General Education
The Maryland Higher Education Commission
stipulates that in order to receive associate degrees, students must
fulfill not only the requirements of their specific programs of study
but also those of a general education. The specific General Education
course requirements may vary with the type of associate degree.
General Education Course Requirements
Set forth below are the
course requirements, by category, for each type of associate degree.
Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees (except in Nursing)
Associate of Science in Nursing
Associate of Applied Science
GENERAL EDUCATION – AA/AS
Associate of Arts and
Associate of Science degrees (except in Nursing)
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Arts and Humanities
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6 credits (two disciplines; one course must be a Communication
course)
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Social and Behavioral Sciences
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6 credits (two disciplines)
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Biological and Physical Sciences
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7 - 8 credits (one course must be a laboratory course)
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Mathematics
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3 - 4 credits
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English Composition
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6 credits (ENGL 101 and ENGL 102)
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Interdisciplinary and Emerging Issues 8 credits, distributed as
follows:
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Wellness and Health
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Information Technology
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Global, Historical and Cultural Perspectives
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3 credits
3 credits
2 credits
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Total: 36 - 38 credits *
*One of the 3-credit General Education courses must be a Diversity
course.
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GENERAL EDUCATION – AA/AS Nursing
Associate of Science
in Nursing
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Arts and Humanities
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6 credits (one course must be a Communication course and ENGL)
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Social and Behavioral Sciences
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9 credits (3 credits Introduction to Sociology, 3 credits
Introduction to Psychology, 3 credits Human Growth and Development)
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Biological and Physical Sciences
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12 credits (4 credits Microbiology, 8 credits Human Anatomy and
Physiology)
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Mathematics
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3 credits
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English Composition
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3 credits (ENGL 101)
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Total: 33 credits
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GENERAL EDUCATION – AAS
Associate of Applied Science
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Arts and Humanities
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3 credits (must be a Communication course)
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Social and Behavioral Sciences
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3 credits
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Biological and Physical Sciences
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3 - 4 credits
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Mathematics
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3 - 4 credits
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English Composition
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3 credits (ENGL 101)
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Interdisciplinary and Emerging
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3 credits (Wellness and Health or Information Technology)
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General Education Elective
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3 credits (one course from either Arts and Humanities or Social and
Behavioral Sciences)
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Total: 21 - 23 credits*
*One of the 3-credit General Education courses must be a Diversity
course
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