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2017-2018 Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Catalog [PAST CATALOG]

General Education Requirements and degree program required courses


General Education Requirements and AACC degree program requirements are part of every associate’s degree and they are the foundation of the higher education curriculum.

The State of Maryland: General Education Requirements

  

AACC Degree Program Requirements

  

  

Approved Courses

Choose one of the areas below to see the approved general education and AACC degree required courses:

 

 

Approved General Education Courses by Category


Arts and Humanities Category


Dance


English


Additional English courses are listed under linguistics and sophomore literature.

Honors


Linguistics


Sophomore Literature


Theater Arts


World Languages


Biological and Physical Sciences Category


Gender and Sexuality Studies


Honors


English Composition Category


Effective with the start of the Fall 2017 term, students must complete one course in English composition (ENG 112, ENG 116 or ENG 121) with a grade of C or better.  Students who met this English composition requirement in a term prior to Fall 2017 may follow the previous State of Maryland Title 13B General Education Requirements regarding English composition. 

Health/Fitness/Wellness Category


Mathematics Category


Social and Behavioral Sciences Category


Honors


Human Services


Legal Studies


Computing and Information Technology (Computer Competency) Requirement


All students in associate degree programs must demonstrate competence in computing and information technology (a computer competency requirement).

Anne Arundel Community College defines a student who is competent in computing and information technology as one who can:

  • demonstrate a working knowledge of computer hardware and an appropriate operating environment to generate, store, retrieve, transfer and manipulate data; and
  • use the computer as a tool to solve problems and produce information appropriate to coursework.

There are three ways to satisfy the computer competency requirement. A student may:

  1. Complete a course or sequence of courses from the list of approved computer competency courses (see below); or
  2. Transfer in an equivalent course from another institution; or
  3. Test out of an approved course by passing a CLEP exam or departmental exam.

Regardless of how the computer competency requirement is met, students must complete the number of credits required by their degree program.  Consult with an Academic Advisor, as needed, to ensure proper progress toward degree completion and to discuss computer technology, computer competency and other degree program required courses.

Approved Competency Courses


Completing one of the following approved courses or sequences of courses satisfies the computing and information technology competency requirement. (Students who completed an approved course or sequence of courses from this list during the fall 1994 term or any subsequent term have met the computing and information technology requirement provided the required competency elements were included in the course when it was taken.)

  There are some courses (as noted below) that will allow students to satisfy the computer competency course requirement simultaneously as they satisfy the computer technology requirement.  
 

Courses that simultaneously satisfy Computer Competency and Technology :

Diversity Requirement


We live in a society and world characterized by diversity, and Anne Arundel Community College believes that the study of diversity is an essential part of contemporary education.

Diversity courses share common characteristics.

  • They focus on one or more of the elements of diversity: race, ethnicity, gender, disability, class, sexual orientation, age, and culture.
  • They look at how ideas about diversity are shaped by culture and affect the way people think and live.
  • They link diversity to larger questions of power and privilege.
  • They help students develop the knowledge and understanding needed to participate effectively in our diverse global, national, and local communities.

While the college encourages all students to complete a diversity course, each student pursuing an associate degree must fulfill the college’s diversity requirement in one of the following ways:

  1. Successfully complete one course from the list below
  2. Successfully complete one program diversity sequence from the list below
  3. Transfer credit awarded for an equivalent course successfully completed at another accredited institution of higher education in accordance with the college transfer credit policy.

The Following Courses and Sequences Meet the College Diversity Requirement.

Diversity Courses


Program Diversity Sequences