DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
Cosumnes River College offers certificate and degree career/technical education programs for students planning to enter occupations directly upon completing their work at the college.
The College also offers two-year general education curricula, areas of emphasis and specific majors that can culminate in degrees that prepare students for transfer to a four-year college or university. Many four-year institutions will give partial or full credit for courses completed with acceptable grades. Some specific degree programs are directly aligned with four-year programs. Students are advised to work closely with a counselor to ensure successful transfer.
DEGREE PROGRAMS
CRC offers both Associate in Arts (AA) and Associate in Science (AS) degrees. Students planning to graduate with an Associate Degree must complete all of the required courses for the major, fulfill general education requirements and complete a sufficient number of electives to meet a minimum of 60 degree-applicable units. Please go to the specific programs of study on pages 48-347 of this catalog for details about degrees.
Students majoring in a two-year curriculum and planning to graduate with the Associate in Arts or Science degree must comply with the graduation requirements listed in this catalog. Candidates for graduation must file a petition for graduation. Check the Academic Calendar (page 1) in this catalog and class schedule for the last date to file for graduation.
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
Certificate programs have been developed to assist those interested in acquiring specialized training to enter the workforce, for those already employed in business and industry or for those who desire to upgrade their current technical skills, but who do not wish to pursue a degree program at the college. A planned sequence of courses has been developed with the assistance of community advisory committees. Upon completion of required courses, either a Certificate of Achievement or a Certificate of Proficiency is awarded. A Certificate of Achievement requires 18 or more units to complete. A Certificate of Proficiency requires less than 18 units to complete. Please go to the specific programs of study on pages 48-347 of this catalog for details.
Students who qualify for a Certificate in any of the certificate programs listed in this catalog may petition for the issuance of the Certificate through the Admissions and Records Office.
DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS
Students must meet the Los Rios Board residency requirement of 12 units at Cosumnes River College to earn a CRC degree or certificate. To meet the residency requirements in the case of certificates that are less than twelve units, students must take the number required in the certificate at CRC. As long as the units are degree or transfer applicable, they do not all necessarily have to be the specific units required in
the award.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
All students expecting to graduate must complete a petition for graduation available in the Admissions and Records Office and Counseling Center by the date published in the academic calendar.
Students may graduate at the end of the fall semester, end of the spring semester, or end of the summer sessions. Because commencement ceremonies are held only once a year in May, students who will complete their degree requirements during the following summer may attend the May commencement ceremonies with special arrangements made through the Student Development Office. Those who complete their Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree requirements in fall or spring are invited to attend the May ceremonies.
CATALOG RIGHTS REGARDING GRADUATION
Students attending regular sessions at any California community college, any California State University, the University of California, or any regionally accredited institution of higher education, or any combination of same, may elect to meet the requirements in effect at the Los Rios college from which they intend to graduate as follows:
- Requirements in effect at the time of admission to a Los Rios college; or
- Requirements in effect at the time the student originally enrolled in a regionally accredited college or university; or
- Requirements in effect at the intended date of graduation from a Los Rios college.
Although equivalent coursework at other regionally accredited colleges and universities might apply toward a degree or certificate, a grade of “C” or higher is required in each course leading to these awards.
A college may authorize or request substitution for discontinued courses. Students changing their major field of study may be required to complete those requirements in effect at the time of the change of major. Students must have attendance in at least one session (i.e. semester or summer session) in each calendar year. Absence for attendance at another accredited institution will not be considered an interruption in attendance.