2007-2008 Associate in Business (ABus) Degree, General Requirements (GR)

The Maricopa County Community College District Associate in Business, General Requirements (ABus SR) degree requires a total of 62-63 semester credits for the program of study. The degree has three major components:

MCCCD General Education, which includes Arizona General Education Curriculum for Business (AGEC-B),
Common Lower Division Program Requirements,
General Electives.

Purpose of the Degree

The ABus GR degree is designed for students who plan to transfer to Arizona’s public universities into majors that articulate with the Associate in Business General Requirements pathway and for students who plan to complete lower division course work toward a baccalaureate program at other degree granting institutions. All business majors except Accountancy and Computer Information Systems should follow the ABus GR pathway. Accountancy majors should follow the Transfer Guide (TG-XR) pathway. Computer Information Systems majors should follow the Associate in Business Special Requirements pathway.

The degree transfers as a block without loss of credit to Arizona's public universities and other institutions with district-wide articulation agreements. All semester credits used to satisfy the MCCCD Associate in Business General Requirements will apply to university graduation requirements of the university major for which the ABus GR was designed, regardless of whether the credit was awarded for completion of course work or for prior learning. For additional information on credit awarded for prior learning assessment, see the policy on Credit for Prior Learning in the general catalog.

Academic Policies that Govern the Associate in Business General Requirements Degree:

* Requires 62-63 semester credits in courses numbered 100 and above to be completed with a grade of "C" or better

* Uses the following policies to help students complete the required Core and Awareness Areas in AGEC B without exceeding the 35 semester credits

Courses can satisfy a Core Area and one or two Awareness Areas simultaneously. A course cannot be used to satisfy more than one Core Area requirement.

* Uses the following policy to help students complete the program requirements at a minimum of 62 semester credits but not more than 63 semester credits

Courses can satisfy multiple areas within the degree simultaneously (AGEC B Core Area, AGEC B Awareness Area, and/or Common Lower Division Program Requirements)

* Follows the general education policy below:

General Education Designations (example: (FYC), [SB], [HU], etc.)
Effective Fall 2000 the course evaluation and/or general education designation, as listed in the Arizona CEG (Course Equivalency Guide) within the Arizona Course Applicability System (AZCAS) is valid for the term in which the student is awarded credit on the transcript. A course evaluation and/or general education designation may be subject to change. Given that curriculum is dynamic at both MCCCD and the institutions to which MCCCD students transfer, students have the option to petition for course evaluations and/or general education designations

* Requires courses that transfer as an equivalent course, departmental elective credit (XXXXDEC), or general elective credit (Elective) at all Arizona public universities according to the Arizona Course Equivalency Guide (CEG). The course evaluation and/or general education designation as listed in AZCAS is valid for the term in which the student is awarded credit on the transcript

* Follows the graduation policies within the general catalog

* Includes both courses and their modular equivalents, either the course or the modular equivalents will satisfy the Associate in Business General Requirements

* Accepts one of the courses that is cross-referenced with other courses

* Provides for exemption from Arizona university admission requirements for students who complete the ABus SR degree from a regionally accredited post-secondary institution with a minimum 2.0 on a 4.0=A scale for Arizona residents and a minimum 2.5 on a 4.0=A scale for non-residents

The 62-63 semester credits required for the Associate in Business General Requirements follow. See the list entitled MCCCD Courses That Can Be Used to Satisfy MCCCD AGEC A, AGEC B and/or AGEC S for specific course information via the following website: http://www.dist.maricopa.edu/academic/ccta/

Select Tab labeled, Curriculum Procedures Handbook-Programs
Select Academic Programs
Select AGEC Course Matrix

The list identifies the courses in alpha-order by prefix as well as the different Core Areas and Awareness Areas where the course will apply. When selecting Mathematical Studies and Natural Sciences options, select from the appropriate AGEC A, B, or S list.