Definition of General Education Courses and Pre-major Courses. The Associate in Arts (AA) and Associate in Science (AS) degree programs in the North Carolina Community College System require a total of sixty or sixty-one semester hours credit for graduation (see Appendix F) and are transferable to any UNC institution. The overall total is comprised of both lower-division general education and pre-major courses. This curriculum reflects the distribution of discipline areas commonly included in institution-wide, lower-division general education requirements for the baccalaureate degree. The Associate in Arts (AA) and Associate in Science (AS) degree programs include general education requirements that represent the fundamental foundation for success and include study in the areas of English composition, communications, humanities and fine arts, natural sciences and mathematics, and social and behavioral sciences. Within these discipline areas, community colleges must include opportunities for the achievement of competence in reading, writing, oral communication, fundamental mathematical skills, and basic computer use. Students must meet the receiving university's foreign language and/or health and physical education requirements, if applicable, prior to or after transfer to the senior institution. The AA and AS degree programs of study are structured to include two components: –Universal General Education Transfer Component comprises a minimum of 30 semester hours of credit, and –Additional general education, pre-major, and elective courses that prepare students for successful transfer into selected majors at UNC institutions and bring the total number of hours in the degree programs to 60-61 semester hours. To ensure maximum transferability of credits, students should select a transfer major and preferred transfer university before completing 30 semester hours of credit. Additional general education, pre- major, and elective courses should be selected based on a student’s intended major and transfer institution. Each receiving institution will identify community college course equivalencies and publicize an equivalency course crosswalk to ensure transfer of credit uniformity and transparency. The specific number and distribution of courses used to fulfill the requirement in each of these areas will be identified by each community college as meeting its own general education requirements. The Universal General Education Transfer Component and Other Required General Education courses will be drawn from those courses desi...
Definition of General Education Courses and Pre-major Courses. The Associate in Arts (AA) and Associate in Science (AS) degree programs in the North Carolina Community College System require a total of sixty or sixty-one semester hours credit for graduation (see Appendix F) and are transferable to any UNC institution. The overall total is comprised of both lower-division general education and pre-major courses. This curriculum reflects the distribution of discipline areas commonly included in institution-wide, lower-division general education requirements for the baccalaureate degree. The Universal General Education Transfer Component represents the fundamental foundation for success and includes study in the areas of English composition, humanities and fine arts, natural sciences and mathematics, and social and behavioral sciences. Within these discipline areas, community colleges must include opportunities for the achievement of competence in reading, writing, oral communication, fundamental mathematical skills, and basic computer use. Students must meet the receiving university's foreign language and/or health and physical education requirements, if applicable, prior to or after transfer to the senior institution. The AA and AS degree programs of study are structured to include two components: –Universal General Education Transfer Component comprises a minimum of 30 semester hours of credit, and –Additional general education, pre-major, and elective courses that comprise a minimum of 30 semester hours of credit and prepare students for successful transfer into selected majors at UNC institutions. Each receiving institution will identify community college course equivalencies and publicize an equivalency course crosswalk to ensure transfer of credit uniformity and transparency. The specific number and distribution of courses used to fulfill the requirement in each of these areas will be identified by each community college as meeting its own general education requirements. The Universal General Education Transfer Component and Other Required General Education courses will be drawn from those courses designated in the North Carolina Community College Combined Course Library as being transferable general education. This will preserve the autonomy of each community college to develop its own general education program, including those aspects that make its program unique. Students are directed to the pre-majors for specifics regarding courses and distribution (see Appendix F).
Definition of General Education Courses and Pre-major Courses. The Associate in Arts (AA) and Associate in Science (AS) degree programs in the North Carolina Community College System require a total of sixty or sixty-one semester hours credit for graduation (see Appendix F) and are transferable to any UNC institution. The overall total is comprised of both lower- division general education and pre-major courses. This curriculum reflects the distribution of discipline areas commonly included in institution-wide, lower-division general education requirements for the baccalaureate degree. The AA and AS degree programs include general education requirements that represent the fundamental foundation for success and include study in the areas of English composition, communications, humanities and fine arts, natural sciences and mathematics, and social and behavioral sciences. Within these discipline areas, community colleges must include opportunities for the achievement of competence in reading, writing, oral communication, fundamental mathematical skills, and basic computer use. Students must meet the receiving university's foreign language and/or health and physical education requirements, if applicable, prior to or after transfer to a UNC System institution. The AA and AS degree programs of study are structured to include two components: –Universal General Education Transfer Component courses comprise a minimum of 30 semester hours of credit, and –Additional general education, pre-major, and elective courses that prepare students for successful transfer into selected majors at UNC System institutions will bring the total number of hours in the degree programs to 60-61 semester hours. To ensure maximum transferability of credits, students should select a transfer major and follow preferred transfer university options known as Baccalaureate Degree Plans (BDPs, see section V.A.7.) before completing 30 semester hours of credit. Additional general education, pre-major, and elective courses should be selected based on a student’s intended major and transfer institution options. Students will receive instruction, guidance, and assistance in making these selections when enrolled in the NCCCS course ACA 122 – College Transfer Success. NCCCS institutions are encouraged to require ACA 122 of all AA and AS program enrollees during their first semester of enrollment to promote effective and efficient transfer. Each receiving institution will identify community college course equivalencies and publicize an equivalency course crosswal...
Definition of General Education Courses and Pre-major Courses. The Associate in Arts (AA) and Associate in Science (AS) degree programs at Louisburg College require a total of sixty or sixty-one semester hours credit for graduation (see Appendix F) and are transferable to any UNC institution. The overall total is comprised of both lower-division general education and pre- major courses. This curriculum reflects the distribution of discipline areas commonly included in institution-wide, lower-division general education requirements for the baccalaureate degree. The Associate in Arts (AA) and Associate in Science (AS) degree programs include general education requirements that represent the fundamental foundation for success and include study in the areas of English composition, communications, humanities and fine arts, natural sciences and mathematics, and social and behavioral sciences. Within these discipline areas, Louisburg College must include opportunities for the achievement of competence in reading, writing, oral communication, fundamental mathematical skills, and basic computer use. Students must meet the receiving university's foreign language and/or health and physical education requirements, if applicable, prior to or after transfer to the senior institution. The AA and AS degree programs of study are structured to include two components: –Universal General Education Transfer Component comprises a minimum of 30 semester hours of credit, and –Additional general education, pre-major, and elective courses that prepare students for successful transfer into selected majors at UNC institutions and bring the total number of hours in the degree programs to 60-61 semester hours. To ensure maximum transferability of credits, students should select a transfer major and preferred transfer university before completing 30 semester hours of credit. Additional general education, pre- major, and elective courses should be selected based on a student’s intended major and transfer institution. Each receiving institution will identify Louisburg College course equivalencies and publicize an equivalency course crosswalk to ensure transfer of credit uniformity and transparency. The specific number and distribution of courses used to fulfill the requirement in each of these areas will be identified by Louisburg College as meeting its own general education requirements. The Universal General Education Transfer Component and Other Required General Education courses will be drawn from those courses designated in the North Carolina Co...
