SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE ASSOCIATE DEGREE

THIS IS AN ADVISING TOOL ONLY – SEE A COLLEGE CATALOG FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION AND FOR OTHER

COURSE OPTIONS AT MESA AND MIRAMAR COLLEGES

SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE ASSOCIATE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS 2019-2020

Associate Degrees require completion of 60 or more degree-applicable units of college courses, with at least 12 semester units to

betaken in residence at the college granting the degree. Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) and AA-T/AS-T degrees require completion of 60

or more transferable units. A GPA of 2.0 is required in the curriculum upon which the degree is based, which includes general education

requirements, SDCCD District requirements, electives (if applicable), and major requirements from the San Diego City College catalog. All

courses required for the major must be completed with a grade of ‘C’ or better and 6 units in the major must be completed at SDCCD.

Only one course in a student’s major discipline may be used to meet SDCCD’s General Education requirements, with the exception of LAS

and AA-T/AS-T degrees.

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (Option 1)

Complete 18 or more general education units with a 2.0 or higher GPA.

KEY: C = Completed; IP = In Progress; R = Remaining

* Course is listed in more than one GE area but cannot be counted in more than one GE area.

^ Course meets District Multicultural Studies requirement.

Area A. LANGUAGE AND RATIONALITY: Select one course from A1 and one course from A2.

A1. English Composition: (Select one course, three units or more)

English 101, 105, 205

A2. Communication and Analytical Thinking: (Select one course, three units or more)

Business Studies 101, 115; Computer Science 150, 181; Communication Studies 99, 101, 103, 135,

160, 170, 180^; Geographic Info Systems 104; Math 84, 85, 92, 96, 98, 104, 107, 107L, 109, 115, 116, 118, 119,

121,122, 141, 150, 151, 181, 182, 183, 210A, 210B, 245, 252, 254, 255, Philosophy 100, 101, 205*; Psychology

258

Area B. NATURAL SCIENCE: Select one course, three or more units, from either Life Sciences or Physical

Sciences.

Life Sciences – Agriculture 107; Anthropology 102, 104(lab); Biology 101, 107, 109, 110, 111, 115, 130, 135, 180,

205, 210A, 210B, 215, 230, 235; Nutrition 150; Psychology 260; Physical Sciences – Agriculture 125; Astronomy

101, 102, 109(lab), 111(lab); Chemistry 100/100L, 111/111L, 130/130L, 152/152L, 200/200L, 201/201L,

231/231L, 233/233L, 251; Engineering Technology 110; Geography 101, 101L(lab); Geology 100, 101(lab), 104,

111, 120(lab), 130; Physical Science 100, 101, 114 (lab); Physics 100, 125, 126, 180A, 180B, 181A(lab), 181B(lab),

195, 196, 197

Area C. HUMANITIES: Select one course, three or more units.

American Sign Lang 115, 116, 215, 216; Arabic Lang 101, 102, 201A; Art-Fine Art 100, 109, 110, 111, 115^,

125; Art-Graphic Art 118; Black Studies 110^, 120^, 150^, 155^; Chicano Studies 130, 135^, 138, 190^,210^,

230; Dance 181; Drama 105, 107, 108, 109^, 111, 136, 137; English 208, 209, 210, 211, 215, 216, 220, 221,

237, 238, 240; French Lang 101, 102, 201, 202; German Lang 101, 102, 201; History 100*, 101*, 105*, 106*,

120^*, 121^*, 123^*; Humanities 101, 102, 103, 106, 201, 202; Italian Lang 101, 102, 201; Music 100, 103,

109^, 111, 158B; Philosophy 102A, 102B, 104A, 104B, 105, 106, 107, 108*, 111, 125^*, 131, 130, 205*;

Photography 150; Radio & Television 160, 162; Russian Lang 101, 102, 201; Spanish Lang 101, 102, 201, 202,

215, 216

Area D. SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE: Select one course, three or more units.

Administration of Justice 101; Agriculture 100; Anthropology 103^, 107, 110, 140, 210^, 215; Black Studies

100, 104^, 115^, 116^, 130^, 135^, 140A^, 140B^, 145A^, 145B^, 165; Business Studies 100, 140; Chicano

Studies 110A^, 110B^, 141A^, 141B^, 150, 170, 201; Child Development 101, 141^; Communication Studies

201; Conflict Resolution 101; Digital Journalism 100; Economics 120, 121, 220; English 202^; Future Studies

101, 102, 103; Gender Studies 101; Geography 102^, 104, 154; Global Development Studies 101; History

100*, 101*, 105*, 106*, 109, 110, 115A^, 115B^, 120^*, 121^*, 123^*; Human Services 101; Journalism 202;

Philosophy 108*, 125^*, 126; Political Science 101, 102, 103^, 121^, 140^; Psychology 101, 123, 135, 137,

155, 166, 211, 230, 245, 283; Public Administration 200; Radio & TV 101; Sociology 101^, 110^, 125^, 145,

150^, 201, 220, 223^; Sustainability 101

Additional course from Area A – D to meet 18 units requirement

THIS IS AN ADVISING TOOL ONLY – SEE A COLLEGE CATALOG FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION AND FOR OTHER

COURSE OPTIONS AT MESA AND MIRAMAR COLLEGES

SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE ASSOCIATE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS 2019-2020

DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS

Please note that students following General Education Options 2 and 3 (CSU GE or IGETC) are not required to complete District

Requirements. Students following General Education Option 4 (LAS majors only) are not required to complete American Institutions, Health

Education, Exercise Science, or Multicultural requirements of District Requirements. Please meet with a Counselor to discuss which option is

best for your career/educational goal. More information can also be found in the College Catalog.

American Institutions: 6-unit sequence, one class from Part A and one class from Part B. Only one course may be used to fulfill

General Education. See a College Catalog for more options in course combinations.

PART A

Black Studies 140A^

Chicano Studies 141A^

History 109

History 115A^

History 141

History 150^

Political Science 121^

PART B

Black Studies 140B^

Chicano Studies 141B^

History 110

History 115B^

History 142

History 123^

History 151^

Political Science 102

Health Education: Completion of Health 101.

NOTE: This requirement is waived for students who earn degrees in Nursing Education and Physical Therapy Assistant, or are graduates of a

certified paramedic training program. U. S. Veterans and active duty U.S. military personnel may be granted two units of college credit to

fulfill the Health Education requirement if service has been continuous for at least six months. Copies of form DD-214 or DD-295 or Joint

Services Transcript (JST) or CCAF Transcript covering all periods of military service must be on file in the Records Office.

Exercise Science/Dance: Completion of two Exercise Science (numbered below EXSC 240) and/or Dance (except DANC 127,

181, 183, 253) activity courses. Students with physical conditions which prevent participation in regular exercise science

activity classes must file a physician’s statement with the College Evaluations Office. Adapted Exercise Science classes are

available. A Physician’s medical release form is required.

NOTE: This requirement is waived for students who possess an accredited Fire Fighter I certification or are graduates of a POST Commission

certified regional law enforcement academy. U. S. Veterans and active duty U.S. military personnel may be granted two units of college

credit to fulfill the Exercise Science (formerly Physical Education) requirement if service has been continuous for at least six months. Copies

of form DD-214 or DD-295 or Joint Services Transcript (JST) or CCAF Transcript covering all periods of military service must be on file in the

Records Office.

Multicultural Studies: Complete one course with a carat (^).

Competency in Reading and Written Expression: Complete one course from General Education English

Composition (Area A1) with a grade of ‘C’ or better.

Competency in Mathematics: Complete one course from the following: BANK 103, BIOL 200, BUSE 101, BUSE 115, CHEM 251,

CISC 187, CISC 190, CISC 192, CISC 201, CISC 205, CISC 246, ECON, 120, ECON 121, ENGE 151, ENGE 240, ENGE 260, HEIT 256,

MFET 210, MFET 220, PHIL 101 PHYS 125, PHYS 126, PHYS 180A, PHYS 180B, PHYS 195, PHYS 196, PHYS 197, POLI 201, PSYC

258, MATH 57A, MATH 59, MATH 92, MATH 96, MATH 98, MATH 104, MATH 107, MATH 109, MATH 115, MATH 116, MATH

118, MATH 119, MATH 121, MATH 122, MATH 141, MATH 150, MATH 151, MATH 210A, MATH 210B, MATH 215, MATH 245,

MATH 252, MATH 254, MATH 255