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DVC General Education
1. May, 2009
Counseling Center
Associate Degree Planning Worksheet
Effective Fall, 2009 through Summer, 2010
NOTE: Subject to change. See a counselor for more information.
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS / ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE
The requirements listed on this worksheet are those in effect for 2009-2010. A student remaining in
continuous enrollment at Diablo Valley College, Contra Costa College, or Los Medanos College may elect to
meet the graduation requirements in effect at the college from which the student will graduate either at
the time the student first enrolled or any subsequent year of continuous enrollment. Continuous
enrollment is maintained when a student receives an A, B, C, D, F, P, NP, I or W at DVC, CCC, or LMC in
at least one class in each academic year (fall, spring, summer).
1. BASIC DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
• Satisfactory completion of a minimum of sixty (60) units of degree-applicable course work.
• Overall grade point average of 2.0 (C) or higher in degree-applicable course work.
• At least 12 units of degree applicable course work earned at Diablo Valley College.
• English 116, 118 combined: maximum credit, one course.
2. GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Students may select from three options for General Education:
Option 1 - Diablo Valley College General Education Requirements
This is the general education pattern detailed on pages 2 and 3 of this worksheet.
Students electing Option 2 or Option 3 should substitute the general education
requirements listed on the worksheets labeled IGETC or CSU-GE.
Option 2 - IGETC - Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum
Option 3 - CSU-GE - California State University General Education Pattern
It is strongly recommended that the selection of the General Education Requirements option be
made with the assistance of a counselor.
3. MAJOR/AREA OF EMPHASIS REQUIREMENT
This requirement is satisfied by completing the courses listed as the major/area of emphasis under
various disciplines in the DVC catalog. Students whose first enrollment at DVC was prior to Fall,
2008, and who have maintained continuous enrollment since then, may receive an AA degree in
Transfer Studies/CSU or Transfer Studies/IGETC. See a counselor for more information.
4. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION
The American Institutions, Ecology of Human Health, and Physical Education graduation
requirements are listed on page 4 of this worksheet.
Elective courses may be necessary to complete the minimum of 60 units required for the Associate
degree. Any degree applicable course may be selected as an elective.
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2. DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
I. LANGUAGE AND REASONING C IP N
A. English Composition 3
English 122 with a grade of “C” or higher
AP English Language or English Literature with a score of 3 or
higher meets this requirement.
B. Communications and Analytical Thinking 3-4
Complete one course:
Business 240, 250, 255 Mathematics 124, 135, 135SP (3 units),
Computer Science 100 , 105 , 142, 181, 182, 183, 191, 192, 193, 194,
110, 255 , 265 195, 292, 294
English 123(q), 126 Philosophy 130
History 122 Psychology 145
Sociology 122
Speech 121
Math courses used to fulfill this requirement also meet course
requirement in Area I.C. Mathematics Comprehension.
AP Calculus AB or Calculus BC or Statistics with a score of 3 or higher meets
this requirement.
C. Mathematics Comprehension 0-4
1. Complete one of the following courses with a grade "C" or higher, or transfer
credit for an equivalent course from another accredited college or university.
Business 240 Mathematics 114, 120, 120SP (4 units),
Engineering 111 121, 124, 135, 135SP (3 units), 142, 181,
182, 183, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 292, 294
OR
2. Satisfy one of the following:
• Receive a "C" grade or higher in both semesters of a high school
Algebra II course.
• Score at least 520 on the SAT Math test.
• Score 24 or above on the math section of the ACT test.
• Pass any CLEP math exam.
• Score 3 or higher on AP Calculus AB or Calculus BC or Statistics.
II. NATURAL SCIENCES C IP N
Complete one course: 3-5
Anthropology 115, 140 Geography 120, 121, 140, 141
Astronomy 110, 120, 128 Geology 120, 121, 122, 124, 125
Biological Science 101, 102, 116, Oceanography 101, 102
117, 119, 120, 126, 130, 131, Physical Science 112
139, 140, 146, 160, 170, 205 Physics 110, 111, 113, 120, 121,
Chemistry 106, 108, 109, 129, 130, 230, 231
120, 121, 226, 227
One of the following AP tests with a score of 3 or higher meets this requirement:
Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics B, or Physics C.
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3. III. ARTS AND HUMANITIES C IP N
Complete one course: 3-5
Arabic 121 History 120, 121, 124, 125, 126, 127,
Architecture 155, 160 128, 129, 130, 135, 136, 140, 141, 150,
Art Digital Media 214 151, 170, 171, 240
Art History 193, 195, 196, 197, 199 Humanities 105, 108, 110, 111, 112,
Chinese 121, 220, 221 115, 116, 118, 120, 123
Dance 201 Italian 121, 220, 221, 230, 231
Drama 139, 140, 141, 142, 180,181 Japanese 121, 147, 220, 221, 245
English 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, Music 110 (formerly Music Literature 110), 115
162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 170, (formerly Music Literature 115), 116 (formerly
172, 173, 175, 177, 180, 190, 252, Music Literature 116)
253, 262, 263, 272, 273 Music Literature 112, 114, 117, 118
Film 140, 160, 180, 280, 281, 282, Persian 121
283, 284 Philosophy 120, 122, 140, 141, 220, 224, 225
French 121, 220, 221, 230, 231 Russian 121, 220, 221
German 121, 147, 220, 221, 230, 231 Spanish 121, 220, 221, 230, 231, 250
One of the following AP tests with a score of 3 or higher meets this requirement:
Art History, Chinese Language and Culture, English Literature, European History,
French Language, French Literature, German Language, Italian Language and Culture,
Japanese Language and Culture, Latin Literature, Latin: Vergil, Spanish Language,
Spanish Literature, U.S. History, World History.
IV. SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES C IP N
Complete one course: 3
Administration of Justice 120 Journalism 110
Anthropology 120, 125, 130, 135, 150 Political Science 120, 121, 151, 220, 240, 250
Early Childhood Education 124 Psychology 101 (formerly Psychology 210),
Economics 101, 200, 220, 221 122, 130, 140, 141, 160, 190, 200, 220,
Engineering 130 225, 230, 240
Geography 130, 135 Social Science 110, 111, 115, 120, 123, 220
History 120, 121, 124, 125, 126, Sociology 120, 121, 123, 124, 125,
127, 128, 129, 130, 135, 136, 140, 131, 135
141, 150, 151, 170, 171, 240
One of the following AP tests with a score of 3 or higher meets this requirement:
Comparative Government and Politics, European History, Human Geography, Macroeconomics,
Microeconomics, Psychology, U.S. Government and Politics, U.S. History, World History.
V. MULTI-CULTURAL STUDIES - Courses may fulfill other degree requirements but units are C IP N
counted only once.
Complete one course: 0-3
Addiction Studies 155 Geography 135
Administration of Justice 130 History 124, 125 , 126, 127, 128,
Anthropology 120 , 135 129 , 130, 170(f), 171(f)
Broadcast Comm. Arts 260 Humanities 115
Culinary Arts 228 Music 115 (formerly Music Literature 115), 116
Drama 142 (formerly Music Literature 116)
Early Childhood Education 144(q) Music Literature 112, 114
English 162, 168, 170, 173, 177, Psychology 140 , 141
190 if taken Spring 1998 or later, 225- Social Science 115, 120, 220
if taken Spring 1996 or later, 262 Sociology 125 if taken Spring 1997 or later, 131, 135
Film 160
VI. INFORMATION LITERACY - Courses may fulfill other degree requirements but units are counted C IP N
only once.
Complete one course: 0-5
Biological Science 130 Health Science 124
Career 110 Library Studies 121
Counseling 130(r) Nutrition 120
Dental Hygiene 134 Physical Education Theory 210
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4. VII. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION - Courses may fulfill other degree C IP N
requirements but units are counted only once.
A. American Institutions 0-6
1. Complete one course:
Political Science 121
Social Science 111
OR
2. One of the following pairs:
Hist 120 and Hist 121 or 124 or 128 or Hist 170 and Hist 171 or Polsc 121 or
171 or Polsc 121 or 151(n) or Socsc 111 or 220
Socsc 111 or 220
Hist 171 and Hist 120 or 127 or 170 or
Hist 121 and Hist 120 or 127 or Polsc 121 Polsc 121 or Socsc 111 or
or Socsc 111 or 115(l) or 120 115(l) or 120 or 220
or 220
Polsc 121 and Hist 120 or 121 or 125 or
Hist 124 and Hist 120 or 127 or Socsc 120 126 or 127 or 128 or 129(f) or
130 or 170 or 171 or Socsc 120
Hist 125 and Polsc 121 or Socsc 111 or 220
Polsc 151(n) and Hist 120 or 127 or
Hist 126 and Polsc 121 or Socsc 111 or 220 Socsc 120
Hist 127 and Hist 121 or 124 or 128 or 171 Socsc 111 and Hist 120 or 121 or 125 or
or Polsc 121 or 151(n) or 126 or 127 or 128 or 129(f) or
Socsc 111 or 220 130 or 170 or 171 or Socsc 120
Hist 128 and Hist 120 or 127 or Polsc 121 Socsc 115(l) and Hist 121 or 128 or 171
or Socsc 111 or 115(l) or 120 or
220 Socsc 120 and Hist 121 or 124 or 128 or
171 or Polsc 121 or 151(n) or
Hist 129(f) and Polsc 121 or Socsc 111 or Socsc 111 or 220
220
Socsc 220 and Hist 120 or 121 or 125 or
Hist 130 and Polsc 121 or Socsc 111 or 220 126 or 127 or 128 or 129(f) or
130 or 170 or 171 or Socsc 120
Courses selected from A.2. fulfill this requirement and also meet the CSU
U.S. History, Constitution and American Ideals statutory requirement.
B. Ecology of Human Health - Complete one course: 3
Health Science 124, 140 , Nutrition 115 , 160
164(r), 170
C. Physical Education 2
Complete one or more courses from the following types of physical education courses: activity,
adaptive, combative, dance, and intercollegiate athletics.
Physical education theory courses may not be used. Courses vary in units; more than one
course may be needed to meet this requirement.
Major / Area of Emphasis
This requirement is satisfied by completing the courses listed as the major/area of emphasis under
various disciplines in the DVC catalog.
Electives
Elective courses may be necessary to complete the minimum of 60 units required for the Associate
degree. Any degree applicable course may be selected as an elective.
Total units required for AA/AS degree 60
(f) Can be used only if taken Fall 1997 or later. ② Can be used only if taken Summer 2002 or later.
(l) Can be used only if taken Fall 2003 or later. ③ Can be used only if taken Summer 2003 or later.
(n) Can be used only if taken Fall 2005 or later. ④ Can be used only if taken Summer 2004 or later.
(q) Can be used only if taken Fall 2008 or later. ⑤ Can be used only if taken Summer 2005 or later.
(r) Can be used only if taken Fall 2009 or later. ⑥ Can be used only if taken Summer 2006 or later.
① Can be used only if taken Summer 2001 or later. ⑦ Can be used only if taken Summer 2007 or later.
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