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May 30, 2025
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2025-2026 Catalog and Student Handbook
Uniform Certificate of General Studies, Certificate
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Purpose
The Uniform Certificate of General Studies (Plan Code 695) is intended to provide students the opportunity to take courses to meet a subset of lower-level general education requirements at a four-year college or university. The Certificate is not intended to represent a comprehensive general education core or to ensure the same ease of transferability as the transfer degrees.
Students enrolled in the Certificate program may apply all credits earned to the college’s Associate of Science degree in Education, Engineering, General Studies or Science. Students enrolled in an Associate of Arts degree in Liberal Arts may also apply all credits earned to the UCGS.
Under current guidelines, federal financial aid cannot be used to enroll in the Uniform Certificate of General Studies program. Students intending to use financial aid should enroll in one of the college’s AS & AA transfer degree programs.
Program Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Explore, interpret, and represent the human experience and cultural awareness through the arts and social sciences.
- Read, write and analyze effectively across a number of disciplines.
- Integrate and apply the fundamental principles of scientific inquiry, social sciences, arts, and humanities.
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Program Curriculum and Suggested Sequence of Courses
A minimum grade of “C” in each course is required. UCGS Block I - Written Communication
6 credits required. UCGS Block II - Art/Humanities/Literature
Student must take 2 courses from different categories, for a total of 6 credits. Arts
Select a 2nd course from a different category: Art, Humanities, or Literature. Note: Cannot use 2 courses from the same category. Humanities
Select a 2nd course from a different Block II category: Art, Humanities, or Literature. Note: Cannot use 2 courses from the same category. Literature
Select a 2nd course from a different category: Art, Humanities, or Literature. Note: Cannot use 2 courses from the same category. UCGS Block III - Social and Behavioral Sciences
Student must take 1 course from Block III. 3 credits required. UCGS Block IV - Natural Sciences
Student must take 1 course from Block IV. 4 credits required. UCGS Block V - Mathematics
Student must take 1 course from Block V. Choice of two pathways is available: Quantitative/Statistics or Calculus. Minimum 3 credits required. UCGS Block VI - History
Student must take 1 course from Block VI. 3 credits required. UCGS Block VII - Specialized GE Requirement
Student must take 2 courses from Block VII. 6 credits required. |
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