2025 - 2026
Students must complete the course requirements as specified in the program of study for the declared major in addition to the general education courses in order to earn an Associate's Degree.
A1. Language and Rationality: 6 units
A1.a English Composition - 3 units
Course List
| Course Code |
Title |
Units |
| ENGL C1000 | Academic Reading and Writing | 4 |
| ENGL C1000E | Academic Reading and Writing Support | 5 |
A1.b Oral Communication & Critical Thinking - 3 units
Course List
| Course Code |
Title |
Units |
| COMM C1000 | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| COMM 005 | | 3 |
| COMM 009 | | 3 |
| COMM 013 | | 3 |
| COMM 017 | | 3 |
| COMM 021 | | 3 |
| COMM 025 | | 3 |
| ENG 002 | | 4 |
| ENGL C1001 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 3 |
| PHIL 010 | | 3 |
| SOC 004 | | 3 |
A2. Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning - 3 units
A3. Arts, Humanities, and Culture - 3 units
Course List
| Course Code |
Title |
Units |
| ARCH 014 | History of Architecture I | 3 |
| ART 003A | | 3 |
| ART 004 | Three-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART 005A | Beginning Figure Drawing | 3 |
| ART 007 | | 3 |
| ART 034 | Introduction to Digital Art & Media 1 | 3 |
| ARTH 002A | | 3 |
| ARTH 002B | | 3 |
| ARTH 002C | History of Modern Art | 3 |
| ARTH 010 | Understanding Art | 3 |
| ARTH 012A | Arts of Asia | 3 |
| ARTH 012B | Arts of Africa, Oceania, & Indigenous North America | 3 |
| ARTH 012C | Arts of Latin America | 3 |
| ARTH 033 | History of Photography | 3 |
| ASL 001 | Elementary American Sign Language I | 5 |
| ASL 002 | Elementary American Sign Language II | 5 |
| ASL 003 | Intermediate American Sign Language I | 4 |
| ASL 004 | Intermediate American Sign Language II | 4 |
| CDE 229 | Children's Literature 1 | 3 |
| DANC 015 | History of Dance | 3 |
| DDP 100 | Introduction to Digital Art & Media 1 | 3 |
| ENG 002 | | 4 |
| ENG 010A | | 3 |
| ENG 010B | | 3 |
| ENG 011A | | 3 |
| ENG 011B | | 3 |
| ENG 012A | Global Literature 1 | 3 |
| ENG 012B | World Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 014 | | 3 |
| ENG 015 | | |
| ENG 017 | | |
| ENG 018 | Poetry CSI | 3 |
| ENG 021 | | 3 |
| ENG 022 | Intro to African American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 024 | | 3 |
| ENG 025 | Introduction to the Novel | 3 |
| ENG 026 | | |
| ENG 035 | | 3 |
| ENG 036 | 1 | 3 |
| ENGL C1001 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 3 |
| FILM 001 | Introduction to Film | 3 |
| FILM 021 | Contemporary World Film | 3 |
| FILM 022 | American Film to the 1960s | 3 |
| FILM 023 | Contemporary American Film | 3 |
| FR 001 | Elementary French I | 5 |
| FR 002 | Elementary French II | 5 |
| FR 003 | Intermediate French I | 4 |
| FR 004 | Intermediate French II | 4 |
| GER 001 | Elementary German I | 5 |
| GER 002 | Elementary German II | 5 |
| HIST 003 | History of World Civilization I | 3 |
| HIST 004 | History of World Civilization II | 3 |
| HIST 005 | History of Western Civilization I | 3 |
| HIST 006 | History of Western Civilization II | 3 |
| HIST 017 | | 3 |
| HIST 018 | | 3 |
| HIST 021 | California History | 3 |
| HIST 023 | Latin American History | 3 |
| HIST 050 | American Popular Culture | 3 |
| JPN 001 | Elementary Japanese I | 5 |
| JPN 002 | Elementary Japanese II | 5 |
| MUS 005 | History of Rock 'n' Roll | 3 |
| MUS 006 | History of Film Music | 3 |
| MUS 007 | History of Musical Theatre 1 | 3 |
| MUS 010 | Introduction to Music | 3 |
| MUS 011 | The History of Jazz | 3 |
| MUS 012 | Fundamentals of Music | 3 |
| PHIL 006 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 007 | Ideas of the Great Philosophers | 3 |
| PHIL 012 | Religions of the World | 3 |
| PHIL 013 | Perspectives on Death & Dying | 3 |
| PHIL 014 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 017 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
| SPAN 001 | Elementary Spanish I | 5 |
| SPAN 002 | Elementary Spanish II | 5 |
| SPAN 003 | Intermediate Spanish I | 4 |
| SPAN 004 | Intermediate Spanish II | 4 |
| SPAN 007 | Spanish Conversation and Composition | 3 |
| SPAN 020 | Latin American Culture and Civilization | 3 |
| SPAN 021 | Spanish for Heritage Speakers I | 5 |
| SPAN 022 | Spanish for Heritage Speakers II | 5 |
| SPAN 024 | Latin American Short Story | 4 |
| TA 001 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
| TA 002 | Acting I | 3 |
| TA 007 | History of Musical Theatre 1 | 3 |
A4. Social and Behavioral Sciences - 3 units
Course List
| Course Code |
Title |
Units |
| ANTH 002 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 003 | Archaeology, Introduction to Prehistory | 3 |
| ANTH 007 | Anthropology of Religion, Magic, Witchcraft, and Healing | 3 |
| BUMA 032 | Human Relations in the Workplace | 3 |
| CDE 101 | | 3 |
| CJ 001 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CJ 020 | Introduction to Social Justice Studies 1 | 3 |
| CJ 025 | Introduction to Homeland Security & Terrorism | 3 |
| COMM 017 | | 3 |
| ECON 001 | | 3 |
| ECON 002 | | 3 |
| ECON 011 | International Economics | 3 |
| ECON 012 | Understanding Econ Principles & Applications | 3 |
| ETHN 001 | | 3 |
| ETHN 002 | | 3 |
| ETHN 003 | | 3 |
| ETHN 004 | | 3 |
| ETHN 005 | | 3 |
| GEOG 002 | Cultural Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 007 | Regional Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 010 | Geography of California | 3 |
| GS 010 | Global Studies | 3 |
| GS 011 | Global Issues | 3 |
| HIST 003 | History of World Civilization I | 3 |
| HIST 004 | History of World Civilization II | 3 |
| HIST 005 | History of Western Civilization I | 3 |
| HIST 006 | History of Western Civilization II | 3 |
| HIST 017 | | 3 |
| HIST 018 | | 3 |
| HIST 021 | California History | 3 |
| HIST 023 | Latin American History | 3 |
| HIST 050 | American Popular Culture | 3 |
| KINE 006 | Women's Self Defense, Health & Fitness | 3 |
| KINE 011 | Men's Self Defense, Health & Fitness | 3 |
| MC 001 | Introduction to Mass Media | 3 |
| PHIL 003 | Introduction to Political Theory 1 | 3 |
| PHIL 013 | Perspectives on Death & Dying | 3 |
| POLS C1000 | | |
| PS 002 | Introduction to Comparative Governments | 3 |
| PS 003 | Introduction to Political Theory 1 | 3 |
| PS 004 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 |
| PS 006 | Latinx Politics | 3 |
| PS 009 | Race and Ethnic Politics | 3 |
| PSYC C1000 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 003 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 007 | Positive Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 009 | Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination | 3 |
| PSY 010 | Psychological Aspects/Marriage & Family | 3 |
| PSY 012 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| PSY 020 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 023 | Psychology of Women and Gender | 3 |
| PSY 027 | | 3 |
| PSY 029 | | 3 |
| PSY 030 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 033 | Personal & Social Adjustment | 3 |
| SJS 020 | Introduction to Social Justice Studies 1 | 3 |
| SJS 021 | Introduction to LGBTQIA Studies | 3 |
| SOC 001 | | 3 |
| SOC 002 | Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC 005 | Sociology of Gender and Sexuality | 3 |
| SOC 006 | Introduction to Criminology | 3 |
| SOC 009 | Sociology of Sport | 3 |
| SOC 014 | Introduction to Race & Ethnicity | 3 |
| SOC 015 | Mexican American Culture & Society | 3 |
| SPAN 020 | Latin American Culture and Civilization | 3 |
| SPAN 022 | Spanish for Heritage Speakers II | 5 |
A5. Natural Sciences - 3 units
Course List
| Course Code |
Title |
Units |
| A 001 | Descriptive Astronomy | 3 |
| A 002 | Descriptive Astronomy | 4 |
| A 003 | Planetary Astronomy | 4 |
| AGEH 001 | Horticulture | 3 |
| AGEH 001L | Horticulture Laboratory | 1 |
| AGPS 002 | Entomology - General & Applied | 4 |
| AGPS 005 | Plant Science | 3 |
| AGPS 005L | Plant Science Lab | 1 |
| ANTH 001 | Human Evolution: Introduction to Biological Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 001L | Human Evolution: Introduction to Biological Anthropology Lab | 1 |
| BI 004 | Elements of Biology | 4 |
| BI 005 | | 5 |
| BI 006 | | 5 |
| BI 007 | Biology of Mammals | 3 |
| BI 007L | Biology of Mammals Lab | 1 |
| BI 011 | Biology of Viruses | 3 |
| BI 013 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BI 014 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 5 |
| BI 015 | General Microbiology | 5 |
| CH 001A | General Chemistry I | 5 |
| CH 001B | General Chemistry II | 5 |
| CH 002 | Chemistry and Society | 3 |
| CH 003 | Introductory General Chemistry | 4 |
| CH 005 | Bio-organic Chemistry | 4 |
| CH 007 | Fundamentals of Chemistry | 5 |
| CH 008 | Environmental Chemistry | 3 |
| CH 010A | Organic Chemistry I | 5 |
| CH 010B | Organic Chemistry II | 5 |
| G 001 | Physical Geology | 4 |
| G 002 | Historical Geology with Laboratory | 4 |
| G 005 | Environmental Geology | 4 |
| G 010 | The Earth Sciences | 4 |
| G 022 | Introduction to Environmental Sciences | 3 |
| GEOG 001 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 001L | Physical Geography Lab | 1 |
| NR 001 | Conservation of Natural Resources | 3 |
| NR 001L | Conservation of Natural Resources Lab | 1 |
| PH 001 | Introductory Physics | 4 |
| PH 002A | College Physics I | 4 |
| PH 002B | College Physics II | 4 |
| PH 003A | Engineering Physics | 4 |
| PH 003B | Engineering Physics | 4 |
| PH 003C | Engineering Physics | 4 |
| PH 017 | Introduction to Meteorology | 3 |
| PH 017L | Introduction to Meteorology Lab | 1 |
| PH 020A | Physics for Life Sciences Majors I | 4 |
| PH 020B | Physics for Life Sciences Majors II | 4 |
A6. Ethnic Studies: 3 units
Course List
| Course Code |
Title |
Units |
| ETHN 001 | | 3 |
| ETHN 002 | | 3 |
| ETHN 003 | | 3 |
| ETHN 004 | | 3 |
| ETHN 005 | | 3 |
A7. Personal Growth and Development, Health, Activity and Wellness - 2 units
Select one course from the list below or 2 KINE activity based units.
Course List
| Course Code |
Title |
Units |
| BUMA 028 | Introduction To Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| BUMA 032 | Human Relations in the Workplace | 3 |
| CDE 101 | | 3 |
| CDE 102 | Child, Family, & Community | 3 |
| CIS 010 | Introduction to Information Systems | 4 |
| COLL 001 | First Year Seminar | 3 |
| COUN 101 | Career/Life Planning & Personal Exploration | 3 |
| EDUC 001 | | 3 |
| ENG 005A | | 3 |
| ENTR 001 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| HS 013 | General Nutrition | 3 |
| HS 073 | | 3 |
| HSAD 001 | Introduction to Alcohol & Drug Studies | 3 |
| KINE 001 | First Aid and Safety | 3 |
| KINE 006 | Women's Self Defense, Health & Fitness | 3 |
| KINE 008 | Introduction to Kinesiology | 3 |
| KINE 010 | Personal & Community Health | 3 |
| KINE 011 | Men's Self Defense, Health & Fitness | 3 |
| PHIL 013 | Perspectives on Death & Dying | 3 |
| PSY 003 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 007 | Positive Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 010 | Psychological Aspects/Marriage & Family | 3 |
| PSY 012 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| PSY 020 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 023 | Psychology of Women and Gender | 3 |
| PSY 030 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 033 | Personal & Social Adjustment | 3 |
Supplementary notes- See a counselor for more information:
- A single course, even though listed in more than one area, can only be used to satisfy one General Education requirement.
Footnotes
- Indicates cross listed courses. Only one course can be taken: ART 034 & DDP 100, ENG 036 & CDE 229, MUS 007 & TA 007, SJS 020 & CJ 020, PS 003 & PHIL 003.
