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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS/ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREES
Glendale Community College shall confer the degree of
Associate of Arts or Associate of Science upon a student
who has satisfactorily completed all of the requirements
for graduation. At GCC, a student is allowed to petition
for one Associate in Arts or Associate in Arts for Transfer
degree (AA or AA-T) and one Associate in Science or
Associate in Science for Transfer degree (AS or AS-T) for a approved general education course, the course may be
total of two Associate degrees. However, if a student seeks double-counted. However, units are only counted once to
to earn additional degrees for employment purposes, or
for four-year university admission requirements, he or
she may do so if:
• The student has met the minimum requirements for the
proposed major/certificate; and
• At least 12 required units in the proposed major are
separate and distinct from the required units of the
student’s first and second degrees earned at GCC; and
• The student has achieved a minimum GPA of 2.0 for all
units attempted in pursuit of the degree; and
• The student has completed a graduation petition with an
academic counselor, preferably during the beginning
of the final semester.
If all of the above requirements are met, the student may
be able to petition for more than one degree during the
same semester.
The Associate degree is granted to persons who file a
Petition for Graduation in the Admissions and Records
Office, who are not on academic probation, and who have
completed 12 semester units of the required college cur-
riculum of 60 degree applicable semester units at GCC.
Exceptions to the residence requirement can be made by
the Board of Trustees when an injustice or undue hardship
would result. The completion of the required 60 semester
units must include all of the following:
MAJOR
1. The requirement for the Associate in Arts/Science
degree may be met by completing a Major with a
minimum of 18 semester units: The approved Majors
are listed on the following pages.
List of AA Majors
Business Administration Mass Communications
Choreographic Studies Mathematics
and Dance Techniques Music
English Physical Sciences
English: Creative Writing Social Sciences
Foreign Language Speech/Communication
Interdisciplinary Theatre Arts
Humanities Visual Arts
List of AS Majors
Biological Sciences Health Science
Engineering Physical Sciences
2 0 2 0 – 2 0 2 1 C ATA L O G • G L E N DA L E C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E
The requirements for the Associate in Art/Science degree
may be met by completing an approved certificate program of
18 semester units or more. The approved certificate programs
are listed on the following pages.
When a course required for a Major/certificate is also an
satisfy the 60 unit requirement for the Associate Degree.
AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS/STATE & LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
2. Three semester units in American Institutions
and State & Local Government are required:
POL S 101**, 106.
(**Students who complete POL S 101 before Spring 2014
must also complete POL S 106).
U.S. HISTORY
3. Three semester units in American History are
required: ECON 111/HIST 116; HIST 111(CD),
111H(CD), 117, 118, 118H.
MATHEMATICS
4. Evidence of proficiency in mathematics is required.
This requirement may be fulfilled with a grade of
“C’’ or better in MATH 30, 30+, 30E (2 units), 90,
90+, 90EF (2 units), 101, 118, 120, 130, 131 or 220AB
(2 units).
HEALTH
5. Three semester units of community and personal
hygiene are required: HLTH 104, 106; PSYCH
111(CD)* or equivalent will satisfy this require-
ment.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
6. Two semester units of physical education activity
classes and/or dance activity classes must be
completed unless exempted by established policy.
FIRST AID
7. One semester unit in first aid and CPR is required:
HLTH 101, 102; EMT 140.
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
8. Three semester units in Cultural Diversity are
required. Courses which satisfy this requirement
have been marked by (CD) and appear throughout
the graduation requirements. The requirement
may be satisfied by completing any one of the
graduation requirements with a course marked
(CD) or by completing CHLDV 156, SPCH 115.