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2020 - 2021 FCC Academic Catalog
vii. Open General Education Elective: 3
credits selected from any category of
General Education courses above.
c. Complete the Cultural Competence
Requirement: At least one course must
be designated as meeting the College
cultural competence requirement.
d. Complete the Health, Wellness, or Physical
Education requirement: 1/3 credits.
e. Obtain a minimum grade point average
of 2.000 (in addition, certain programs
of study may require a minimum
grade in designated courses).
f. Complete at least 25% of
academic degree credits at
Frederick Community College.
g. Complete a graduation application and
submit to Registration and Records.
2. Concentration within the Associate
of Arts Degree (A.A.) or the Associate
of Science Degree (A.S.)
To be eligible to receive a concentration
within the Associate of Arts or
Science Degrees, students must:
a. Successfully complete a prescribed
curriculum approved by the
College with at least 60 credits.
b. Obtain a minimum grade
point average of 2.000.
c. Complete a core of at least 31 general
education credits as outlined above.
Complete between 12 and 30 credits
in an approved area of concentration.
d. Complete the Cultural Competence
Requirement: At least one course must
be designated as meeting the College
cultural competence requirement.
e. Complete the Health, Wellness, or Physical
Education requirement: 1/3 credits.
f. Obtain a minimum grade point average
of 2.000 (in addition, certain programs
of study may require a minimum
grade in designated courses).
g. Complete at least 25% of
academic degree credits at
Frederick Community College.
h. Complete a graduation application and
submit to Registration and Records.
3. Associate of Applied Science
Degree (A.A.S.)
To be eligible to receive the Associate of
Applied Science degree, students must:
a. Successfully complete a prescribed
curriculum as approved by the
College with at least 60 credits.
b. Complete a core of at least 20 credit
hours of general education courses
that will include the following:
i. English Composition
(ENGL101): 3 credits.
• Beginning in Summer 2017,
students who are degree-seeking
and have taken ENGL101 must
have a C grade or better to receive
their degree. Students who
are degree-seeking, have been
continuously enrolled, and have
taken ENGL101 prior to Summer
2017 will be allowed to graduate
with a D in ENGL101. Although
the D grade will enable a student
to complete the Associate degree
at FCC, it does not guarantee
that English composition will
transfer to another institution.
ii. Arts, Humanities, Communications:
3 credits, one course.
iii. Social and Behavioral Sciences:
3 credits, one course.
iv. Biological and Physical Sciences:
3/4 credits, one course.
v. Mathematics: 3/4 credits, one course.
vi. Interdisciplinary or Emerging
Issues is an optional category
that can fulfill an open general
education elective requirement.
vii. Open General Education Elective:
remaining credits selected
from any category of general
education courses above.
c. Complete the Cultural Competence
Requirement: At least one course must
be designated as meeting the College
cultural competence requirement.
d. Obtain a minimum grade point average
of 2.000. (In addition, certain programs
of study may require a minimum
grade in designated courses.)
e. Complete at least 25% of
academic degree credits at
Frederick Community College.
f. Complete a graduate application and
submit to Registration and Records.
4. Associate of Arts in Teaching (A.A.T.)
To be eligible to receive the Associate of
Arts in Teaching degree, students must:
a. Successfully complete a prescribed
curriculum as approved by the College.
b. Complete a core of at least 31 credit
hours of general education courses
as described in the program of study
and meet all state requirements.
i. English Composition
(ENGL101): 3 credits.
ii. Students who are degree-seeking
and have taken ENGL101 must
have a C grade or better to receive
their degree. Arts, Humanities,
Communications: 9 credits, three
courses, one selected from each area.
iii. Social and Behavioral Science:
6 credits, two courses selected
from different disciplines.
iv. Biological and Physical Science:
ELEM/SPED and ECE/SPED, 12
credits of lab science. For all other
AATs, 7/8 credits, two courses,
one must be a lab science.
v. Mathematics: 3/4 credits, one course.
vi. Interdisciplinary or Emerging
Issues is an optional category
that can fulfill the Open General
Education elective requirement.
vii. Open General Education Elective: 3
credits selected from any category of
General Education courses above.
c. Complete the Cultural Competence
requirement: At least one course must
be designated as meeting the College
cultural competence requirement.
d. Complete the Health, Wellness, or Physical
Education requirement: 1/3 credits.
e. Obtain a minimum grade point
average of 2.750 and earn a“C”or
better in all courses used to satisfy
the A.A.T. program of study.
f. Complete at least 25% of
academic degree credits at
Frederick Community College.
g. Submit to Registration and Records
official qualifying scores on any MSDE
approved basic skills test, such as
the SAT/ACT/ Praxis Core. Students
must also provide the Registrar's
Office with qualifying scores on
one of the state-approved basic
skills tests for future teachers.
h. Qualifying scores are established
by Maryland State Department
of Education for all Maryland
institutions of higher education.