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VVC ASSOCIATE DEGREE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS 2012-2013
A. General Requirements for Graduation............................................................................................minimum 60 units
1. Complete 60 degree-applicable units (courses numbered 50 and above), not to include more than 4 units of physical education activity.
2. Earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher in all degree-applicable units including all units from other colleges attended if applicable.
3. Complete at least 12 units at Victor Valley College.
4. Complete an application for graduation before the deadline. Download the application from http://www.vvc.edu/forms/
5. Have official transcripts from other colleges attended and/or Advanced Placement scores sent to VVC. Students are responsible for furnishing
official transcripts. Final evaluation and acceptance of transfer courses taken at other accredited colleges will be determined by the Registrar’s
Office at the time the student’s graduation application is evaluated. VVC may not accept credits from all institutions of higher education.
6. Minimum proficiencies in English, Reading, Math, and Information Competency are met by completing the general education requirements.
7. NEW: American Institutions (see GE Category II) and Global Citizenship requirements (complete at least one underlined course in
Global Citizenship within GE Category II or III).
A COURSE MAY SATISFY ONLY ONE CATEGORY, EXCEPT HLTH 102 AND PE 103.
B. MAJOR All courses in the major must be completed with a “C” or better…….......................................................minimum 18 units
C. GENERAL EDUCATION....................................................................................................................minimum 21 units
Category I: Natural Sciences................................................................................................................................minimum 3 units
ANTH 101, 101L; ASTR 101; BIOL 100/H100, 104, 107, 109, 114, 118, 121, 201, 202, 203, 210, 211, 212, 214, 221, 231, 232; CHEM
100/H100, 114, 201, 202, 206/H206, 207/H207, 255, 281, 282; GEOG 101, 101L, 120, 122; GEOL 101, 102, 103, 110; HLTH 102; OCEA
101; PSCI 101, 114, 115; PHYS 100, 201, 202, 203, 204/H204, 221, 222
Category II: Social and Behavioral Sciences Complete one from Group a. and one from Group b. ............minimum 6 units
a. AGNR 175; AJ 101; ANTH 101, 102, 103, 105, 106; CHDV 100, 106; CMST 105 (Intercultural); ECON 101, 102; GEOG 101, 102, 103,
104; GUID 105*; HIST 103, 104, 115/H115, 117/H117, 118/H118, 119, 120, 121, 124, 125, 127, 130, 131, 135, 150, 153, 155, 157;
PHIL 114*; POLS 101, 102/H102, 103, 104, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114*, 206, 211; PSYC 101/H101, 103, 105*, 110/H110, 111, 116, 121,
125, 130, 133, 204, 213; RLST 105, 106, 110, 113, 115; SOC 101, 102, 103, 107
b. American Institutions HIST 115/H115, 117/H117, 118/H118; POLS 102/H102, 103
(Note: POLS 102/H102 and either HIST 117/H117 or HIST 118/H118 satisfy CSU’s US Constitution and American Ideals requirements)
Category III: Humanities........................................................................................................................................minimum 3 units
ANTH 106; ART 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 112, 113, 114, 120, 122, 125, 150; CMST 105 (Intercultural); ENGL 102/H102,
116*, 162, 210, 211, 220, 225, 230, 231, 232, 233, 235, 240, 241, 245, 246, 247; HIST 103, 104, 115/H115, 117/H117, 118/H118, 119, 120,
121, 124, 125, 127, 130, 131, 135, 150, 153, 155, 157; MUSC 100, 101, 102, 103, 115, 116, 117, 118, 131, 202, 204; PHIL 101, 108, 114*,
117, 120, 121; PE 103 (History of Dance); POLS 114*; RLST 101, 105, 106, 110, 111, 115, 117; TA 101, 102, 104, 107, 110, 116*
Languages: CMST (ASL) 122, 123, 124, 125; FREN 101, 102, 103, 104; GERM 101, 102, 103, 104;
LATN 101, 102; SPAN 101, 101A, 101B, 102, 103, 104
Category IV: Language & Rationality Complete one course from Group a. and one from Group b. …………minimum 6 units
Note: Courses in Category IV must be completed with grade of "C" or better.
a. English Composition
ENGL 101/H101
If you took English Composition at another college, you must complete the Info Competency assessment given at the VVC Library.
b. Communication & Analytical Thinking
. ENGL 102/H102, 104/H104; PHIL 109, 207*; RLST 207*; CMST 106, 107, 108, 109
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VVC ASSOCIATE DEGREE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Category V: Mathematics Note: Course in Category V must be completed with grade of "C" or better...........................minimum 3 units
MATH 90, 104, 105/H105, 116, 119, 120/H120, 132, 226, 227, 228, 231, 270
D. PHYSICAL EDUCATION ........minimum one course required; maximum four units of PE activities counted, except Fine Arts majors
Any activity or non-activity (lecture) PE course of 1 unit or more will fulfill this requirement. Completion of military basic training fulfills this
requirement. Health 102 (Category I) or PE 103 (Category III) can simultaneously satisfy the PE requirement. Athletics courses are not used,
except ALDH/PE 141.
E. ELECTIVES … Degree-applicable courses that have not been used to fulfill other requirements above, which bring the total to 60 units.
Competencies Satisfied: Global Citizenship American Institutions Information Competency
*Cross-listed courses: GUID 105 and PSYC 105 are the same course, as are ENGL 116 and TA 116; PHIL 207 and RLST 207; PHIL 114 and POLS 114. 5/11/12
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