Associate Degree (Note the exception for nursing students described in section A below): Each student is required to pass two courses. Unless a waiver (as described below) is granted, the requirement will consist of the following:

Wellness and Fitness (3 hrs.)
Swimming
(1 hr.)

Waivers and Substitutions: Waivers are the same for the Baccalaureate Degree program and the Associate Degree program, as follows:

(A) Wellness and Fitness Course (3 hrs.):
All students are required to successfully complete this course with the following exception.

Nursing Students: Nursing students may satisfy the Wellness and Fitness (3 hr.) course requirement through the course studies within their degree program. The department chair of nursing will sign off on this requirement on the application for graduation. All nursing students are required to satisfy 2 hours of activity course requirements. Note that only degree candidate nursing students will have the Wellness and Fitness course waived.

(B)Activity Courses:
Swimming Requirement: Any student may elect to take a swimming proficiency exam to be offered each semester. This exam, when passed, will waive the swimming requirement. However, an activity class elective must be successfully completed in place of the swimming requirement.

Residence Requirements and Credit from Other Institutions: If seeking an associate degree, complete in residence at Augusta State University a minimum of 20 hours of academic credit. If seeking a baccalaureate degree, complete in residence at Augusta State University a minimum of 30 hours of academic credit in courses numbered 3000 and above. At least one-half of the major concentration and at least one-half of the minor concentration must be completed in residence at Augusta State University.

The amount of credit that the university will allow for work done in another institution within a given period of time may not exceed the normal amount of credit that could have been earned at the university during that time. A maximum of 62 hours of credit earned in a junior college may be applied toward a degree.

Regents' Testing Program Examination: Demonstration of proficiency in reading and writing skills by passing all parts of this examination. The examination is administered each semester and students are advised when they are eligible and must take this examination. Transfer students who are eligible

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