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    Mar 29, 2024  
2022-23 Academic Catalog 
    
2022-23 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Uniform Certificate of General Studies


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The Uniform Certificate of General Studies (UCGS) is a two-year college program in which all courses are transferable and satisfy lower-division general education requirements at any Virginia public institution of higher education.  The Passport is is a component of the UCGS and is therefore a subset of courses in the UCGS.  The UCGS consists of seven course blocks.  To satisfy the UCGS students are required to complete the appropriate number of courses in each block as described below.  Student course selection should be carefully considered since the UCGS program is not designed to capture the complexities of individual programs of study at the four-year institutions.  Students should be advised to take the UCGS course that best suits their intended program of study at the four-year institution.  

 

Block I - Written Communication (6 credit hours)

 

Block II - Humanities and Arts (6 credit hours from two different categories)

 

Block III - Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours, does not include history)

 

Block IV - Natural Sciences (4 credit hours)

 

Block V - Mathematics (3 credit hours) - contains a quantitative/statistical track as well as a calculus track

 

Block VI - History (3 credit hours)

 

Block VII - Specialized General Education Requirements (6 credit hours) - students may choose from Blocks I - VI above or any of the additional courses listed below.  Choices should align with a particular program of study and/or the 4-year institution’s requirement for a major.

 

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