General Education Requirements for Associate of Applied Science Degrees
The general education requirements for the Associate of Applied Science Degree (AAS) at Gila Community College are structured similarly to those for transfer degrees. These courses aim to expand students' perspectives and equip them with essential skills and knowledge across multiple disciplines, preparing them for both further education and life after college. As outlined in the State of Arizona General Education Values Statement (1993), this framework ensures that "every student pursuing an undergraduate degree develops basic skills and gains familiarity with a variety of knowledge areas fundamental to a college education." There are nine (9) general education categories for the AAS from which students are required to take at least 16 credits. For the Associate of Applied Science degree, students must take courses from at least three distinct general education categories, with no more than nine credits in any one category, except for the Health and Physical Education category, which has a two-credit limit.
AAS Course Options
GE Category | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Written and Oral Communication | ||
| ASL 101 | Beginning Sign Language I | 4 |
| ASL 102 | Beginning Sign Language II | 4 |
| BUA 259 | Business Communications | 3 |
| COM 115 | Introduction to Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| COM 201 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| COM 215 | Interviewing Principles and Practices | 3 |
| COM 260 | Elements of Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| ENG 100 | Writing Fundamentals | 3 |
| ENG 101 | Written Communications I | 3 |
| ENG 102 | Written Communications II | 3 |
| SPA 101 | Elementary Spanish I | 4 |
| SPA 102 | Elementary Spanish II | 4 |
| SPA 201 | Intermediate Spanish I | 4 |
| SPA 202 | Intermediate Spanish II | 4 |
| Arts & Humanities | ||
| ART 133 | World Art 1 | 3 |
| ART 134 | World Art II | 3 |
| ECE 281 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| EDU 281 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| ENG 201 | World Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 202 | World Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 221 | English Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 222 | English Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 241 | American Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 242 | American Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 281 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| MUS 101 | World of Music | 3 |
| THC 105 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| BUA 220 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| BUS 111 | Business Mathematical Calculations | 3 |
| MAT 100 | Applied Mathematics | 4 |
| MAT 121 | Intermediate Algebra | 4 |
| MAT 142 | College Mathematics | 3 |
| MAT 151 | Precalculus Algebra | 4 |
| MAT 160 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| MAT 181 | Precalculus Trigonometry | 3 |
| MAT 210 | Elements of Calculus | 4 |
| MAT 221 | Calculus I | 5 |
| MAT 231 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MAT 241 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MAT 261 | Differential Equations | 4 |
| PSY 220 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| Natural Sciences | ||
| AGR 111 | Principles of Plant Science | 3 |
| AGR 135 | Conservation and Natural Resources | 3 |
| AST 103 | Introduction to Astronomy | 4 |
| BIO 100 | Biology Concepts | 4 |
| BIO 160 | Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
| BIO 181 | General Biology I | 4 |
| BIO 182 | General Biology II | 4 |
| BIO 201 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BIO 202 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| BIO 205 | Microbiology | 4 |
| CHM 130 | Fundamental Chemistry | 4 |
| CHM 138 | An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry | 4 |
| CHM 151 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHM 152 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHM 235 | General Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHM 236 | General Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
| PHY 107 | Physical Concepts | 4 |
| PHY 111 | General Physics I | 4 |
| PHY 112 | General Physics II | 4 |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences | ||
| BUA 210 | Society and Business | 3 |
| BUA 221 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| BUA 223 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| BUS 251 | Human Relations | 3 |
| COM 100 | Introduction to Human Communication | 3 |
| ECE 171 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| EDU 200 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
| HIS 104 | The Development of Europe to 1650 | 3 |
| HIS 105 | Modern Europe since 1550 | 3 |
| HIS 111 | History of China to 1600 | 3 |
| HIS 112 | History of China 1600 to Present | 3 |
| POS 120 | World Politics | 3 |
| PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 171 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| PSY 230 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 240 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 250 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 110 | Marriage and the Family | 3 |
| SOC 201 | Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC 210 | Racial and Ethnic Relations | 3 |
| SSE 110 | Introduction to Social Work | 3 |
| Institutions of the Americas | ||
| HIS 131 | U.S. History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIS 132 | U.S. History From 1877 to Present | 3 |
| POS 110 | United States National Politics | 3 |
| Computers | ||
| CMP 101 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| CMP 103 | Introduction to Computer Based Systems | 3 |
| Counseling | ||
| CSL 103 | Leadership Techniques I | 1 |
| CSL 105 | Personal Development | 2 |
| CSL 109 | Orientation to Student Success | 1 |
| CSL 111 | Leadership for Organizational Development | 2 |
| CSL 114 | Leadership Techniques II | 1 |
| Health and Physical Education | ||
| DAN 120 | Beginning Modern Dance I | 1-2 |
| HPE 104 | Physical Conditioning and Assessment I | 1-2 |
| HPE 105 | Physical Conditioning and Assessment II | 1-2 |
| HPE 204 | Physical Conditioning and Assessment III | 1-2 |
| HPE 205 | Physical Conditioning and Assessment IV | 1-2 |