General Education Requirements for Associate Degree

All students graduating with an Associate degree from Cape Cod Community College will complete the following 21–23* credits of common general education requirements.

Associate Degree General Education Requirements

 
Course Credits
ENL101 English Composition I 3 credits
Humanities & Fine Arts 3 credits
Behavioral and Social Science 6 credits

Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning (or)
Natural or Physical Science

6–8 credits
General Education Elective 3 credits
Total credits* 21–23 credits*

*Associate in Arts degree students need to take additional general education coursework to satisfy the MassTransfer Block.

21–23 Credit hour general education requirement for all students (plus an additional [37-39+ credits] in Professional Education for AS programs). AS degree programs may identify required courses within the academic disciplines represented in the general education requirement. The elective is a program elective, not a free elective for the student.

All students graduating with an Associate of Applied Science degree from Cape Cod Community College will complete a minimum of 20 credits of common general education requirements as follows.

Associate of Applied Science Degree General Education Requirements

 

 
   
Course Credits
ENL101 English Composition I 3 credits
Humanities & Fine Arts 3 credits
Behavioral and Social Science 3 credits

Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning (or)
Natural or Physical Science

3–4 credits
General Education Elective 7–8 credits
Total credits 20 credits