2020-2021: June 16, 2020 (mp)
Associate Degree (A.S or A.A)
General Education Requirements
2020-2021
Consult with a counselor for additional information. This document does not replace a Student Education Plan (SEP).
A. LANGUAGE AND RATIONALITY: A minimum of 6 units must be distributed as follows: Select one course from
A1 and one course from A2.
A1. English Composition
ADN 140; ENGL 115; ENGL 115H
A2. Communication and Analytical Thinking
ARCH 235, BIOL 215+, BUS 183±, CIS 101; COMM 103,
104,160,*174; ENGL 116; GEOG 145, 150; RDG 158; MATH
60 or any higher math course (except support courses); PHIL
B. NATURAL SCIENCES: A minimum of 3 units must be distributed as follows: Select one course. Underlined
courses include lecture and laboratory.
ANTH 101; ASTR 100, 120, 150, 170, 180, 205; BIOL 100, 130, 140, 150, 145, 160, 180, 185, 190, 210, 211, 212,
260, 261, 265; BIOL/CHEM 151, CHEM 100, 102, 110, 160, 170, 200, 210, 240, 242, 244, 250, CHEM/BIOL 151;
EHMT 100, GEOG 100, 130, 160, GEOG/GEOL/PHS 110; GEOL 100, 104, 115, GEOL/GEOG/PHS110; LNT 100;
PHS 101, PHS/GEOG/GEOL 110; PHYS 150, 152. 170, 172, 174, 270, 272, 274
C. HUMANITIES: A minimum of 3 units must be distributed as follows: Select one course.
ARCH 208, 210; ART 100, 101, 104, 105, 107, 110, 112, 113, 114, 116, 121, 129, 149, 150, 151, 156, 157, 160, 161,
170, 182, 185A, 185B, 208A; ART 130/FTMA 161, ART 131/FTMA 102, ART 132/FTMA 112; ASL 101, 102, 201,
225; CHIN 101, 102; COMM 111, 142; COMM 180 /FTMA 163; COMM 185/FTMA 160; DANC 200; ENGL 160, 220,
225, 230, 231, 240, 241, 250, 251, 255, 256, 260, 265, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 280, 281; FIL 101, 102, 201; FREN
101, 102, 201, 202; FTMA 102/ART 131, FTMA 105, FTMA 112/ART 132, FTMA 113, FTMA 116/TA 115, FTMA
120, FTMA 131, FTMA 140/TA 150,
FTMA 160/COMM 185, FTMA 161/ART 130, FTMA 162/HUM 112, FTMA
163/COMM 180; HIST *104, *105, *106, *107, 160*; HUM 101, 102, 104, 121, 123, 140; HUM 112/FTMA 162; ITAL
101, 102, 201, 202; JPN 101, 101A, 101B, 102, 201, 202; MAS/SOC *150; MUS 105, 106, 107, 195, 202; MUS
155/RA&T 105; PHIL 101, 106, 107, 120; PORT 101, 102; RA&T 105/MUS 155; SOC/MAS *150; SPAN 101, 101A,
101B,101H, 102, 201, 202, 215, 216, 221, 225, 226, TA 100, 101, 102, 110,152;TA 115/FTMA 116, TA 150/FTMA
140;
D. SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORALSCIENCES: A minimum of 3 units must be distributed as follows: Select one
course.
D1. Anthropology and Archaeology: ANTH 102, 103,
112, 205
D2. Economics: BUS 121; ECON 100, 101,102
D3. Ethnic Studies: AFRO/HIST *110, *111, AFRO/ SOC
151; ASIA/HIST *112, *113, *114; ASIA/SOC 115;
MAS/HIST *141, *142, MAS/SOC *150
D4. Gender Studies: HIST *132; HUM 120, 122;
SOC *105
D5. Geography: BIOL 143; GEOG 106, 120
D6. History: HIST 100, 101, *104, *105, *106, *107,
121, 122, *132; HIST/AFRO *110, *111; HIST/ ASIA
*112, *113, *114, 160*; HIST/MAS *141, *142
D7. Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science:
CD 135, 170, 284; COMM *174, 176, COMM 200/
JOUR 101; GEOG 150; HLTH 121, 212
D8. Political Science, Government and Legal
Institutions: AJ 110, 111; PS 101, 102, 103, 104
D9. Psychology: PSYC 101, 106, 109, 211, 230, 250,
255, 260, PSYC/SOC *116,
D10. Sociology and Criminology: AJ 114, 252;
SOC 101, *105, 106, 107, 110, 135, 255, SOC/PSYC
Other:
If needed, please select one additional course (3 units) from Area A, B, C or D to satisfy the 18 unit
minimum requirement per Title 5 Associate Degree Requirements.
C
IP
N
Legend: C = Complete IP = In Progress N = Needed
Modified course name and/or number
Underlined courses include lecture and laboratory
Courses listed in more than one area
Course in 2019-2020 Catalog Addendum
NOTE: SWC minimum required General Education units for
completition of an Associate Degree.
A. Language and Rationality
D. Social Behavioral Sciences