2023-2024

This plan meets the minimum 18-unit general education requirement for an associate degree awarded by Southwestern College. A minimum of 60 total units should include general education courses, degree/program course requirements and elective courses are required to earn an associate degree.  Additional competency and graduation requirements are available at the end of this page.  Students are strongly advised to see a counselor for assistance in developing an educational plan.

Course List

Code	Title	Units
A. LANGUAGE AND RATIONALITY		6-8
A1: ENGLISH COMPOSITION
A minimum of 6 units must be distributed as follows: Select one course from A1 and one course from A2.
ADN 140	READING AND COMPOSITION FOR NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
ENGL 115	COLLEGE COMPOSITION: READING AND WRITING ANALYTICALLY
ENGL 115H	HONORS COLLEGE COMPOSITION: READING AND WRITING ANALYTICALLY
ESL 115A	COLLEGE COMPOSITION FOR MULTILINGUAL STUDENTS [FA21]
A2: COMMUNICATION AND ANALYTICAL THINKING
ARCH 235	STRUCTURES [FA18]
BIOL 215	BIOSTATISTICS [FA20]
BUS 183	BUSINESS MATHEMATICS [FA19]
CIS 101	INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS
COMM 103	ORAL COMMUNICATION
COMM 104	PUBLIC SPEAKING
COMM 160	ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE
COMM 174	INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION *
ENGL 116	CRITICAL THINKING AND ARGUMENT
GEOG 145	INTRODUCTION TO MAPPING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)
GEOG 150	EXPLORING OUR WORLD-MAPS AND GEOSPATIAL SCIENCE
MATH 60	INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA I (FOR LIBERAL ARTS MAJORS) (or any higher-numbered math course, except support courses)
PHIL 103	LOGIC AND CRITICAL THINKING
PSYC/SOC 270	STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
PSYC/SOC 280	STATISTICAL METHODS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES [FA22]
RDG 158	COLLEGE READING AND CRITICAL THINKING [FA19]
SOC/PSYC 270	STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
SOC/PSYC 280	STATISTICAL METHODS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES [FA22]
B. NATURAL SCIENCES		3
A minimum of 3 units must be distributed as follows: select one course.
ANTH 101	BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ASTR 100	PRINCIPLES OF ASTRONOMY
ASTR 120	SOLAR SYSTEM ASTRONOMY
ASTR 150	DISCOVERY OF THE COSMOS
ASTR 170	THE RADICAL UNIVERSE
ASTR 180	LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
ASTR 205	ELEMENTARY ASTROPHYSICS
BIOL 100	PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
BIOL 130	ANIMAL BIOLOGY: A BEHAVIORAL APPROACH
BIOL 140	ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
BIOL 143	BIOLOGY, OCEANOGRAPHY, AND GEOSCIENCE OF BAJA CALIFORNIA [FA22] "
BIOL 145	ECOMUNDO: ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
BIOL 150	NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS [FA19] lec & lab
BIOL/CHEM 151	THE SCIENCE OF BREWING BEER [FA18]
BIOL 160	MARINE BIOLOGY
BIOL 180	HUMAN HEREDITY, EVOLUTION, AND SOCIETY
BIOL 185	BIOLOGY OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS
BIOL 190	HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY lec & lab
BIOL 210	GENERAL ZOOLOGY lec & lab
BIOL 211	INTRODUCTION TO CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY lec & lab
BIOL 212	BIOLOGY OF PLANTS lec & lab
BIOL 260	HUMAN ANATOMY lec & lab
BIOL 261	PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY lec & lab
BIOL 265	GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY lec & lab
CHEM 100	INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL CHEMISTRY lec & lab
CHEM 102	GENERAL, ORGANIC, AND BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY [FA19] lec & lab
CHEM 110	ELEMENTARY ORGANIC AND BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY lec & lab
CHEM/BIOL 151	THE SCIENCE OF BREWING BEER [FA18]
CHEM 160	INTRODUCTORY BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEM 170	PREPARATION FOR GENERAL CHEMISTRY lec & lab
CHEM 200	GENERAL CHEMISTRY I lec & lab
CHEM 210	GENERAL CHEMISTRY II lec & lab
CHEM 240	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I lec & lab
CHEM 242	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II lec & lab
CHEM 250	ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY lec & lab
EHMT 100	INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
GEOG 100	INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY---PHYSICAL ELEMENTS
GEOG/GEOL/PHS 110	INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY
GEOG 130	WEATHER AND CLIMATE
GEOG 160	GEOGRAPHY OF CALIFORNIA
GEOL 100	PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY
GEOL 104	INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SCIENCE
GEOL/GEOG/PHS 110	INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY
GEOL 115	DINOSAURS AND THE STORY OF EARTH
LNT 100	PLANT AND HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE lec & lab
PHS 101	INTRODUCTION TO THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES
PHS/GEOG/GEOL 110	INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY
PHYS 150	FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS I [FA18]
PHYS 152	FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS II [FA18]
PHYS 270	PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS I
PHYS 272	PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS II
PHYS 274	PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS III
C. HUMANITIES		3
Select 3 units, one course of the following:
AFRO/SOC 151	INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE [FA21]*
ARCH 208	WORLD ARCHITECTURE I
ARCH 210	WORLD ARCHITECTURE II
ART 100	DRAWING I
ART 101	DESIGN I
ART 104	INTRODUCTION TO ART
ART 105	LIFE DRAWING I
ART 107	PAINTING I
ART 110	SCULPTURE I
ART 112	ARTS OF AFRICA, OCEANIA, AND INDIGENOUS NORTH AMERICAS
ART 113	ART AND CULTURE OF PRE-HISPANIC MEXICO
ART 114	COLOR THEORY
ART 116	PRINTMAKING I
ART 121	DARKROOM AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY I
ART 129	ASIAN ART
ART 130/FTMA 161	HISTORY OF FILM AS ART
ART 131/FTMA 102	INTRODUCTION TO MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION
ART 132/FTMA 112	MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION I
ART 149	WOMEN IN WESTERN ART HISTORY, 1550- PRESENT
ART 150	ART HISTORY SURVEY---STONE AGE TO THE AGES OF FAITH
ART 151	ART HISTORY-RENAISSANCE TO CONTEMPORARY
ART 156	HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
ART 157	NINETEENTH THROUGH TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY ART
ART 160	GRAPHIC DESIGN---TYPOGRAPHY
ART 161	GRAPHIC DESIGN
ART 170	BEGINNING CERAMICS
ART 182	DESIGN IN WOOD I
ART 185A	JEWELRY AND METALWORK I
ART 185B	JEWELRY AND METALWORK II
ART 208A	FILM AND DARKROOM PHOTOGRAPHY I [FA18]
ASIA/SOC 115	FILIPINO-AMERICAN CULTURE [FA21]*
ASL 101	AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I
ASL 102	AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II
ASL 201	AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE III
ASL 225	DEAF CULTURE
CHIN 101	MANDARIN CHINESE I
CHIN 102	MANDARIN CHINESE II
COMM 142	ORAL HISTORY
COMM 170	ORAL INTERPRETATION OF LITERATURE [FA22-FA24] "
COMM 180/FTMA 163	INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONIC MEDIA
COMM 185/FTMA 160	CINEMA AS A FORM OF EXPRESSION AND COMMUNICATION
DANC 200	DANCE HISTORY AND APPRECIATION
ENGL 160	ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING: CREATIVE NONFICTION I
ENGL 220	INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE
ENGL 225	INTRODUCTION TO CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
ENGL 230	WORLD LITERATURE I
ENGL 231	WORLD LITERATURE II
ENGL 240	ENGLISH LITERATURE I
ENGL 241	ENGLISH LITERATURE II
ENGL 250	AMERICAN LITERATURE I
ENGL 251	AMERICAN LITERATURE II
ENGL 255	TWENTIETH CENTURY LITERATURE
ENGL 256	INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE
ENGL 260	MYTHOLOGY IN LITERATURE
ENGL 265	LITERATURE AND FILM
ENGL 270	MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE
ENGL 271	LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE
ENGL 272	CHICANO LITERATURE
ENGL 273	AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
ENGL 274	LITERATURE OF THE U.S. - MEXICO BORDERLANDS AND BAJA CALIFORNIA
ENGL 280	LITERATURE BY WOMEN
ENGL 281	HORROR, MADNESS, AND THE MACABRE
ESL 159A	ACADEMIC ESL ADVANCED READING AND GRAMMAR IV [FA21]
FIL 101	ELEMENTARY FILIPINO I
FIL 102	ELEMENTARY FILIPINO II
FIL 201	INTERMEDIATE FILIPINO I
FREN 101	ELEMENTARY FRENCH I
FREN 102	ELEMENTARY FRENCH II
FREN 201	INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I
FREN 202	INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II
FTMA 102/ART 131	INTRODUCTION TO MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION
FTMA 105	INTRODUCTION TO WRITING FOR TELEVISION MOTION PICTURE, AND MEDIA
FTMA 112/ART 132	MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION I
FTMA 113	TELEVISION STUDIO PRODUCTION
FTMA 116/TA 115	ACTING FOR THE CAMERA I
FTMA 120	VIDEO POST-PRODUCTION, GRAPHICS, AND SPECIAL EFFECTS
FTMA 131	CINEMATOGRAPHY I
FTMA 160/COMM 185	CINEMA AS A FORM OF EXPRESSION AND COMMUNICATION
FTMA 161/ART 130	HISTORY OF FILM AS ART
FTMA 162/HUM 112	CULTURE AND THE MEDIA
FTMA 163/COMM 180	INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONIC MEDIA
HIST 104	WESTERN CIVILIZATION I *
HIST 105	WESTERN CIVILIZATION II *
HIST 106	WORLD HISTORY I *
HIST 107	WORLD HISTORY II *
HIST 160	MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA [FA18]*
HUM 101	HUMANITIES THROUGH THE ARTS I
HUM 102	HUMANITIES THROUGH THE ARTS II
HUM 104	INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES: ARTS AND IDEAS
HUM 112/FTMA 162	CULTURE AND THE MEDIA
HUM 121	WOMEN AND GENDER IN WORLD CULTURE
HUM 123	WOMEN AND GENDER IN WORLD ART
HUM 140	WORLD MYTHOLOGY
ITAL 101	ELEMENTARY ITALIAN I
ITAL 102	ELEMENTARY ITALIAN II
ITAL 201	INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN I
ITAL 202	INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN II
JPN 101	BEGINNING JAPANESE I
JPN 101A	INTRODUCTORY ELEMENTARY JAPANESE
JPN 101B	CONTINUATION OF ELEMENTARY JAPANESE
JPN 102	BEGINNING JAPANESE II
JPN 201	INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE I
JPN 202	INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE II
MAS/SOC 150	MEXICAN AND MEXICAN-AMERICAN CULTURES IN THE UNITED STATES *
MUS 105	INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC
MUS 106	INTRODUCTION TO JAZZ
MUS 107	AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC
MUS 155/RA&T 105	ELECTRONIC MUSIC TECHNOLOGY
MUS 195	WORLD MUSIC
MUS 202	DEVELOPMENT OF MARIACHI: STYLE AND CULTURE
PHIL 101	INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
PHIL 106	WORLD RELIGIONS
PHIL 107	ASIAN PHILOSOPHY
PHIL 120	ETHICS: THEORY AND PRACTICE
PORT 101	ELEMENTARY PORTUGUESE I
PORT 102	ELEMENTARY PORTUGUESE II
RA&T 105/MUS 155	ELECTRONIC MUSIC TECHNOLOGY
SOC/ASIA 115	FILIPINO-AMERICAN CULTURE [FA21]*
SOC/MAS 150	MEXICAN AND MEXICAN-AMERICAN CULTURES IN THE UNITED STATES *
SOC/AFRO 151	INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE [FA21]*
SPAN 101	ELEMENTARY SPANISH I
SPAN 101A	INTRODUCTION TO ELEMENTARY SPANISH
SPAN 101B	CONTINUATION OF ELEMENTARY SPANISH
SPAN 101H	HONORS ELEMENTARY SPANISH I [FA18]
SPAN 102	ELEMENTARY SPANISH II
SPAN 201	INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I
SPAN 202	INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II
SPAN 215	SPANISH FOR BILINGUALS I
SPAN 216	SPANISH FOR BILINGUALS II
SPAN 221	INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE FOR BILINGUALS
SPAN 225	INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATION AND WRITING ON SPANISH CULTURE
SPAN 226	INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATION AND WRITING ON LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE
TA 100	SURVEY OF DRAMA
TA 101	INTRODUCTION TO THE THEATRE
TA 102	PLAY ANALYSIS FOR PERFORMANCE, PRODUCTION, AND APPRECIATION [FA18]
TA 110	ACTING I
TA 115/FTMA 116	ACTING FOR THE CAMERA I
TA 152	LIGHTING TECHNIQUES
D. SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES		3
Select 3 units, one course from the following groups
AFRO/HIST 110	AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I
AFRO/HIST 111	AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II @
AFRO/SOC 151	INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE *
AJ 110	ETHICS AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
AJ 111	INTRODUCTION TO ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
AJ 114	FUNDAMENTALS OF CRIME AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR
AJ 252	CONSTITUTIONAL LAW [FA18]
ANTH 102	CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 103	ARCHAEOLOGY AND PREHISTORY
ANTH 112	CULTURES OF MEXICO
ANTH 115	MAGIC, RELIGION, WITCHCRAFT, AND HEALING [FA21]
ASIA/HIST 112	ASIAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I
ASIA/HIST 113	ASIAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II @
ASIA/HIST 114	FILIPINO-AMERICAN HISTORY
ASIA/SOC 115	FILIPINO-AMERICAN CULTURE *
CD 135	PRINCIPLES OF FAMILY DEVELOPMENT
CD 170	PRINCIPLES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CD 284	CHILD, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY
COMM 174	INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION *
COMM 176	INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
COMM 200/JOUR 101	INTRODUCTION TO MASS COMMUNICATION AND SOCIETY
ECON 100	CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
ECON 101	PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS I
ECON 102	PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS II
FTMA 164	ETHNIC IMAGES IN FILM [FA23] +
GEOG 106	WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
GEOG 120	INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY: CULTURAL ELEMENTS
GEOG 150	EXPLORING OUR WORLD-MAPS AND GEOSPATIAL SCIENCE
HIST 100	AMERICAN CIVILIZATION I
HIST 101	AMERICAN CIVILIZATION II
HIST 104	WESTERN CIVILIZATION I *
HIST 105	WESTERN CIVILIZATION II *
HIST 106	WORLD HISTORY I *
HIST 107	WORLD HISTORY II *
HIST/AFRO 110	AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I
HIST/AFRO 111	AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II @
HIST/ASIA 112	ASIAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I
HIST/ASIA 113	ASIAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II @
HIST/ASIA 114	FILIPINO-AMERICAN HISTORY
HIST 121	COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS I
HIST 122	COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS II
HIST 132	WOMEN IN WORLD HISTORY
HIST/MAS 141	MEXICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I
HIST/MAS 142	MEXICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II @
HIST 160	MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
HLTH 121	CULTURAL ASPECTS OF FOOD AND NUTRITION [FA18]
HLTH 212	INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH [FA18]
HLTH 214	HISTORY & FUTURE OF PUBLIC HEALTH [FA23] ^ +
HUM 120	INTRODUCTION TO GENDER AND WOMEN'S STUDIES
HUM 122	WOMEN AND GENDER IN SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
JOUR 101/COMM 200	INTRODUCTION TO MASS COMMUNICATION AND SOCIETY
MAS 100	CHICANA AND CHICANO HERITAGE [FA22] @
MAS 110	INTRODUCTION TO CHICANA AND CHICANO STUDIES [FA22] @
MAS/HIST 141	MEXICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I
MAS/HIST 142	MEXICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II @
MAS/SOC 150	MEXICAN AND MEXICAN-AMERICAN CULTURES IN THE UNITED STATES *
MAS/SOC 170	CRITICAL ISSUES IN CHICANA/LATINA STUDIES [FA21] @
MAS 180	RACE AND CLASS IN THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST [FA22]
PS 101	INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE
PS 102	INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
PS 103	INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT
PS 104	INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
PSYC 101	GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 106	HUMAN SEXUALITY
PSYC 109	THE PSYCHOLOGY OF DEATH AND DYING [FA19]
PSYC/SOC 116	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 211	INTRODUCTION TO COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 230	DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 250	ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 260	INTRODUCTION TO PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
SOC 101	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 106	RACE AND ETHNICITY
SOC 107	SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
SOC 110	CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL PROBLEMS
SOC/ASIA 115	FILIPINO-AMERICAN CULTURE *
SOC/PSYC 116	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
SOC 135	SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY
SOC 140	SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER [FA21]*
SOC/MAS 150	MEXICAN AND MEXICAN-AMERICAN CULTURES IN THE UNITED STATES *
SOC/AFRO 151	INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE *
SOC/MAS 170	CRITICAL ISSUES IN CHICANA/LATINA STUDIES [FA21] @
SOC 255	INTRO TO SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH METHODS [FA18]
OTHER		3
If needed, please select one additional course from Area A, B, C or D to satisfy the 18 unit minimum requirement per Title 5 Associate Degree Requirements.
Total Units		18-20

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Courses listed in more than one area

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New course(s) to General Education area.   

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Modified course name and/or number

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Courses with semester and date in brackets indicate General Education approval in area. A courses taken prior to approval date is not approved for meeting a General Education requirement.  Refer to catalog archives for General Education approved prior to FA 2017.   

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Approved Ethnic Studies Courses:  These courses meet the Southwestern College Graduation Requirement (effective fall 2023).

Additional Competency and Graduation Requirements

Unit and Scholarship Requirement

Students must satisfactorily complete the following in order to meet associate degree requirements:

• a minimum of 60 units of degree level coursework. 
• satisfy all competency and graduation requirements. 
• maintain a minimum 2.00 or higher grade point average (or "Pass") for all Southwestern College general education coursework.
• all courses required for the major or area of emphasis must be completed with minimum 2.00 or higher grade point average (or "Pass") in each course.
• complete one additional course (3 units) from Area A, B, C or D if needed to satisfy the 18 unit minimum requirement per Title 5 Associate Degree Requirements.

Competency Requirements

Writing Competency Requirement

The Southwestern College English Writing competency requirement is met by satisfactory completion (grade of “C” or better or “Pass”) in the following:

• ENGL 115 College Composition: Reading and Writing Analytically
• ENGL 115H Honors College Composition: Reading and Writing Analytically
• ESL 115A College Composition for Multilingual Students 

Note: Competency requirements may also be met by satisfactory scores on specified Advanced Placement (AP), College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), International Baccalaureate (IB) Exams or by receiving credit for prior learning experiences as deemed equivalent by discipline faculty per Board Policy and Administrative Procedure 4235 Credit for Prior Learning.

A student who has received a college degree from an accredited U.S. institution will not be required to meet any competency requirements for graduation.

Reading Competency Requirement

The Southwestern College reading competency requirement is met by satisfactory completion (grade of “C” or better or “Pass”) in one of the following:

• RDG 158 College Reading
• ENGL 115 College Composition: Reading and Writing Analytically
• ENGL 115H Honors College Composition: Reading and Writing Analytically
• ESL 115A College Composition for Multilingual Students

Mathematics Competency Requirement

The Southwestern College mathematics competency requirement can be satisfied in any one of the following ways:

• Satisfactory completion (grade of “C” or better or “Pass”) of an intermediate algebra course or any transferable mathematics course (minimum of 3 semester units).
• Satisfactory completion (documented grade of “C” or better or “Pass” for both semesters) of a high school or adult school course in intermediate algebra, such as Algebra II or Integrated Math 3, or a high school or adult school course with similar or more advanced content and rigor. Qualifying high school or adult school courses completed outside of the United States may be accepted for establishing competency. 
• Satisfactory completion (minimum of 3 semester units with a grade of “C” or better) of a transferable statistics or quantitative reasoning course in any discipline at or above the level of the course typically known as Intermediate Algebra (either Intermediate Algebra or another mathematics, statistics, or quantitative reasoning course at or above the same level, with the same rigor and with Elementary Algebra as a prerequisite, approved locally). 

Additional Graduation Requirement:  Ethnic Studies - Effective fall 2023

The Southwestern College Ethnic Studies requirement is met by satisfactory completion (grade of “C” or better or “Pass”) of a transferable course in ethnic studies.  If a Southwestern College course is approved to meet the California State University General Education (CSUGE), Area F or Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC), Area 7 requirement respectively, then the course is automatically approved to meet the Southwestern College Ethnic Studies requirement. 

The Ethnic Studies Requirement may be taken as a major preparation course, General Education course, or an elective course.  Approved courses are AFRO/HIST 111 (FA21), ASIA/HIST 113 (FA21), MAS/HIST 142 (FA21), MAS 100 (FA22), MAS 110 (FA22), and MAS/SOC 170 (FA21).  Approved Ethnic Studies courses have an @ footnote. 

Residency Requirement

The student must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 12 degree-applicable units to satisfy degree requirements at Southwestern College. Credits obtained through Credit for Prior Learning are not accepted for satisfying graduation residency requirements.