The minimum requirement for the associate degree is 60 credit hours and completion of all specified program requirements. Students must successfully complete a minimum of 20 credit hours in General Education courses such as English, social science, mathematics, humanities, science and a minimum of 30 credit hours in their major program. Finally, students earning the degree must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0.
Every student enrolled in an associate degree program must demonstrate basic arithmetic and algebra skills before enrolling in college-level math and or other courses (e.g., science). To earn an associate degree, students will be required to successfully complete one or more college-level math classes as specified by the particular program to which the student has been accepted. Students lacking basic arithmetic and algebra skills may be able to achieve those competencies through corequisite remediation offered by the college.