General Education

Overview

Arizona public community colleges and universities have agreed upon a common structure for transfer of general education curriculum. The Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) block fulfills the lower-division general education requirements at all Arizona public community colleges and universities. Arizona residents who complete only an AGEC need to have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 and a grade of C or better in each AGEC course for assured admission into an Arizona public university, while Arizona residents who complete an associate degree need to have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 for assured admission.

The AGEC block at Cochise College consists of 35-39 credits.

Learning Outcomes: AGEC-A/B/S, General Requirements/Studies

Students who successfully complete this program will be able to do the following:

• Demonstrate competency in communication, creativity, critical thinking, diverse and global perspectives, information literacy, and technology literacy.
• Demonstrate knowledge in a variety of areas of study.

Learning Outcomes: Allied Health AGS

Students who successfully complete this program will be able to do the following:

• Utilize integrated knowledge to articulate the levels of organization within the components of the eleven organ systems.
• Apply biological and pharmacological terminology as it relates to the medical field.
• Assess patients and administer CPR and/or first aid in healthcare and community settings.
• Initiate safe, ethical allied healthcare practices as a member of the healthcare team.

Admissions Requirements

There are no special admissions requirements for this program.

Degree Maps

Degree & Certificates

• Arizona General Education Curriculum - Art (AGEC-A) Certificate (Catalog)
• Arizona General Education Curriculum - Business (AGEC-B) Certificate (Catalog)
• Arizona General Education Curriculum - Science (AGEC-S) Certificate (Catalog)
• General Requirements - AA Degree (Catalog)
• General Requirements - AS Degree (Catalog)
• General Studies - AGS Degree (Catalog)
• Allied Health - AGS Degree (Catalog)