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LTCC CATALOG 2010-2011 45 DEGREE REQUIREMENTS & TRANSFER PLANNING1. Students must earn a minimum of 90 units, to includegeneral education, a major, and electives (numbers 3-5below). Unless otherwise stated, courses required for the majormay be used to meet general education requirements; however,the units are only counted once towards the 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 the 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 the 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 the 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 the course requirements for theA.A. Degree.8. Special Topics (131) courses may be applied to General Educationor major requirements upon petition to and approval by the 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 the associate degree.11. Non-degree applicable courses (These courses do not counttowards the 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 (these courses do not count toward the90-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 these courses. Astudent who shows significant measurable progress towardthe development of skills appropriate to enrollment incollege-level courses may petition the Vice President,Academic Affairs and Student Services for a waiver toenroll in a maximum of eight (8) additional units of BasicSkills courses beyond the 45-unit limit.b. The following students are exempted from the 45-unitenrollment limitation:• Students enrolled in one or more courses of Englishas a Second Language (ESL).• Students identified by the district as having adisability.13. Upper Division Coursework: Students may petition to useupper division coursework completed at other institutions towaive specific subject area requirements. The petition shouldinclude a letter of faculty support and is subject to approval bythe Vice President, Academic Affairs and Student Services.Upper division coursework will not be counted towards the90-unit requirement for an A.A. degree.COMPETENCY STATEMENTLake Tahoe Community College will only confer the degree ofAssociate in Arts upon students who demonstrate competence inreading and written expression by achieving a “C” grade or higherin the course listed under Area 1, Section (a) - Composition of theLTCC General Education pattern. Additionally, students seekingthe A.A. degree will be required to demonstrate competency inmathematics by completing one of the options listed under Area 2,Mathematical Concepts and Quantitive Reasoning - Options 1, 2, or 3of the LTCC General Education pattern. For students completingOptions 2 or 3, a "C" grade or higher in the course(s) must beachieved in order to meet the mathematical competencyrequirement.MULTIPLE MAJORSStudents may earn more than one major. Each major completed atLake Tahoe Community College shall be listed on the 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 the work to be evaluated includescourses from other schools, all official transcripts must be on file in theAdmissions and Records Office prior to requesting the evaluation.Students should allow four (4) weeks for transcripts from other schoolsto arrive at LTCC. Students must be currently enrolled to request acredit evaluation. (If graduation requirements were completed atLTCC during the summer session or fall quarter, the student mayrequest a credit evaluation prior to the application deadline of thefollowing 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 Lake Tahoe Community College based onthe cumulative grade point average attained through the winterquarter prior to graduation in the 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.