General Education Requirements for Associate in Arts and Associate in Science
Courses listed in more than one area can only be used in one area.
Area 1: English Communication
AA: Select 3 courses, 9 units – One course from each area with a “C” grade or better in each course
AS: Select 2 courses, 6 units – One course from area 1A and one course from either area 1B or 1C. Both with a “C” grade or better.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 1A: English Composition | ||
| ENGL C1000 | Academic Reading and Writing | 3 |
| 1B: Critical Thinking/English Composition | ||
| ENGL C1001 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 3 |
| 1C: Oral Communication | ||
| COMM C1000 | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
Area 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
Minimum 3 units (with a "C" grade or better)
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| BUS 060 | Fundamentals of Business Statistics | 3 |
| COMSC 080 | Discrete Structures | 3 |
| MATH 020 | College Algebra for Liberal Arts | 3 |
| MATH 021 | Precalculus Algebra | 4 |
| MATH 025 | Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry | 6 |
| MATH 061 | Finite Mathematics | 3 |
| MATH 062 | Calculus for Business and Social Science | 3 |
| MATH 066 | Calculus I Late Transcendentals for STEM | 4 |
| MATH 067 | Calculus II Late Transcendentals for STEM | 4 |
| MATH 070 | Discrete Mathematics | 4 |
| MATH 071 | Calculus I With Analytic Geometry | 5 |
| MATH 072 | Calculus II With Analytic Geometry | 5 |
| MATH 073 | Multivariable Calculus | 5 |
| MATH 078 | Differential Equations | 4 |
| MATH 079 | Linear Algebra | 3 |
| STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
Area 3: Arts and Humanities
Minimum 6 units – 2 courses – One course from Arts and one course from Humanities
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 3A: Arts | ||
| ART 090 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| ART 091 | Survey of Art History: Prehistoric Through Gothic | 3 |
| ART 092 | Survey of Art History: Renaissance to the Present | 3 |
| ART 093 | History of Modern Art | 3 |
| ART 096 | History of Asian Art | 3 |
| ART 097 | Women Artists in Art History | 3 |
| DANCE 002 | Dance Appreciation | 3 |
| ETH 011 | Ethnic Images in Film | 3 |
| MUSIC 083 | Exploring the World of Music | 3 |
| MUSIC 091 | Music Appreciation: Western Civilization | 3 |
| MUSIC 093 | Introduction to Film Music | 3 |
| THEAT 020 | Introduction to Theatre Arts | 3 |
| THEAT 025A | Theatres of Diversity: Chicanx/Latinx Theatre | 3 |
| THEAT 040 | Introduction to Film | 3 |
| 3B: Humanities | ||
| ENGL 001B | English Composition | 3 |
| ENGL 028 | Introduction to World Mythology | 3 |
| ENGL 032 | Gender in Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 052 | Children's/Adolescent Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 062 | Asian/Asian-American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 073 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENGL 080 | Mexican-American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 082A | African-American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 084A | Survey of American Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL 084B | Survey of American Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL 086A | Survey of English Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL 086B | Survey of English Literature II | 3 |
| ETH 010 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| ETH 020 | African American Culture | 3 |
| ETH 022 | African American Music | 3 |
| ETH 025 | The Afro-Latinx American Experience | 3 |
| ETH 029 | Women of Color in the United States | 3 |
| ETH 030 | Chicana/o Culture | 3 |
| ETH 040 | Vietnamese American Culture and Experience | 3 |
| ETH 042 | Asian American Experience | 3 |
| ETH 050 | California Native American Culture | 3 |
| ETH 056 | Native Americans of North America | 3 |
| HIST 010A | Development of Western Culture I | 3 |
| HIST 010B | Development of Western Culture II | 3 |
| HUMNT 002 | Introduction to World Literature | 3 |
| PHIL 010 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 030 | History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 040 | History of Modern Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 065 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 070 | Comparative Religions | 3 |
| SPAN 020A | Spanish for Heritage Speakers I | 5 |
| SPAN 020B | Spanish for Heritage Speakers II | 5 |
| SPAN 039 | Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Literature | 3 |
| VIET 001B | Elementary Vietnamese | 5 |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Minimum 6 units – 2 courses from two academic disciplines
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| AJ 010 | Introduction to Administration Of Justice | 3 |
| AJ 011 | Criminal Law | 3 |
| AJ 013 | Criminal Procedures | 3 |
| AJ 019 | Law Enforcement in Multicultural Communities | 3 |
| AJ 113 | Crime and Violence in America | 3 |
| AJ 116 | Introduction to Corrections | 3 |
| AJ 123 | Women and Criminal Justice | 3 |
| ANTH 062 | Introduction to Physical Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 063 | Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 064 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 066 | Native Peoples of California | 3 |
| ANTH 090 | Introduction to Mesoamerica | 3 |
| COMS 035 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| COUNS 001 | Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Identity Development | 3 |
| ECON 010A | Principles of Macroeconomic Theory | 3 |
| ECON 010B | Introduction to Microeconomic Theory | 3 |
| ETH 010 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| ETH 011 | Ethnic Images in Film | 3 |
| ETH 020 | African American Culture | 3 |
| ETH 025 | The Afro-Latinx American Experience | 3 |
| ETH 029 | Women of Color in the United States | 3 |
| ETH 030 | Chicana/o Culture | 3 |
| ETH 035 | Sociology of the Chicanx Experience | 3 |
| ETH 040 | Vietnamese American Culture and Experience | 3 |
| ETH 042 | Asian American Experience | 3 |
| ETH 050 | California Native American Culture | 3 |
| ETH 056 | Native Americans of North America | 3 |
| FCS 070 | Child Development | 3 |
| GEOG 010 | Introduction to Physical Geography | 3 |
| HED 010 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
| HIST 001 | Survey of American History | 3 |
| HIST 003A | World History to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 003B | World History From 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 010A | Development of Western Culture I | 3 |
| HIST 010B | Development of Western Culture II | 3 |
| HIST 014 | Women in American History | 3 |
| HIST 017A | History of the United States | 3 |
| HIST 017B | History of the United States | 3 |
| HIST 021 | African American History | 3 |
| HIST 022 | Mexican-American History | 3 |
| HIST 023 | Asian American History | 3 |
| HIST 035 | California History | 3 |
| HIST 040 | United States Military History | 3 |
| HIST 045 | Modern America | 3 |
| HIST 047 | History of Indigenous Peoples of North America | 3 |
| JOURN 010 | Media Technologies and Society in the Digital Age | 3 |
| POLSC 002 | Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics | 3 |
| POLSC 003 | Introduction to Political Thought and Theory | 3 |
| POLSC 004 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 |
| POLS C1000 | American Government and Politics In America | 3 |
| PSYCH 012 | Introduction to Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSYCH 018 | Introduction to Research Methods | 3 |
| PSYCH 025 | Psychology of Women: Global Perspective | 3 |
| PSYCH 026 | Violence Against Women: Cross-Cultural Perspective | 3 |
| PSYCH 027 | Introduction to LGBTQ Studies | 3 |
| PSYCH 051 | Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology | 3 |
| PSYCH 092 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSYCH 096 | Marriage, Family, and Intimate Relationships | 3 |
| PSYCH 099 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSYCH 100 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| PSYC C1000 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 010 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 011 | Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC 018 | Sociology of Race & Ethnicity | 3 |
| SOC 019 | Sociology of Sex and Gender | 3 |
| WOMS 010 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies | 3 |
US History, Constitution, & American Ideals (AA/AS Graduation Requirement – Can be satisfied through coursework in US-1, US-2 and US-3 as listed in Option 1 or Option 2 below). Option 2 satisfies area 4 requirement.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Option 1: | ||
| HIST 017A | History of the United States | 3 |
| HIST 017B | History of the United States | 3 |
| Option 2: | ||
| POLS C1000 | American Government and Politics In America | 3 |
| PLUS one of the following: | ||
| HIST 001 | Survey of American History | 3 |
| HIST 014 | Women in American History | 3 |
| HIST 021 | African American History | 3 |
| HIST 022 | Mexican-American History | 3 |
| HIST 023 | Asian American History | 3 |
| HIST 045 | Modern America | 3 |
| HIST 047 | History of Indigenous Peoples of North America | 3 |
Area 5: Physical and Biological Sciences
AA: Select 2 courses, 7-9 units– one Physical Science and one Biological Science; at least one course from 5A or 5B must have a laboratory component (listed in 5C)
AS: Select 1 course with or without lab, minimum 3 units
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 5A: Physical Science | ||
| ASTRO 010 | Introduction to Astronomy | 3 |
| ASTRO 014 | Solar System Astronomy | 3 |
| ASTRO 016 | Stars, Galaxies, and the Origin of the Universe | 3 |
| CHEM 001A | General Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM 001B | General Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM 012A | Organic Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM 012B | Organic Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM 015 | Fundamentals of Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 030A | Introduction to Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 030B | Introduction to Chemistry | 4 |
| ENVIR 010 | Environmental Science * | 4 |
| OCEAN 010 | Descriptive Oceanography | 3 |
| PHYS 001 | Introductory Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 002A | Algebra/Trigonometry-Based Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 002B | Algebra/Trigonometry-Based Physics II | 4 |
| PHYS 007A | Calculus-Based General Physics for Scientists and Engineers - I | 4 |
| PHYS 007B | Calculus-Based General Physics for Scientists and Engineers - II | 4 |
| PHYS 007C | Calculus-Based General Physics for Scientists and Engineers - III | 4 |
| PHYSC 012 | Earth Science | 3 |
| 5B: Biological Science | ||
| ANTH 062 | Introduction to Physical Anthropology | 3 |
| BIOL 004A | General Principles and Cell Biology | 5 |
| BIOL 004B | Organismal Biology and Biodiversity | 5 |
| BIOL 020 | Human Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 021 | General Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 061 | Human Heredity | 3 |
| BIOL 062 | Plants and Human Welfare | 3 |
| BIOL 063 | Ecology: Connections of Life, Environment and Humans | 3 |
| BIOL 064 | Marine Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 065 | Wildlife Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 071 | Human Anatomy | 5 |
| BIOL 072 | Human Physiology | 5 |
| BIOL 074 | General Microbiology | 5 |
| ENVIR 010 | Environmental Science * | 4 |
| PSYCH 030 | Introduction to Biological Psychology | 3 |
| 5C: Science Lab | ||
| ASTRO 010L | Introductory Astronomy Lab ** | 1 |
| ASTRO 014 | Solar System Astronomy | 3 |
| ASTRO 016 | Stars, Galaxies, and the Origin of the Universe | 3 |
| ANTH 062L | Physical Anthropology Laboratory *** | 1 |
| BIOL 004A | General Principles and Cell Biology | 5 |
| BIOL 004B | Organismal Biology and Biodiversity | 5 |
| BIOL 020 | Human Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 021 | General Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 064 | Marine Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 071 | Human Anatomy | 5 |
| BIOL 072 | Human Physiology | 5 |
| BIOL 074 | General Microbiology | 5 |
| CHEM 001A | General Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM 001B | General Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM 012A | Organic Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM 012B | Organic Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM 015 | Fundamentals of Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 030A | Introduction to Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 030B | Introduction to Chemistry | 4 |
| ENVIR 010 | Environmental Science | 4 |
| PHYS 001 | Introductory Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 002A | Algebra/Trigonometry-Based Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 002B | Algebra/Trigonometry-Based Physics II | 4 |
| PHYS 007A | Calculus-Based General Physics for Scientists and Engineers - I | 4 |
| PHYS 007B | Calculus-Based General Physics for Scientists and Engineers - II | 4 |
| PHYS 007C | Calculus-Based General Physics for Scientists and Engineers - III | 4 |
| PHYSC 012 | Earth Science | 3 |
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ENVIR-010 may be certified in either Physical or Biological Science, but may only be certified once.
- **
ASTRO 010L fulfills the lab requirements only if student has completed ASTRO 010 previously or concurrently
- ***
ANTH 062L fulfills the lab requirements only if student has completed ANTH 062 previously or concurrently
Area 6: Ethnic Studies
Minimum 3 units
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ETH 010 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| ETH 035 | Sociology of the Chicanx Experience | 3 |
| ETH 042 | Asian American Experience | 3 |
Additional AA/AS Degree Requirements
- Major Coursework: See major sheet or visit your counselor
- US History, Constitution, & American Ideals - Complete Option 1 or Option 2 listed in area 4 above
- GPA: Minimum 2.0
- Residency requirement: Complete a minimum of 12 semester units in residence within the College district with a minimum of six (6) semester units at EVC.