Skyline College Catalog 2011-2012 Program & course descriptions ...

R E Q U I R E M E N T SE. Students who have taken course work at more thanone of the District’s Colleges shall ordinarily be recommendedfor graduation by the College in whichthey have taken the majority of their course work.Students who have completed the majority of theircourse work at a college outside the District mustcomplete a minimum of 12 units and a minimum of50% of the total units required for the major at oneor more the District Colleges in order to be recommendedfor graduation with the Associate Degreeor completion of a Certificate Program.CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTSFifty (50) percent of the total units required for theCertificate must be completed at Skyline College. Unitsearned to meet certificate requirements may be appliedtoward the 60 units required for an AA or AS degree andmay also satisfy the major requirement for an Associate’sDegree.ASSOCIATE DEGREEREQUIREMENTSA. RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTEither 12 units or 50% of the units applied to the major,whichever is fewer, must be completed at Skyline College.B. SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENT1. A minimum 2.00 is required in all degree-applicablecoursework.2. All coursework transferred into SMCCCD, exceptnon-degree applicable and upper division courses,will be evaluated to meet graduation requirementsand will become part of the overall GPA.3. The GPA from courses taken in SMCCCD and thosecourses from outside SMCCCD will be used in thecalculation for graduation. Honors and Phi ThetaKappa are calculated and recorded at each college.C. MAJOR REQUIREMENTAny student pursuing an Associate Degree mustdeclare a major field of study. The major is comprised ofspecific courses within a discipline or related discipline asspecified by the appropriate division. Skyline offers bothAssociate in Arts and Associate in Science Degrees.Associate in Arts degrees are awarded in the fields ofsocial science, humanities and other related curricula.Associate in Science degrees are awarded in the fields ofbiological or physical sciences and most occupationalcurricula.A list of all Skyline Associate degree and Certificateprograms, including the courses and units needed foreach major, can be found in this catalog under “AssociateDegree and Certificate Programs.” A minimum of 18 unitsmust be completed in a major. Some majors require thecompletion of more than 18 semester units.In addition to completing the course and unit requirementsfor the major, a student must:• Complete with a grade of “C” or better (or Pass) allcourses used to satisfy both core and electiverequirements for the major.• Complete 12 units or 50% of the units required forthe major, whichever is fewer, at Skyline College.Additional Associate Degrees and CertificatesA student may earn multiple Associate Degrees andCertificates from Skyline College. Each state-approveddegree or certificate (12 or more units) will be posted tothe student’s academic record and the student willreceive diplomas for each degree earned. For additionaldegrees, any course used to meet the prescribed graduationrequirement may count toward more than onedegree. Courses used for one major may be used to meetrequirements for additional majors. Courses used to meetthe general education, competency and specific arearequirements for the first degree may be used to fulfillthese requirements for additional degrees, provided thatthe student has maintained “continuous enrollment” (SeeAssociate Degree Requirements, Student Catalog Rights).If a break in enrollment has occurred, a student mustcomply with the competency, general education, specificarea and major requirements in effect at the time the studentresumes attendance or those in effect in subsequentyears of the student’s enrollment. For additional certificates,courses may be used more than once to meetmajor requirements.D. BASIC COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTSCompetency requirements exist for the areas ofWriting/Reading and Mathematics. Students mustdemonstrate competency according to the following ineach of the areas in order to be eligible for the AA or ASdegree.Note: Satisfactory completion is defined as a grade ofC or better.1. WRITING/READINGSatisfactory completion of English 100 or English105, or equivalent, or higher.2. MATHEMATICS/QUANTITATIVE REASONINGa. Eligibility for Math 130, 150, 200, 201 or 241 orhigher as determined by a Skyline Collegeapproved placement test; or86 w w w. S k y l i n e C o l l e g e . e d u 2011 – 2 012 C ATA L O G