Associate Degree Graduation Requirements

All students must satisfy the following requirements to earn an Associate in Arts (AA) or an Associate in Science (AS) degree from Sacramento City College:

1. Completion of a minimum of 60 degree-applicable units with an overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 ("C" average). A minimum of 12 units must be completed at Sacramento City College.
2. Completion of each required course with a grade of "C" or better for a major offered at Sacramento City College. See a list of majors.
3. Completion of Sacramento City College's general education requirements – Area I; Area II(a) and II(b); Area III(a) and III(b), or Area III(c); Area IV; Area V; and Area VI – with an overall 2.0 GPA.
4. Completion of all three competency requirements (reading, writing, and mathematics).

Exception

Students who possess a bachelor's (BA/BS) or higher degree from a college or university accredited through a regional accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) are deemed to have satisfied both the general education and graduation competency requirements for an AA/AS degree. Degrees from accredited institutions outside of the US will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

2024-2025 Graduation Competency Requirements

Demonstrate college-level competence in reading, written expression, and mathematics by completing the following:

1. Reading Competency (one of the following) –
   • Completion of one of the following general education patterns:
     • Sacramento City College's General Education pattern
     • California State University (CSU) General Education (GE) Breadth pattern
     • Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) pattern
   • Possession of an associate (AA/AS) degree or higher from a regionally accredited college in the US
   • Show proof that reading competency has been met at any California community college
2. Written Expression Competency (one of the following) –
   • Completion with a grade of "C" or better of one of the following: BUS 310; ENGWR 300, 488; ESLW 340
   • Completion with a grade of "C" or better of an equivalent college writing course at a regionally accredited college in the US
3. Mathematics Competency (one of the following) –
   • Completion with a grade of "C" or better of one of the following: ECON 310; MATH 110, 120, 124, 140, 300, 301, 310, 333, 340, 342, 355, 356, 372, 373, 400, 401, 402, 410, 420; PSYC 330; STAT 300, 480
   • Completion with a grade of "C" or better of an equivalent college math course at a regionally accredited college in the US or completion with a grade of "C" or better of a course that meets mathematics competency at the California community college where it was completed
   • Obtain a satisfactory score on a mathematics competency examination used district-wide for graduation
   • Possession of a bachelor's degree or higher from a regionally accredited college in the US

2024-2025 General Education Requirements for AA/AS Degrees

I. Humanities

II. Language and Rationality

III. Living Skills

IV. Natural Sciences

V. Social and Behavioral Sciences

VI. Ethnic/Multicultural Studies

* These courses are listed in more than one area but may be used to satisfy a requirement in only one general education area, except area VI. Ethnic/Multicultural Studies.

Catalog Rights

For the purpose of graduating or earning a certificate from any college in the Los Rios Community College District, a student who attends at least one session (whether quarter, semester, or summer) in each calendar year at any California community college, California State University, University of California, or any regionally accredited institution of higher education, may choose to meet the requirements in effect at the Los Rios college from which the student intends to graduate, as follows:

• Requirements that were in effect at the time the student was admitted to a Los Rios college
• Requirements that were in effect at the time the student originally enrolled in an accredited college
• Requirements that were in effect at the intended date of graduation from a Los Rios college

• A college may authorize or request substitution for discontinued courses.
• Students who change their major field of study may be required to complete those requirements for the major in effect at the point of change.
• For purposes of this section, "attendance" means taking classes in at least one session (semester or summer session) in each calendar year. Absence for attendance at another regionally accredited institution shall not be considered an interruption in attendance, per Los Rios Policy P-7242: Establishing Catalog Rights.