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Associate Degree Graduation Requirements

Note: the following information applies to the catalog year that includes fall 2025, spring 2026, and summer 2026.

All students must satisfy the following requirements to earn an Associate in Arts (AA) or an Associate in Science (AS) degree from Sacramento City College:

  1. Completion of a minimum of 60 degree-applicable units with an overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 ("C" average). A minimum of 12 units must be completed within the Los Rios Community College District.
  2. Completion of each required course with a grade of "C" or better for a major offered at Sacramento City College. See a list of majors.
  3. Completion of a Sacramento City College general education pattern with an overall 2.0 GPA (see a counselor to determine the best pattern for you).

Exception

Students who possess a bachelor's (BA/BS) or higher degree from a college or university accredited through a regional accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) are deemed to have satisfied both the general education and graduation competency requirements for an AA/AS degree. Degrees from accredited institutions outside of the US will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

2025-2026 Local AA/AS Degree General Education Requirements

L1: English Communication, Oral Communication, Critical Thinking

Choose two courses for a minimum of six semester units (eight quarter units). Complete one course (three semester or four quarter units minimum) in each area.
Area Courses
L1A: English Composition BUS 310, ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGWR 300), ENGWR 488, ESLW 340
L1B: Oral Communication and Critical Thinking COMM C1000 (formerly COMM 301), COMM 303, COMM 311, COMM 315, COMM 316, COMM 331, COMM 341, COMM 361, COMM 481, ENGRD 310, ENGWR 301, ENGL C1001 (formerly ENGWR 302), ENGWR 303, ENGL C1001H (formerly ENGWR 482), ESL 350, PHIL 300, PHIL 320, PHIL 325, PSYC 335, SOC 302, SOC 305

L2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning

Choose one course for a minimum of three semester units (four quarter units).
Area Courses
L2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning CISD 358, CISP 301, CISP 350, CISP 358, CISP 360, CISP 400, CISP 401, CISP 440, ECON 310, ET 314, MATH 110, MATH 120, MATH 124, MATH 140, MATH 300, MATH 301, MATH 310, MATH 333, MATH 340, MATH 342, MATH 355, MATH 356, MATH 372, MATH 373, MATH 375, MATH 386, MATH 400, MATH 401, MATH 402, MATH 410, MATH 420, PSYC 330, STAT C1000 (formerly STAT 300), STAT C1000H (formerly STAT 480), SURVY 300

L3: Arts and Humanities

Choose one course for a minimum of three semester units (four quarter units).
Area Courses
L3: Arts and Humanities ANTH 331*, ANTH 341*, ARABIC 401, ARABIC 402, ART 300, ART 301, ART 312, ART 320, ART 323, ART 324, ART 337, ART 361, ART 370, ART 372, ART 390, ART 430, ART 440, ARTH 300, ARTH 301, ARTH 304, ARTH 306, ARTH 307, ARTH 308, ARTH 310, ARTH 312, ARTH 313, ARTH 314, ARTH 318, ARTH 320, ARTH 324, ARTH 325, ARTH 328, ARTH 332, ARTH 334, ARTH 410, ARTH 420, ARTH 484, ARTH 486, ARTH 487, ARTH 488, CANT 401, CANT 402, CANT 411, CANT 412, COMM 305, DDSN 305, DEAF 310, DEAF 312, DEAF 314, DEAF 316, DEAF 352*, DEAF 380, ECE 360, ENGCW 400, ENGCW 410, ENGCW 420, ENGCW 430, ENGLT 301, ENGLT 303, ENGLT 304, ENGLT 310, ENGLT 311, ENGLT 317, ENGLT 320, ENGLT 321, ENGLT 327, ENGLT 328, ENGLT 331, ENGLT 332, ENGLT 334, ENGLT 335, ENGLT 345, ENGLT 360, ENGLT 365, ENGLT 370, ENGLT 380, ENGLT 392, ENGLT 400, ENGLT 401, ENGLT 403, ENGLT 404, ENGLT 480, ENGLT 481, ENGWR 301, ENGWR 303, ESL 350, ESLR 340, FASHN 310, FASHN 330, FREN 401, FREN 402, FREN 411, FREN 412, GREEK 401, GREEK 402, HIST 300*, HIST 302*, HIST 307*, HIST 308*, HIST 344*, HIST 364*, HIST 373*, HUM 300, HUM 310, HUM 320, HUM 332, HUM 352, HUM 370, ITAL 401, ITAL 402, JAPAN 401, JAPAN 402, JAPAN 411, JAPAN 412, KOREAN 401, KOREAN 402, MAND 401, MAND 402, MAND 411, MAND 412, MUFHL 305, MUFHL 309, MUFHL 310, MUFHL 311, MUFHL 315, MUFHL 320, MUFHL 321, MUFHL 330, MUFHL 400, MUFHL 401, MUFHL 410, MUFHL 411, MUFHL 481, MUFHL 482, PHIL 300, PHIL 306, PHIL 310, PHIL 330, PHIL 331, PHIL 338, PHIL 352, PHIL 368*, PHIL 480, PHIL 481, PHOTO 302, PHOTO 305, PNJABI 401, PNJABI 402, PRSIAN 401, PRSIAN 402, RUSS 401, RUSS 402, RUSS 411, RUSS 412, SPAN 401, SPAN 402, SPAN 411, SPAN 412, SPAN 413, SPAN 415, SPAN 425, SPAN 427, TA 300, TA 302, TA 303, TA 304, TA 308, TA 350, TA 454, TA 455, TAFILM 300, TAFILM 302, TAFILM 303, TAFILM 304, TAFILM 307, TAFILM 320
  • * Courses appearing in more than one category may be used to satisfy only one category.

L4: Social and Behavioral Sciences

Choose one course for a minimum of three semester units (four quarter units).
Area Courses
L4: Social and Behavioral Sciences ADMJ 300, ADMJ 302, ADMJ 304, ADMJ 320, ADMJ 349, ANTH 310, ANTH 323, ANTH 324, ANTH 325, ANTH 331*, ANTH 332, ANTH 334, ANTH 341*, ANTH 481, BUS 300, BUS 320, BUS 330, BUS 345, COMM 321*, COMM 325, COMM 341, COMM 351, COMM 369*, CSP 300, CSP 301, CSP 302, DEAF 351, DEAF 352*, DEAF 355, ECE 312*, ECE 314*, ECE 330*, ECE 430, ECON 302, ECON 304, EDUC 300*, ENGWR 384, ETHNS 300*, ETHNS 320*, ETHNS 330*, ETHNS 341, ETHNS 350*, ETHNS 351*, ETHNS 360*, GEOG 302, GEOG 310, GEOG 320, GERON 300*, GERON 302*, GLST 301, GLST 302, HIST 300*, HIST 302*, HIST 307*, HIST 308*, HIST 310, HIST 311, HIST 320, HIST 321, HIST 327, HIST 344*, HIST 360, HIST 364*, HIST 365, HIST 373*, HIST 375, HIST 380, HIST 381, HIST 483, HIST 484, HIST 486, HIST 487, INDIS 351, INDIS 352, INDIS 353, JOUR 310, JOUR 320, NUTRI 310, PHIL 368*, POLS C1000 (formerly POLS 301), POLS 302, POLS 304, POLS 310, POLS 320, POLS 322, POLS 340, POLS 480, POLS C1000H (formerly POLS 481), PSYC C1000 (formerly PSYC 300), PSYC 320, PSYC 335, PSYC 340*, PSYC 356*, PSYC 358*, PSYC 360*, PSYC 364, PSYC 367*, PSYC 370*, PSYC 374*, PSYC 390*, PSYC 480, SJS 300, SJS 310, SOC 300, SOC 301, SOC 302, SOC 305, SOC 310*, SOC 318, SOC 319, SOC 321, SOC 335*, SOC 341*, SOC 343, SOC 344*, SOC 345, SOC 347, SOC 350, SOC 375, SOC 380, SOC 482, WGS 300*, WGS 302, WGS 304
  • * Courses appearing in more than one category may be used to satisfy only one category.

L5: Natural Sciences

Choose one course for a minimum of three semester units (four quarter units).
Area Courses
L5: Natural Sciences ADMJ 332, ANTH 300, ANTH 303, ANTH 480, ASTR 310, ASTR 320, ASTR 330, BIOL 305, BIOL 308, BIOL 310, BIOL 314, BIOL 320, BIOL 321, BIOL 326, BIOL 330, BIOL 332, BIOL 342, BIOL 349, BIOL 350, BIOL 351, BIOL 352, BIOL 370, BIOL 402, BIOL 412, BIOL 422, BIOL 430, BIOL 431, BIOL 434, BIOL 440, CHEM 300, CHEM 305, CHEM 306, CHEM 309, CHEM 320, CHEM 330, CHEM 333, CHEM 336, CHEM 400, CHEM 401, CHEM 410, CHEM 420, CHEM 421, CHEM 423, CHEM 425, CHEM 426, GEOG 300, GEOG 302, GEOG 305, GEOG 306, GEOG 308, GEOG 331, GEOL 300, GEOL 305, GEOL 308, GEOL 310, GEOL 325, GEOL 345, GERON 301, NUTRI 300*, NUTRI 302*, NUTRI 335, NUTRI 336, NUTRI 480*, PHYS 310, PHYS 350, PHYS 360, PHYS 410, PHYS 420, PHYS 430, PSYC 310, PSYC 314, PSYC 315, PSYC 316
  • * Courses appearing in more than one category may be used to satisfy only one category.

L6: Ethnic Studies

Choose one course for a minimum of three semester units (four quarter units).
Area Courses
L6: Ethnic Studies ETHNS 300*, ETHNS 320*, ETHNS 330*, ETHNS 350*, ETHNS 351*, ETHNS 360*
  • * Courses appearing in more than one category may be used to satisfy only one category.

L7: Living Skills

Choose one course from Area L7A and a minimum of two units from Area L7B, for a minimum of three semester units (four quarter units) total. This area can also be fulfilled by Military Service Credit (honorable or under honorable conditions) with basic training completed. Submit a copy of the DD214 to Admissions and Records as verification. Students whose majors have 45 or more units of required coursework are exempt from the L7: Living Skills requirement.
Area Courses
L7A: Physical Education Choose any activity course with a course prefix of FITNS, KINES, PACT, SPORT, or TMACT, including the following: FITNS 304, FITNS 306, FITNS 307, FITNS 324, FITNS 326, FITNS 331, FITNS 336, FITNS 337, FITNS 343, FITNS 344, FITNS 345, FITNS 347, FITNS 349, FITNS 356, FITNS 371, FITNS 372, FITNS 373, FITNS 374, FITNS 376, FITNS 381, FITNS 383, FITNS 384, FITNS 385, FITNS 387, FITNS 390, FITNS 392, FITNS 400, FITNS 401, FITNS 402, FITNS 404, FITNS 407, FITNS 412, FITNS 440, FITNS 441, FITNS 442, FITNS 443, FITNS 444, FITNS 499, KINES 352, KINES 382, PACT 310, PACT 330, PACT 350, PACT 351, PACT 390, PACT 391, PACT 393, PACT 394, PACT 410, PACT 430, SPORT 300, SPORT 301, SPORT 303, SPORT 311, SPORT 312, SPORT 313, SPORT 314, SPORT 316, SPORT 317, SPORT 318, SPORT 320, SPORT 325, SPORT 326, SPORT 327, SPORT 330, SPORT 331, SPORT 332, SPORT 334, SPORT 335, SPORT 345, SPORT 346, SPORT 355, SPORT 356, SPORT 365, SPORT 366, SPORT 370, SPORT 375, SPORT 376, SPORT 377, SPORT 380, SPORT 385, SPORT 386, SPORT 390, SPORT 395, SPORT 396, SPORT 403, SPORT 405, SPORT 406, SPORT 407, SPORT 408, SPORT 415, SPORT 416, SPORT 417, SPORT 420, SPORT 421, TMACT 302, TMACT 303, TMACT 304, TMACT 320, TMACT 321, TMACT 322, TMACT 330, TMACT 331, TMACT 333, TMACT 340, TMACT 341, TMACT 342
L7B: Life Development Skills ADMJ 303, AH 126, AH 301, ART 498, BIOL 342, BUS 320, COMM 321*, COMM 335, COMM 369*, ECE 312*, ECE 314*, ECE 322, ECE 330*, ECE 350, ECE 415, EDUC 300*, ENGED 320, GERON 300*, GERON 301, GERON 302*, HCD 110, HCD 113, HCD 114, HCD 310, HCD 312, HCD 318, HCD 330, HEED 300, HEED 301, HEED 353, INDIS 313, KINES 300, KINES 412, KINES 418, LIBR 318, MUSM 498, NUTRI 300*, NUTRI 302*, NUTRI 322, NUTRI 330, NUTRI 480*, PSYC 340*, PSYC 356*, PSYC 358*, PSYC 360*, PSYC 367*, PSYC 370*, PSYC 374*, PSYC 390*, PSYC 392, PSYC 405, SGVT 300, SOC 310*, SOC 335*, SOC 341*, SOC 344*, TA 498, WEXP 198, WEXP 498, WGS 300*
  • * Courses appearing in more than one category may be used to satisfy only one category.

Catalog Rights

For the purpose of graduating or earning a certificate from any college in the Los Rios Community College District, a student who attends at least one session (whether quarter, semester, or summer) in each calendar year at any California community college, California State University, University of California, or any regionally accredited institution of higher education, may choose to meet the requirements in effect at the Los Rios college from which the student intends to graduate, as follows:

  • Requirements that were in effect at the time the student was admitted to a Los Rios college
  • Requirements that were in effect at the time the student originally enrolled in an accredited college
  • Requirements that were in effect at the intended date of graduation from a Los Rios college

Please note:

  • A college may authorize or request substitution for discontinued courses.
  • Students who change their major field of study may be required to complete those requirements for the major in effect at the point of change.
  • For purposes of this section, "attendance" means taking classes in at least one session (semester or summer session) in each calendar year. Absence for attendance at another regionally accredited institution shall not be considered an interruption in attendance, per Los Rios Policy P-7242: Establishing Catalog Rights.

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