1. Educational Plan Workshop Associate Degree
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Last updated 11/2011

2. Three Programs of Study @ SAC
Vocational Certificate
Associate Degree
Transfer Programs

3. Certificate & Associate Degree Programs (click on the PDF file)

4. General Education Courses Plan A (24 units)
Associate Degree
Usually referred to as AA or AS (Assoc. of Arts or Sciences)
Offered by community colleges
Requirements:
Major Courses
General Education Courses Plan A (24 units)
Elective Courses +
Total Units: Min. 60 units
Examples: Business Admin., Liberal Arts, Nursing, Paralegal

5. Minimum Qualifications for an Associate Degree
Obtainment of a minimum G.P.A of 2.0
Completion of 60 semester units
12 units of residency (SAC)
No “N” classes count towards 60 units
Must meet the proficiency requirements (Math, reading, speech and computer skills with a “C” grade or better)

6. Meets AA/AS Degree Math Requirement
/081 6

7. SAC English Course Sequence Meets AA/AS Degree English Requirement
English N50 (3 units) Intro. to Written Communication
English N60 (3 units) Basics of Effective Writing
English 061 (3 units) Introduction to Composition
Meets AA/AS Degree English Requirement
English 101 or 101H (4 units) Freshman Composition
English 102 or 102H (4 units) Literature and Composition
English 103 or 103H (4 units) Critical Thinking and Writing 7

8. Plan A – General Education
A. Natural Sciences – 3 units
B. Social & Behavior Sciences – 6 units
B1. American Institutions
B2. Social Science Elective
C. Humanities – 3 units
D. Cultural Breadth – 3 units
From D1 OR D2
E. Language & Rationally – 6 units
E1. English Composition – English 101
E2. Communication & Analytical Thinking
F. Lifelong Understanding
& Self-Develop. - 3 units
F1. and F2. (One course from each group.)
(No more than 1 unit from F2)
24 Units GE (6 classes)
+36 Units Major/
Elective
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=60 Units Total

9. 2011 - 2012 Associate Degree Plan A – Worksheet (click on the PDF file)

10. Sample of Completed Educational Plan (click on the PDF file)

11. Liberal Arts Degree (see SAC catalog 2011-2012 pages 79-81)
Complete general educational Plan A
Complete a minimum of 18 units from a single Area of Emphasis listed below:
American Studies
Arts, Humanities & Communications
Business & Technology
Mathematics & Science
Social & Behavioral Sciences

12. Classes to Improve College Skills
Business Applications 110, units
Computer Keyboarding units
Business Applications units
Intro to Microsoft Office 3 units
Reading N80A/B units
Reading N90A/B units
Study Skills units

13. QUESTIONS?