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Certificate and Degree Requirements
2016-2017 Catalog
Requirements for AA and AS Degrees
1. Sixty (60) units with at least 2.0 (“C”) grade
point average in all courses applicable to the
associate degree.
2. Residence requirements:
(a) A minimum of twelve (12) degree-applicable
units satisfactorily completed in residence
at district colleges or centers, with
attendance during the last semester prior
to graduation, or
(b) A total of forty-five (45) degree-applicable
units satisfactorily completed in residence
at district colleges or centers if not in
attendance during the last semester
prior to graduation.
3. At least eighteen (18) units in a single discipline
or related disciplines (major) or in an approved
area of emphasis. Each course applied to this
major requirement must be completed with a
grade of ”C,” or better, or a “P.”
4. Competence in writing, demonstrated by
completion of English 1A or English 1AH with a
grade of 2.0, “C,” or better.
5. Competence in reading, demonstrated by
(a) Meeting the reading requirement for
English 1A, 1AH eligibility by an
appropriate placement test score or
*Students who complete English 125 and
English 126 may apply no more than 4 units
earned in these courses to the associate degree.
6. Competence in oral communication, demonstrated
by the completion of Communication 1, 1H, 2, 4,
8, or 25 with a grade of 2.0, “C,” or better.
(The course used to fulfill this requirement
may also be used to satisfy area D, Part 2,
of the general education requirement in
language and rationality:
communication/analytical thinking.)
7. Competence in mathematics, demonstrated
by completion with a grade of 2.0, “C,” or
better one of the following classes:
Mathematics 103 or any more advanced
mathematics class, Business Administration 39,
or Statistics 7.
8. Familiarity with computer concepts and computer
use, demonstrated by completing with a grade of
“C”(2.0) or better one of the following:
(a) Art 30A, 30B, 37A, 37B, 41, 42, 44;
Computer Science 40;
Engineering 2, 40; Information Systems 11,
12, 13, 15, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64; or
(b) a college examination of computer familiarity.
9. Awareness of lifetime physical and mental
wellness, demonstrated by completion of
Child Development 5, 38, 39; 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 Dance 9, 10, 14, 15, 28
; .........
Physical Education 2, 6, 7, 8, 12, 12B, 14, 15,
.......
15B, 16, 18, 19, 19B, 29, 36B , 36C, 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 (18) 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