All baccalaureate degrees offered by a California Community College must meet the minimum requirements outlined in this section. These requirements are designed to ensure the baccalaureate degrees are equivalent or superior to other baccalaureate degrees offered by other community colleges or universities throughout the United States. Each degree program must include the following: A combination of lower division and upper division coursework totaling a minimum of 120 semester or 180 quarter units that are applicable to a baccalaureate degree as defined within these guidelines. Completion of the CSU (California State University) General Education Breadth or Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum pattern. Completion of a minimum of 24 40 semester or 36 60 quarter units of upper division courses, including a minimum of six nine semester or nine 14 quarter units of upper division general education.An identified major that includes a minimum of 18 semester or 27 quarter units of lower division courses and 18 semester or 27 quarter units of upper division courses. The general education requirements are integrated and distributed to both lower and upper division courses.
Program Requirements: Include lower division, upper division major requirements, and upper division general education |