General Education Certificate

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ACADEMIC PLAN: 695

CIP: 24.0199

AWARD: Certificate

LENGTH: 1 Year

Purpose:

The General Education Certificate can be earned during the first year of a two-year Associate of Arts and Sciences degree It is designed to give students foundational general education courses needed for a transfer degree.

Admissions Requirements:

Individuals are eligible for admission to CVCC if they are high school graduates or the equivalent, or if they are eighteen years of age or older and able to benefit academically from study at the community college, as demonstrated by assessment in reading, writing, and mathematics.

Program Requirements:

All students expected to complete the requirements for a degree, diploma, certificate, or career studies certificate must complete an Application for Graduation.

Courses:

The Program Pathway for General Education Certificate is a resource for students that lists the following items:

The recommended order in which to take the program courses
Suggested course when more than one option exists
Which semester each course is typically offered
If the course has a prerequisite
Courses that may lead to a certificate (if offered in the program)

Please Complete Program Requirements in the Order Listed:

SDV 100 - College Success Skills Credits: 1
ENG 111 - College Composition I Credits: 3
ITE 115 - Introduction to Computer Applications and Concepts Credits: 3
or
ITE 119 - Information Literacy Credits: 3
MTH Mathematics Credits: 3 ¹
Science with Laboratory Credits: 4 ¹
ENG 112 - College Composition II Credits: 3
CST Communications Elective Credits: 3 ¹
Science with Laboratory Credits: 4 ¹
Social Science Elective Credits: 3 ¹
MTH Mathematics Credits: 3 ¹

Total Program Credits: 30

(1) Students who plan to transfer should consult a counselor to verify specific program requirements with their intended four-year institution. While an elective course may satisfy a requirement for a Central Virginia Community College program, it may not fulfill a requirement at a four-year institution.