General Education (GE) Requirements
The pattern listed below fulfills the General Education Requirements for an associate’s degree. Courses taken to meet these
requirements must be completed with a letter grade of “C” or higher. This general education pattern is different from the GE
pattern required for transfer.
Area A: Communication in the English Language –
select two (2) courses, minimum six (6) units
Select one (1): Freshman Composition and One (1) Oral
Communication
Area B: The Physical Universe & Life – select one (1),
minimum three (3) units
Select one (1) Physical Sciences or Life Sciences
Area C: Arts & Humanities – select two (2) courses,
minimum six (6) units
Select one (1) course from the Arts and One (1) course from
the Humanities
Area D: Social, Political & Economic Institutions –
select two (2) courses, minimum six (6) units
Select one (1) course from U.S. History and American
Institutions and One (1) course from the Social and
Behavioral Science Elective courses
Area E: Lifelong Understanding & Self-Development –
select one (1) course, minimum three (3) units
Associate of Arts for Transfer/ Associate of Science for Transfer
Recent legislation requires that all California Community Colleges create associate degrees for transfer. To earn “associate
degree for transfer” a student must complete 60 semester units that are eligible for transfer to the CSU that consist of IGETC
or CSU GE breadth, and a major or area of emphasis of at least 18 units. Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 to
receive an associate degree for transfer. Students earning an associate degree for transfer will not be required to complete
any other local graduation requirements.
California Community College students who are awarded an AA-T or AS-T degree are guaranteed admission with Junior
standing somewhere in the CSU system and given priority admission consideration to their local CSU campus or to a
program that is deemed similar to their community college major. This priority does not guarantee admission to specific
majors or campuses. For more information go to
(Select AA-T & AS-T Degrees).
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