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Associate Degree and Certificate Programs
2016-2017 Catalog
Liberal Arts & Sciences
LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES
LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE
The Liberal Arts & Sciences A.A. Degree is designed for the
student who wishes to earn a degree in a broad area of study
that includes additional coursework in an “Area of Emphasis”.
This area of emphasis will be an ideal choice for students
planning to transfer to the California State University or
University of California as students can satisfy their general
education requirements, plus focus on transferable course
work that relates to majors at CSU or UC. Each student
should consult with a counselor for specific information
regarding intended majors at the specific college/university
of his/her choice.
Total Units Required: 60
• Choose either option I or II or III for the General
Education pattern related to your educational goal.
I. Associate in Arts Degree
General Education
II. CSU GE
Minimum units necessary to meet
the CSU General Education
Certification requirements.
III. IGETC
Minimum units necessary to meet the
IGETC Certification requirements.
• Complete 18 units in one “Area
of Emphasis”
• American Studies
• Arts and Humanities
• Natural Sciences
• For ALL OPTIONS: complete necessary
Clovis Community College Graduation and
Competency requirements
• All courses listed below transfer to CSU. Courses
in bold also are transferable to UC. Refer to
for transfer details or see a counselor
or faculty advisor for additional details. (* indicates
that transfer credit is limited by UC)
• Electives may be necessary to total 60 degree
applicable units required for the Associate degree.
AREAS OF EMPHASIS
Arts and Humanities
(MAJOR #
Program Learning Outcome:
1. Critically evaluate the central themes and concepts
explored in art, literature, history, music, and philosophy.
These courses emphasize the study of cultural and humanistic
activities, and literary and artistic expression of human
beings. Students will evaluate and interpret the ways in which
people through the ages in different cultures have expressed
themselves in response to each other and the world around
them in artistic and cultural creation. Students will also
learn to value aesthetic understanding and incorporate these
concepts when constructing value judgments.
Select one course from:............................................... 3
ART 1 Art Basics: 2/3 Dimensional
Design.................................. 3
ART 2 Art Appreciation................... 3
ART 5 Art History 1........................ 3
ART 6 or Art History 2
ART 6H Honors Art History 2........... 3
Select one course from:............................................... 3
ENGL 1B or Introduction to the
Study of Literature
ENGL 1BH Honors Introduction to the
Study of Literature................ 3
ENGL 41 Themes in Literature............ 3
ENGL 43A American Literature: Origins through
Reconstruction (1877).......... 3
ENGL 43B American Literature: 1877
to present.............................. 3
ENGL 44A World Literature to the
Renaissance........................... 3
ENGL 44B World Literature from
the Renaissance..................... 3
ENGL 46A English Literature to 1800.... 3
ENGL 46B English Literature from 1800
to the Present........................ 3
ENGL 47 Shakespeare.......................... 3
ENGL 49 Latino and Chicano
Literature.............................. 3
Select one course from:............................................... 3
HIST 1 Western Civilization to
1648...................................... 3
HIST 2 Western Civilization from
1648...................................... 3
HIST 11 United States History to
1877...................................... 3
HIST 12 or United States History
since 1877
HIST 12H Honors United States History
since 1877............................. 3
HIST 20 World History I, to 1600...... 3
Select one course from:............................................... 3
MUS 12 Music Appreciation............... 3
MUS 16 Jazz History and
Appreciation......................... 3