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Certificate and Degree Requirements
2015-2016 Catalog
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
(b) Completion of English 126 * with a grade
of 2.0, “C,” or better.
*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) Agriculture 1, Aviation Maintenance
Technology 11L; Art 30A, 30B, 37A, 37B, 38,
41, 42, 44; Computer Science 1, 5, 15, 26, 40;
Engineering 2, 40; Information Systems 11,
12, 13, 15; Natural Resources 3;
Office Technology 1; or
(b) the “Information Systems-Computer
Literacy Brief Courses Certificate”:
or
(c) a college examination of
computer familiarity.
9. Awareness of lifetime physical and mental
wellness, demonstrated by completion of
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 5B, 9, 10, 14, 14B, 15, 28; Physical
Education 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 12B, 12C, 13, .
14, 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, 43B, 43C,
45, 40B, 40C, 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.)