A student enrolled at CVCC in an Associate of Science degree program in General Studies or an Associate of Arts degree program in Liberal Arts must complete 41 semester hours of core curriculum course work distributed among four core discipline areas (Areas I - IV). The student will complete Area V requirements by selecting 23 semester hours appropriate to his/her future major. The student must complete 64 semester hours of appropriate course work to satisfy the requirements for graduation and to receive the Associate of Science degree in General Studies or the Associate of Arts degree in Liberal Arts.
Degree Requirements
Area I: Written Composition I and II
Area II: Humanities, Speech and Fine Arts
Must complete at least three semester hours in Literature.
Must complete at least three semester hours in Fine Arts.
Must complete at least three semester hours in Speech.
Students must complete a six-hour sequence in Literature or History.
Area III: Natural Science and Mathematics
Must complete three semester hours in Mathematics at the Precalculus Algebra (MTH 112) or Finite Math (MTH 110) level or above. Prerequisites and/or developmental courses may be required for some students before enrolling in these courses.
Must complete eight semester hours in the Natural Sciences or laboratory experiences.
Area IV: History, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Must complete at least three semester hours in History.
Students must complete a six-hour sequence in Literature or History.
Remaining semester hours to be selected from among other disciplines in the Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Areas I-IV: Minimum General Education Requirements
AGSC-approved CORE courses, including courses not offered by CVCC, transferred from another college will meet requirements for Areas I-IV.
Area V: Preprofessional, Pre-Major, and Elective Courses
For additional courses, students must consult with their advisors to obtain Articulation Degree Plans for their specific areas of concentration.
The Articulation Degree Plan will list specific course requirements for transfer. However, since acceptance of transfer credits is ultimately determined by the senior institution, a student planning to transfer must consult with his/her advisor as well as the catalog of the institution to which he/she plans to transfer to ensure transfer credit.
Areas I-V: General studies curricula
Maximum program semester credit hours
Semester credit-hour range by award
* See the Articulation Degree Plan for specific course requirements for Areas II, III and IV.
**Respective programs of study for baccalaureate degrees at Alabama public universities range from 120 to 128 semester credit hours in length. Depending on the total hours allocated for the bachelor’s degrees, institutions in the Alabama Community College System are authorized to provide 50% of the total (60-64).