Requirements are identified for each vocational and general education program and, for most, a course sequence is suggested. The courses required in a program must all be completed to earn the degree or certificate, regardless of the order in which they are completed.
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.
Note to Transfer Students:
If you are interested in transferring to a four-year college or university to pursue a baccalaureate degree, it is critical that you meet with a CRC counselor to select and plan the courses for your major. Schools vary widely in terms of the required preparation. The list below does not include new associate degrees for transfer, which will be published in a special Transfer Degree Addendum that will be available at the end of the Spring 2011 semester.
DEGREES
CRC offers Associate in Arts (A.A.), Associate in Arts for Transfer (A.A.T.), Associate in Science (A.S.), and Associate in Science for Transfer (A.S.T.) degrees. The A.A.T. and A.S.T. degrees are currently under development and will be published by the College's Office of Instruction in a special Transfer Degree Addendum to this Catalog, available at the end of the Spring 2011 semester. 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. Program Degree options are:
Accounting (AA)
Advertising / Public Relations (AA)
Agriculture (AS)
• General Agriculture
Agriculture Business (AS)
Anthropology (AS)
Architectural Design Technology (AS)
Architecture (AS)
Art (AA)
• Studio Art
• Design
• Art History
• Art Photography (AA)
Automotive Mechanics Technology (AA)
Biology (AS)
• Biological Sciences
• Health Science / Pre-Professional Option
• Pre-Nursing Option
Broadcast Journalism (AA)
Building Inspection Technology (AS)
Business
• Administrative Professional (AA)
• Business: General (AA)
• Business Administration (AA)
• Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship (AA)
Chemistry (AS)
Communication Studies, Organizational Communication (AA)
Computer Information Science
• Computer Science (AS)
• Information Systems Security (AS)
• Management Information Systems (AS)
• Server Administrator (AS)
• Enterprise Administrator (AS)
Construction (AS)
Construction Management Technology (AS)
Diagnostic Medical Sonography (AS)
Digital Media (AA)
Early Childhood Education
• Early Childhood Education (AA)
• ECE Site Supervisor (AA)
Education/Teaching
• Liberal Studies for Elementary Education (AA)
Engineering (AS)
• Civil/Mechanical Option (AS)
• Electrical/Computer Option (AS)
English (AA)
Equine Science (AS)
Finance (AA)
Fire Technology (AA)
Geography
• Geography (AS)
• Environmental Studies and Sustainability (AS)
Geology (AS)
Health (AS)
Health Information Technology (AS)
Horticulture
• Landscape Technology (AS)
• Nursery Management (AS)
• Sustainable Landscape & Irrigation Systems Design (AS)
Human Services, General (AA)
Interdisciplinary Studies
• American Studies (AA)
• Ethnic Studies (AA)
• Humanities (AA)
• Women’s Studies (AA)
Journalism (AA)
Liberal Arts (AA)
Management (AA)
Management Information Systems (AS)
Marketing (AA)
Mathematics (AS)
Medical Assisting (AS)
Music - General (AA)
Nutrition and Foods (AS)
Pharmacy Technology (AS)
Photography (AA)
Physical Education (AA)
Physics (AS)
Radio Production (AA)
Real Estate (AA)
Science, General (AS)
Social Science (AA)
Spanish (AA)
Teaching (See Education)
Theatre Arts (AA)