to MUS 120A at the University of Arizona.
* Three credits are required in this category.To meet the three credit requirement with this course it would need to either be repeated or combined with other courses in this category.
** ZTR - Courses transferred from another higher learning institution for which PCC does not have direct equivalent courses.
These courses are evaluated by the Admissions and Records. FA refers to Fine Arts.
Humanities List:
- AIS 122 - Tohono O’odham History and Culture 3 Credits †† (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- AIS 124 - History and Culture of the Yaqui People 3 Credits †† (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- AIS 148 - History of Indians of North America 3 Credits †† (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- AIS 205 - Introduction to Southwestern Prehistory 3 Credits †† (Meets Special Req: C)
- AIS 206 - Contemporary Native Americans of the Southwest 3 Credits †† (Meets Special Req: C)
- ANT 112 - Exploring Non-Western Cultures 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I,C,G)
- ANT 148 - History of Indians of North America 3 Credits †† (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- ANT 205 - Introduction to Southwestern Prehistory 3 Credits †† (Meets Special Req: C)
- ANT 206 - Contemporary Native Americans of the Southwest 3 Credits †† (Meets Special Req: C)
- ARC 205 - Introduction to Southwestern Prehistory 3 Credits †† (Meets Special Req: C)
- ART 130 - Art and Culture: Prehistoric through Gothic [SUN# ART 1101] 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I,G)
- ART 131 - Art and Culture: Late Gothic through Modern Periods [SUN# ART 1102] 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I,G)
- HIS 101 - Introduction to Western Civilization I 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- HIS 101HC - Introduction to Western Civilization l: Honors 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- HIS 102 - Introduction to Western Civilization II 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- HIS 102HC - Introduction to Western Civilization II: Honors 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- HIS 113 - Chinese Civilization 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- HIS 114 - Japanese Civilization 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- HIS 122 - Tohono O’odham History and Culture 3 Credits †† (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- HIS 124 - History and Culture of the Yaqui People 3 Credits †† (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- HIS 141 - History of the United States I [SUN# 1131] 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- HIS 141HC - History of the United States I: Honors 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- HIS 142 - History of the United States II [SUN# 1132] 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- HIS 148 - History of Indians of North America 3 Credits †† (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- HIS 160 - Latin America Before Independence 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I,C,G)
- HIS 161 - Modern Latin America 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I,C,G)
- HIS 274 - The Holocaust 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- HUM 251 - Western Humanities I 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I,G)
- HUM 252 - Western Humanities II 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I,G)
- HUM 253 - Western Humanities III 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I,C,G)
- HUM 260 - Intercultural Perspectives 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I,C)
- LIT 224 - Southwestern Literature 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I,C)
- LIT 225 - Science Fiction Literature 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I)
- LIT 231 - Introduction to Shakespeare 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I)
- LIT 261 - Modern Literature 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I,C,G)
- LIT 261HC - Modern Literature: Honors 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I,C,G)
- LIT 262 - American Poets 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I)
- LIT 265 - Major American Writers 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I)
- LIT 280 - Introduction to Literature 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I,C,G)
- LIT 289 - Literature and Film 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I)
- LIT 289HC - Literature and Film: Honors 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I)
- MUS 151 - Exploring Music 3 Credits
- MUS 160 - Popular Music in America 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: C)
- MUS 201 - History and Literature of Music I 3 Credits
- MUS 202 - History and Literature of Music II 3 Credits
- PHI 101 - Introduction to Philosophy [SUN# PHI 1101] 3 Credits
- PHI 122 - God, Mind, and Matter 3 Credits
- PHI 123 - Philosophical Foundations of Science 3 Credits
- PHI 130 - Introductory Studies in Ethics and Social Philosophy [SUN# PHI 1105] 3 Credits
- PHI 140 - Philosophy of Religion 3 Credits ††
- REL 130 - Asian Religions 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- REL 140 - Philosophy of Religion 3 Credits ††
- REL 200 - Religion in Popular Culture 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: C)
- REL 220 - Old Testament 3 Credits
- REL 221 - New Testament 3 Credits
- THE 140 - History of Theater to the 18th Century 3 Credits
- ZTR HU - AGEC Humanities Equivalent 3 Credits **
- ZTR HUI - AGEC Humanities Equivalent 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I)
- ZTR HUC - AGEC Humanities Equivalent 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: C)
- ZTR HUG - AGEC Humanities Equivalent 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- ZTR HUIC - AGEC Humanities Equivalent 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I,C)
- ZTR HUIG - AGEC Humanities Equivalent 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I,G)
- ZTR HUCG - AGEC Humanities Equivalent 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- ZTR HUICG - AGEC Humanities Equivalent 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I,C,G)
Note
†† This course is cross-listed with (the same as) another course – only one will apply to meet AGEC, degree or certificate requirements. The course description will indicate the cross-listed course.
** ZTR - Courses transferred from another higher learning institution for which PCC does not have direct equivalent courses. These courses are evaluated by the Admissions and Records. HU refers to Humanities.
AGEC-S Categorical Requirement: Biological and Physical Sciences (8 Credits)
Complete one combination of two courses with their labs. See your degree display for selection of the courses.
AGEC-S Categorical Requirement: Mathematics (3-5 Credits)
Complete one course
AGEC-S Categorical Requirement: Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 Credits)
Complete two courses from two different prefixes in this category.
- AIS 101 - Introduction to American Indian Studies 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- AIS 122 - Tohono O’odham History and Culture 3 Credits †† (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- AIS 124 - History and Culture of the Yaqui People 3 Credits †† (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- AIS 148 - History of Indians of North America 3 Credits †† (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- AIS 205 - Introduction to Southwestern Prehistory 3 Credits †† (Meets Special Req: C)
- AIS 206 - Contemporary Native Americans of the Southwest 3 Credits †† (Meets Special Req: C)
- AJS 225 - Criminology 3 Credits
- ANT 101 - Human Origins and Prehistory 3 Credits ††
- ANT 102 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology and Linguistics 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- ANT 110 - Buried Cities and Lost Tribes 3 Credits †† (Meets Special Req: G)
- ANT 112 - Exploring Non-Western Cultures 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I,C,G)
- ANT 148 - History of Indians of North America 3 Credits †† (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- ANT 202 - Sexuality, Gender and Culture 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- ANT 205 - Introduction to Southwestern Prehistory 3 Credits †† (Meets Special Req: C)
- ANT 206 - Contemporary Native Americans of the Southwest 3 Credits †† (Meets Special Req: C)
- ANT 210 - Cultural Anthropology 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I,G)
- ARC 101 - Human Origins and Prehistory 3 Credits ††
- ARC 110 - Buried Cities and Lost Tribes 3 Credits †† (Meets Special Req: G)
- ARC 205 - Introduction to Southwestern Prehistory 3 Credits †† (Meets Special Req: C)
- ECE 107 - Human Development and Relations 3 Credits
- ECE 117 - Child Growth and Development 3 Credits
- ECN 150 - An Economic Perspective 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- ECN 150HC - An Economics Perspective: Honors 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- ECN 201 - Microeconomic Principles [SUN# ECN 2202] 3 Credits
- ECN 201HC - Microeconomics Principles: Honors 3 Credits
- ECN 202 - Macroeconomic Principles [SUN# ECN 2201] 3 Credits
- ECN 202HC - Macroeconomics Principles: Honors 3 Credits
- GEO 103 - Cultural Geography 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- GEO 104 - World Regional Geography 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- GLS 110 - Introduction to Cities and Global Society 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- GWS 202 - Sexuality, Gender and Culture 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- HIS 101 - Introduction to Western Civilization I 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- HIS 101HC - Introduction to Western Civilization l: Honors 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- HIS 102 - Introduction to Western Civilization II 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- HIS 102HC - Introduction to Western Civilization II: Honors 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- HIS 113 - Chinese Civilization 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- HIS 114 - Japanese Civilization 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- HIS 122 - Tohono O’odham History and Culture 3 Credits †† (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- HIS 124 - History and Culture of the Yaqui People 3 Credits †† (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- HIS 141 - History of the United States I [SUN# 1131] 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- HIS 141HC - History of the United States I: Honors 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- HIS 142 - History of the United States II [SUN# 1132] 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- HIS 147 - History of Arizona 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- HIS 148 - History of Indians of North America 3 Credits †† (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- HIS 160 - Latin America Before Independence 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I,C,G)
- HIS 161 - Modern Latin America 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I,C,G)
- HIS 180 - Women in Western History 3.00 Credits (Meets Special Req: C)
- HIS 254 - History of Women in the United States: The 20th Century 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: C)
- HIS 274 - The Holocaust 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- HUM 260 - Intercultural Perspectives 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I,C)
- JRN 102 - Survey of Media Communications 3 Credits
- LIS 150 - Social Media and Ourselves 3 Credits
- MAS 165 - Mexican American Culture, Community and Identity 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- MAS 219 - Mexican American Culture 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I,C,G)
- PHI 101 - Introduction to Philosophy [SUN# PHI 1101] 3 Credits
- PHI 130 - Introductory Studies in Ethics and Social Philosophy [SUN# PHI 1105] 3 Credits
- PHI 140 - Philosophy of Religion 3 Credits ††
- POS 100 - Introduction to Politics 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- POS 201 - American National Government and Politics [SUN# POS 1110] 3 Credits
- POS 202 - Introduction to International Relations [SUN# POS 1120] 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- POS 203 - Introduction to Political Ideas 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I)
- POS 204 - Introduction to Comparative Politics [SUN# POS 2204] 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- POS 210 - National and State Constitutions 3 Credits
- POS 231 - American State and Local Governments and Politics 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: C)
- POS 240 - Understanding Terrorism 3 Credits
- PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology [SUN# PSY 1101] 3 Credits
- PSY 101HC - Introduction to Psychology: Honors 3 Credits
- PSY 132 - Psychology and Culture 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- PSY 215 - Human Sexuality 3 Credits ††
- PSY 216 - Psychology of Gender 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: C)
- PSY 218 - Health Psychology 3 Credits
- PSY 230 - Psychological Measurements and Statistics 3 Credits
- PSY 240 - Developmental Psychology 3 Credits
- REL 140 - Philosophy of Religion 3 Credits ††
- REL 200 - Religion in Popular Culture 3 Credits
- REL 220 - Old Testament 3 Credits
- REL 221 - New Testament 3 Credits
- SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology [SUN# SOC 1101] 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: C)
- SOC 110 - Introduction to Cities and Global Society 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- SOC 120 - Current Social Problems [SUN# SOC 2250] 3 Credits
- SOC 201 - Race, Ethnicity, Minority Groups and Social Justice [SUN# SOC 2215] 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- SOC 204 - Gender Identities, Interactions and Relations 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: C)
- SOC 215 - Human Sexuality 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- SSE 110 - Introduction to Social Welfare 3 Credits
- ZTR SB - AGEC Social and Behavioral Sciences Equivalent 3 Credits **
- ZTR SBI - AGEC Social and Behavioral Sciences Equivalent 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I)
- ZTR SBC - AGEC Social and Behavioral Sciences Equivalent 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: C)
- ZTR SBG - AGEC Social and Behavioral Sciences Equivalent 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- ZTR SBIC - AGEC Social and Behavioral Sciences Equivalent 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I,C)
- ZTR SBIG - AGEC Social and Behavioral Sciences Equivalent 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I,G)
- ZTR SBCG - AGEC Social and Behavioral Sciences Equivalent 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- ZTR SBICG - AGEC Social and Behavioral Sciences Equivalent 3 Credits (Meets Special Req: I,C,G)
Note
†† This course is cross-listed with (the same as) another course – only one will apply to meet AGEC, degree or certificate requirements. The course description will indicate the cross-listed course.
** ZTR - Courses transferred from another higher learning institution for which PCC does not have direct equivalent courses. These courses are evaluated by the Admissions and Records. HU refers to Humanities.
AGEC-S Categorical Requirement: Other Requirement Options (6-8 Credits)
Complete additional MAT courses above 220 and/or additional Science courses from the Biological and Physical Sciences list.
- MAT 227 - Discrete Mathematics in Computer Science [SUN# MAT 2227] 4 Credits
- MAT 231 - Calculus II [SUN# MAT 2230] 4 Credits
- MAT 231HC - Calculus II: Honors 4 Credits
- MAT 241 - Calculus III [SUN# MAT 2241] 4 Credits
- MAT 252 - Introduction to Linear Algebra 3 Credits
- MAT 262 - Differential Equations [SUN# MAT 2262] 3 Credits
- AST 101IN - Solar System 4 Credits
- AST 102IN - Stars, Galaxies, Universe 4 Credits
- AST 105IN - Life in the Universe 4 Credits
- BIO 100IN - Biology Concepts 4 Credits
- BIO 100HC - Biology Concepts: Honors 4 Credits
- BIO 104IN - Animal Sexual Behavior 4 Credits
- BIO 105IN - Environmental Biology 4 Credits
- BIO 108IN - Plants, People and Society 4 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- BIO 109IN - Natural History of the Southwest 4 Credits
- BIO 115IN - Wildlife of North America 4 Credits
- BIO 121IN - Human Biology and Evolution 4 Credits
- BIO 127HC - Human Nutrition and Biology: Honors 4 Credits
- BIO 127IN - Human Nutrition and Biology 4 Credits ††
- BIO 135IN - Genetics, Biotechnology and Human Affairs 4 Credits
- BIO 156IN - Intro Biology Allied Health 4 Credits
- BIO 160IN - Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology 4 Credits
- BIO 181HC - General Biology I (Majors): Honors 4 Credits
- BIO 181IN - General Biology I: (Majors) [SUN# BIO 1181] 4 Credits
- BIO 182IN - General Biology II: (Majors) [SUN# BIO 1182] 4 Credits
- BIO 182HC - General Biology II (Majors): Honors 4 Credits
- BIO 183IN - Marine Biology 4 Credits
- BIO 184IN - Plant Biology 4 Credits
- BIO 201IH - Human Anatomy, Physiology and Histology 4 Credits
- BIO 201IN - Human Anatomy and Physiology I [SUN# BIO 2201] 4 Credits
- BIO 202IN - Human Anatomy and Physiology II [SUN# BIO 2202] 4 Credits
- BIO 205IN - Microbiology [SUN# BIO 2205] 4 Credits
- CHM 121IN - Chemistry and Society 4 Credits
- CHM 130IN - Fundamental Chemistry [SUN# CHM 1130] 4 Credits
- CHM 140IN - Fundamental Organic and Biochemistry [SUN# CHM 2230] 4 Credits
- CHM 151IN - General Chemistry I [SUN# CHM 1151] 4 Credits
- CHM 152IN - General Chemistry II [SUN# CHM 1152] 4 Credits
- CHM 235IN - General Organic Chemistry I [SUN# CHM 2235] 4 Credits
- CHM 236IN - General Organic Chemistry II [SUN# CHM 2236] 4 Credits
- FSN 127IN - Human Nutrition and Biology 4 Credits ††
- FSN 127HC - Human Nutrition and Biology: Honors 4 Credits
- GEO 101IN - Physical Geography: Weather and Climate 4 Credits
- GEO 102IN - Physical Geography: Land Forms and Oceans 4 Credits
- GLG 101IN - Physical Geology [SUN# GLG 1101] 4 Credits
- GLG 102IN - Historical Geology [SUN# GLG 1102] 4 Credits
- GLG 110IN - Geological Disasters and Environmental Geology 4 Credits
- PHY 121IN - Introductory Physics I [SUN# PHY 1111] 4 Credits
- PHY 122IN - Introductory Physics II [SUN# PHY 1112] 4 Credits
- PHY 210IN - Introductory Mechanics [SUN# PHY 1121] 4 Credits
- PHY 216IN - Introductory Electricity and Magnetism [SUN# PHY 1131] 4 Credits
- PHY 221IN - Introduction to Waves and Heat 3 Credits
- ZTR BP - AGEC Science Equivalent 4 Credits **
- ZTR BPI - AGEC Science Equivalent 4 Credits (Meets Special Req: I)
- ZTR BPC - AGEC Science Equivalent 4 Credits (Meets Special Req: C)
- ZTR BPG - AGEC Science Equivalent 4 Credits (Meets Special Req: G)
- ZTR BPIC - AGEC Science Equivalent 4 Credits (Meets Special Req: I,C)
- ZTR BPIG - AGEC Science Equivalent 4 Credits (Meets Special Req: I,G)
- ZTR BPCG - AGEC Science Equivalent 4 Credits (Meets Special Req: C,G)
- ZTR BPICG - AGEC Science Equivalent 4 Credits (Meets Special Req: I,C,G)
Note
†† This course is cross-listed with (the same as) another course – only one will apply to meet AGEC, degree or certificate requirements. The course description will indicate the cross-listed course.
** ZTR - Courses transferred from another higher learning institution for which PCC does not have direct equivalent courses. These courses are evaluated by the Admissions and Records. BP refers to Biological and Physical Sciences.
NOTE: The University of Arizona Natural Science General Education courses (NATS or science courses numbered 170A, B or C) do NOT fulfill Biological and Physical Science requirements.
Note
* Students who completed one of the following courses will receive the equivalent of ZTR EC at Pima Community College. This one course will fulfill the English Composition requirement for the AGEC with only 3 or 4 credits, and the total credits required for the AGEC will be a minimum of 32.
- ENG 105 from ASU (3 credits)
- ENG 105 from NAU (4 credits)
- ENGL 109H from UA (3 credits)
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