Completion of the required general education course credits fulfills requirements for the Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) for the Associate of Arts (AA), Associate of Arts in Early Childhood (AAEC), Associate of Arts in Elementary Education (AAEE), Associate of Business (ABus) and Associate of Science (AS) degrees. To fulfill General Education Requirements, you must complete 35 – 36 credits, as listed on the individual transfer degrees. See NPC's college catalog for details.
Always speak to an NPC academic adviser to ensure you are taking the right courses! Also see AZtransfer.com for additional information.
AGEC Requirements By Degree
AGEC-A • 35 credits (Associate of Arts, Associate of Arts in Early Childhood, Associate of Arts in Elementary Education)
- Communications • 6 credits (ENL 101 & 102)
- Mathematics • 3 credits (MAT 142 or 152)
- Arts and Humanities • 9 credits
- Physical and Biological Sciences • 8 credits
- Social and Behavioral Sciences • 9 credits
AGEC-B • 36 credits (See Associate of Business Degree)
- Communications • 6 credits (ENL 101 & 102)
- Mathematics • 4 credits (must take MAT 221)
- Arts and Humanities • 6 credits
- Physical and Biological Sciences • 8 credits
- Social and Behavioral Sciences • 6 credits
- Computer Science • 3 credits
- General Electives • 3 credits
AGEC-S • 36 credits (See Associate of Science Degree)
- Communications • 6 credits (ENL 101 & 102)
- Mathematics • 4 credits (must take MAT 221)
- Arts and Humanities • 6 credits
- Physical and Biological Sciences • 8 credits
(Two courses from the same discipline) - Social and Behavioral Sciences • 6 credits
- Science/Mathematics Option • 6 credits
(Select two courses not take to satisfy the Physical and Biological Sciences requirements)
AGEC Courses At NPC
Communications
- ENL 101 College Composition I • 3 credits
- ENL 102 College Composition II • 3 credits
Mathematics
- MAT 142 College Mathematics with Contemporary Applications • 3 credits
- MAT 152 Advanced Algebra • 3 credits
- MAT 221 Calculus I • 4 credits (ABus & AS degrees)
Arts and Humanities
Select two or three courses, as listed under the specific degree, from two different disciplines.
- ART 101 Understanding Art • 3 credits
- ART 115 Art History I • 3 credits
- ART 116 Art History II • 3 credits
- ART 215 Native American Art • 3 credits
- ENL 220 World Literature I • 3 credits
- ENL 221 World Literature II • 3 credits
- ENL 224 English Literature I • 3 credits
- ENL 225 English Literature II • 3 credits
- ENL 230 American Literature I • 3 credits
- ENL 231 American Literature II • 3 credits
- ENL 238 Women's Literature • 3 credits
- FDV 220 Film Aesthetics • 3 credits
- HUM 150 Humanities in the Western World I • 3 credits
- HUM 151 Humanities in the Western World II • 3 credits
- MUS 150 Music Appreciation • 3 credits
- MUS 250 World Music • 3 credits
- PHL 101 Introduction to Philosophy • 3 credits
- PHL 103 Introduction to Ethics and Critical Thinking • 3 credits
- PHL 105 Introduction to Ethics • 3 credits
- SPT 130 Introduction to Theatre • 3 credits
- SPT 140 Principles of Drama • 3 credits
- SPT 150 Introduction to Film • 3 credits
- SPT 155 History of Television • 3 credits
Physical and Biological Sciences
Select courses as listed under the specific degree. Students may transfer either CHM 130 or CHM 151, but not both; therefore taking CHM 130 and CHM 151 will not satisfy the 8-credit requirement. See Associate of Science (AS) degree for specific degree requirements.
- ANT 104 Biological Anthropology and Human Origins • 4 credits
- BIO 100 Biology Concepts • 4 credits
- BIO 105 Environmental Biology • 4 credits
- BIO 160 Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology I • 4 credits
- BIO 181 General Biology I • 4 credits
- BIO 182 General Biology II • 4 credits
- CHM 130 Fundamental Chemistry • 4 credits
- CHM 151 General Chemistry I • 4 credits
- CHM 152 General Chemistry II • 4 credits
- GEO 111 Physical Geography • 4 credits
- GLG 101 Introduction to Geology I – Physical • 4 credits
- GLG 102 Introduction to Geology II – Historical • 4 credits
- PHY 113 General Physics I • 4 credits
- PHY 114 General Physics II • 4 credits
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Select courses from two different disciplines, as listed under the specific degree. Must select at least one asterisk (*) course to meet requirements for Contemporary Global, International or Historical Awareness.
- *ANT 102 Cultural Anthropology • 3 credits
- ANT 120 Buried Cities and Lost Tribes • 3 credits
- ECN 211 Principles of Macroeconomics • 3 credits
- ECN 212 Principles of Microeconomics • 3 credits
- *GEO 110 World Regional Geography • 3 credits
- GEO 120 Human Geography • 3 credits
- HIS 101 World History: Prehistory to 1450 CE • 3 credits
- HIS 102 World History: 1450 CE to Present • 3 credits
- *HIS 105 U.S. History to 1877 • 3 credits
- *HIS 106 U.S. History since 1877 • 3 credits
- *HIS 155 Western Civilization to 1700 • 3 credits
- *HIS 156 Western Civilization since 1700 • 3 credits
- HIS 201 History of Women in America • 3 credits
- POS 110 American Government • 3 credits
- PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology • 3 credits
- PSY 240 Developmental Psychology • 3 credits
- PSY 250 Social Psychology • 3 credits
- SOC 101 Introduction of Sociology • 3 credits
- SOC 121 Social Problems in America • 3 credits
- SOC 212 Sex and Gender in Society • 3 credits
- SOC 215 Ethnicity and Race • 3 credits
- SOC 225 Sociology of the Family • 3 credits
Electives
Choose carefully based on lower division and common course requirements for majors at the college or university to which you plan to transfer. To ensure you are selecting appropriate courses, see your academic adviser. The electives component must consist of credits that transfer to all three public Arizona universities as defined in the Course Equivalency Guide for the year in which the course is completed. Access to information about degrees and pathways, common courses, Course Equivalency Guides, and Arizona college and university catalogs is available through an NPC academic adviser or directly online at www.AZtransfer.com.
