General Requirements

To be awarded an associate’s degree at Grand Rapids Community College, students must:

1. Complete at least 62 credits of course work.
2. Complete at least 15 credits of course work at GRCC.
3. Have earned a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in all course work.
4. Have completed the following:
   1. One Wellness (WE) credit is required of all students for graduation. Up to two (2) WE credits from the Health and Wellness Department may be included in the 62 credits. Additional Wellness Department credits may be included if they are required in an Academic Program. Physical Education (PE) theory classes can be used as elective credits in associate’s degree programs.
   2. Three credits of PS 110 .
   3. At least six credits of English composition are required for students matriculated for the Associate in Arts, Associate of Fine Arts in Fine Arts, Associate of Fine Arts in Photography, Associate in Music, Associate in Nursing, or Associate in Science degree. All students planning to transfer to a baccalaureate program are advised to take EN 101  and EN 102 , or EN 100  and EN 102 .
5. No courses below 100 level will be used toward graduation requirements.
6. Have completed the Group Distribution Requirements appropriate to the degree for which they are matriculated. For this purpose, the following Groups are defined: