Reedley College Catalog 2018-19

35 Certificate and Degree Requirements 2018-2019 Catalog 7. Competence in mathematics, demonstrated by completion with a grade of 2.0, “C,” or better in one of the following classes: Mathematics 103 or any more advanced mathematics class, Business Administration 39, Plant Science 9, or Statistics 7. 8. Familiarity with computer concepts and computer use, demonstrated by completing with a grade of “C” (2.0) or better in one of the following: (a) Agriculture Business 4, Aviation Maintenance Technology 11L; Art 30A, 30B, 33, 37A, 37B, 38, 41, 42, 44; Business Administration 48; Computer Science 1, 5, 26, 40; Engineering 2, 40; Information Systems 11, 12, 13, 15; Library Skills 2; Natural Resources 3; Office Technology 1; or (b) a college examination of computer familiarity. 9. Awareness of lifetime physical and mental wellness, demonstrated by completion of one of the following: Child Development 5, 38, 39; Counseling 53; Foods and Nutrition 35; Health 1; Psychology 2, 2H, 25, 38; or Sociology 32. 10. Two physical education and/or dance classes. Exceptions will be considered for those students who are veterans with at least one year of active military service, P.O.S.T. program candidates, Basic Fire Academy graduates, or who submit a physician’s statement certifying that they are not physically able to participate in physical education classes. Physical education courses that will meet this requirement are Animal Science 24, 26; Dance 9, 10, 14, 15, 28; Natural Resources 31; Physical Education 1, 2, 4, 5, 5B, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 12B, 12C, 13, 14, 14B, 15, 15B, 16, 18, 19, 19B, 29, 30B, 30C, 30D, 31B, 31C, 33B, 33C, 34B, 34C, 35B, 36B, 36C, 37B, 37C, 37D, 38B, 38C, 39B, 39C, 40B, 40C, 43B, 43C, 45, 49, 49A, 71. 11. Completion of one of the following courses on the principles of national, state, and local government, including the study of American institutions and ideals: Political Science 2, 2H, or 110. (The course used to fulfill this requirement may also be used to satisfy area B, Part 1, below, of the general education requirement in social and behavioral sciences.) 12. A minimum of eighteen (19) units in general education, including at least three (3) units in each of areas (A), (B), and (C), and 4 units area (D.1) and 3 units in area (D.2). • A. Natural Sciences • B. Social and Behavioral Sciences 1) POLSCI 2, 2H or 110 (The course used to fulfill this requirement may also be used to satisfy degree requirement 11, American institutions, above.) 2) Other Social and Behavioral Sciences • C. Humanities • D. Language and Rationality: 1) Composition (The course used to fulfill this general education area requirement may also be used to satisfy degree requirement 4, competence in writing.) 2) Communication/Analytical Thinking (The course (except philosophy 6) used to fulfill this general education area requirement may also be used to satisfy degree requirement 6, competence in oral communication.) GENERAL EDUCATION FOR THE ASSOCIATE DEGREE: A minimum of 19 units in general education is required for graduation from Reedley College. Select at least one (1) course and not fewer than three (3) units in each of the areas (A), (B), and (C), four (4) units (D.1), and three (3) units in area (D.2). AREA A - NATURAL SCIENCES (3 UNITS) Animal Science 1, 5; Astronomy 10, 20; Aviation Maintenance Technology 21; Biology 1, 2, 5, 10, 10L, 11A, 11B, 20, 22; Chemistry 1A, 1B, 3A, 3B, 8, 9, 10; Foods and Nutrition 40; Geography 5, 9; Geology 1, 2, 9, 10; Natural Resources 4, 7; Physics 2A, 2B, 4A, 4B, 4C; 27; Plant Science 1, 2, 4A, 5, 7, 10; 18; Science 1A