5.0 Degrees, Diplomas, Certificates, Honors, Graduation

KCTCS General Education Certification

KCTCS offers two levels of general education certifications: full and category. To receive either category or full general education certification, the student must be in good academic standing.

5.0.4.1 General Education Full Certification

5.0.4.1.1 Residency Requirement

To be fully general education certified, a student must complete a minimum of fifteen (15) credit hours at a KCTCS college.

5.0.4.1.2 Curriculum Requirements

To be fully general education certified, a student must complete a general education program of 33 unduplicated semester credit hours meeting the criteria listed below:

1. 9 credit hours to meet one of the following:
   1. 6 credit hours in Written Communication PLUS 3 credit hours in Oral Communication OR
   2. 3 credit hours in ENG 105 PLUS 3 credit hours in Oral Communication PLUS 3 credit hours from any general education area
2. 3 credit hours in Heritage PLUS 3 credit hours in Humanities
3. 18 credit hours to meet one of the following:
   1. 3 credit hours in Quantitative Reasoning PLUS 6 credit hours in Natural Sciences PLUS 9 credit hours in Social and Behavioral Sciences or
   2. 6 credit hours in Quantitative Reasoning PLUS 3 credit hours in Natural Sciences PLUS 9 credit hours in Social and Behavioral Sciences or
   3. 6 credit hours in Quantitative Reasoning PLUS 6 credit hours in Natural Sciences PLUS 6 credit hours in Social and Behavioral Sciences

The Natural Sciences hours must include a laboratory experience. Two disciplines must be represented in the Social and Behavioral Sciences, and those disciplines must be different from those in Heritage and Humanities.

5.0.4.2 General Education Category Certification

5.0.4.2.1 Communication Category Certification

To obtain Communication Category Certification, a student must complete 6 hours of Written Communication and 3 hours of Oral Communication OR ENG 105 and 3 hours of Oral Communication.

5.0.4.2.2 Arts & Humanities Category Certification

To obtain Arts & Humanities Category Certification, a student must complete 3 hours of Humanities and 3 hours of Heritage.

5.0.4.2.3 Quantitative Reasoning Category Certification

To obtain Quantitative Reasoning Category Certification, a student must complete 3 hours of Quantitative Reasoning.

5.0.4.2.4 Natural Sciences Category Certification

To obtain Natural Sciences Category Certification, a student must complete 3 hours of Natural Sciences. The Natural Sciences hours must contain a laboratory experience.

5.0.4.2.5 Social and Behavioral Sciences Category Certification

To obtain Social and Behavioral Sciences Category Certification, a student must complete 6 hours of Social and Behavioral Science. The hours must be from a minimum of two disciplines, and they must be different from the disciplines used to complete the Arts and Humanities requirement.