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Q: What are the AA/AS degree requirements for Math and English in your state? A: Georgia Technical College System's Response: All associate degrees offered in the Georgia technical college system, governed by the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education, require standard first-level college math and English courses: college algebra (traditional or applied, depending upon program and whether the student will be taking additional math courses) and first-term freshman English. In addition, along with courses in the student's career-preparation major, all programs also require at least four additional college-level general education courses that must include courses in oral communications, humanities, and social science. Fred Kiehle A: New York's response. The SUNY Board of Trustees in 1999 implemented a new general education requirement that applies to all SUNY institutions and students. This requirement applies to the baccalaureate level. Students are required to complete 30 credit hours (generally operationalized as 10 courses) in 10 knowledge and skill areas (also expressed as learning outcomes). While no specific requirements are applied to the associate's level, the community colleges have agreed to provide 7 out of the 10 courses/knowledge areas. Which 7 is not specified, however math, humanities and basic communication are usually among the 7. One of the ten knowledge areas is mathematics. Students are expected to be knowledgeable in arithmetic, algebra, geometry (generally a math course at or above pre-calculus) and quantitative reasoning (generally statistics or computer science). Another of the ten knowledge areas is basic communications, including writing, research and oral discourse. (There is a separate humanities requirement as well.) For more detailed information on SUNY's general education policy and requirements, visit www.sysadm.suny.edu/provost/generaleducation. Click on "Guidelines for Approval of SUNY General Education Requirements Courses". Denise S. Bukovan
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The National Council of State Directors of Community Colleges is an affiliated council of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). The council provides a forum for the exchange of information about developments, trends, and problems in state systems of community colleges. Through our affiliation with AACC, we also strive to affect national legislation that impacts our colleges and state agencies. This is the only Council that represents the collective interest of state agencies and state boards of community colleges. This council is a valuable forum to help state directors deal with the changes in attitude and policies towards community colleges at the international, federal, state and local levels. We will share information and learn lessons from each other to better serve the interests of our institutions in the coming years.
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