The Associate of Science degree requires a minimum of 64 hours of course credits to complete, with a grade of 'C' or better in all courses and a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Additionally, some of these courses have placement or course prerequisites that must be fulfilled. Completion of these prerequisites may result in coursework beyond 64 credits.
For courses that do have prerequisites or require satisfactory placement, a grade of 'C' or better is required in the prerequisite courses. [For prerequisite purposes only, a 'P' (passing) grade is the equivalent of a 'C' grade.] More information about course prerequisites may be found in Part V, Course Descriptions, that lists individual courses, or by consulting an Academic Advisor.
Graduates must complete at least 36 credits of general education options as listed for the specific degree. These must include 6 credits in English composition, 4 credits in Mathematics, 6 credits from the Arts and Humanities, 14 credits from the Physical and Biological Sciences, and 6 credits from the Social and Behavioral Sciences. An additional 28 credits should be chosen carefully based on lower division and common course requirements for majors at the college or university to which the student plans to transfer.
In most Northland general education courses, special emphasis is placed upon developing written communication skills with intensive writing requirements embedded within each. Race and ethnic issue awareness is also embedded throughout the general education requirements of the Arts/Humanities, Social/Behavioral Sciences, and Physical/Biological Sciences. Specific courses, as noted in the degrees, meet the requirement for Contemporary Global/International or Historical Awareness.
All courses included in these degrees must transfer to the three Arizona public universities as direct equivalents, departmental elective credits, or general elective credits. Students planning to transfer to a four-year college or university are advised to work with NPC Academic Advisors to facilitate a smooth and efficient transfer process. Access to information about degrees and pathways, common courses, Course Equivalency Guides, transfer guides and Arizona college and university catalogs is available through an Academic Advisor or directly on the Internet at www.az.transfer.org/cas.
The Associate of Arts (AA), The Associate of Arts in Elementary Education (AAEE), the Associate of Business (ABus), and the Associate of Science (AS) degrees are designed for students intending to transfer into four-year college or university programs. The general education requirements of these degrees are especially designed to transfer to Arizona's public universities, fulfilling their lower division general education requirements.
The General Education component of the Northland Pioneer College Associate of Science Degree fulfills the Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC-S). The AGEC-S, when completed, will transfer to the three public Arizona state universities as a block meeting all lower division general education requirements.
Students transferring to NPC from other institutions must complete a minimum of 15 credits of AGEC courses at Northland, which will include 13 or more credits from the Arts and Humanities section, Physical and Biological section and the Social and Behavioral Science section in order to receive certification of AGEC completion from Northland. If the AGEC-S block is not completed, courses will be articulated at the universities on a course-by-course basis and may not meet the specific general education requirements at the university.
Completion of the 36 general education course credits fulfills all requirements for the Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) requirements.
Courses must be selected from the following list and from at least two disciplines:
Courses must be selected from the following list:
Courses must be selected from the list below and from at least two disciplines. At least one asterisk (*) course must be chosen in order to meet requirements for Contemporary Global/International or Historical Awareness.
Courses must be selected from the following list:
** If not taken to satisfy Physical and Biological Sciences requirements.
Courses from this area should be selected by the student from:
The electives component must consist of credits that transfer to all three public Arizona universities as defined in the Course Equivalency Guide of the year the student completes the course. Access to information about degrees and pathways, common courses, Course Equivalency Guides, transfer guides and Arizona college and university catalogs is available through an Academic Advisor or directly on the Internet at www.az.transfer.org/cas.
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