AGEC - Arizona General Education Curriculum

What is AGEC?

Guaranteed Transferability

AGEC stands for Arizona General Education Curriculum, a state-wide block of lower division courses that fulfill general education requirements at Arizona’s public community colleges:  Arizona State University (ASU), Northern Arizona University (NAU), and the University of Arizona (UA).

AGEC is the best way to make your credits count for most transfer degrees. Work with an advisor to maximize the applicability of your courses to the degree you want to pursue at a university.

Why complete an AGEC?

• When you complete the AGEC, all admission requirements are waived at all Arizona public universities. This means that you are unconditionally admitted to any Arizona public university of your choice after completing the AGEC. Arizona residents need to have a minimum AGEC GPA of 2.5. This does not mean that the college or university will accept ALL transferable courses. Please see an advisor to discuss which courses will be counted toward the university’s graduation requirements.
• Save money by completing your lower-division requirements at NPC. On average, Northland Pioneer College tuition rates are about one-third of the Arizona public universities’ tuition.
• NPC classes are generally smaller than university freshman and sophomore liberal studies classes.
• If you have high school concurrent enrollment credits, transfer credits from another accredited college or university, and/or CLEP credits that satisfy our General Education requirements, these credits may be counted toward an AGEC. An academic advisor can assist in determining whether those credits can be applied toward AGEC requirements.

AGEC Completion

Students complete the AGEC by completing the 32-credit General Education, CP . Students who satisfactorily complete the General Education, CP  will have the AGEC designation noted on their transcripts. NPC’s district has set the minimum in-residence credits for an AGEC at 15 credits. However, students should follow the CP graduation requirement that 75 percent of their credits are required to be in residence. This percentage exceeds the 15-credit minimum.

What happens if you don’t complete the AGEC requirements, offered through the General Education CP?

• You will need to meet ALL standard university admission requirements.
• You will need to complete university requirements, which may not be the same as Northland Pioneer College’s General Education requirements.
• Your General Education courses will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis using the Course Equivalency Guide (CEG) and may not meet the specific general education requirements at the university.

AGEC Requirements

Complete the 32-credit General Education, CP .