Pathway

Pathway Leading to Associate in Arts

Designation
CCP

The CCP College Transfer Pathway Leading to the Associate in Arts is designed for high school students who wish to begin study toward the Associate in Arts degree and a baccalaureate degree in a non-STEM major.   

General Education (31-32 SHC)

The general education requirement includes study in courses selected from the Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) component of the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement.  

English Composition (6 SHC) 

The following two English composition courses are required.

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
6

Select three courses from the following from at least two different disciplines (9 SHC)

Communication 

Course Code
Title
Credits

Social/Behavioral Sciences (9 SHC) 

Select three courses from the following from at least two different disciplines:

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
9

Math (3-4 SHC)  

Select one course from the following:

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
3-4

Please see CC16-025 at https://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/numbered-memos/cc16-025  for direct placement criteria for MAT-271 Calculus I. 

Natural Sciences (4 SHC)

Select 4 SHC from the following course(s):

Course Code
Title
Credits
4
Sub-Total Credits
4

Academic Transition (1 SHC)

 The following course is required: 

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
1

*Optional General Education Hours (0-8 SHC)

A student may take up to 8 SHC of foreign language courses and accompanying labs, in a single language, designated as General Education in the CAA as a part of this pathway.  These courses are not a part of the Universal General Education Transfer Component. Students who complete these courses with a grade of “C” or better will receive transfer credit. The receiving university will determine whether the courses will count as general education, pre-major, or elective credit.

Sub-Total Credits
1-8

High school students in the CCP College Transfer Pathway Leading to the Associate in Arts must complete the entire pathway before taking additional courses in the Associate in Arts degree, with the exception of mathematics courses beyond MAT 171 in the Associate in Arts.  

Editorial Revision 03/16/20. 

Total Credits
32-41