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Associate in General Education

(Courses for this A.A.S. degree program are offered day, evening, online and/or hybrid)

 
Hours/Week
Sem Hrs
 
Class
Lab
Credit
General Education Core (44 Semester Hours Credit)*
 

English Composition (6 Semester Hours Credit)

The following course is required :

ENG 111 Expository Writing 3 0 3
The second composition course must be selected from the following:
ENG 112 Argument-Based Research
3 0 3
ENG 113 Literature-Based Research 3 0 3
ENG 114 Prof. Research & Reporting 3 0 3
Humanities/Fine Arts (3 Semester Hours Credit )**

Select one course from those listed below.

ART 111 Art Appreciation 3 0 3
ART 114 Art History Survey I 3 0 3
ART 115 Art History Survey II 3 0 3
DRA 111 Theatre Appreciation 3 0 3
DRA 112 Literature of the Theatre 3 0 3
ENG 125 Creative Writing I 3 0 3
ENG 131 Introduction to Literature
3 0 3
ENG 231 American Literature I 3 0 3
ENG 232 American Literature II 3 0 3
ENG 241 British Literature I 3 0 3
ENG 242 British Literature II 3 0 3
ENG 273 African-American Literature 3 0 3
FRE 111 Elementary French I
3 0 3
FRE 112 Elementary French II 3 0 3
FRE 211 Intermediate French I 3 0 3
FRE 212 Intermediate French II 3 0 3
HUM 110 Technology & Society 3 0 3
HUM 120 Cultural Studies 3 0 3
HUM 121 The Nature of America 3 0 3
HUM 122 Southern Culture 3 0 3
HUM 130 Myth in Human Culture 3 0 3
HUM 150 American Women’s Studies 3 0 3
HUM 160 Introduction to Film 2 2 3
HUM 220 Human Values & Meaning 3 0 3
MUS 110 Music Appreciation
3 0 3
MUS 112 Introduction to Jazz 3 0 3
MUS 114 Non-Western Music 3 0 3
MUS 210 History of Rock Music 3 0 3
PHI 215 Philosophical Issues 3 0 3
PHI 220 Western Philosophy I 3 0 3
PHI 221 Western Philosophy II 3 0 3
PHI 230 Introduction to Logic 3 0 3
PHI 240 Introduction to Ethics 3 0 3
REL 110 World Religions 3 0 3
REL 211 Intro. to Old Testament 3 0 3
REL 212 Intro. to New Testament 3 0 3
REL 221 Religion in America 3 0 3
SPA 111 Elementary Spanish I 3 0 3
SPA 112 Elementary Spanish II 3 0 3
SPA 211 Intermediate Spanish I 3 0 3
SPA 212 Intermediate Spanish II 3 0 3
Introductory foreign language courses ( FRE 111 and SPA 111) cannot be used to satisfy this requirement; however, these courses are credited under Other Required Hours.
Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 Semester Hours Credit)
Select one course from those listed below.
ANT 210 General Anthropology 3 0 3
ANT 220 Cultural Anthropology 3 0 3
ANT 240 Archaeology 3 0 3
ECO 151 Survey of Economics
3 0 3
ECO 251 Principles of Microeconomics 3 0 3
ECO 252 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 0 3
GEO 111 World Regional Geography 3 0 3
HIS 111 World Civilizations I 3 0 3
HIS 112 World Civilizatons II 3 0 3
HIS 121 Western Civilization I
3 0 3
HIS 122 Western Civilization II 3 0 3
HIS 131 American History I 3 0 3
HIS 132 American History II 3 0 3
HIS 221 African-American History 3 0 3
HIS 236 North Carolina History 3 0 3
POL 110 Intro. to Political Science
3 0 3
POL 120 American Government 3 0 3
POL 130 State & Local Government 3 0 3
POL 220 International Relations 3 0 3
PSY 150 General Psychology
3 0 3
PSY 239 Psychology of Personality 3 0 3
PSY 241 Developmental Psychology 3 0 3
PSY 263 Educational Psychology 3 0 3
PSY 281 Abnormal Psychology 3 0 3
SOC 210 Introduction to Sociology
3 0 3
SOC 213 Sociology of the Family 3 0 3
SOC 220 Social Problems 3 0 3
SOC 225 Social Diversity 3 0 3
SOC 240 Social Psychology 3 0 3
Natural Sciences/Mathematics (3 Semester Hours Credit)
Natural Sciences
BIO 110 Principles of Biology 3 3 4
BIO 111 General Biology I 3 3 4
BIO 112 General Biology II 3 3 4
BIO 120 Botany 3 3 4
BIO 140
BIO 140A
Environmental Biology and
Environmental Biology Lab
3
0
0
3
3
1
CHM 131
CHM 131A

Introduction to Chemistry and
Introduction to Chemistry Lab
3
0
0
2
3
1
CHM 132 Organic & Biochemistry 3 3 4
CHM 151 General Chemistry I 3 3 4
CHM 152 General Chemistry II 3 3 4
GEL 111 Introductory Geology 3 2 4
GEL 120 Physical Geology 3 2 4
GEL 230 Environmental Geology 3 2 4
PHY 251 College Physics I 3 2 4
PHY 252 College Physics II 3 2 4

OR

Mathematics
Select one course from the following:

CIS 110 Introduction to Computers
2 2 3
CIS 115 Intro. to Programming & Logic 2 2 3
MAT 140 Survey of Mathematics
3 0 3
MAT 151 Statistics I 3 0 3
MAT 161 College Algebra 3 0 3
MAT 171 Precalculus Algebra 3 0 3
MAT 172 Precalculus Trigonometry 3 0 3
MAT 175 Precalculus 4 0 4
MAT 263 Brief Calculus 3 0 3
MAT 271 Calculus I 3 2 4
MAT 272 Calculus II 3 2 4
MAT 273 Calculus III 3 2 4
MAT 280 Linear Algebra 3 0 3
MAT 285 Differential Equations 3 0 3
 
Other Required Courses to earn Associate in General Education Degree
(49 - 50 Semester Hours Credit)*
49-50 SHC must be selected from any college level course, that is, all courses in the Randolph Community College catalog numbered 100 or above, except those with a COE prefix. Students must meet all prerequisite requirements as specified.
ACA ACC AHR ANT ART AUB
AUT BIO BPR BTC BUS CHM
CIS CJC COM CSC CTS DAN
DBA DES DFT DRA ECO EDU
ELC ELN ENG ETR FRE GEL
GEO GRA GRD HEA HIS HUM
HYD INT ISC JOU MAC MAT
MEC MKT MNT MUS NET NOS
NUR OST PED PFN PHI PHO
PHY POL PSY RAD RED REL
SCI SEC SOC SPA WEB WLD
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS CREDIT 64-65  

Students who are awaiting admission into the Associate Degree Nursing, Radiography, or Physical Therapist Assistant programs may enroll in the Associate in General Education (AGE) curriculum.

 

Federal Financial Aid Guidelines for AGE Students

Students who are in the AGE program and awaiting admission into the Nursing or Radiography program should note the following information regarding federal financial aid:


150% RULE

You must complete the program of study within 150% of the required credits.

Example: If a program is 64 credit hours, you must complete the program within 96 credit hours. To avoid jeopardizing your financial aid, you can:

1. Limit taking courses to those that only transfer into the Nursing or Radiography program.
2. Graduate from the AGE program before starting the Nursing or Radiography program.

For more information or clarification, contact the Office of Financial Aid and Veterans Affairs.

Additional Information

Enrolling in the courses listed is NOT an admission requirement for the Associate Degree Nursing program nor a requirement for the Radiography program. It is NOT a requirement to graduate from the AGE program in order to be admitted into any of the degree programs listed.

Affiliating clinical agencies may require a criminal background check and drug screening as a prerequisite for clinical learning experiences. Positive results can result in the clinical agency denying the student access to clinical practice in the facility. Any student who is denied access to any clinical facility will not be allowed to progress in the Associate Degree Nursing program or Radiography program.