View the 2010-2011 Catalog (4 MB) - Lake Tahoe Community College
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LTCC CATALOG <strong>2010</strong>-<strong>2011</strong> 45 DEGREE REQUIREMENTS & TRANSFER PLANNING1. Students must earn a minimum of 90 units, to includegeneral education, a major, and electives (numbers 3-5below). Unless o<strong>the</strong>rwise stated, courses required for <strong>the</strong> majormay be used to meet general education requirements; however,<strong>the</strong> units are only counted once towards <strong>the</strong> 90-unit total.2. A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (C) is required to earnan Associate in Arts Degree.3. General Education Patterns (choose 1):• LTCC GE (see page 50)• CSU GE (see page 51)• IGETC (see page 52)• UNR Transfer Core (see page 53)4. Major Requirements: Students must have a major. Seespecific requirements for each major beginning on page 57.Major requirements must be completed with a "C" or better or"P" if taken on a "pass/no pass" basis.5. Elective units must be taken to bring <strong>the</strong> total to 90 units.Transferable Special Topics (designated as 131) and SpecialProjects (designated as 231) may be applied to elective units.Non-transferable Special Topics (designated as 191) may only beapplied to elective units if <strong>the</strong> class is designated as degreeapplicable. Non-transferable Special Projects (designated as 291)may not be applied to elective units.6. A minimum of 18 units applied toward <strong>the</strong> Associate in ArtsDegree must be taken at LTCC.7. A maximum of 12 units earned in courses where a grade of “P”is received may be used toward <strong>the</strong> course requirements for <strong>the</strong>A.A. Degree.8. Special Topics (131) courses may be applied to General Educationor major requirements upon petition to and approval by <strong>the</strong> VicePresident, Academic Affairs and Student Services.9. Meeting A.A. requirements does not necessarily fulfill transferrequirements.10. Students may apply only one degree-applicable English coursebelow ENG 101 toward <strong>the</strong> associate degree.11. Non-degree applicable courses (These courses do not counttowards <strong>the</strong> 90-unit requirement for an A.A. degree):CAO 157B, 190A, 190B, 190C, 190D, 192A, 192B, 192C,192D, 192E, 192F, 192G, 192H, 192JCHM 151ECE 160A, 160BENG 151R, 151W, 156A, 156B, 160ESL 191, 291GES 180, 182A, 182B, 184, 185, 186, 188, 193, 196, 199AHEC 181A, 181B, 181C, 183MAT 157, 183, 184, 185, 187A, 187B, 188and applicable special topic courses.12. Basic Skills Courses (<strong>the</strong>se courses do not count toward <strong>the</strong>90-unit requirement for Associate in Arts Degree):ENG 151R, 151W, 156A, 156B, 160ESL 191, 291GES 180, 184, 185, 186, 196MAT 187A, 187Band applicable special topic courses.a. There is a 45-unit enrollment limit for <strong>the</strong>se courses. Astudent who shows significant measurable progress toward<strong>the</strong> development of skills appropriate to enrollment incollege-level courses may petition <strong>the</strong> Vice President,Academic Affairs and Student Services for a waiver toenroll in a maximum of eight (8) additional units of BasicSkills courses beyond <strong>the</strong> 45-unit limit.b. The following students are exempted from <strong>the</strong> 45-unitenrollment limitation:• Students enrolled in one or more courses of Englishas a Second Language (ESL).• Students identified by <strong>the</strong> district as having adisability.13. Upper Division Coursework: Students may petition to useupper division coursework completed at o<strong>the</strong>r institutions towaive specific subject area requirements. The petition shouldinclude a letter of faculty support and is subject to approval by<strong>the</strong> Vice President, Academic Affairs and Student Services.Upper division coursework will not be counted towards <strong>the</strong>90-unit requirement for an A.A. degree.COMPETENCY STATEMENT<strong>Lake</strong> <strong>Tahoe</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong> will only confer <strong>the</strong> degree ofAssociate in Arts upon students who demonstrate competence inreading and written expression by achieving a “C” grade or higherin <strong>the</strong> course listed under Area 1, Section (a) - Composition of <strong>the</strong>LTCC General Education pattern. Additionally, students seeking<strong>the</strong> A.A. degree will be required to demonstrate competency inma<strong>the</strong>matics by completing one of <strong>the</strong> options listed under Area 2,Ma<strong>the</strong>matical Concepts and Quantitive Reasoning - Options 1, 2, or 3of <strong>the</strong> LTCC General Education pattern. For students completingOptions 2 or 3, a "C" grade or higher in <strong>the</strong> course(s) must beachieved in order to meet <strong>the</strong> ma<strong>the</strong>matical competencyrequirement.MULTIPLE MAJORSStudents may earn more than one major. Each major completed at<strong>Lake</strong> <strong>Tahoe</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong> shall be listed on <strong>the</strong> student’stranscript record.APPLICATION FOR GRADUATIONApplication for graduation must be made in Student Services, RoomA100, by January 31 of each year. To ensure timely completion,requests for credit evaluations should be made at least two full quartersbefore expected graduation. If <strong>the</strong> work to be evaluated includescourses from o<strong>the</strong>r schools, all official transcripts must be on file in <strong>the</strong>Admissions and Records Office prior to requesting <strong>the</strong> evaluation.Students should allow four (4) weeks for transcripts from o<strong>the</strong>r schoolsto arrive at LTCC. Students must be currently enrolled to request acredit evaluation. (If graduation requirements were completed atLTCC during <strong>the</strong> summer session or fall quarter, <strong>the</strong> student mayrequest a credit evaluation prior to <strong>the</strong> application deadline of <strong>the</strong>following year.) To qualify for evaluation, transcripts must be from aninstitution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by LTCC.HONORS AT GRADUATIONHonors at graduation will be bestowed on students for all coursework accomplished at <strong>Lake</strong> <strong>Tahoe</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong> based on<strong>the</strong> cumulative grade point average attained through <strong>the</strong> winterquarter prior to graduation in <strong>the</strong> following manner:Graduation with Highest Honors - Students achieving a 4.0cumulative average. Graduation with Honors - Students achievinga cumulative average of not less than 3.65 and not more than 3.99.