2007-08 Catalog - Graduation Requirements

FOR AA/AS* DEGREE:
Three courses required: one each from B.1, B.2, and B.4, including one laboratory course from B.3. Also acceptable in B.4: BUSAD 163, MATH 100B, MATH 101, and any higher mathematics course (must have a grade of C or higher in area B4). Also acceptable in B.1, ESC 12, 22, 33, 42+ CHEM 12. Also acceptable in B.3, CHEM 12.

FOR AS (OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION**) DEGREE
Two courses required: one course from B.1 or B.2 and one course from B.4. Also acceptable in B.4: BUSAD 163, MATH 100B, MATH 101 and or higher mathematics course (must have a grade of C or higher in area B4) Also acceptable in B.1, ESC 12, 22, 33, 42+ CHEM 12. Also acceptable in B.3, CHEM 12.

AREA B: THE PHYSICAL UNIVERSE, ITS LIFE FORMS AND MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS:
B.1: Physical Sciences
CHEM 1A(L), 1B (L), 10(L), 11(L), 20, AP,
ESC 5 (L), 10, 30, 40, 50(L), 62,
GEOGR 15, PHYCS 1,2,4A(L), 4B(L), 5A(L), 5B(L), AP
B.2: Biological Sciences
       BIOL 2 (L), 4(L), 6(L), 10(L), 17(L), 24(L), 60(L), 65(L), AP
B.3: Lab/Activity
          BIOL 2(L),4(L), 6(L), 10(L), 17(L), 24(L), 60(L), 65(L), AP
CHEM 1A (L), 1B(L), 10(L), 11(L), AP
ESC 5(L), 50(L), PHYCS 4A(L),4B(L),5A(L), 5B(L), AP

B.4: Mathematical Concepts, Quantitative Reasoning and Applications
MATH 2, 4A, 4B, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16,17A, 17B, 18A, 18B, AP
(L) Includes a laboratory

FOR CSU TRANSFER***
Three courses required: one each from B.1, B.2, and B.4, including one laboratory (L) course from B.3; and no fewer than nine units total from Area B (must have a grade of C or higher in area B4).

FOR AA/AS* DEGREE:
Two courses required: one course from C.1; and one from C.2

FOR AS (OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION**) DEGREE
One course required from C.1 or C.2.

AREA C: ARTS, LITERATURE, PHILOSOPHY, AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE:
C.1: Arts (Art, Dance, Drama, Music):
          ART 11, 12, 13, AP
          DRAMA 10, 20, 42, 43
          H-HP 20, 27
          MUSIC 2, 10, 11, 12,AP

C.2: Literature, Philosophy and Foreign Language:
          ¹ENGL 1B, 11, 17, 18, 46, 47, 50, AP
          HIST 5^1
2,
          HUMAN 1, 2, 3, 4² INDIS 1
        PHILO 1, 4² ,5^1
2, 25
          SPAN 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, AP
          SPCOM 40A, 40B

FOR CSU TRANSFER***
Three courses required: one from C.1, one from C.2, and one from either C.1 or C.2; and no fewer than nine units from Area C.

FOR AA/AS* DEGREE:
Two courses required: one course from HIST. 16, 17 or POLSC. 10; and one course from D.1-D.0. Also acceptable in D: JRNAL 1 and HIST 55.

FOR AS (OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION**) DEGREE
Two courses required: one course from HIST 16, 17 or POLSC 10; and one course from D.1-D.0. Also acceptable in D: JRNAL 1 and HIST 55.

AREA D: SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS AND BEHAVIOR:
D.1: Anthropology, Archaeology
          ANTHR 1,2,3,10,15⁴

D.2: Economics
          ECON 10, 11, AP

D.3: Ethnic Studies
          ANTHR. 15⁴, HIST. 20⁴, SOCIO 5^{4
,}SPCOM 5

D.4: Gender Studies
          ANTHRO 7, HIST 21, SOCIO 7, H-HP 2³

D.5: Geography
          GEOGR 12, 18

D.6: History
          HIST 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 20⁴, 21 AP

D.7: Interdisciplinary, Social or Behavioral Science
          CHILD 22, NATRE 1

D.8: Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions
          POLSC 10, 12, 14, AP

D.9: Psychology
          CHILD 1³, PSYCH 1, 20^3,35³, AP⁴D.0: Sociology and Criminology
          SOCIO 1, 2, 5⁴

U.S. History, constitution and American Ideals
HIST 16 or HIST 17, taken in conjunction with POLSC 10 satisfies Associate Degree and CSU requirements in United States History, Constitution, and American Ideals.
Completion of HIST 16 and/or HIST 17 in combination with MJC HIST 101 or MJC HIST 102 will not fulfill the requirement for CSU graduation.

FOR CSU TRANSFER***
Three courses required: POLSC 10 and HIST 16 or 17; and one course from Areas D.1-D.0

FOR AA/AS* DEGREE:
One course in E. Also acceptable in E: H-HP 6A

FOR AS (OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION**) DEGREE
No course required in E.

AREA E: LIFELONG UNDERSTANDING AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT:
             BIOL 50
          CHILD 1³
          GUIDE 1
          H-HP 2^{3,
5,}6A, 6B, 60
          HPMGT 10
          PSYCH 5, 10, 20^3,30, 35³, 40
          SOCIO 12, 28

FOR CSU TRANSFER***
One course in E. Three units minimum required.

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Two physical activity courses under Health & Human Performance are required for graduation.
(See Institutional Requirements under Graduation Requirements)

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*The GE requirements in this column do not apply to the AS (OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION) Degree. See column at right for AS (OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION) GE Degree requirement

**The GE requirements in this column only apply to the AS (OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION) Degree.

***A student may opt to follow the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) for CSU General Breadth requirements. See IGETC

1 ENGL 1B, HIST 5, or PHILO 5 may be used to satisfy eith Area A.3 or C.2, but not both

2 HUMAN 4, PHILO 4, HIST 5, or PHILO 5 may be used to satisfy Area C.2, if not used to satisfy Area A.3

3 CHILD 1, H-HP 2, PSYCH 20 or PSYCH 35 may be used to satisfy eith Area D.9 or E., but not both.

4 Designed to meet an Ethnic Studies Requirement.

(L) Includes a laboratory

GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH REQUIREMENTS FOR COLUMBIA COLLEGE ASSOCIATE OF ARTS (AA) and SCIENCE (AS) DEGREES & TRANSFER TO C.S.U.
See the current catalog for additional information on AA/AS Degree and CSU Transfer Requirements.
FOR AA/AS* DEGREE:	FOR AS (OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION**) DEGREE	COURSES FOR EACH AREA OF GENERAL EDUCATION	FOR CSU TRANSFER***
Three courses required: one each from A.1, A.2, A.3 (must have a grade of C or higher in each area of A)	Two courses required: one course from A.2 and one course from A.1 or A.3 (must have a grade of C or higher).	AREA A: COMMUNICATION & CRITICAL THINKING: A.1: Oral Communication SPCOM 1, 4 A.2: Written Communication ENGL 1A, AP A.3: Critical Thinking ¹ENGL 1B, 1C, SPCOM 2, HIST 5^1 2, PHILO 5^1 2	Three courses required: one each from A.1, A.2, A.3 (must have a grade of C of higher in each area of A)

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