There are cases where a community college course meets a certain General Studies requirement while its ASU equivalent course does not meet that requirement. Courses from colleges and universities not covered in the CEG, and proposed as meeting ASU General Studies requirements may be evaluated on an individual basis according to the guidelines below. College evaluators may ask the student proposing the course to provide a full course description, copies of the table of contents of course texts, a syllabus, or some other documentation if necessary. Evaluators may then determine if the course meets stated criteria for any of the Awareness courses. Both literacy and critical inquiry promote clear and effective thinking.
Literacy involves the development of communicative competence in written and oral discourse.
Critical inquiry involves the gathering, interpretation, and evaluation of evidence and arguments. Completion of at least one semester of First-Year Composition is required. The SQ requirement is satisfied mainly by Astronomy, Biology, Geology, Chemistry or Physics courses that have labs . Other courses will require proper documentation to show clear evidence of substantive coverage or treatment of energy and matter . Refer to SQ criteria.