AS-CCELED - AS Core Curriculum with a concentration in Elementary Education

Abraham Baldwin Agriculture College offers the Associate of Science in Core Curriculum. This degree provides students with the benefits of a broad general education, and prepares them for further study in many disciplines at ABAC or at other colleges and universities.

To earn an Associate of Science in Core Curriculum , students must successfully complete 42 credits in Areas A-E (IMPACTS) of ABAC’s University System of Georgia approved Core Curriculum, and 18 credits in Area F Major Courses as prescribed by the student’s advising pathway. Additionally, students must complete ABAC’s Physical Education (PE) Requirement (PHED 1100, and 1 credit of PE activity course credit [unless exempt as defined in the Physical Education (PE) Requirements policy of this Catalog]).

ABAC offers the advising pathways which students can follow within the Core Curriculum to optimally position themselves for transfer into a bachelor’s degree program at ABAC or another institution.

The Associate of Science in Core Curriculum requires 60 semester credit hours plus course and one PE activity course for a total of 63 semester credit hours.

• Students should follow their advisor’s recommendations for appropriate selections in Core Curriculum Area A1 - Communication Outcomes (IMPACTS: Communicating in Writing), Area A2 - Quantitative Outcomes (IMPACTS: Mathematics and Quantitative Skills), and Area D - Natural Science, Mathematics, and Technology (IMPACTS: Technology, Mathematics & Sciences).

• Credit toward graduation not allowed for the following combinations of science courses:

  • Principles of Biology and non-Science Biology courses (see Biology Course Descriptions for specifics),

  • Principles of Chemistry and non-Science Chemistry courses (see Chemistry Course Descriptions for specifics), and

  • Principles of Physics and non-Science Physics courses (see Physics Course Descriptions for specifics).

• The maximum number of hours that will be awarded for credit for completion of internships is 9 credit hours.

• When a course is authorized in multiple areas of a degree program, students completing the course to meet requirements of one area must take a different course in the subsequent area(s) to meet the requirements of the subsequent area(s) (i.e., No course can be counted multiple times in a degree program).