DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
Cosumnes River College offers certificate and degree career/technical programs to students planning to enter occupations directly upon completing their work at the college. The College also offers two-year general education curricula for students who do not seek intensive training for specific jobs but rather desire to broaden their cultural backgrounds or become more effective citizens and/or parents. Many four-year institutions will give partial or full credit for courses in these areas completed with acceptable grades; however, this degree program is not specifically designed for students planning to transfer to four-year institutions. Some specific degree programs, however, are directly aligned with 4-year programs.
DEGREE PROGRAMS
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 already employed in business and industry or those who desire to upgrade their skills or acquire specialized training, 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, a Certificate of Completion is awarded.
Although some equivalent coursework at other accredited institutions might apply toward a Certificate of Completion, a grade of “C” or higher is required in each course leading to a certificate. A minimum of twelve (12) units must be completed at Cosumnes River College.
Students who qualify for a Certificate of Completion in any of the certificate programs listed in this catalog may petition for the issuance of the Certificate of Completion through the Admissions and Records Office.
Please go to the specific programs of study on pages 46-328 of this catalog for details.
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 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.
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. quarter, semester, or summer session) in each calendar year. Absence for attendance at another accredited institution will not be considered an interruption in attendance.