Page 42 of Cecil Community College 2005-2007 Catalog by Cecil Community College

Cecil Community College Programs of Study 41 The state of Maryland mandates that every associate degree program contain general education requirements designed to introduce students to the fundamental knowledge, skills and values that are essential to the study of academic disciplines. To assure that associate degree students meet the general education requirements defined by the state of Maryland, each degree program includes a distribution of general education credits. Courses which meet general education requirements must be approved by the Colleges academic council. The College defines general education as the portion of the curriculum devoted to the development of the skills, knowledge and abilities essential to all students, regardless of chosen majors. The course distribution is intended to ensure that students have mastered and have demonstrated a familiarity with core knowledge basic to all college-level work. General Education Requirements and Institutional Requirements for Associate of Arts (A.A.), Associate of Arts in Teaching (A.A.T.) and Associate of Science (A.S.) Degrees (minimum of 32 credits) Arts and Humanities 6 semester credit hours in the arts and humanities general education courses courses must be from two different disciplines and have different course prefixes Biological and Physical Sciences 7-8 semester credit hours in biological and physical sciences general education courses one of the courses must be a laboratory science course English Composition 3 credits in Freshman Composition (EGL101) Mathematics 3 semester credit hours in a mathematics general education course Social and Behavioral Sciences 6 semester credit hours in social and behavioral sciences general education courses courses must be from two different disciplines and have different course prefixes General Education Electives additional general education courses to complete a minimum of 30 semester hours GENERAL EDUCATION AND INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS Institutional Requirements 3 additional credits in Composition and Literature (EGL102) or Technical Writing (EGL211) two activity semester credit hours (select from courses with an ACT coding in the course description) NOTE: An exception to the Cecil Community College activity requirement is granted for the Registered Nurse degree program. General Education Requirements and Institutional Requirements for Associate of Applied Sciences (A.A.S.) Degrees (minimum of 22 credits) Arts and Humanities 3 semester credit hours in the arts and humanities general education course Biological and Physical Sciences 4 semester credit hours in biological and physical sciences general education course course must be a laboratory science course English Composition 3 credits in Freshman Composition (EGL101) Mathematics 3 semester credit hours in a mathematics general education course Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 semester credit hours in social and behavioral sciences general education course General Education Electives additional general education courses to complete a minimum of 20 semester hours Institutional Requirements 3 additional credits in Composition and Literature (EGL102) or Technical Writing (EGL211) two activity semester credit hours (select from courses with an ACT coding in the course description)

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