Program Overview

General Education Mobile (GEM) Program

The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) has partnered with the Community College of the Air Force's (CCAF) GEM program. This program allows Airmen and Guardians to access general education courses in an online setting to fulfill the CCAF Associate in Applied Science (AAS) general education requirements. The flexibility of an online classroom enables students to learn on their own time from anywhere in the world.

About the GEM Program

The GEM program is designed to provide Airmen and Guardians with the opportunity to complete their general education requirements in a flexible and convenient online format. The program is tailored to meet the needs of military personnel and their families, allowing them to balance their academic pursuits with their military service.

Tuition and Fees

• Tuition and fee schedule
• Tuition waivers and assistance

Courses

The following UAF courses have been approved as General Education Mobility (GEM) courses, which can be used to meet Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) general education requirements for their Associate of Applied Science degree programs.

Approved GEM Courses

• Written Communication
  • WRTG F111X - Writing Across Contexts
  • WRTG F211X - Writing and the Humanities
  • WRTG F213X - Writing and the Sciences
  • WRTG F214X - Arguing Across Contexts
• Oral Communication
  • COM F131X - Fundamental of Oral Communication: Group Context
  • COM F141X - Fundamentals of Oral Communication: Public Context
• Mathematics
  • MATH F113X - Math and Society
  • MATH F151X - College Algebra for Calculus
  • MATH F152X - Trigonometry
  • MATH F156X - Precalculus
  • MATH F230X - Essential Calculus with Applications
  • MATH F251X - Calculus I
  • MATH F252X - Calculus II
  • MATH F253X - Calculus III
  • STAT F200X - Elementary Statistics
• Social Sciences
  • ANTH F100X - Individual, Society and Culture
  • ECON F101X - Principles of Microeconomics
  • ECON F102X - Principles of Macroeconomics
  • HIST F100X - Modern World History
  • PS F100X - Political Economy
  • PS F101X - Introduction to American Government and Politics
  • PSY F111X - Introduction to Psychology
  • SOC F101X - Introduction to Sociology
  • SOC F201X - Social Problems and Solutions
• Humanities
  • ENGL F200X - World Literature
  • ENGL F270X - Introduction to Creative Writing
  • FREN F101X - Elementary French I
  • GER F101X - Elementary German I
  • LAT F101X - Beginning Latin I
  • LAT F102X - Beginning Latin II
  • PHIL F102X - Introduction to Philosophy
  • SPAN F101X - Elementary Spanish I
  • SPAN F102X - Elementary Spanish II

Online Academic and Technical Support

Online academic and technical support is available to ensure students have the resources they need to succeed in the GEM program.