The Associate of Arts in General Curriculum is for adult students who wish to pursue their own educational goals. They may do this by combining related courses from several disciplines, exploring several interests at once, or choosing a variety of courses from throughout UMUC's offerings. Students in this program accept responsibility for developing a curriculum that meets their specific objectives. Students are encouraged to seek assistance from an Academic Advisor in arranging their curriculum so that it is in line with their personal interests and professional and educational goals.

The following course sequence will satisfy the requirements for the Associate of Arts degree. Some recommended courses satisfy more than one requirement; therefore, substituting courses for those listed may make it necessary to take additional courses to meet degree requirements. Students should consult with an Academic Advisor before veering from these recommendations, to ensure they are meeting the necessary requirements.

The following course sequence will fulfill all the requirements for the Associate of Arts degree in General Curriculum. Since some recommended courses fulfill more than one requirement, substituting courses for those listed may make it necessary to take additional courses to meet degree requirements. Students should consult an advisor whenever taking advantage of other options. Information on alternate courses (where allowable) to fulfill general education requirements (in communications, arts and humanities, behavioral and social sciences, biological and physical sciences, and mathematics) may be found on the GER page.

First Courses (to be taken within the first 18 credits)
Note: Placement tests are required for MATH and WRTG courses.

LIBS 150 Information Literacy and Research Methods (1)

WRTG 101 Introduction to Writing (3)

MATH 107 College Algebra (3)
or MATH 106 or a higher-level math course

Introductory Courses (to be taken within the first 30 credits)

HIST 142 Western Civilization II (3)
or HIST 157 History of the United States Since 1865
or other ARTH or HIST course to fulfill the arts and humanities requirement in historical perspective (discipline must differ from other humanities course)

Both BIOL 101 Concepts of Biology (3)
and BIOL 102 Laboratory in Biology (1)
or BIOL 103 Introduction to Biology
or other course(s) to satisfy the biological and physical sciences lecture and laboratory requirement

WRTG 291 Expository and Research Writing (3)
or other course to satisfy the communications writing requirement

GVPT 170 American Government (3)
or other course to fulfill the first behavioral and social sciences requirement

Δ IFSM 201 Introduction to Computer-Based Systems (3)
or CMST 303 Advanced Application Software

Δ Curriculum course (to be selected based on educational and career goals) (3)

Additional Required Courses (to be taken after first and introductory courses)

PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology (3)
or SOCY 100 Introduction to Sociology
or other course to satisfy the second behavioral and social sciences requirement (discipline must differ from first)

NSCI 100 Introduction to Physical Science (3)
or ASTR 100 Introduction to Astronomy
or other course to satisfy the biological and physical sciences lecture requirement

PHIL 140 Contemporary Moral Issues (3)
or a foreign language course
or other ARTH, ARTT, HIST, HUMN, MUSC, PHIL, THET, dance, or literature course to satisfy the arts and humanities requirement (discipline must differ from other humanities course)

SPCH 100 Foundations of Speech Communication (3)
or JOUR 201 Writing for the Mass Media
or other course to fulfill the communications/writing or speech requirement

Δ Curriculum course (to be selected based on educational and career goals) (3)

Δ Curriculum course (to be selected based on educational and career goals) (3)

Δ Curriculum course (to be selected based on educational and career goals) (3)

Elective Courses (to be chosen from any courses to complete the 60 credits for the degree) (13)

Total credits for AA with General Curriculum: 60