American River College
A.A./A.S. Graduation Requirements
2005 - 2006

Students may graduate from American River College with the Associate in Arts or the Associate in Science Degree by fulfilling the following four (4) requirements:

1.

Satisfactory completion of 60 units of collegiate work (excluding 200-299 numbered courses taken F 89-Sp 03 & 1-99 numbered courses taken after Sp 03) with a C (2.0) grade point average in a curriculum that the district accepts toward the degree. At least 12 of the 60 units must be earned at American River College.

2.

Major (Minimum 18 units). Completion of one of the following options:

  1. Option I - Lower division general education pattern of the California State Universities. Courses used to complete this option may also be used to complete other ARC Graduation Requirements.
  2. Option II - Lower division general education pattern of the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC). Courses used to complete this option may be used to complete other ARC Graduation Requirements.
  3. Option III - a two-year Major Program of Study offered at American River College. See ARC Major Programs of Study in the ARC Catalog.

3.

Completion of ARC's general education requirements (21 unit minimum) These requirements are listed below. Or, possession of a Baccalaureate Degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university in the U.S.

4.

Completion of minimum competency requirements in mathematics, reading and writing.
Old Numbers to New Numbers
old number [new number]
[*] Courses appearing in more than one category may be used to satisfy only one category.
[+] Courses are cross-numbered in two subject areas and may count in only one area.
[#] These multicultural courses can also satisfy general education category requirements.
  Required major courses taken in excess of 18 units may be used to satisfy both major and general education requirements, provided they are among the general education courses listed below.

C = Completed at ARC .. O = Completed at another college .. I = In Progress .. N= Need

AREA A- Natural Science - One Course from the following
(3 units minimum)

Required

C

O

I

N

ANTH

 

[300] 1, [301] 11, [480] 1H
ASTR

 

[300] 1, [400] 2
BIOL

 

[102] 60, [115] 50, [116] 51, [300] 12, [303] 5, [305] 10, [310] 16, [350], [352] 18, [370] 15, [400] 1A, [430] 25, [431] 26, [482] 15H
CHEM

 

[305] 2A, [310] 3, [320] 7, [400]1A
GEOG

 

[300]1, [301] 11, [306], [307] 13, [308] 7
GEOL

 

[300] 1, [301] 2, [305] 8, [310] 3, [325] 13, [330] 5, [342] 18, [345] 12
HORT

 

[300] 1
NATR

 

[300] 1, [302] 3, [304] 5, [320] 2, [332] 8
NUTRI

 

[*300] *10, [*302] *11
PHYS

 

[310] 10, [311] 11, [312(L)] 10L, [350] 5A, [410] 4A
PS

 

[300]1, [301] 2
PSYC

 

[310] 2, [311] 8

3

. . . .
AREA B- Humanities - One Course from the following
(3 units minimum)

Required

C

O

I

N

ART

 

[300] 11A, [320] 14, [322] 15A, [418], [431] 26A
ARTH

 

[300] 10, [302] 3, [308] 4, [310] 5, [#322] #3A, [334] 5A, [480] 10H
ARTNM

 

[305] 3, [310]
ECE

 

[361], [363]
ENGLT

 

[300] 28, [302] 41, [303] 42, [304] 43, [310] 35, [311] 36, [320] 30, [321] 31, [#327] #20, [#333] #37C, [#334] #37B, [#337] #37A, [#338], [340] 33, [341] 34, [345] 26, [360] 27, [370] 39, [#372] #39B, [#374] #39C, [#376] #39D, [378] 45, [380] 47, [382] 44, [390] 21, [392] 38, [494] 25
FASHN

 

[330] 30
FREN

 

[401] 1A, [402] 1B, [411] 2A, [412] 2B
GERM

 

[401] 1A, [402] 1B, [411] 2A, [412] 2B
HIST

 

[300*] 4*, [302*] 5*, [305*] 6*, [+# 307] +#11, [+#308] +#12, [364*] 19*, [365*] 20, [480*] 4H*, [*481] +5H
HUM

 

[300] 1, [310] 2, [#320] 3, [322] 8, [326], [#330] #9, [360] 11, [365] 10
IDES   [310] 30, [312] 31
ITAL   [401] 1A, [402] 1B, [411]
JAPAN

 

[401] 1A, [402] 1B
MAND

 

[401] Chin 11A, [402] Chin 11B
MUFHL

 

[100] 57, [300] 6, [308], [310] 10, [311] 11, [#315] #12, [321] 2, [#330] #9, [400] 3A
MUSM

 

[370] 9
PHIL

 

[300] 6, [310] 5, [330] 20, [331] 21, [350] 10, [353] 13, [354] 14, [360] 7
RUSS

 

[401] 1A, [402] 1B, [411] 2A, [412] 2B
SILA

 

[305] 1, [306] 2, [315] 3, [316] 4
SPAN

 

[401] 1A, [402] 1B, [411] 2A, [412] 2B
SPEECH

 

[305] 5
TA

 

[300]1, [302] 2A, [303] 2B, [#306] 4, [310] 6, [312] 7, [314] 7A, [315] 7B, [#318] #8, [320] 9, [350] 15A, [406] 25, [435] 35, [480] 15AH

3

. . . .
AREA C- Social & Behavioral Sciences (6 units minimum)
One Course from C1 and one from C2

Required

C

O

I

N

C1 American Institutions (3 units):
HIST

 

[310] 17, [311] 18, [318] 16I, [#320] #14, [#321] 15, [#323] #16A, [#325] #16P, [327] 16M, [#330] #16W, [483] 17H, [484] 18H,
POLS

 

[301] 1
SOCSC

 

[110] 51, [111] 52

3

       
C2 Other Social Sciences (3 units):
ANTH

 

[#310] #2, [315] 13, [320] 3, [330] 12, [#333] #14
BUS

 

[110] 59, [300] 20, [*+ 320] *+14, [#330] #15, [345] 16
ECE

 

[+312] +34, [+314] +35
ECON

 

[302] 1A, [304] 1B, [+320] 14
FCS

 

[+314] +35
GEOG

 

[#310] #2, [#320] #10
GERON

 

[+302] +26
HIST

 

[*300] *4, [*302] *5, [*305] *6, [+# 307] +#11, [+#308] +#12, [340] 29, [341] 30, [343] 31, [*364] *19, [*365] 20, [367] 33, [373] 10, [+480] +4H, [+481] +5H, [494] 40
HSER

 

[+#330] +#19
INDEP   [300] 15
JOUR

 

[310] 10
MGMT   [174] 87
POLS

 

[302] 2, [310] 10, [322] 15, [330] 5, [332] 16
PSYC

 

[300] 1, [305] 20, [320] 3, [#361] #16, [+#365] +#19, [*370] *18, [+372] +34, [+374] +26, [480] 1H
SILA   [#330] #5
SOC

 

[300] 1A, [301] 1B, [#320] 5, [325] 6, [#342] #20
SOCSC

 

[310] 1, [312] 2

3

       
AREA D- Language and Rationality (6 units minimum)
One course from D1 and one from D2

Required

C

O

I

N

D1 (3 units):
BUS

 

[310] 8
ENGWR

 

[103] 60, [300] 1A, [480] 1AH
ESLW

 

[340] 5W

3

       
D2 (3 units):
AT

 

[105] 75
BUS

 

[105] 60
CISA

 

[305], [315], [320] 13A
CISC

 

[*300] *1
CISP

 

[317] 34, [320] 36A, [340] 33, [350] 37, [360] 32A, [400] 32B, [440] 44
ENGCW

 

[400] 15, [430] 15C
ENGRD

 

[310] 4, [312] 5
ENGWR

 

[301] 1B, [302] 1C, [330] 14A, [342] 13A, [481] 1BH, [482] 1CH
ESL

 

[350] 6
ET

 

[310] 51A, [311] 51B, [370] 77
GEOG

 

[330] 9
JOUR

 

[300] 20A
MGMT

 

[360] 21
MATH

 

[120] 53, [300] 1, [310] 2, [+320] 12, [325] 3, [330] 15, [340] 43, [342] 44 [344] 42, [350] 16A, [370] 29, [400] 9A
PHIL

 

[320] 4, [+325] +12
PSYC

 

[330] 5
SPEECH

 

[301] 1, [331] 15
STAT

 

[301] 1, [481] 1H
WELD

 

[140] 66A

3

       
AREA E- Living Skills (3 units minimum)
One course from E1 and one from E2

Required

C

O

I

N

E1
  One Physical Education activity course with one of the following prefixes: ADAPT, DANCE, FITNS, PACT, TMACT, SPORT

1

       
E2 Other Living Skills (minimum of 2 units):
AT

 

[107] 118
BUS

 

[*+ 320] *+14
CISC

 

[*300] *1
ECE

 

[330] 7A, [+350] +10A
ECON

 

[*+320] *+14
ENGED

 

[320] 10, [+324] +10A
ET

 

[250] 118
GERON

 

[+300] +22 , [+330] +41, [+334] +42
HCD

 

[310] 57, [318] 16, [330] 12, [331] 13, [336] 17
HEED

 

[300] 1, [3520]
HSER

 

[+340] +35
INDIS

 

[325] 10
NUTRI

 

[*300] *10, [*302] *11, [305]1,
PSYC

 

[340] 15, [342] 32, [354] 24, [356] 25, [*370] *18, [+378], [+379], [380] 12, [390] 9, [+400] +35, [481]
SOC

 

[+335] +22
SPEECH

 

[321] 10
WELD

 

[150]

2

       
AREA F- Ethnic/Multicultural Studies (3 units minimum).

Required

C

O

I

N

ANTH

 

[#310] #2, [#333] #14
ARTH

 

[#322] #3A
BIOL

 

[322] 23
BUS

 

[#330] #15
DANCE

 

[300] PER 1
ECE

 

[430] 36
ENGLT

 

[#327] #20, [#333] #37C, [#334] #37B, [#337] #37A, [#338], [#372] #39B, [#374] #39C, [#376] #39D
GEOG

 

[#310] #2, [#320] #10, [322] 21
HIST

 

[*# 307] *#11, [*#308] *#12, [#320] #14, [#321] #15, [#323] #16A, [#325] #16P, [#330] #16W
HSER

 

[+#330] +#19
HUM

 

[#320] #3, [#330] #9
MUFHL

 

[#315] #12, [#330] #9
NUTRI

 

[310] 12
PSYC

 

[#361] #16, [#365] #19
SILA

 

[#330] #5
SOC

 

[#320] #5, [#342] #20
SPEECH

 

[325] 14
TA

 

[#306] #4, [#318] #8

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Competency Requirements - Complete all three areas (A, B, and C)
All sudents who wish to receive an A.A. or A.S. degree from American River College must demonstrate competency in writing, reading and mathematics as listed below. (The ARC Assessment Tests that were used for course recommendations may fulfill the competency requirement in Reading.)

Required

C

O

I

N

A. WRITING Competency
1. Complete one of the following courses with a grade of "C" or better:
 
BUS   [310] 8
ENGWR   [103] 60, [300] 1A, [480] 1AH
ESLW   [340] 5W
2. Passing an acceptable college writing course taken at a regionally accredited college in the U.S. with a grade of'C'or better.
3. Possession of an AA/AS or higher from a regionally accredited college in the U.S.

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B. READING Competency
1. Complete one of the following courses with a grade of C" or better:
 
ENGRD   [310] 4, [312] 5
ESLR   [340] 5R
2. Possess an AA/AS degree or higher from an accredited college in the U. S.
3. Achieve a qualifying score on either of the first two attempts on the college level reading examination administered by a Los Rios Assessment Center.

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C. MATHEMATICS Competency
1. Complete one of the following courses with a grade of "C" or better:
 
AT   [105] 75
CISP   [340] 33
ET   [310] 51A and [311] 51B, [315]
MATH   Math [100] 51 or higher level mathematics course
PHIL   [325] 12
PSYC   [330] 5
STAT   [301] 1, [481] 1H
WELD   [140] 66A
2. Complete an equivalent course with a "C" or better at a regionally accredited college in the U.S.
3. Obtain a satisfactory score on the District's Math Competency Test.
4. Possession of a BA/BS or higher from a regionally accredited college in the U.S.

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4/28/05

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