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 100 | Introduction to Communication | 3 |
| COM 110 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| COM 201 | Public Speaking | 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 I | 3 |
| ART 134 | World Art II | 3 |
| EDU 230 | Education in a Changing World | 3 |
| EDU 234 | Elementary ESL/SEI Methods | 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 |
| MUS 101 | World of Music | 3 |
| PHI 105 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| THC 105 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| MAT 142 | College Mathematics | 3 |
| MAT 151 | College Algebra | 4 |
| MAT 160 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| MAT 181 | Trigonometry | 3 |
| MAT 210 | Elements of Calculus | 4 |
| MAT 221 | Calculus I | 5 |
| MAT 231 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MAT 241 | Calculus III | 4 |
| Natural Sciences | ||
| 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 101 | Introduction to Physics | 4 |
| PHY 111 | General Physics I | 4 |
| PHY 112 | General Physics II | 4 |
| SCI 101 | Community Science for Global Futures | 3 |
| SCI 201 | Community Science Research for Global Futures | 3 |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences | ||
| COM 100 | Introduction to Human Communication | 3 |
| COM 110 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| EDU 200 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
| HIS 104 | The Development of Europe to 1650 | 3 |
| HIS 105 | Modern Europe since 1550 | 3 |
| 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 |
| PSY 101 | Introduction to 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 |
| Institutions of the Americas | ||
| ENG 241 | American Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 242 | American Literature II | 3 |
| HIS 131 | U.S. History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIS 132 | U.S. History From 1877 to Present | 3 |
| PHI 105 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| POS 110 | American Government and Politics | 3 |
| POS 220 | U.S. and Arizona Constitutions | 3 |
| SOC 210 | Racial and Ethnic Relations | 3 |
| Computers | ||
| CIS 101 | Computer Concepts and Microsoft Applications | 3 |
| CIS 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 | ||
| 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 |