Associate of General Studies Degree

The AGS degree is designed for students who do not plan to transfer or who plan to transfer to an out-of-state university and want more flexibility in selecting courses. Choosing the AGS and fulfilling Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) requirements will maintain an open door for transferring to an Arizona public university at a later time. The AGS degree is designed to be a general studies degree with no area of emphasis. Students planning to transfer to an out-of-state university should work closely with an academic advisor in choosing their coursework. Whenever possible, working with the catalog of the out-of-state university provides the best planning tool for students. Cochise College has the following Associate of General Studies degrees:

• The AGS degree requires coursework at the 100 level or higher.
• General education requirements for AGS degrees consist of a minimum of 35 credits. Six credits of coursework must be completed to fulfill the intensive writing requirement. The cultural and historical or global awareness requirements are satisfied by completing the arts, humanities, and social and behavioral science courses in the degree.
• All courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
• An elective course may be used to satisfy a general education requirement; however, the total credits required for the degree remain the same.
• A minimum of 16 credits of any degree granted must be completed in residency at Cochise College.
• A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or higher is required for any AGS degree.