FASHION PROGRAM

OVERVIEW

2007 - 2008

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FASHION PROGRAM OVERVIEWPAGE 1 & 2

FASHION DESIGN AND PRODUCTIONAssociate of Science Degree

Certificate of Competence and CompletionPAGE 3

FASHION MERCHANDISINGAssociate of Science Degree

Certificate of Competence and CompletionPAGE 4

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETIONComputer Patternmaking Technician

Costume TechnicianFashion Stylist

ACADEMIC AFFAIRSIndustry and Technology Information

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FALL/SPRING ANTICIPATED TIMELINE COURSE OUTLOOKPAGE 6

The policy of the El Camino Community College District is to provide an educational and employment environment in which no per-son shall be unlawfully denied full and equal access to, the benefits of, or be unlawfully subjected to, discrimination on the basis of ethnic group identification, national origin, religion, age, sex, race, color, ancestry, sexual orientation, physical, or mental disability, or relation in any program or activity that is administered by, funded directly by, or receives any financial assistance from, the State Chancellor or Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.

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EL CAMINO COLLEGEIndustry & Technology Division

16007 Crenshaw Boulevard • Torrance, CA 90506(310) 660-3346 or FAX (310) 660-3106

& Related TechnologiesMs. Vera Bruce, Fashion Instructor/AdvisorEmail: vbruce@elcamino.eduhttp://www.elcamino.edu/academics/indtech/fashion

FASHION PROGRAM OVERVIEWEl Camino College 2007 - 2008 Catalog

Fashion - A.S. Degree and Certificates of Competence and Completion

The fashion program prepares students for employment in the field of design and produc-tion or merchandising and provides upgrade opportunities for currently employed personnel. Upon completing the degree or certificate requirements, students gain proficiency in clothing, construction, fashion illustration, pattern making, draping, computer aided fashion design, and manufacturing. Students completing the requirements for the merchandising option will also gain proficiency in presentation techniques, planning, promotion, fashion coordination, advertising, and sales. Competencies will be assessed by portfolios and exhibitions of original apparel design and garments. Students may expect to enter industry as a design assistant, costume technician, fashion consultant, stylist, entry-level pattern maker, quality control as-sistant, assistant merchandiser, or sales associate.

El Camino College Major RequirementsAt least 50% of the major requirements for the Associate in Science Degree must be completed at El Camino College.Fashion Design and Production Option: Fashion 1, 2, 3, 4ab*, 10ab*, 14, 15ab*, 17ab*, 20, 26A, 26B, 29ab*, 35, 41, Art 10ab*, (*one semester of)Total Units: 31Fashion Merchandising Option: Fashion 1, 2, 3, 4ab*, 10ab*, 15ab*, 20, 27, 28, 35, 41, 42, Business 22 (*one semester of)Total Units: 28

Certificate of CompetenceA Certificate of Competence will be awarded to the student who completes the courses in one of the following options: Fashion Design and Production or Fashion Merchandising, with a grade average of B. At least 50% of the courses required for the Certificated of Competence must be completed at El Camino College.Fashion Design and Production Option: Fashion 1, 2, 3, 4ab*, 10ab*, 14, 15ab*, 17ab*, 20, 26A, 26B, 29ab*, 35, 41, 95abcd (2-4 units); three courses from the following: Fashion 11ab*, 16ab*, 24abc*, 31, 36, 37; Art 10ab*, 37ab* (*one semester of)Total Units: 38-41Fashion Merchandising Option: Fashion 1, 2, 3, 4ab*, 10ab*, 15ab*, 20, 27, 28, 35, 41, 42; Fashion 95abcd (2-4units); Business 15, 22; two courses from the following: Business 12, 13, 14, 21, 27 (*one semester of)Total Units: 40-42

Certificate of CompletionA Certificate of Completion will be granted to the student completing the courses in one of the following options: Computer Pattern Making Technician, Costume Technician, Fashion Design and Production, Fashion Merchandising, or Fashion Stylist with a grade average of C. At least 50% of the courses required for the Certificate of Completion must be completed at El Camino College.Computer Pattern Making Technician Option: Fashion 11ab, 14, 15ab, 26A, 29abTotal Units: 12Costume Technician Option: Fashion 10ab, 11ab, 17ab, 24abc, 31, 35, 41; Theatre 94Total Units: 21Fashion Design and Production Option: Fashion 1, 2, 3, 4ab*, 10ab*, 14, 15ab*, 17ab*, 20, 26A, 26B, 29ab*, 35, 41, 95abcd (2-4 units); three courses from the following: Fashion 11ab*, 16ab*, 24abc*, 31, 36, 37; Art 10ab*, 37ab* (*one semester of)Total Units: 38-41Fashion Merchandising Option: Fashion 1, 2, 3, 4ab*, 10ab*, 15ab*, 20, 27, 28, 35, 41, 42; Fashion 95abcd (2-4units); Business 15, 22; two courses from the following: Business 12, 13, 14, 21, 27 (*one semester of)Total Units: 40-42Fashion Stylist Option: Fashion 10ab, 23, 31, 35, 41, 42, 95abcd (2 units)Total Units: 18

Fashion 1Career Opportunities in Fashion

1 unit; 1 hour lectureCredit; degree applicableTransfer CSU

This course surveys career opportuni-ties in fashion. Students will explore the uniqueness of both themselves and the industry in all of its complexity through classroom exercises and visits in the field.

Fashion 2Presentation Techniques for Fashion

1 unit; .5 hour lecture, 1.5 hours labCredit; degree applicableTransfer CSU

This course will assist the student in developing techniques for fash-ion presentation. Basic concepts and techniques of applied design, includ-ing media presentation methods and visual communication are studied.

Fashion 3Fashion Introduction to Macintosh

1 unit; .5 hour lecture, 1.5 hours labCredit; degree applicableTransfer CSU

The student is introduced to the basic operation of the Macintosh computer. The software learned in this course will be reinforced in Fashion design for project assignments.

Note: Same as Family and Consumer Studies 3, Interior Design 3, Nutrition and Foods 3.

Fashion 4abComputer Fashion Illustration

1 unit; .5 hour lecture, 1.5 hours labPrerequisite: Fashion 3 with a mini-mum grade of C or equivalentCredit; degree applicableTransfer CSU

This course incorporated the use of a computer aided garment detail library with an illustrative software to sketch, illustrate and design apparel groups. Students will design and develop line sheets, cost sheets and hang tags for advertising.

Fashion 10abClothing Construction I

3 units; 2 hours lecture, 3 hours labCredit; degree applicableTransfer CSU

This course provides analysis and ap-plication of basic clothing construc-tion techniques. Student projects are selected in accordance with skill level. The projects are to be made distinctly different fabrics incorporating suitable techniques to be compatible with fab-ric structure. Consumer decision-mak-ing is emphasized.

Fashion 11abClothing Construction II

3 units; 2 hours lecture, 3 hours labPrerequisite: one semester of Fash-ion 10ab with a minimum grade of C or equivalentCredit; degree applicableTransfer CSU

This course offers a study and devel-opment of contemporary garment con-struction using advanced techniques and procedures. Projects include gar-ments made of a currently fashion-able but “difficult to handle” fabric. Emphasis is placed on experimenta-tion of the appropriate application of various techniques and procedures in construction garments with workman-ship of high quality.

Fashion 14Pattern Grading

1 unit; 0.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours labPrerequisite: Fashion 26A with a minimum grade of C or equivalentCredit; degree applicableTransfer CSU

This course covers sizing commercial and individual patterns for the adult run of sizes.

Fashion 15abFashion Sketching

2 units; 1 hour lecture, 3 hours labPrerequisite: one semester of Art 10ab with a minimum grade of C or equivalentCredit; degree applicableTransfer CSU

Sketching and media techniques for fashion design and merchandising students are studied. Instruction in-cludes the developing of fashion fig-ure (croqui) drawing (men, women and children) in relation to proportion and scale. Students apply basic tech-niques of drawing a descriptive gar-ment trade sketch. Fabric rendering using pencil, pen and ink, felt tip pens and markers is expected.

Fashion 16abFashion Illustrating

2 units; 1 hour lecture, 3 hours labPrerequisite: one semester of Fashion 15ab with a minimum grade of C or equivalentCredit; degree applicableTransfer CSU

The course emphasizes drawing the fashion figure in detailed proportion using different media. Projects will cover fabric rendering, advertising, il-lustration and preparing the student for portfolio presentation. Emphasis is placed on developing apparel design by rendering designs with use of ap-propriate software for the apparel in-dustry.

Fashion 17Decorative Textiles

1 units; .5 hour lecture, 1.5 hours labCredit; degree applicableTransfer CSU

This course covers decorative tech-niques applied to fabrics. Designer de-tails will be applied using the following techniques: beading, dyeing, printing, machine embroidery, painting and quilting.

Note: Letter grade or CR/NCR option.

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*Some UC transferable courses have credit limitations.

For details, see a counselor, the Transfer Center advisor, or the

articulation officer.

The hours per week of courses may be adjusted based on the length of the term.

Fashion 20Textiles

3 units; 3 hours lectureRecommended Preparation: eligibility for English 84Credit; degree applicableTransfer CSU

This introductory course covers charac-teristics of textiles for Fashion Design majors. Students are introduced to: various fibers, yarn types, fabrication, coloring, printing and finishing methods. Selection, use and care textiles are em-phasized.

Note: Same as Family and Consumer Studies 20, Interior Design 20.

Fashion 23Fitting and Alterations

2 units; 1 hour lecture, 3 hours labPrerequisite: one semester of Fashion 10ab with a minimum grade of CCredit; degree applicableTransfer CSU

This course teaches alteration and repair of Ready-to-Wear (RTW) clothing and commercial patterns to conform to body contours by analysis of problem areas and by using principles and methods of sewing techniques for the dressmaker, tailor and home sewer.

Fashion 24abcTailoring

3 units; 2 hours lecture, 3 hours labPrerequisite: one semester of Fashion 10ab with a minimum grade of C or equivalentCredit; degree applicableTransfer CSU

This course covers the principles and techniques of hand, machine and speed tailoring of garments commonly used by the tailor, costume technician and ap-parel designer.

Fashion 26ABasic Design and Patternmaking

3 units; 2 hours lecture, 3 hours labPrerequisite: Fashion 11ab with a minimum grade of C or concurrent enrollmentRecommended Preparation: eligibility for English 84Credit; degree applicableTransfer CSU

This course covers flat pattern methods in dress and separates apparel using the basic sample size for women’s and girls’ wear.

Fashion 26BBasic Dress Design Through Draping Process

3 units; 2 hours lecture, 3 hours labPrerequisite: one semester of Fashion 10ab with a minimum grade of C or equivalentCredit; degree applicableTransfer CSU

This course is the study of draping tech-niques to create original garment designs. The draping process is the development of a garment through fabric manipulation directly on a dress form. To maintain de-sign integrity, this course emphasizes the relationship of the fabric hand, color print and structure so students will be able to solve unfamiliar design problems. Fashion 27Fashion Merchandising

3 units; 3 hours lectureRecommended Preparation: eligibility for English 84Credit; degree applicableTransfer CSU

This course introduces students to the fashion merchandising industry and its philosophies. The course content includes an overview of the fashion industry and careers in merchandising as well as plan-ning, selecting, selling, and promoting fashion merchandise. Also covered are the math principles required for mer-chandising and tracking fashion trends.

Fashion 28Visual Merchandising

2 units; 1 hour lecture, 3 hours labRecommended Preparation: eligibility for English 84Credit; degree applicableTransfer CSU

In this course students are introduced to the basic concepts, techniques, and plan-ning procedures for the visual approach to selling merchandise. Current methods of visual merchandising are discussed in-cluding the use of mannequins, signage, and marketing as well as store planning and layout.

Fashion 29abComputer Aided Design/Patternmaking

3 units; 2 hours lecture, 3 hours labPrerequisite: Fashion 3 with a minimum grade of C or concurrent equivalentCredit; degree applicableTransfer CSU

This course covers the application of computer pattern aided design “PAD System” software. Using the tools of the PAD system, students will draft and ma-nipulate basic blocks and garment styles. Students will work in teams to simulate the work environment.

Note: Letter grade or CR/NCR option.

Fashion 31History of Costume

3 units; 3 hours lectureRecommended Preparation: eligibility for English 84Credit; degree applicableTransfer CSU

This course covers the important peri-ods of costume design and their effects and relationships to political, social and economic conditions of the times and how they have influenced life style and culture. Emphasis is placed on both aes-thetic and functional aspects of costumes and their importance in the evolution and inspiration of modern dress.

Note: Fashion 31 is now a General Education course under Associate in Science Degree Require-ments: Section A-3, Humanities: Fashion 31

Fashion 35Applied Color Theory

2 units; 1 hour lecture, 3 hours labRecommended Preparation: eligibility for English 84Credit; degree applicableTransfer CSU

In this course students are introduced to the essential theories of color percep-tion and applied problems involving color interaction phenomenon, effects, and function that occur in fashion design. Students will use color as a visual lan-guage to modify space perception and to generate an emotional response when applied to fashion.

Fashion 36Advanced Apparel Pattern Making and Draping Design

3 units; 2 hours lecture, 3 hours labPrerequisite: Fashion 25, 26A and 26B with a minimum grade of C in prerequisiteCredit; degree applicableTransfer CSU

This course continues the study of flat pattern drafting and draping methods to produce apparel patterns quickly and ac-curately. For the development of design skills, students create individual projects that have unusual drafting angles and in-tricate draping details.

Fashion 37Design for Apparel Manufacture

3 units; 2 hours lecture, 3 hours labPrerequisite: Fashion 14, 36, one semester of 15ab and 29ab with a minimum grade of C in prerequisiteCredit; degree applicableTransfer CSU

This course covers the development of “designing a line of clothing: using in-dustry production techniques and equip-ment, from sketch to pattern and final construction.

Note: This course is offered spring semester only.

Fashion 41Fashion Analysis and Selection

3 units; 3 hours lectureRecommended Preparation: eligibility for English 84Credit; degree applicableTransfer CSU

In this course students are introduced to the societal importance of apparel and personal appearance. Emphasis is placed on social, psychological, cultural, and physical clothing needs. Additional topics covered include the history of fashion de-sign, elements and principles of design, wardrobe planning, identifying quality, and clothing care, fit, and purchasing.

Fashion 42abc (formerly 42)Fashion Show Production and Promotion

3 units; 2 hours lecture, 2 hours lab plus 18 hours to be arrangedRecommended Preparation: eligibility for English 84Credit; degree applicableTransfer CSU

This course is a study of the directing and coordinating of fashion promotions, the psychology used in the marketing of fashion products, the functions of the fashion coordinator, and the techniques and procedures for presenting fashion. Students will evaluate advertising cam-paigns and participate in two promo-tions.

Fashion 50Special Topics in Fashion

Units determined by individual course; lecture/lab hours determined by indi-vidual course

The course is designed to explore topics in Fashion more specific than provided in other courses in the regular department curriculum. Students are referred to the current schedule of classes for details of specific courses.

Fashion 95abcdCooperative Career Education

2-4 units; hours to be arrangedEnrollment Limitation:Parallel Plan (Work and Attend School at the Same Time): Enrollment in a minimum of seven units, including Co-operative Career Education; employ-ment in a job related to the major or career goal by the third week of the semester; completion of or current en-rollment in one course from the majorAlternate Plan (Work and Attend School Alternately): successful com-pletion of one semester at El Camino College including one course from the major before initial enrollment plan; enrollment limited to one other class during the semester; employment in a job related to the major or career goal by the third week of the semester; successful completion of at least seven units of other class work at El Camino before re-enrolling in planCredit, degree applicableTransfer CSU - limitations apply

Through a set of learning objectives es-tablished by the student, employer, and instructor, each student will work with and learn from experts in the Fashion field. These experiences will enable stu-dents to improve job skills, and analyze career opportunities and requirements, and compare these to personal potential and expectations.

Note: The maximum total units earned for CCE un-der both plans may not exceed 16 units.

Fashion 99abcIndependent Study

1-3 units; hours to be arrangedEnrollment Limitation: two courses in Fashion with a minimum grade of B in each and acknowledgment by the instruc-tor with whom the student will workCredit, degree applicableTransfer CSU - limitations apply

This course provides special advanced studies in a subject field of Fashion not covered in the regular departmental of-ferings. Regular conferences with the instructor are coordinated with assigned Fashion projects (60 hours per unit).

Note: Refer to page 11 of the 2007-2008 El Camino College Catalog

Fashion 100Fashion Studio

0 units; minimum 1 hour lab per semesterNon-credit

This course provides the fashion student as well as other interested students with individualized instruction related to ap-parel projects. Student will receive in-struction in proper techniques appropri-ate to their specific project. Student will apply designing or sewing skills to spe-cific areas of construction, and computer assistance with fashion software will be available.

Note: This course is repeatable. PAGE 2

*Some UC transferable courses have credit limitations.

For details, see a counselor, the Transfer Center advisor, or the

articulation officer.

The hours per week of courses may be adjusted based on the length of the term.

FASHION DESIGN AND PRODUCTIONASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE

The Fashion Design and Production curriculum provides upgrade opportunities for currently employed personnel. Students gain proficiency in clothing, construction, fashion illustration, pattern making, drap-ing, computer aided fashion design, and manufacturing. Competencies will be assessed by portfolios and exhibitions of original apparel design and garments. Students may expect to enter industry as a design as-sistant, costume technician, fashion consultant, stylist, entry-level pattern maker, quality control assistant, assistant merchandiser, or sales associate.

LEVEL ¸ SEMESTER TAKEN COURSE # COURSE DESCRIPTION UNITS

l FASHION 1 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN FASHION 1

l FASHION 2 PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES FOR FASHION 1

l FASHION 3 FASHION INTRODUCTION TO MACINTOSH 1

l FASHION 4ab* COMPUTER FASHION ILLUSTRATION 1

l FASHION 10ab* CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION I 3

l FASHION 14 PATTERN GRADING 1

l FASHION 15ab* FASHION SKETCHING 2

l FASHION 17ab* DECORATIVE TEXTILES 1

l FASHION 20 TEXTILES 3

£ FASHION 26A BASIC DESIGN AND PATTERNMAKING 3

£ FASHION 26B BASIC DRESS DESIGN THROUGH DRAPING PROCESS 3

≠ FASHION 29ab* COMPUTER AIDED PATTERNMAKING 3

£ FASHION 35 APPLIED COLOR THEORY 3

l FASHION 41 FASHION ANALYSIS AND SELECTION 3

l ART 10ab* DRAWING FUNDAMENTALS 3

LEVEL (*one semester of) TOTAL UNITS 31

l BEGINNER The hours per week of courses

may not be adjusted based on the length of the

term.

TOTAL COMPLETED UNITS√ Ú

£ INTERMEDIATE TOTAL UNCOMPLETED UNITS

≠ ADVANCED

* Some UC transferable courses have credit limitations.For details see a counselor, the Transfer Center, advisor, or the articulation officer.

INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY DIVISIONFashion & Related Technologies

Counselors:

Ken Key (310) 660-3631 or email: kkey@elcamino.edu

Valencia Rayford (310) 660-6407 or email: vrayford @elcamino.edu

Fashion Instructor/Advisor: Ms. Vera Bruce (310) 660-3346 or email: vbruce@elcamino.eduFashion Website: http://www.elcamino.edu/academics/indtech/fashion

CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCE AND COMPLETIONA Certificate of Competence will be awarded to the student who completes the course with a grade aver-age of B or better. A Certificate of Completion will be granted to the student who completes the course with a grade average of C. At least 50% of the courses for the Associate in Science Degree must be completed at El Camino College.

LEVEL ¸ SEMESTER TAKEN COURSE # COURSE DESCRIPTION UNITS

l FASHION 1 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN FASHION 1

l FASHION 2 PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES FOR FASHION 1

l FASHION 3 FASHION INTRODUCTION TO MACINTOSH 1

l FASHION 4ab* COMPUTER FASHION ILLUSTRATION 1

l FASHION 10ab* CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION I 3

l FASHION 14 PATTERN GRADING 1

l FASHION 15ab* FASHION SKETCHING 2

l FASHION 17ab* DECORATIVE TEXTILES 1

l FASHION 20 TEXTILES 3

£ FASHION 26A BASIC DESIGN AND PATTERNMAKING 3

£ FASHION 26B BASIC DRESS DESIGN THROUGH DRAPING PROCESS 3

≠ FASHION 29ab* COMPUTER AIDED PATTERNMAKING 3

£ FASHION 35 APPLIED COLOR THEORY 3

l FASHION 41 FASHION ANALYSIS AND SELECTION 3

l FASHION 95abcd COOPERATIVE CAREER EDUCATION 3

3 COURSES FROM THE FOLLOWING:

£ FASHION 11ab* CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION II 3

≠ FASHION 16ab* FASHION ILLUSTRATING 2

≠ FASHION 24abc* TAILORING 3

≠ FASHION 31 HISTORY OF COSTUME 3

≠ FASHION 36 ADVANCED DRAPING/PATTERNMAKING 3

≠ FASHION 37 APPAREL DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURING 3

≠ ART 10ab* DRAWING FUNDAMENTALS 3

£ ART 37ab* TWO-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN 3

LEVEL (*one semester of) TOTAL UNITS 38-41

l BEGINNER The hours per week of courses

may not be adjusted based on the length of the

term.

TOTAL COMPLETED UNITS√ Ú

£ INTERMEDIATE TOTAL UNCOMPLETED UNITS

≠ ADVANCED

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FASHION MERCHANDISINGASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE

The Fashion Merchandising curriculum provides upgrade opportunities for currently employed personnel. Students completing the requirements for the merchandising option will also gain proficiency in presenta-tion techniques, planning, promotion, fashion coordination, advertising, and sales. Competencies will be assessed by portfolios and exhibitions of original apparel design and garments. Students may expect to enter industry as a design assistant, costume technician, fashion consultant, stylist, entry-level pattern maker, quality control assistant, assistant merchandiser, or sales associate.

LEVEL ¸ SEMESTER TAKEN COURSE # COURSE DESCRIPTION UNITS

l FASHION 1 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN FASHION 1

l FASHION 2 PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES FOR FASHION 1

l FASHION 3 FASHION INTRODUCTION TO MACINTOSH 1

l FASHION 4ab* COMPUTER FASHION ILLUSTRATION 1

l FASHION 10ab* CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION I 3

l FASHION 15ab* FASHION SKETCHING 2

l FASHION 20 TEXTILES 3

£ FASHION 27 FASHION MERCHANDISING 3

£ FASHION 28 VISUAL MERCHANDISING 2

£ FASHION 35 APPLIED COLOR THEORY 2

l FASHION 41 FASHION ANALYSIS AND SELECTION 3

≠ FASHION 42 FASHION SHOW PRODUCTION 3

≠ BUSINESS 22 HUMAN RELATIONS IN BUSINESS 3

LEVEL (*one semester of)

l BEGINNER The hours per week of courses

may not be adjusted based on the length of the

term.

TOTAL UNITS 28

£ INTERMEDIATE TOTAL COMPLETED UNITS√ Ú

≠ ADVANCED TOTAL UNCOMPLETED UNITS

* Some UC transferable courses have credit limitations.For details see a counselor, the Transfer Center, advisor, or the articulation officer.

INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY DIVISIONFashion & Related Technologies

Counselors:

Ken Key (310) 660-3631 or email: kkey@elcamino.edu

Valencia Rayford (310) 660-6407 or email: vrayford @elcamino.edu

Fashion Instructor/Advisor: Ms. Vera Bruce (310) 660-3346 or email: vbruce@elcamino.eduFashion Website: http://www.elcamino.edu/academics/indtech/fashion

CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCE AND COMPLETIONA Certificate of Competence will be awarded to the student who completes the course with a grade aver-age of B or better. A Certificate of Completion will be granted to the student who completes the course with a grade average of C. At least 50% of the courses for the Associate in Science Degree must be completed at El Camino College.

LEVEL ¸ SEMESTER TAKEN COURSE # COURSE DESCRIPTION UNITS

l FASHION 1 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN FASHION 1

l FASHION 2 PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES FOR FASHION 1

l FASHION 3 FASHION INTRODUCTION TO MACINTOSH 1

l FASHION 4ab* COMPUTER FASHION ILLUSTRATION 1

l FASHION 10ab* CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION I 3

l FASHION 15ab* FASHION SKETCHING 2

l FASHION 20 TEXTILES 3

£ FASHION 27 FASHION MERCHANDISING 3

£ FASHION 28 VISUAL MERCHANDISING 2

£ FASHION 35 APPLIED COLOR THEORY 2

l FASHION 41 FASHION ANALYSIS AND SELECTION 3

≠ FASHION 42 FASHION SHOW PRODUCTION 3

l FASHION 95abcd COOPERATIVE CAREER EDUCATION 2-4

£ BUSINESS 15 BUSINESS MATHEMATICS 3

≠ BUSINESS 22 HUMAN RELATIONS IN BUSINESS 3

2 COURSES FROM THE FOLLOWING:

£ BUSINESS 12 ADVERTISING 3

£ BUSINESS 13 PERSONAL SELLING 2

£ BUSINESS 14 MARKETING 3

£ BUSINESS 21 PERSONAL MANAGEMENT 3

£ BUSINESS 27 EFFECTIVE ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS 3

LEVEL (*one semester of)

l BEGINNER The hours per week of courses

may not be adjusted based on the length of the

term.

TOTAL UNITS 40-42

£ INTERMEDIATE TOTAL COMPLETED UNITS√ Ú

≠ ADVANCED TOTAL UNCOMPLETED UNITS

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CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION A Certificate of Completion will be granted to the student who completes the course in one of the fol-lowing options: Computer Patternmaking Technician, Costume Technician, Fashion Design and Production (pg. 3), Fashion Merchandising (pg. 4), or Fashion Stylist with a grade average of C. At least 50% of the courses for the Certificate of Completion must be completed at El Camino College.

COMPUTER PATTERNMAKING TECHNICIAN

LEVEL ¸ SEMESTER TAKEN COURSE # COURSE DESCRIPTION UNITS

£ FASHION 11ab CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION II 3

l FASHION 14 PATTERN GRADING 1

l FASHION 15ab FASHION SKETCHING 2

£ FASHION 26A BASIC DESIGN AND PATTERNMAKING 3

≠ FASHION 29ab COMPUTER AIDED PATTERNMAKING 3

LEVEL (*one semester of) TOTAL UNITS 12

l BEGINNER The hours per week of courses may not be adjusted based

on the length of the term.

TOTAL COMPLETED UNITS√ Ú

£ INTERMEDIATE TOTAL UNCOMPLETED UNITS

≠ ADVANCED

COSTUME TECHNICIAN

LEVEL ¸ SEMESTER TAKEN COURSE # COURSE DESCRIPTION UNITS

l FASHION 10ab CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION 1 3

£ FASHION 11ab CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION II 3

l FASHION 17ab DECORATIVE TEXTILES 1

≠ FASHION 24abc TAILORING 3

≠ FASHION 31 HISTORY OF COSTUME 3

£ FASHION 35 APPLIED COLOR THEORY 2

l FASHION 41 FASHION ANALYSIS AND SELECTION 3

≠ THEATRE 94 COSTUMING FOR STAGE 2

LEVEL (*one semester of) TOTAL UNITS 21

l BEGINNER The hours per week of courses may not be adjusted based

on the length of the term.

TOTAL COMPLETED UNITS√ Ú

£ INTERMEDIATE TOTAL UNCOMPLETED UNITS

≠ ADVANCED

FASHION STYLIST

LEVEL ¸ SEMESTER TAKEN COURSE # COURSE DESCRIPTION UNITS

l FASHION 10ab CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION 1 3

£ FASHION 23 FITTING AND ALTERATIONS 2

≠ FASHION 31 HISTORY OF COSTUME 3

£ FASHION 35 APPLIED COLOR THEORY 2

l FASHION 41 FASHION ANALYSIS AND SELECTION 3

≠ FASHION 42 FASHION SHOW AND PRODUCTION 3

l FASHION 95abcd COOPERATIVE CAREER EDUCATION 2

LEVEL (*one semester of) TOTAL UNITS 18

l BEGINNER The hours per week of courses may not be adjusted based

on the length of the term.

TOTAL COMPLETED UNITS√ Ú

£ INTERMEDIATE TOTAL UNCOMPLETED UNITS

≠ ADVANCEDPAGE 5

Academic Affairs

Industry and TechnologyFashion & Related Technologies

Dr. Stephanie Rodriguez, DeanOffice - Technical Arts Building, first floor, TA 102

(310) 660-3600Dr. Thomas Jackson, Associate Dean

Office - Technical Arts Building, second floor TA 207

Counselors:Ken Key (310) 660-3631 or email: kkey@elcamino.edu

Valencia Rayford (310) 660-6407 or email: vrayford @elcamino.edu

Fashion Instructor/Advisor: Ms. Vera Bruce (310) 660-3346 or email: vbruce@elcamino.edu

(For more detailed information about the Associate in Science Degree Requirements, Catalog Rights, Certificates, Preparation for Transfer,

& Honors Programs for Fashion Majors, please consult with the 2007-2008 El Camino College Catalog, Section 3 page 29-40)

* Some UC transferable courses have credit limitations.For details see a counselor, the Transfer Center, advisor, or the articulation

officer.

Fashion Website: http://www.elcamino.edu/academics/indtech/fashion

FASHION DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT

The Fashion Department of El Camino College is embedded within the Industry & Technology Division. Our primary objective is student success. We strive to achieve the following goals:

• To exceed the educational needs of students entering the Fashion Department for a “first look around” or as declared fashion majors.• To provide support through campus counseling and networking with industry profes-sionals.• To encourage teamwork and student awareness of the changing and fast-paced Fash-ion Industry through the campus club, “Tailor Made.”• To graduate students ready for entry-level positions within the fashion industry job market.

Industry & Technology Division • Fashion & Related Technologies

FALL/SPRING ANTICIPATED TIMELINE COURSE OUTLOOK

Key courses: Fashion 1, 2, 3, 4ab, 10ab, 11ab, 14, 15ab, 16ab, 17ab, 20, 23, 26A, 26B, 27, 28, 29ab, 31, 35, 36, 37, 41, 42abc, 95abcd, 99abc & 100

FALL

FASH 1 Career Opportunities in Fashion 1 Unit I

FASH 3 Fashion Introduction to Macintosh 1 Unit I

FASH 4ab Computer Fashion Illustration 1 Unit I

FASH 10ab Clothing Construction I 3 Units I

FASH 11ab Clothing Construction II 3 Units II

FASH 15ab Fashion Sketching 2 Units I

FASH 23 Fitting and Alterations 2 Units I

FASH 24abc Tailoring 3 Units II

FASH 26A Basic Design and Patternmaking 3 Units II

FASH 27 Fashion Merchandising 3 Units I

FASH 29ab Computer Aided Design/Patternmaking 3 Units II

FASH 31 History of Costume 3 Units II

FASH 35 Applied Color Theory 2 Units I

FASH 41 Fashion Analysis and Selection 3 Units III

FASH 95abcd Cooperative Career Education 2-4 Units I

FASH 99abc Independent Study 1-3 Units II

*All Classes are offered subject to class enroll-ment

Level of DifficultyBeginner_______I

Intermediate____IIAdvanced________III

SPRING

FASH 1 Career Opportunities in Fashion 1 Unit I

FASH 2 Presentation of Techniques for Fashion 1 Unit I

FASH 3 Fashion Introduction to Macintosh 1 Unit I

FASH 4ab Computer Fashion Illustration 1 Unit I

FASH 10ab Clothing Construction I 3 Units I

FASH 11ab Clothing Construction II 3 Units II

FASH 14 Pattern Grading 1 Unit I

FASH 16ab Fashion Illustrating 2 Units I

FASH 17ab Decorative Textiles 1 Unite II

FASH 20 Textiles 3 Units I

FASH 23 Fitting and Alterations 2 Units I

FASH 26B Basic Design Through Draping Process 3 Units II

FASH 28 Visual Merchandising 2 Units I

FASH 31 History of Costume 3 Units II

FASH 36 Adv. Apparel Patternmaking & Draping Design 3 Units III

FASH 37 Design for Apparel Manufacturer 3 Units III

FASH 42 Fashion Show Production and Promotion 3 Units II

FASH 95abcd Cooperative Career Education 2-4 Units I

FASH 99abc Independent Study 1-3 Units II

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skill

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tech

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care

sci

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aux

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ffer

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wid

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of s

uppo

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rogr

ams

and

serv

ices

to s

usta

in a

nd c

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teac

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pro

gram

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the

col

lege

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urre

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and

wel

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are

mad

e av

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to b

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stud

ents

and

fac

ulty

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rvic

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re p

rovi

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libra

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ervi

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open

com

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ideo

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aud

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isua

l com

mun

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serv

ices

. P

rogr

ams

incl

ude

Dis

tanc

e Ed

ucat

ion,

whi

ch

offe

rs a

ccre

dite

d co

llege

cou

rses

via

tele

visi

on a

nd c

ompu

ter.

Mat

hem

atic

al S

cien

ces

Dr.

Don

ald

Y. G

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erg,

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n

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ngin

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urse

s in

clud

e ba

sic

skill

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velo

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nera

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teac

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r m

athe

mat

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mpu

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biol

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r sci

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and

non

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di

visi

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com

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are

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onom

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hem

istr

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arth

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viro

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offe

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nato

my,

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l-og

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eld

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mic

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hysi

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ivis

ion

pro-

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s a

com

preh

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ulum

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sci

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ajor

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ific

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atur

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aint

ains

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poss

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neta

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ws

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prov

ided

for

sch

ools

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publ

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Crite

ria fo

r Ass

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and

As

soci

ate

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cien

ce D

egre

es

1. N

atu

ral

Scie

nce

s.

Cou

rses

in th

e na

tura

l sci

ence

s ar

e th

ose

whi

ch e

xam

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the

phys

ical

uni

vers

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s lif

e fo

rms,

and

its

natu

-ra

l phe

nom

ena.

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satis

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catio

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quir

emen

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natu

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ours

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stro

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thro

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ther

sci

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emph

asiz

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peri

men

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stin

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hyp

othe

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e po

wer

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syst

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ioni

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athe

r th

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nly

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reca

ll of

fac

ts.

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ocus

on

pers

onal

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ctic

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plie

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pect

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tabl

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is c

ateg

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Soc

ial

and

Beh

avio

ral

Scie

nce

s.

Cou

rses

in th

e so

cial

and

be

havi

oral

sci

ence

s pr

omot

e an

app

reci

atio

n an

d un

ders

tand

ing

of h

ow m

embe

rs o

f di

vers

e so

ciet

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ate

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ral e

duca

tion

requ

irem

ent i

n so

cial

and

beh

avio

ral s

cien

ces,

a c

ours

e sh

all

deve

lop

an a

war

enes

s of

met

hods

of

inqu

iry

and

stim

ulat

e cr

iti-

cal t

hink

ing

abou

t the

way

s in

whi

ch p

eopl

e ac

t and

inte

ract

w

ithin

soc

ial a

nd c

ultu

ral c

onte

xts.

Th

is c

ateg

ory

wou

ld in

clud

e in

trod

ucto

ry o

r in

tegr

ativ

e su

rvey

co

urse

s su

ch a

s ch

ild d

evel

opm

ent,

cultu

ral a

nthr

opol

ogy,

cul

tur-

al g

eogr

aphy

, eco

nom

ics,

fam

ily a

nd c

onsu

mer

stu

dies

, his

tory

, po

litic

al s

cien

ce, p

sych

olog

y, s

ocio

logy

, and

rel

ated

dis

cipl

ines

. 3.

Hu

man

itie

s.

Cou

rses

in th

e hu

man

ities

are

thos

e th

at p

ro-

mot

e an

app

reci

atio

n of

the

cultu

ral a

ctiv

ities

and

art

istic

exp

res-

sion

s of

hum

an b

eing

s. T

o sa

tisfy

the

gene

ral e

duca

tion

requ

ire-

men

t in

hum

aniti

es, a

cou

rse

shal

l dev

elop

the

stud

ent’s

aw

are-

ness

of

the

way

s th

at p

eopl

e th

roug

hout

the

ages

hav

e ar

tistic

ally

an

d cu

ltura

lly r

espo

nded

to th

emse

lves

and

the

wor

ld a

roun

d th

em a

nd s

hall

deve

lop

the

stud

ent’s

aes

thet

ic u

nder

stan

ding

an

d ab

ility

to m

ake

valu

e ju

dgm

ents

. Th

is c

ateg

ory

wou

ld in

clud

e in

trod

ucto

ry o

r in

tegr

ativ

e co

urs-

es in

the

arts

, for

eign

lang

uage

s, li

tera

ture

, phi

loso

phy,

and

rel

i-gi

on.

4. L

angu

age

and

Rat

ion

alit

y. C

ours

es in

lang

uage

and

rat

ion-

ality

are

thos

e th

at d

evel

op f

or th

e st

uden

t the

pri

ncip

les

and

appl

icat

ions

of

lang

uage

tow

ard

logi

cal t

houg

ht, c

lear

and

pre

cise

ex

pres

sion

, and

cri

tical

eva

luat

ion.

A

. En

glis

h C

ompo

siti

on.

Cou

rses

that

ful

fill t

he w

ritt

en c

om-

posi

tion

requ

irem

ent s

hall

focu

s pr

imar

ily o

n bo

th e

xpos

itory

an

d ar

gum

enta

tive

wri

ting.

B

. Com

mu

nic

atio

n a

nd

An

alyt

ical

Th

inki

ng.

Cou

rses

that

fu

lfill

the

com

mun

icat

ion

and

anal

ytic

al th

inki

ng r

equi

rem

ent

shal

l inc

lude

ora

l com

mun

icat

ions

, wri

tten

com

mun

icat

ions

, cri

t-ic

al r

easo

ning

, mat

hem

atic

s, lo

gic,

sta

tistic

s, a

nd c

ompu

ter

lan-

guag

es a

nd p

rogr

amm

ing.

5.

Hea

lth

an

d P

hysi

cal

Edu

cati

on.

Cou

rses

in h

ealth

and

ph

ysic

al e

duca

tion

prom

ote

lifel

ong

unde

rsta

ndin

g of

the

basi

c hu

man

nee

d fo

r de

velo

pmen

t and

mai

nten

ance

of

good

per

sona

l he

alth

and

fitn

ess.

To

satis

fy th

e ge

nera

l edu

catio

n re

quir

emen

t in

hea

lth e

duca

tion,

a c

ours

e sh

all h

elp

the

stud

ent d

evel

op

know

ledg

e of

per

sona

l hea

lth th

roug

h th

e ex

amin

atio

n of

hea

lth-

rela

ted

soci

al p

robl

ems,

pot

entia

l pre

vent

ativ

e st

rate

gies

, and

m

edia

ting

actio

ns.

A p

hysi

cal e

duca

tion

cour

se s

hall

esta

blis

h a

foun

datio

n fo

r re

gula

r lif

e-lo

ng p

hysi

cal a

ctiv

ity a

nd p

rovi

de

oppo

rtun

ities

for

a s

tude

nt to

dev

elop

com

pete

ncie

s in

act

iviti

es

that

pro

mot

e m

ovem

ent,

redu

ce d

isea

se r

isk,

and

impr

ove

over

-al

l qua

lity

of li

fe.

6. M

ath

emat

ics

Com

pete

ncy

. A

cou

rse

desi

gned

to s

atis

fy th

e M

athe

mat

ics

Com

pete

ncy

requ

irem

ent m

ust b

e at

the

elem

en-

tary

alg

ebra

leve

l or

high

er a

nd s

hall

expa

nd s

tude

nts’

mat

he-

mat

ical

rea

soni

ng s

kills

as

they

dev

elop

mat

hem

atic

al a

rgum

ents

. C

ours

es s

hall

inte

grat

e nu

mer

ic, s

ymbo

lic, f

unct

iona

l, an

d sp

atia

l co

ncep

ts.

Cou

rses

sha

ll en

able

stu

dent

s to

app

ly th

eir

know

l-ed

ge o

f m

athe

mat

ics

to m

eani

ngfu

l app

licat

ions

and

exp

lo-

ratio

ns, t

o so

lve

mat

hem

atic

al p

robl

ems,

and

to ju

dge

the

reas

on-

able

ness

of

thei

r re

sults

. C

ours

es th

at a

re c

ompu

tatio

nal i

n na

ture

are

not

sui

tabl

e fo

r th

is c

ateg

ory.

2007

-200

8 El

Cam

ino

Colle

ge C

atal

og

Cat

alog

Rig

hts

- P

age

33

Grad

uatio

n To

rec

eive

an

Ass

ocia

te in

Art

s or

an

Ass

ocia

te in

Sci

ence

deg

ree

from

El C

amin

o C

olle

ge, a

stu

dent

mus

t com

plet

e at

leas

t 60

units

in

deg

ree

appl

icab

le c

olle

ge c

ours

es w

hich

mus

t in

clud

e ge

nera

l ed

ucat

ion

requ

irem

ents

and

cou

rse

wor

k in

an

appr

oved

tra

nsfe

r m

ajor

or

asso

ciat

e de

gree

pro

gram

. C

ours

e w

ork

tow

ard

the

degr

ee m

ust b

e co

mpl

eted

with

a c

umul

ativ

e gr

ade

poin

t ave

rage

(G

PF)

of 2

.00

or h

ighe

r. A

min

imum

of

12 o

f th

e re

quir

ed 6

0 de

gree

app

licab

le u

nits

mus

t be

suc

cess

fully

com

plet

ed a

t El

C

amin

o C

olle

ge.

A n

otat

ion

of “

Gra

duat

ion

with

Hon

ors”

is

earn

ed w

ith a

cum

ulat

ive

GPF

of

3.5

or h

ighe

r. St

uden

ts m

ust

file

an in

tent

to

grad

uate

in t

he e

valu

atio

ns a

rea

loca

ted

in th

e A

dmis

sion

s O

ffic

e by

the

dead

line

date

pub

lishe

d in

th

e sc

hedu

le o

f cl

asse

s.

Eval

uatio

n of

Com

plet

ion

of R

equi

rem

ents

St

uden

ts w

ho w

ant t

o gr

adua

te fr

om E

l Cam

ino

Col

lege

with

an

Ass

ocia

te in

Art

s or

Ass

ocia

te in

Sci

ence

deg

ree

mus

t file

an

Inte

nt

to G

radu

ate

form

, w

hich

is

eval

uate

d ac

cord

ing

to t

he f

ollo

win

g co

nditi

ons:

1.

Cat

alog

req

uire

men

t – D

egre

e re

quir

emen

ts a

re d

eriv

ed fr

om

the

cata

log

in e

ffec

t at t

he ti

me

the

stud

ent e

nter

ed E

l Cam

ino

Col

-le

ge o

r fr

om t

he c

urre

nt c

atal

og,

follo

win

g th

e C

atal

og R

ight

s gu

idel

ines

(de

scri

bed

belo

w).

Each

cat

alog

is

in e

ffec

t du

ring

the

ac

adem

ic y

ear

for

whi

ch it

it w

as p

ublis

hed

(fall

sem

este

r th

roug

h th

e su

mm

er s

essi

on).

2. R

esid

ency

req

uire

men

t –

A m

inim

um o

f 12

of

the

requ

ired

de

gree

app

licab

le u

nits

mus

t be

suc

cess

fully

com

plet

ed a

t El

C

amin

o C

olle

ge.

3. U

nit

requ

irem

ent

– Si

xty

(60)

deg

ree

appl

icab

le u

nits

are

requ

ired

for

the

ass

ocia

te d

egre

e, i

nclu

ding

app

ropr

iate

gen

eral

ed

ucat

ion

and

maj

or r

equi

rem

ents

. 4.

Cou

rsew

ork

tow

ard

the

degr

ee m

ust

be c

ompl

eted

with

a

cum

ulat

ive

grad

e po

int

aver

age

(GPF

) of

2.0

or h

ighe

r in

wor

k at

El

Cam

ino

Col

lege

and

in w

ork

com

plet

ed a

t all

colle

ges.

Cata

log

Righ

ts

Boa

rd P

olic

y 41

00.1

Th

e El

Cam

ino

Col

lege

Cat

alog

spe

cifie

s th

e ge

nera

l edu

catio

n,

maj

or,

and

unit

requ

irem

ents

whi

ch t

he s

tude

nt m

ust

satis

fy t

o qu

alify

for

an

Ass

ocia

te D

egre

e, a

Cer

tific

ate

of C

ompe

tenc

e, o

r a

Cer

tific

ate

of C

ompl

etio

n. S

tude

nts

who

hav

e m

aint

aine

d co

ntin

-uo

us

enro

llmen

t m

ay

choo

se

to

grad

uate

un

der

the

cata

log

requ

irem

ents

in

effe

ct e

ither

1)

at t

he t

ime

they

beg

an a

tten

ding

El

Cam

ino

Col

lege

co

ntin

uous

ly o

r 2)

at

the

time

they

gra

duat

e fr

om E

l Cam

ino

Col

lege

. For

deg

ree

and

cert

ifica

te p

urpo

ses,

con

-tin

uous

enr

ollm

ent i

s de

fined

as

enro

lling

at E

l Cam

ino

Col

lege

at

leas

t one

sem

este

r (e

xclu

ding

sum

mer

and

win

ter

term

s) e

ach

aca-

dem

ic y

ear

and

rece

ivin

g a

lett

er g

rade

, a W

, or

a C

RT/N

C d

esig

-na

tion

on th

e tr

ansc

ript

.

Doub

le M

ajor

St

uden

ts m

ay r

ecei

ve a

dou

ble

maj

or u

pon

com

plet

ion

of t

he

maj

or r

equi

rem

ents

for

the

seco

nd m

ajor

.

Seco

nd D

egre

e St

uden

ts m

ay r

ecei

ve b

oth

an A

ssoc

iate

in

Art

s an

d an

Ass

oci-

ate

in S

cien

ce D

egre

e up

on th

e co

mpl

etio

n of

the

spec

ific

gene

ral

educ

atio

n an

d m

ajor

req

uire

men

ts fo

r ea

ch d

egre

e as

sta

ted

in th

e ca

talo

g.

Gene

ral I

nfor

mat

ion

Som

e co

urse

s lis

ted

in t

he a

ssoc

iate

deg

ree

requ

irem

ents

may

no

t tra

nsfe

r to

a fo

ur-y

ear

colle

ge o

r un

iver

sity

. Ple

ase

refe

r to

the

cour

se n

otat

ions

list

ed in

the

curr

icul

um s

ectio

n of

this

cat

alog

. A

ll de

gree

s re

quir

e a

tota

l of

60

units

with

no

few

er t

han

18

units

in

the

maj

or a

nd a

ppro

pria

te g

ener

al e

duca

tion

cour

ses

as

indi

cate

d on

the

A.A

. or

A.S

. deg

ree

patt

erns

that

fol

low

.

2007

-200

8 El

Cam

ino

Colle

ge C

atal

og

Pag

e 34

- A

.A.

Deg

ree

Req

uir

emen

ts

Asso

ciat

e in

Arts

Deg

ree

A. A

. Deg

ree

Requ

irem

ents

Ref

er t

o Pa

ge 3

3 fo

r ge

nera

l re

quir

emen

ts.

Com

plet

e re

quir

e-m

ents

sep

cifie

d un

der

Sect

ion

A, S

ectio

n B,

and

Sec

tion

C.

Sect

ion

A -

Gen

eral

Edu

cati

on

Req

uir

emen

ts

A s

tude

nt h

as t

hree

opt

ions

to

com

plet

e th

e G

ener

al E

duca

tion

Req

uire

men

ts.

OP

TIO

N I

is d

esig

ned

for s

tude

nts

com

plet

ing

the

El C

amin

o C

ol-

lege

maj

or.

OP

TIO

N I

I is

des

igne

d fo

r st

uden

ts c

ompl

etin

g C

SU t

rans

fer

requ

irem

ents

.

OP

TIO

N

III

is

desi

gned

fo

r st

uden

ts

com

plet

ing

CSU

/UC

(I

GET

C) t

rans

fer

requ

irem

ents

.

OP

TIO

N I

: EL

CA

MIN

O C

OLL

EG

E R

EQ

UIR

EM

EN

TS

Com

plet

e th

e sp

ecifi

ed n

umbe

r of

uni

ts in

cat

egor

ies

1 th

roug

h 5

and

the

mat

hem

atic

s co

mpe

tenc

y re

quir

emen

t in

cate

gory

6.

1. N

AT

UR

AL

SCIE

NC

ES:

min

imu

m o

f 3

sem

este

r u

nit

s A

nato

my

30, 3

2 A

nthr

opol

ogy

1 A

stro

nom

y 20

, 25

Biol

ogy

1A, 8

, 10,

11,

12,

15,

16,

17,

101

, 102

C

hem

istr

y 1A

, 4, 2

0, 2

1A

Geo

grap

hy 1

, 9

Geo

logy

1, 2

, 6, 1

5 M

icro

biol

ogy

33

Oce

anog

raph

y 10

Ph

ysic

al S

cien

ce 2

5 Ph

ysic

s 1A

, 2A

, 3A

, 11

Phys

iolo

gy 3

1

2. S

OC

IAL

AN

D B

EH

AVIO

RA

L SC

IEN

CE

: m

inim

um

of

9 se

mes

ter

un

its

On

e co

urs

e fr

om A

, on

e co

urs

e fr

om B

, an

d on

e co

urs

e fr

om

C:

A. A

mer

ican

Stu

dies

1, 3

, 7

His

tory

1A

, 1B,

8, 9

, 16A

, 16B

, 17,

18A

, 18B

, 32

Wom

en’s

Stu

dies

1

B. P

oliti

cal S

cien

ce 1

, 5, 6

, 8

C. A

nthr

opol

ogy

2, 3

, 4, 6

, 8, 1

0 Bu

sine

ss 1

7, 2

2 C

hild

Dev

elop

men

t 3, 9

Ec

onom

ics

1, 2

, 5

Educ

atio

n 18

0 Et

hnic

Stu

dies

1

Fam

ily a

nd C

onsu

mer

Stu

dies

38

Geo

grap

hy 2

, 5, 7

H

isto

ry 3

, 4, 5

A, 5

B, 1

2A, 1

2B, 1

4A, 1

4B, 1

9, 2

2, 2

5, 2

7, 3

7 H

isto

ry o

f Sc

ienc

e 11

Ps

ycho

logy

2, 5

, 7, 8

, 10,

11,

12,

16

Soci

olog

y 10

1, 1

02, 1

04, 1

07, 1

12

3. H

UM

AN

ITIE

S: m

inim

um

of

3 se

mes

ter

un

its

Arc

hite

ctur

e 10

4 A

rt 1

, 2, 3

, 4, 5

A, 5

B, 6

, 7, 9

, 108

, 150

C

hine

se 1

, 2

Dan

ce 1

, 3

Engl

ish

1B, 1

0, 1

1, 1

2, 1

5A, 1

5B, 1

8, 2

0, 2

1, 2

2, 2

3, 2

6, 2

7, 2

8, 2

9,

30, 3

1, 3

3, 3

4, 3

5, 3

6, 3

9, 4

0A, 4

0B, 4

1A, 4

1B, 4

2, 4

3, 4

4, 4

7 Fa

shio

n 31

Fi

lm/V

ideo

1, 3

, 52,

53

Fren

ch 1

, 2, 3

, 4, 5

, 6, 2

4, 3

5 G

erm

an 1

, 2, 3

, 4, 5

, 24

Ital

ian

1, 2

, 24

Japa

nese

1, 2

, 3, 4

M

usic

11,

12,

13,

15A

, 15B

Ph

iloso

phy

2, 3

, 7, 1

0, 1

1, 2

3 Si

gn L

angu

age/

Inte

rpre

ter

Trai

ning

15,

16,

17A

, 17B

Sp

anis

h 1,

2, 3

, 4, 5

, 6, 2

4, 5

2A, 5

2B

Spee

ch C

omm

unic

atio

n 8

Thea

tre

1, 4

, 8

4. L

AN

GU

AG

E A

ND

RA

TIO

NA

LIT

Y: m

inim

um

of

6 u

nit

s O

ne

cou

rse

from

A a

nd

one

cou

rse

from

B:

A. E

ngl

ish

Com

posi

tion

:Bu

sine

ss 2

7, 2

8 En

glis

h 1A

Jo

urna

lism

1

B. C

omm

un

icat

ion

an

d A

nal

ytic

al T

hin

kin

g:

Busi

ness

29

Com

pute

r In

form

atio

n Sy

stem

s 13

, 16,

80

Com

pute

r Sc

ienc

e 1,

10

Engl

ish

1C, 7

2 Jo

urna

lism

12

Mat

hem

atic

s 70

, 110

, 111

, 115

, 116

, 120

, 130

, 140

, 150

, 160

, 161

, 17

0, 1

80, 1

90, 1

91, 2

10, 2

20, 2

70

Philo

soph

y 5,

8

Psyc

holo

gy 3

, 9A

So

ciol

ogy

109

Spee

ch C

omm

unic

atio

n 1,

3, 4

, 5, 1

2, 1

4 Su

perv

isio

n 27

5. H

EA

LTH

AN

D P

HY

SIC

AL

ED

UC

AT

ION

: m

inim

um

of

3 se

mes

ter

un

its

Con

tem

pora

ry H

ealth

1

Phys

ical

Edu

catio

n 26

0 Ph

ysic

al A

ctiv

ity o

r Fi

tnes

s C

ours

es:

Dan

ce 9

ab,

10,

14ab

, 16

ab,

17ab

cd,

18ab

cd,

19ab

, 20

abcd

, 22

ab,

23ab

cd, 3

2ab,

33a

bcd,

35a

bcd,

42a

b, 4

3abc

d, 5

1ab,

52a

bcd,

53a

b,

54ab

cd, 6

2abc

d Ph

ysic

al E

duca

tion

1abc

d, 2

abcd

, 4ab

cd, 5

ab, 6

abc,

7ab

cd, 1

4abc

d,

15ab

, 16

abc,

20a

b, 2

1abc

, 25

ab,

26ab

c, 3

5ab,

36a

bc,

45ab

, 46

abc,

54

abcd

, 57

ab,

58ab

c, 6

0ab,

61a

bc,

65ab

, 66

abc,

70a

b, 7

1abc

, 74

abcd

, 75

ab,

76ab

c, 8

0ab,

81a

bc,

85ab

, 86

abc,

87a

b, 1

01ab

cd,

102a

bcd,

105

ab,

106a

bc,

110a

b, 1

11ab

c, 1

15ab

, 11

6abc

, 12

0ab,

12

1abc

, 12

5ab,

126

abc,

130

ab,

131a

bc,

132a

b, 1

33ab

c, 1

35ab

cd,

204a

bcd,

208

abcd

, 221

abcd

, 222

abcd

, 224

abcd

, 232

abcd

, 238

abcd

, 24

0abc

d, 2

41ab

cd, 2

44ab

cd, 2

45ab

cd, 2

51ab

cd, 2

53ab

cd, 2

56ab

cd,

280,

285

abcd

, 30

0abc

d, 3

02ab

cd,

350a

bcd,

400

abcd

, 40

1abc

d,

402a

bcd,

404

abcd

, 407

abcd

(T

his

cate

gory

may

be

exem

pted

by

one

of th

e fo

llow

ing:

1)

Pas

s th

e C

onte

mpo

rary

Hea

lth w

aive

r ex

am; o

r 2)

App

rova

l of

a pe

titio

n fo

r m

ilita

ry s

ervi

ce c

redi

t.)

6. M

AT

HE

MA

TIC

S C

OM

PE

TE

NC

Y

Pass

the

Mat

hem

atic

s C

ompe

tenc

y Te

st (

a te

st s

epar

ate

from

the

M

athe

mat

ics

Plac

emen

t Tes

t) eq

uiva

lent

to th

e fir

st c

ours

e in

alg

e-br

a (M

athe

mat

ics

40 o

r 41

B) o

r sa

tisfa

ctor

ily c

ompl

ete

one

of t

he

appr

oved

cou

rses

for

this

cat

egor

y.

Com

pute

r Sc

ienc

e 15

P M

athe

mat

ics

40, 4

1B, 7

0, 1

10, 1

11, 1

15, 1

16, 1

20, 1

30, 1

40, 1

50,

160,

161

, 170

, 180

, 190

, 191

, 210

, 220

, 270

Ps

ycho

logy

9A

So

ciol

ogy

110

OP

TIO

N I

I: C

SU T

RA

NSF

ER

RE

QU

IRE

ME

NT

S Se

e pa

ge 3

7 of

this

cat

alog

.

OP

TIO

N I

II: C

SU/U

C (I

GE

TC

) RE

QU

IRE

ME

NT

S Se

e pa

ge 3

9 of

this

cat

alog

.

2007

-200

8 El

Cam

ino

Colle

ge C

atal

og

A.A

./A.S

. D

egre

e R

equ

irem

ents

- P

age

35

Sect

ion

B -

Maj

or R

equ

irem

ents

Sa

tisfy

eith

er t

he E

l Cam

ino

Col

lege

Maj

or o

ptio

n or

the

Tra

ns-

fer

Maj

or o

ptio

n.

El

Cam

ino

Col

lege

Maj

or

Com

plet

e th

e co

urse

s sp

ecifi

ed f

or o

ne o

f th

e m

ajor

s lis

ted

alph

abet

ical

ly in

Sec

tion

IV, C

urri

culu

m, o

f th

is C

olle

ge c

atal

og.

Tran

sfer

Maj

or

Com

plet

e th

e lo

wer

div

isio

n tr

ansf

er m

ajor

req

uire

men

ts fo

r an

ac

cred

ited

four

-yea

r co

llege

or

univ

ersi

ty.

If

ther

e ar

e no

low

er

divi

sion

req

uire

men

ts in

the

tran

sfer

maj

or o

r if

the

requ

irem

ents

fo

r th

e tr

ansf

er m

ajor

are

less

tha

n 18

uni

ts, s

tude

nts

mus

t co

m-

plet

e an

El C

amin

o C

olle

ge m

ajor

.

Sect

ion

C -

Ele

ctiv

es

El

Cam

ino

Col

lege

Maj

or

To r

each

the

tot

al o

f 60

deg

ree

appl

icab

le u

nits

req

uire

d fo

r gr

adua

tion,

stu

dent

s m

ust c

hoos

e el

ectiv

es fr

om d

egre

e ap

plic

able

co

urse

s. S

tude

nts

may

cou

nt o

nly

6 un

its o

f Phy

sica

l Edu

catio

n as

el

ectiv

e cr

edit

for

grad

uatio

n.

Tran

sfer

Maj

or

60 d

egre

e ap

plic

able

uni

ts a

re r

equi

red

for

grad

uatio

n. T

o qu

al-

ify fo

r tra

nsfe

r to

CSU

or U

C, e

lect

ives

mus

t be

chos

en fr

om tr

ans-

fera

ble

cour

ses.

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dent

s m

ay c

ount

onl

y 4

units

of P

hysi

cal E

du-

catio

n as

tran

sfer

cre

dit.

Asso

ciat

e in

Sci

ence

Deg

ree

A. S

. Deg

ree

Requ

irem

ents

Ref

er t

o Pa

ge 3

3 fo

r ge

nera

l re

quir

emen

ts.

Com

plet

e re

quir

e-m

ents

spe

cifie

d un

der

Sect

ion

A, S

ectio

n B,

and

Sec

tion

C.

Sect

ion

A -

Gen

eral

Edu

cati

on

Req

uir

emen

ts

A s

tude

nt h

as t

hree

opt

ions

to

com

plet

e th

e G

ener

al E

duca

tion

Req

uire

men

ts.

OP

TIO

N I

is d

esig

ned

for s

tude

nts

com

plet

ing

the

El C

amin

o C

ol-

lege

maj

or.

OP

TIO

N I

I is

des

igne

d fo

r st

uden

ts c

ompl

etin

g C

SU t

rans

fer

requ

irem

ents

.

OP

TIO

N

III

is

desi

gned

fo

r st

uden

ts

com

plet

ing

CSU

/UC

(I

GET

C) t

rans

fer

requ

irem

ents

.

OP

TIO

N I

: EL

CA

MIN

O C

OLL

EG

E R

EQ

UIR

EM

EN

TS

Com

plet

e th

e sp

ecifi

ed n

umbe

r of

uni

ts in

cat

egor

ies

1 th

roug

h 5

and

the

mat

hem

atic

s co

mpe

tenc

y re

quir

emen

t in

cate

gory

6.

1. N

AT

UR

AL

SCIE

NC

ES:

min

imu

m o

f 3

sem

este

r u

nit

s A

nato

my

30, 3

2 A

nthr

opol

ogy

1 A

stro

nom

y 20

, 25

Biol

ogy

1A, 8

, 10,

11,

12,

15,

16,

17,

101

, 102

C

hem

istr

y 1A

, 4, 2

0, 2

1A

Geo

grap

hy 1

, 9

Geo

logy

1, 2

, 6, 1

5 M

icro

biol

ogy

33

Oce

anog

raph

y 10

Ph

ysic

al S

cien

ce 2

5 Ph

ysic

s 1A

, 2A

, 3A

, 11

Phys

iolo

gy 3

1

2. S

OC

IAL

AN

D B

EH

AVIO

RA

L SC

IEN

CE

: m

inim

um

of

6 se

mes

ter

un

its

On

e co

urs

e fr

om A

or

B, p

lus

one

cou

rse

from

A, B

, or

C:

A. A

mer

ican

Stu

dies

1, 3

, 7

His

tory

1A

, 1B,

8, 9

, 16A

, 16B

, 17,

18A

, 18B

, 32

Wom

en’s

Stu

dies

1

B. P

oliti

cal S

cien

ce 1

, 5, 6

, 8

C. A

nthr

opol

ogy

2, 3

, 4, 6

, 8, 1

0 Bu

sine

ss 1

7, 2

2 C

hild

Dev

elop

men

t 3, 9

Ec

onom

ics

1, 2

, 5

Educ

atio

n 18

0 Et

hnic

Stu

dies

1

Fam

ily a

nd C

onsu

mer

Stu

dies

38

Geo

grap

hy 2

, 5, 7

H

isto

ry 3

, 4, 5

A, 5

B, 1

2A, 1

2B, 1

4A, 1

4B, 1

9, 2

2, 2

5, 2

7, 3

7 H

isto

ry o

f Sc

ienc

e 11

Ps

ycho

logy

2, 5

, 7, 8

, 10,

11,

12,

16

Soci

olog

y 10

1, 1

02, 1

04, 1

07, 1

12

3. H

UM

AN

ITIE

S: m

inim

um

of

3 se

mes

ter

un

its

Arc

hite

ctur

e 10

4 A

rt 1

, 2, 3

, 4, 5

A, 5

B, 6

, 7, 9

, 108

, 150

C

hine

se 1

, 2

Dan

ce 1

, 3

Engl

ish

1B, 1

0, 1

1, 1

2, 1

5A, 1

5B, 1

8, 2

0, 2

1, 2

2, 2

3, 2

6, 2

7, 2

8, 2

9,

30, 3

1, 3

3, 3

4, 3

5, 3

6, 3

9, 4

0A, 4

0B, 4

1A, 4

1B, 4

2, 4

3, 4

4, 4

7 Fa

shio

n 31

Fi

lm/V

ideo

1, 3

, 52,

53

Fren

ch 1

, 2, 3

, 4, 5

, 6, 2

4, 3

5 G

erm

an 1

, 2, 3

, 4, 5

, 24

Ital

ian

1, 2

, 24

Japa

nese

1, 2

, 3, 4

M

usic

11,

12,

13,

15A

, 15B

Ph

iloso

phy

2, 3

, 7, 1

0, 1

1, 2

3 Si

gn L

angu

age/

Inte

rpre

ter

Trai

ning

15,

16,

17A

, 17B

Sp

anis

h 1,

2, 3

, 4, 5

, 6, 2

4, 5

2A, 5

2B

Spee

ch C

omm

unic

atio

n 8

Thea

tre

1, 4

, 8

4. L

AN

GU

AG

E A

ND

RA

TIO

NA

LIT

Y: m

inim

um

of

6 u

nit

s O

ne

cou

rse

from

A a

nd

one

cou

rse

from

B:

A. E

ngl

ish

Com

posi

tion

:Bu

sine

ss 2

7, 2

8 En

glis

h 1A

Jo

urna

lism

1

B. C

omm

un

icat

ion

an

d A

nal

ytic

al T

hin

kin

g:

Busi

ness

29

Com

pute

r In

form

atio

n Sy

stem

s 13

, 16,

80

Com

pute

r Sc

ienc

e 1,

10

Engl

ish

1C, 7

2 Jo

urna

lism

12

Mat

hem

atic

s 70

, 110

, 111

, 115

, 116

, 120

, 130

, 140

, 150

, 160

, 161

, 17

0, 1

80, 1

90,1

91, 2

10, 2

20, 2

70

Philo

soph

y 5,

8

Psyc

holo

gy 3

, 9A

So

ciol

ogy

109

Spee

ch C

omm

unic

atio

n 1,

3, 4

, 5, 1

2, 1

4 Su

perv

isio

n 27

5. H

EA

LTH

AN

D P

HY

SIC

AL

ED

UC

AT

ION

: m

inim

um

of

3 se

mes

ter

un

its

Con

tem

pora

ry H

ealth

1

Phys

ical

Edu

catio

n 26

0 Ph

ysic

al A

ctiv

ity o

r Fi

tnes

s C

ours

es:

Dan

ce 9

ab,

10,

14ab

, 16

ab,

17ab

cd,

18ab

cd,

19ab

, 20

abcd

, 22

ab,

23ab

cd, 3

2ab,

33a

bcd,

35a

bcd,

42a

b, 4

3abc

d, 5

1ab,

52a

bcd,

53a

b,

54ab

cd, 6

2abc

d Ph

ysic

al E

duca

tion

1abc

d, 2

abcd

, 4ab

cd, 5

ab, 6

abc,

7ab

cd, 1

4abc

d,

15ab

, 16

abc,

20a

b, 2

1abc

, 25

ab,

26ab

c, 3

5ab,

36a

bc,

45ab

, 46

abc,

54

abcd

, 57

ab,

58ab

c, 6

0ab,

61a

bc,

65ab

, 66

abc,

70a

b, 7

1abc

,

2007

-200

8 El

Cam

ino

Colle

ge C

atal

og

Pag

e 36

- C

erti

fica

tes

74ab

cd,

75ab

, 76

abc,

80a

b, 8

1abc

, 85

ab,

86ab

c, 8

7ab,

101

abcd

, 10

2abc

d, 1

05ab

, 10

6abc

, 11

0ab,

111

abc,

115

ab,

116a

bc,

120a

b,

121a

bc,

125a

b, 1

26ab

c, 1

30ab

, 13

1abc

, 13

2ab,

133

abc,

135

abcd

, 20

4abc

d, 2

08ab

cd, 2

21ab

cd, 2

22ab

cd, 2

24ab

cd, 2

32ab

cd, 2

38ab

cd,

240a

bcd,

241

abcd

, 244

abcd

, 245

abcd

, 251

abcd

, 253

abcd

, 256

abcd

, 28

0, 2

85ab

cd,

300a

bcd,

302

abcd

, 35

0abc

d, 4

00ab

cd,

401a

bcd,

40

2abc

d, 4

04ab

cd, 4

07ab

cd

(Thi

s ca

tego

ry m

ay b

e ex

empt

ed b

y on

e of

the

follo

win

g:

1) P

ass

the

Con

tem

pora

ry H

ealth

wai

ver

exam

; or

2) A

ppro

val o

f a

petit

ion

for

mili

tary

ser

vice

cre

dit;

or

3) C

ompl

etio

n of

Nur

sing

151

and

155

.)

6. M

AT

HE

MA

TIC

S C

OM

PE

TE

NC

Y

Pass

the

Mat

hem

atic

s C

ompe

tenc

y Te

st (

a te

st s

epar

ate

from

the

M

athe

mat

ics

Plac

emen

t Tes

t) eq

uiva

lent

to th

e fir

st c

ours

e in

alg

e-br

a (M

athe

mat

ics

40 o

r 41

B) o

r sa

tisfa

ctor

ily c

ompl

ete

one

of t

he

appr

oved

cou

rses

for

this

cat

egor

y.

Com

pute

r Sc

ienc

e 15

P M

athe

mat

ics

40, 4

1B, 7

0, 1

10, 1

11, 1

15, 1

16, 1

20, 1

30, 1

40, 1

50,

160,

161

, 170

, 180

, 190

, 191

, 210

, 220

, 270

Ps

ycho

logy

9A

So

ciol

ogy

109

OP

TIO

N I

I: C

SU T

RA

NSF

ER

RE

QU

IRE

ME

NT

S Se

e pa

ge 3

7 of

this

cat

alog

.

OP

TIO

N I

II: C

SU/U

C (I

GE

TC

) RE

QU

IRE

ME

NT

S Se

e pa

ge 3

9 of

this

cat

alog

.

Sect

ion

B -

Maj

or R

equ

irem

ents

Sa

tisfy

eith

er t

he E

l Cam

ino

Col

lege

Maj

or o

ptio

n or

the

Tra

ns-

fer

Maj

or o

ptio

n.

El

Cam

ino

Col

lege

Maj

or

Com

plet

e th

e co

urse

s sp

ecifi

ed f

or o

ne o

f th

e m

ajor

s lis

ted

alph

abet

ical

ly in

Sec

tion

IV, C

urri

culu

m, o

f th

is C

olle

ge c

atal

og.

Tran

sfer

Maj

or

Com

plet

e th

e lo

wer

div

isio

n tr

ansf

er m

ajor

req

uire

men

ts fo

r an

ac

cred

ited

four

-yea

r co

llege

or

univ

ersi

ty.

If

ther

e ar

e no

low

er

divi

sion

req

uire

men

ts in

the

tran

sfer

maj

or o

r if

the

requ

irem

ents

fo

r th

e tr

ansf

er m

ajor

are

less

tha

n 18

uni

ts, s

tude

nts

mus

t co

m-

plet

e an

El C

amin

o C

olle

ge m

ajor

.

Sect

ion

C -

Ele

ctiv

es

El

Cam

ino

Col

lege

Maj

or

To r

each

the

tot

al o

f 60

deg

ree

appl

icab

le u

nits

req

uire

d fo

r gr

adua

tion,

stu

dent

s m

ust c

hoos

e el

ectiv

es fr

om d

egre

e ap

plic

able

co

urse

s. S

tude

nts

may

cou

nt o

nly

6 un

its o

f Phy

sica

l Edu

catio

n as

el

ectiv

e cr

edit

for

grad

uatio

n.

Tran

sfer

Maj

or

60 d

egre

e ap

plic

able

uni

ts a

re r

equi

red

for

grad

uatio

n. T

o qu

al-

ify fo

r tra

nsfe

r to

CSU

or U

C, e

lect

ives

mus

t be

chos

en fr

om tr

ans-

fera

ble

cour

ses.

Stu

dent

s m

ay c

ount

onl

y 4

units

of P

hysi

cal E

du-

catio

n as

tran

sfer

cre

dit.

Certi

ficat

es

Certi

ficat

e of

Com

pete

nce/

Com

plet

ion

El C

amin

o C

olle

ge o

ffer

s a

vari

ety

of c

ertif

icat

e pr

ogra

ms.

Eac

h of

the

prog

ram

s re

quir

es a

sub

stan

tial n

umbe

r of

cou

rses

in a

par

-tic

ular

fiel

d. U

nlik

e de

gree

pro

gram

s, c

ours

es o

utsi

de th

e fie

ld a

re

not g

ener

ally

req

uire

d. F

or s

peci

fic c

ours

e w

ork

info

rmat

ion,

con

-su

lt th

is c

atal

og.

Stud

ents

mus

t fil

e a

petit

ion

for

a ce

rtifi

cate

in

the

eval

uatio

ns

area

loc

ated

in

the

Adm

issi

ons

Off

ice

by t

he d

eadl

ine

date

pub

-lis

hed

in th

e sc

hedu

le o

f cl

asse

s.

Cur

rent

ly, c

ertif

icat

es a

re g

rant

ed in

the

field

s of

:

Certi

ficat

es o

f Com

pete

nce

Adm

inis

trat

ion

of J

ustic

e / S

ecur

ity O

ffic

er

Air

Con

ditio

ning

and

Ref

rige

ratio

n A

rchi

tect

ure

Art

/Art

Gal

lery

Man

agem

ent

Art

/ Dig

ital A

rts

Art

/Jew

elry

Des

ign

and

Fabr

icat

ion

Aut

omot

ive

Col

lisio

n R

epai

r/Pa

intin

g A

utom

otiv

e Te

chno

logy

Bu

sine

ss/M

anag

emen

t Bu

sine

ss/M

arke

ting

Busi

ness

/Ret

ail M

anag

emen

t C

hild

hood

Edu

catio

n C

ompu

ter

Aid

ed D

esig

n/D

raft

ing

Com

pute

r In

form

atio

n Sy

stem

s/C

isco

Net

wor

king

A

dmin

istr

atio

n C

ompu

ter

Info

rmat

ion

Syst

ems/

Mic

roco

mpu

ter

App

licat

ions

C

ompu

ter

Info

rmat

ion

Syst

ems/

Mic

roco

mpu

ter

Supp

ort

and

Net

wor

k M

anag

emen

t C

ompu

ter

Info

rmat

ion

Syst

ems/

Web

Pro

gram

min

g C

ompu

ter

Info

rmat

ion

Syst

ems/

Win

dow

s N

etw

orki

ng

(pen

ding

Sys

tem

Off

ice

appr

oval

) C

onst

ruct

ion

Tech

nolo

gy/C

abin

et a

nd F

ine

Woo

dwor

king

El

ectr

onic

s an

d C

ompu

ter

Har

dwar

e Te

chno

logy

En

tert

ainm

ent L

ight

ing

Tech

nolo

gy

Envi

ronm

enta

l Hor

ticul

ture

(pen

ding

Sys

tem

Off

ice

appr

oval

) En

viro

nmen

tal T

echn

olog

y Fa

shio

n Fi

lm/V

ideo

Pro

duct

ion

Fire

and

Em

erge

ncy

Tech

nolo

gy

Jour

nalis

m

Mac

hine

Too

l Tec

hnol

ogy

Man

ufac

turi

ng T

echn

olog

y M

usic

/Com

mer

cial

Mus

ic

Para

lega

l Stu

dies

Pa

ram

edic

al T

echn

icia

n Ph

otog

raph

y Q

ualit

y A

ssur

ance

R

eal E

stat

e Sc

hool

Hea

lth C

lerk

Si

gn L

angu

age/

Inte

rpre

ter

Trai

ning

W

eldi

ng

Certi

ficat

e of

Com

plet

ion

Adm

inis

trat

ion

of J

ustic

e A

dmin

istr

atio

n of

Jus

tice/

Res

erve

Pol

ice

Off

icer

Aca

dem

y (p

endi

ng S

yste

m O

ffic

e ap

prov

al)

Adm

inis

trat

ion

of J

ustic

e/Se

curi

ty O

ffic

er

Air

Con

ditio

ning

and

Ref

rige

ratio

n A

rt/A

rt G

alle

ry M

anag

emen

t A

rt/ D

igita

l Art

s A

rt/J

ewel

ry D

esig

n an

d Fa

bric

atio

n A

utom

otiv

e C

ollis

ion

Rep

air/

Pain

ting

Aut

omot

ive

Tech

nolo

gy

Busi

ness

/Acc

ount

ing

Busi

ness

/Boo

kkee

ping

Cle

rk

Busi

ness

/Man

agem

ent

Busi

ness

/Mar

ketin

g Bu

sine

ss/O

ffic

e C

lerk

Bu

sine

ss/O

ffic

e A

dmin

istr

atio

n C

ompu

ter

App

licat

ions

C

hild

hood

Edu

catio

n C

ompu

ter

Aid

ed D

esig

n/D

raft

ing

Com

pute

r In

form

atio

n Sy

stem

s/C

isco

Net

wor

king

A

dmin

istr

atio

n C

ompu

ter

Info

rmat

ion

Syst

ems/

Web

Pro

gram

min

g C

ompu

ter

Scie

nce

2007

-200

8 El

Cam

ino

Colle

ge C

atal

og

Pre

par

atio

n f

or T

ran

sfer

- P

age

37

Con

stru

ctio

n Te

chno

logy

C

onst

ruct

ion

Tech

nolo

gy/C

abin

et a

nd F

ine

Woo

dwor

king

C

osm

etol

ogy

Elec

tron

ics

and

Com

pute

r H

ardw

are

Tech

nolo

gy

Engi

neer

ing

Tech

nolo

gy

(pen

ding

Sys

tem

Off

ice

appr

oval

) En

tert

ainm

ent L

ight

ing

Tech

nolo

gy

Envi

ronm

enta

l Hor

ticul

ture

En

viro

nmen

tal T

echn

olog

y Fa

shio

n Fi

lm/V

ideo

Pro

duct

ion

Fire

and

Em

erge

ncy

Tech

nolo

gy

Mac

hine

Too

l Tec

hnol

ogy

Man

ufac

turi

ng T

echn

olog

y M

usic

/Com

mer

cial

Mus

ic

Para

med

ical

Tec

hnic

ian

Qua

lity

Ass

uran

ce

Rad

iolo

gic

Tech

nolo

gy

Res

pira

tory

Car

e Sc

hool

Hea

lth C

lerk

W

eldi

ng

Eval

uatio

n of

Com

plet

ion

of R

equi

rem

ents

Th

e C

ertif

icat

e of

Com

pete

nce

or t

he C

ertif

icat

e of

Com

plet

ion

will

be

eval

uate

d ac

cord

ing

to th

e fo

llow

ing

cond

ition

s:

1. C

atal

og r

equi

rem

ent

- C

ertif

icat

e re

quir

emen

ts a

re d

eriv

ed

from

the

cat

alog

in

effe

ct a

t th

e tim

e th

e st

uden

t en

tere

d El

C

amin

o C

olle

ge o

r fr

om th

e cu

rren

t cat

alog

, fol

low

ing

the

Cat

alog

R

ight

s gu

idel

ines

. (Pl

ease

ref

er t

o th

e A

ssoc

iate

Deg

ree

sect

ion

of

this

cat

alog

.) Ea

ch c

atal

og is

in e

ffec

t dur

ing

the

acad

emic

yea

r fo

r w

hich

it is

pub

lishe

d (fa

lls s

emes

ter

thro

ugh

the

sum

mer

ses

sion

). 2.

Res

iden

cy r

equi

rem

ent

- In

divi

dual

cer

tific

ates

spe

cific

ally

st

ate

the

requ

ired

num

ber

of u

nits

tha

t m

ust

be c

ompl

eted

at

El

Cam

ino

Col

lege

. 3.

A C

ertif

icat

e of

Com

pete

nce

is a

war

ded

to s

tude

nts

who

com

-pl

ete

the

pres

crib

ed p

rogr

am w

ith a

B a

vera

ge.

4. A

Cer

tific

ate

of C

ompl

etio

n is

aw

arde

d to

stu

dent

s w

ho c

om-

plet

e th

e pr

escr

ibed

pro

gram

with

a C

ave

rage

.

Prep

arat

ion

for T

rans

fer

One

of

the

maj

or p

urpo

ses

of E

l Cam

ino

Col

lege

is to

off

er p

ro-

gram

s w

hich

par

alle

l low

er d

ivis

ion

or th

e fir

st tw

o ye

ars

of a

four

-ye

ar c

olle

ge o

r un

iver

sity

. R

equi

rem

ents

var

y am

ong

inst

itutio

ns a

nd it

is t

o th

e st

uden

t’s

adva

ntag

e to

cho

ose

the

colle

ge o

r un

iver

sity

of

tran

sfer

as

earl

y as

pos

sibl

e to

mee

t its

req

uire

men

ts.

This

sec

tion

of t

he c

atal

og c

onta

ins

info

rmat

ion

rela

tive

to t

he

gene

ral e

duca

tion

requ

irem

ents

of

the

Cal

iforn

ia S

tate

Uni

vers

ity

and

the

Uni

vers

ity o

f C

alifo

rnia

. In

stitu

tions

oc

casi

onal

ly

chan

ge

thei

r tr

ansf

er

requ

irem

ents

af

ter

the

El C

amin

o C

olle

ge c

atal

og is

pri

nted

. The

refo

re s

tude

nts

shou

ld c

onsu

lt a

coun

selo

r, th

e Tr

ansf

er C

ente

r ad

vise

r or

the

ar

ticul

atio

n of

ficer

for

upda

ted

mat

eria

l. C

atal

ogs

of m

any

inst

itu-

tions

are

ava

ilabl

e in

the

Tra

nsfe

r C

ente

r. H

owev

er,

it is

rec

om-

men

ded

that

stu

dent

s ob

tain

per

sona

l co

pies

by

cont

actin

g th

e fo

ur-y

ear

inst

itutio

n di

rect

ly.

Calif

orni

a St

ate

Univ

ersi

ty

The

Cal

iforn

ia S

tate

Uni

vers

ity s

yste

m c

onsi

sts

of 2

3 ca

mpu

ses

loca

ted

thro

ugho

ut t

he s

tate

. W

hile

eac

h ca

mpu

s w

ithin

the

sys

-te

m h

as i

ts o

wn

uniq

ue g

eogr

aphi

c an

d ac

adem

ic c

hara

cter

, al

l ca

mpu

ses

offe

r ba

chel

or’s

and

mas

ter’

s de

gree

s in

a v

arie

ty o

f su

bjec

t are

as.

Cal

ifor

nia

Sta

te U

niv

ersi

ty A

dmis

sion

Req

uir

emen

ts

1. L

ower

Div

isio

n Tr

ansf

er A

dmis

sion

Req

uire

men

ts:

Tran

sfer

app

lican

ts w

ith fe

wer

than

60

tran

sfer

able

sem

este

r un

its

and

who

hav

e a

GPA

of

2.0

or b

ette

r in

all

tran

sfer

able

uni

ts

atte

mpt

ed,

are

in g

ood

stan

ding

at

the

last

col

lege

att

ende

d, a

nd

mee

t th

e ad

mis

sion

req

uire

men

ts f

or a

fir

st-ti

me

fres

hman

may

qu

alify

for

adm

issi

on.

The

appl

ican

t sho

uld

chec

k th

e in

divi

dual

tr

ansf

er c

ampu

s to

see

if

the

cam

pus

is a

ccep

ting

low

er d

ivis

ion

tran

sfer

s.

2. U

pper

Div

isio

n T r

ansf

er A

dmis

sion

Req

uire

men

ts:

App

lican

ts w

ith 6

0 tr

ansf

erab

le u

nits

(90

quar

ter)

are

elig

ible

for

ad

mis

sion

to th

e C

SU if

they

: •

Hav

e co

mpl

eted

at l

east

30

sem

este

r (4

5 qu

arte

r) u

nits

of g

ener

-al

edu

catio

n co

urse

s, g

rade

d C

or

bett

er in

eac

h co

urse

, inc

ludi

ng

one

cour

se in

wri

tten

com

mun

icat

ion,

one

cou

rse

in o

ral c

omm

u-ni

catio

n, o

ne c

ours

e in

cri

tical

thi

nkin

g, a

nd o

ne t

rans

fera

ble

cour

se

in

mat

hem

atic

s/qu

anti

tati

ve

reas

onin

g (G

o to

w

ww

.ass

ist.o

rg,

the

El C

amin

o C

olle

ge w

ebsi

te,

or u

se t

he g

uide

sh

eets

in th

e co

unse

ling

divi

sion

for

list

ings

of

the

gene

ral e

duca

-tio

n re

quir

emen

ts);

• A

re i

n go

od s

tand

ing

at t

he l

ast

colle

ge o

r un

iver

sity

att

ende

d;

and

• H

ave

a gr

ade

poin

t av

erag

e of

2.0

or

bett

er i

n al

l tr

ansf

erab

le

cour

se w

ork.

C

ampu

s m

ajor

s th

at a

re im

pact

ed h

ave

addi

tiona

l adm

issi

on c

rite

-ri

a. G

o to

ww

w.c

alst

ate.

edu

or c

onsu

lt w

ith a

cou

nsel

or fo

r ad

di-

tiona

l inf

orm

atio

n on

impa

cted

maj

or r

equi

rem

ents

. C

SU G

ener

al E

duca

tion

Bre

adth

Req

uir

emen

ts

Gen

eral

Edu

catio

n Br

eadt

h R

equi

rem

ents

are

des

igne

d so

tha

t, st

uden

ts m

ay t

ake

low

er d

evis

ion

gene

ral

educ

atio

n co

urse

s at

a

Cal

iforn

ia c

omm

unity

col

lege

suc

h th

at w

hen

a st

uden

t tra

nsfe

rs,

the

stud

ent w

ill h

ave

com

plet

ed m

ost,

if no

t all,

of t

he lo

wer

div

i-si

on g

ener

al e

duca

tion

requ

irem

ents

. C

erti

fica

tion

C

ertif

icat

ion

mea

ns t

hat

El C

amin

o C

olle

ge h

as v

erifi

ed t

hat

the

stud

ent

has

com

plet

ed

the

low

er

divi

sion

ge

nera

l ed

ucat

ion

requ

irem

ents

for

the

CSU

. Fo

r fu

ll ce

rtifi

catio

n, s

tude

nts

mus

t co

mpl

ete

39 u

nits

fro

m C

ateg

orie

s A

thr

ough

E o

f th

e C

SU G

en-

eral

Edu

catio

n R

equi

rem

ents

. T

wel

ve o

f th

e 39

uni

ts m

ust

be

com

plet

ed a

t El

Cam

ino

Col

lege

. C

SU c

ertif

icat

ion

may

be

requ

este

d at

the

Rec

ords

Win

dow

.

CSU

Gen

eral

Edu

cati

on R

equ

irem

ents

A

rea

A -

Com

mu

nic

atio

n i

n t

he

En

glis

h L

angu

age

and

Cri

tica

l T

hin

kin

g (9

un

its

requ

ired

) O

ne c

ours

e fr

om e

ach

subs

ectio

n.

1. S

peec

h C

omm

unic

atio

n 1,

3, 4

, 12

2. E

nglis

h 1A

3. E

nglis

h 1C

, Phi

loso

phy

5, 8

, Psy

chol

ogy

3, S

peec

h C

omm

uni-

catio

n 4

Are

a B

- P

hysi

cal

Un

iver

se a

nd

its

Life

For

ms

(min

imu

m 9

un

its)

O

ne c

ours

e m

ust

be c

ompl

eted

fro

m e

ach

subs

ectio

ns;

one

cour

se m

ust i

nclu

de a

labo

rato

ry (m

arke

d by

*).

Not

e:

an

entr

y le

vel

mat

hem

atic

s Ex

amin

atio

n (E

LM)

is

requ

ired

by

CSU

unl

ess

the

stud

ent

is c

ertif

ied

in a

rea

B3 b

y a

com

mun

ity c

olle

ge.

1. P

hysi

cal

Scie

nce

s:

Ast

rono

my

12*,

20,

25

Che

mis

try

1A*,

4*,

20*

, 21A

* G

eogr

aphy

1, 6

*, 9

G

eolo

gy 1

, 2, 3

*, 4

*, 6

*, 1

5, 3

0*, 3

2*, 3

4*, 3

6*

Oce

anog

raph

y 10

* Ph

ysic

al S

cien

ce 2

5*

Phys

ics

1A*,

2A

*, 3

A*,

3B*

, 11,

12*

2007

-200

8 El

Cam

ino

Colle

ge C

atal

og

Pag

e 38

- P

rep

arat

ion

for

Tra

nsf

er

2. L

ife

Scie

nce

s:A

nato

my

30*,

32*

A

nthr

opol

ogy

1 Bi

olog

y 1A

*, 1

C, 8

*, 1

0*, 1

1*, 1

2*, 1

5, 1

6*, 1

7, 1

8*

3. T

he

cou

rses

lis

ted

abov

e in

B.1

. an

d B

.2. m

arke

d w

ith

an

ast

eris

k m

eet

the

labo

rato

ry r

equ

irem

ent.

4.

Mat

hem

atic

s/Q

uan

tita

tive

Rea

son

ing:

M

athe

mat

ics

110,

111

, 115

, 120

, 130

, 140

, 150

, 160

, 170

, 18

0, 1

90,

210

Psyc

holo

gy 9

A

Soci

olog

y 10

9 A

rea

C -

Art

s, L

iter

atu

re, P

hilo

soph

y an

d Fo

reig

n

Lan

guag

es (m

inim

um

9 u

nit

s)

At l

east

one

cou

rse

from

sub

sect

ion

1 an

d on

e co

urse

from

sub

-se

ctio

n 2.

1.

Art

s:A

rchi

tect

ure

104

Art

1, 2

, 3, 4

, 5A

, 5B,

6, 7

, 9

Dan

ce 1

, 3

Film

/Vid

eo 1

M

usic

11,

12,

13,

15A

, 15B

Sp

eech

Com

mun

icat

ion

8 Th

eate

r 1,

4, 8

2.

Hu

man

itie

s:C

hine

se 1

, 2

Engl

ish

1B, 1

0, 1

1, 1

2, 1

5A, 1

5B, 1

8, 2

0, 2

1, 2

2, 2

3, 2

4A, 2

5A,

26, 2

7, 2

8, 2

9, 3

0, 3

1, 3

4, 3

5, 3

6, 3

9, 4

0A, 4

0B, 4

1A,

41B,

42,

43,

44,

46,

47

Fren

ch 1

, 2, 3

, 4, 5

, 6, 2

4, 3

5 G

erm

an 1

, 2, 3

, 4, 5

, 24

His

tory

8

Hum

aniti

es 1

It

alia

n 1,

2

Japa

nese

1, 2

, 3, 4

, 25

Philo

soph

y 2,

3, 7

, 10,

11,

23

Sign

Lan

guag

e/In

terp

rete

r Tr

aini

ng 1

5, 1

6, 1

7A

Span

ish

1, 2

, 3, 4

, 5, 6

, 24,

52A

, 52B

A

rea

D -

Soci

al, P

olit

ical

an

d E

con

omic

In

stit

uti

ons

and

Beh

avio

r; H

isto

rica

l B

ackg

rou

nd

(min

imu

m 9

un

its)

C

ours

es m

ust

be s

elec

ted

from

at

leas

t tw

o di

ffer

ent

subs

ec-

tions

. Cou

rses

list

ed in

mor

e th

an o

ne s

ubse

ctio

n ca

n be

use

d fo

r cr

edit

in o

ne s

ubse

ctio

n on

ly.

1. A

nth

ropo

logy

an

d A

rch

aeol

ogy:

A

nthr

opol

ogy

2, 3

, 4, 6

, 7, 8

, 9, 1

0, 1

1 2.

Eco

nom

ics:

Econ

omic

s 1,

2, 5

3.

Eth

nic

Stu

dies

:A

mer

ican

Stu

dies

3

Ethn

ic S

tudi

es 1

H

isto

ry 9

, 16A

, 16B

, 17,

32

Polit

ical

Sci

ence

5

Psyc

holo

gy 1

0 So

ciol

ogy

107

4. G

ende

r St

udi

es:

Ant

hrop

olog

y 9

His

tory

18A

, 18B

W

omen

’s S

tudi

es 1

5.

Geo

grap

hy:

Geo

grap

hy 2

, 5, 7

6.

His

tory

: H

isto

ry 1

A, 1

B, 3

, 4, 5

A, 5

B, 8

, 9, 1

1, 1

2A, 1

2B, 1

4A, 1

4B,

16A

, 16B

, 17,

18A

, 18B

, 19,

22,

25,

30,

32

His

tory

of

Scie

nce

11

7. I

nte

rdis

cipl

inar

y So

cial

/Beh

avio

ral

Scie

nce

: A

mer

ican

Stu

dies

1, 3

, 7

Chi

ld D

evel

opm

ent 3

H

isto

ry 6

8. P

olit

ical

Sci

ence

, Gov

ern

men

t an

d Le

gal

Inst

itu

tion

s:

Polit

ical

Sci

ence

1, 2

, 3, 5

, 6, 8

, 10

9. P

sych

olog

y:

Psyc

holo

gy 5

, 8, 1

0, 1

1, 1

2, 1

5, 1

6, 2

1 10

. Soc

iolo

gy a

nd

Cri

min

olog

y:So

ciol

ogy

101,

102

, 104

, 107

, 112

A

rea

E -

Life

lon

g U

nde

rsta

ndi

ng

and

Self

-Dev

elop

men

t (3

uni

ts)

Chi

ld D

evel

opm

ent 3

C

onte

mpo

rary

Hea

lth 1

H

uman

Dev

elop

men

t 10

Nut

ritio

n an

d Fo

ods

11

Phys

ical

Edu

catio

n 28

0 Ps

ycho

logy

2, 1

2, 1

6, 3

3 So

ciol

ogy

102

One

uni

t m

ay b

e ta

ken

from

: Ph

ysic

al E

duca

tion

1abc

d, 7

abcd

, 54

abcd

, 220

abcd

, 221

abcd

, 232

abcd

, 241

abcd

, 242

abcd

, 251

abcd

, 26

0, 3

00ab

cd, 4

00ab

cd, 4

01ab

cd, 4

02ab

cd, 4

03ab

cd

(War

ning

: an

Are

a E

appr

oved

two-

unit

cour

se w

ould

be

requ

ired

with

on

e of

thes

e on

e-un

it co

urse

s to

mee

t the

3 u

nit m

inim

um. E

l Cam

ino

Col

lege

doe

s no

t cur

rent

ly o

ffer

an a

ppro

ved

2-un

it co

urse

in th

is a

rea.

Se

e yo

ur c

ouns

elor

for

furt

her

info

rmat

ion.

) A

ll C

SU c

ampu

ses

have

a g

radu

atio

n re

quir

emen

t in

U.S

. His

-to

ry,

Con

stitu

tion,

and

Am

eric

an I

deal

s of

6 s

emes

ter

units

. O

ne

cour

se is

req

uire

d fr

om G

roup

1 a

nd o

ne c

ours

e is

req

uire

d fr

om

Gro

up 2

. G

roup

1: H

isto

ry 1

A 1

B, 9

, 16A

, 17,

18A

, 18B

, 32

Gro

up 2

: Pol

itica

l Sci

ence

1, 8

Univ

ersi

ty o

f Cal

iforn

ia

The

Uni

vers

tiy o

f C

alifo

rnia

has

10

cam

puse

s lo

cate

d th

roug

h-ou

t the

sta

te.

Each

cam

pus

with

in th

e sy

stem

has

its

own

uniq

ue

geog

raph

ic a

nd a

cade

mic

cha

ract

er.

The

univ

ersi

ty o

ffer

s ba

che-

lor’

s, m

aste

r’s,

and

doc

tora

l deg

rees

in a

var

iety

of

subj

ect a

reas

.

Un

iver

sity

of

Cal

ifor

nia

Adm

issi

on R

equ

irem

ents

To

be

elig

ible

for

adm

issi

on t

o th

e U

nive

rsity

as

a tr

ansf

er s

tu-

dent

, a s

tude

nt m

ust f

ulfil

l the

fol

low

ing

crite

ria:

A

. C

ompl

ete

60 U

C t

rans

fera

ble

sem

este

r un

its (

90 q

uart

erun

its) w

ith a

min

imum

GPA

of

2.4

(2.8

for

non

-res

iden

ts).

B. C

ompl

ete

the

follo

win

g co

urse

pat

tern

req

uire

men

ts, e

arni

ng

a gr

ade

of C

or

bette

r in

eac

h co

urse

: tw

o tr

ansf

erab

le c

olle

ge

cour

ses

in E

nglis

h co

mpo

sitio

n; o

ne tr

ansf

erab

le c

olle

ge c

ours

e in

m

athe

mat

ical

con

cept

s an

d qu

anta

tive

reas

onin

g; f

our

tran

sfer

-ab

le c

olle

ge c

ours

es c

hose

n fr

om a

t lea

st tw

o of

the

follo

win

g su

b-je

ct a

reas

: ar

ts a

nd h

uman

ities

, so

cial

and

beh

avio

ral

scie

nces

, an

d ph

ysic

al a

nd b

iolo

gica

l sci

ence

s.

Not

e: T

he I

GET

C G

ener

al

Educ

atio

n Tr

ansf

er P

atte

rn w

ill m

eet t

hese

cou

rse

requ

irem

ents

. H

owev

er,

som

e st

uden

ts,

depe

ndin

g on

the

tra

nsfe

r m

ajor

and

un

iver

sity

, may

not

be

wel

l ser

ved

by fo

llow

ing

IGET

C.

C.

Com

plet

e as

man

y m

ajor

pre

para

tion

cour

ses

as p

ossi

ble.

M

ajor

pre

para

tion

may

be

view

ed a

t w

ww

.ass

ist.o

rg.

Not

e:

Sele

ctiv

e m

ajor

s ar

e re

quir

ing

cert

ain

cour

ses

to b

e co

mpl

eted

be

fore

trna

sfer

with

a h

ighe

r gr

ade

poin

t ave

rage

. Th

e U

nive

rsity

of

Cal

iforn

ia a

llow

s up

to

70 U

C t

rans

fera

ble

units

fro

m a

com

mun

ity c

olle

ge.

Stu

dent

s w

ho c

ompl

ete

mor

e th

an 7

0 un

its a

t th

e co

mm

unity

col

lege

may

stil

l com

plet

e co

urs-

es t

o fu

lfill

cour

se r

equi

rem

ents

but

will

not

be

able

to

tran

sfer

m

ore

than

the

70 u

nits

of

cred

it to

the

Uni

vers

ity.

Inte

rseg

men

tal

Gen

eral

Edu

cati

on T

ran

sfer

C

urr

icu

lum

(IG

ET

C)

The

Inte

rseg

men

tal

Gen

eral

Edu

catio

n Tr

ansf

er C

urri

culu

m

(IG

ETC

) is

a se

ries

of c

ours

es p

rosp

ectiv

e tr

ansf

er s

tude

nts

atte

nd-

ing

Cal

iforn

ia c

omm

unity

col

lege

s m

ay c

ompl

ete

at th

e co

mm

uni-

ty c

olle

ge t

o sa

tisfy

the

low

er d

ivis

ion

brea

dth/

gene

ral

educ

atio

n re

quir

emen

ts a

t bot

h th

e U

nive

rsity

of

Cal

iforn

ia a

nd th

e C

alifo

r-ni

a St

ate

Uni

vers

ity.

2007

-200

8 El

Cam

ino

Colle

ge C

atal

og

"

Pre

par

atio

n f

or T

ran

sfer

- P

age

39

Stud

ents

hav

e th

e op

tion

of c

ompl

etin

g th

e IG

ETC

or

the

spec

if-ic

low

er d

ivis

ion

brea

dth/

gene

ral

educ

atio

n re

quir

emen

ts o

f th

e sc

hool

or

colle

ge a

t th

e ca

mpu

s th

ey p

lan

to a

tten

d.

The

IGET

C

mus

t be

com

plet

ed p

rior

to tr

ansf

er.

The

Uni

vers

ity h

as a

n ag

ree-

men

t with

eac

h C

alifo

rnia

com

mun

ity c

olle

ge th

at s

peci

fies

whi

ch

of it

s co

urse

s m

ay b

e ap

plie

d to

eac

h ca

tego

ry o

f th

e IG

ETC

. A

ll co

urse

s m

ust b

e co

mpl

eted

with

a g

rade

of

C o

r be

tter

. Th

e IG

ETC

is m

ost

help

ful t

o st

uden

ts w

ho w

ant

to k

eep

thei

r op

tions

ope

n.

Cer

tain

stu

dent

s, h

owev

er, w

ill n

ot b

e w

ell s

erve

d by

follo

win

g IG

ETC

. St

uden

ts, w

ho in

tend

to tr

ansf

er in

to m

ajor

s th

at r

equi

re e

xten

sive

low

er d

ivis

ion

prep

arat

ion,

suc

h as

thos

e in

en

gine

erin

g or

the

phy

sica

l an

d na

tura

l sc

ienc

es,

shou

ld c

once

n-tr

ate

on c

ompl

etin

g as

man

y pr

ereq

uisi

tes

for

the

maj

or b

efor

e tr

ansf

er.

The

IGET

C is

not

a a

dmis

sion

req

uire

men

t. C

ompl

etin

g IG

ETC

do

es n

ot g

uara

ntee

adm

issi

on to

the

cam

pus

or p

rogr

am o

f cho

ice.

H

owev

er,

com

plet

ing

the

low

er d

ivis

ion

brea

dth/

gene

ral

educ

a-tio

n re

quir

emen

ts,

whe

ther

thr

ough

the

IG

ETC

or

the

cam

pus

spec

ific

requ

irem

ents

, m

ay b

e co

nsid

ered

by

the

cam

pus

in t

he

sele

ctio

n pr

oces

s.

Stud

ents

who

do

not

com

plet

e th

e IG

ETC

be

fore

tran

sfer

ring

will

be

requ

ired

to s

atis

fy th

e ca

mpu

s-sp

ecifi

c lo

wer

div

isio

n ge

nera

l edu

catio

n re

quir

emen

ts o

f th

e co

llege

they

at

tend

. C

erti

fica

tion

C

ertif

icat

ion

mea

ns th

at th

e la

st c

omm

unity

col

lege

att

ende

d pr

ior

to t

rans

fer

will

ver

ify t

hat

the

stud

ent

has

com

plet

ed t

he e

ntir

e IG

ETC

pat

tern

. It

is th

e st

uden

t’s r

espo

nsib

ility

to o

btai

n fu

ll ce

r-tif

icat

ion

duri

ng t

he la

st s

emes

ter

of a

tten

danc

e pr

ior

to t

rans

fer.

IGET

C c

ertif

icat

ion

may

be

requ

este

d at

the

Rec

ords

Win

dow

. IG

ET

C C

ours

e R

equ

irem

ents

A

rea

1: E

ngl

ish

Com

mu

nic

atio

n

UC

and

CSU

tra

nsfe

rs c

ompl

ete

grou

ps A

and

B;

Gro

up C

is

requ

ired

for

CSU

tran

sfer

s on

ly.

Gro

up A

: Eng

lish

1A

Gro

up B

: One

cou

rse

from

: Eng

lish

1C, P

hilo

soph

y 5;

Psy

chol

-og

y 3;

[The

fol

low

ing

two

- cou

rse

com

bina

tions

acc

epta

ble

if En

glis

h 1B

was

take

n pr

ior

to f

all,

1993

: Eng

lish

1B a

nd P

hilo

so-

phy

8 or

Eng

lish

1B a

nd P

sych

olog

y 3

(Psy

chol

ogy

3 st

ands

alo

ne

if ta

ken

fall,

199

2 or

late

r)]

Gro

up C

(C

SU t

rans

fers

onl

y):

One

cou

rse

from

: Sp

eech

Com

-m

unic

atio

n 1,

3, 4

, 12!

Are

a 2:

Mat

hem

atic

al C

once

pts

and

Qu

anti

tati

ve

Rea

son

ing

One

cou

rse,

3 s

emes

ter

or 4

-5 q

uart

er u

nits

: M

athe

mat

ics

115ø

# , 12

0, 1

30+, 1

40, 1

50# ,

160# ,

161# ,

180# ,

190# ,

191# ,

210,

220

, 270

A

rea

3: A

rts

and

Hu

man

itie

s Th

ree

cour

ses,

9 s

emes

ter

or 1

2-15

qua

rter

uni

ts;

at l

east

one

co

urse

fro

m A

rts

and

one

cour

se f

rom

Hum

aniti

es:

A. A

rts:

Art

1, 2

, 3, 4

, 5A

, 5B,

6, 7

, 9&

Dan

ce 1

$ , 3°

Film

/Vid

eo 1

&

Mus

ic 1

1, 1

2, 1

3, 1

5A, 1

5B

Thea

tre

1, 4

B

. Hu

man

itie

s:

Engl

ish

1B+, 1

0+, 1

1+, 1

2+, 1

5A, 1

5B, 1

8, 2

0, 2

1, 2

3, 2

6", 2

8, 2

9,

30, 3

1, 3

5, 3

6, 3

9, 4

0A~, 4

0B~, 4

1A##, 4

1B#,

42~, 4

4, 4

6ø , 47

Fr

ench

24"

, 35^

His

tory

1A

, 1B,

3, 4

, 5A

, 5B,

8! ,

11, 1

4A, 1

4B, 1

9, 2

2° , 30

, 32

Philo

soph

y 2,

3, 7

, 10,

11,

23

Sign

Lan

guag

e In

terp

rete

r Tr

aini

ng 1

6!, 1

7A!

Span

ish

52A#,

52B#

, 24"

Are

a 4:

Soc

ial

and

Beh

avio

ral

Scie

nce

s Th

ree

cour

ses,

9 s

emes

ter

or 1

2-15

qua

rter

uni

ts, f

rom

at

leas

t tw

o di

scip

lines

or

an in

terd

isci

plin

ary

sequ

ence

:

Am

eric

an S

tudi

es 1

! , 3!

, 7~

Ant

hrop

olog

y 2,

3, 4

! , 6,

7", 8

° , 9"

, 11"

Chi

ld D

evel

opm

ent 3

&

Econ

omic

s 1,

2, 5

#

Ethn

ic S

tudi

es 1

!

Geo

grap

hy 2

, 5, 7

H

isto

ry 8

! , 9,

12A

",1

2B! ,

16A

~, 1

6B~, 1

7~,1

8A~, 1

8B~, 2

5"

His

tory

of

Scie

nce

11$

Polit

ical

Sci

ence

1# ,

2, 3

, 5, 6

", 1

0 Ps

ycho

logy

5, 8

, 10~

, 11,

12!

, 15"

, 16#

, 21!

Soci

olog

y 10

1, 1

02! ,

104,

107

! , 11

2!

Wom

en’s

Stu

dies

1>

Are

a 5:

Phy

sica

l an

d B

iolo

gica

l Sc

ien

ces

Two

cour

ses,

7-9

sem

este

r or

9-1

2 qu

arte

r un

its;

one

phys

ical

sc

ienc

e co

urse

, on

e bi

olog

ical

sci

ence

cou

rse;

at

leas

t on

e co

urse

mus

t inc

lude

a la

bora

tory

(*in

dica

tes

a la

b co

urse

): A

. Phy

sica

l Sc

ien

ces:

A

stro

nom

y 20

# , 25

#

Che

mis

try

1A*,

1B*

, 4*# ,

7A*,

7B*

, 20*

# , 21

A*,

21B

* G

eogr

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o ye

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igh

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me

lang

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at le

ast

one

sem

este

r of

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leve

l for

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lang

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cou

rse

wor

k.

App

ropr

iate

cou

rses

at E

l Cam

ino

Col

lege

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nese

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renc

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mun

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tude

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AG

S at

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ttra

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man

y st

uden

ts o

f all

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onor

s P

rogr

ams

maj

ors

desi

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aca

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ic e

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e.

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nt m

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0 or

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rect

ly o

ut o

f hi

gh s

choo

l are

ask

ed t

o ha

ve a

min

imum

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of

3.5

at th

e hi

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el.

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use

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rman

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of

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rem

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s.

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a-ne

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atus

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com

plet

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nits

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plet

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Cam

ino

Col

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) w

ith a

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ular

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leas

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hip

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first

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es-

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or

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its w

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gra

de p

oint

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rage

of 3

.5 o

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furt

her

info

rmat

ion,

con

tact

the

offic

e of

the

Vic

e Pr

es-

iden

t, Ac

adem

ic A

ffai

rs.

Hono

rs T

rans

fer P

rogr

am

The

El C

amin

o C

olle

ge H

onor

s Tr

ansf

er P

rogr

am is

des

igne

d to

be

tter

pre

pare

the

high

ly m

otiv

ated

stu

dent

to tr

ansf

er s

ucce

ssfu

l-ly

to a

uni

vers

ity a

nd c

ompl

ete

a ba

chel

or’s

deg

ree.

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pro

gram

pr

ovid

es a

uni

que

lear

ning

env

iron

men

t whi

ch s

tres

ses

scho

last

ic

exce

llenc

e an

d de

velo

ps t

he a

cade

mic

aw

aren

ess

nece

ssar

y to

ac

hiev

e th

is g

oal.

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maj

or o

bjec

tive

of t

he p

rogr

am i

s to

pre

pare

stu

dent

s fo

r tr

ansf

er b

y fo

cusi

ng o

n en

hanc

ed w

ritin

g, re

adin

g an

d st

udy

skill

s.

The

Hon

ors

Tran

sfer

Pro

gram

off

ice

is l

ocat

ed i

n th

e C

ouns

el-

ing

Serv

ices

Cen

ter,

Stud

ent S

ervi

ces

Cen

ter

Build

ing,

fir

st f

loor

. H

onor

s A

dmis

sion

Req

uir

emen

ts

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tude

nt m

ust:

1. H

ave

a m

inim

um 3

.0 c

umul

ativ

e G

PA f

rom

hig

h sc

hool

or,

if al

read

y in

col

lege

, fro

m a

t lea

st 9

aca

dem

ic u

nits

; 2.

Be

elig

ible

for

or

have

com

plet

ed E

nglis

h 1A

; and

3.

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plet

e an

Hon

ors

Tran

sfer

Pro

gram

app

licat

ion

and

sub-

mit

all r

equi

red

mat

eria

ls o

n a

timel

y ba

sis.

C

ompl

etio

n R

equ

irem

ents

A

stu

dent

mus

t: 1.

Mai

ntai

n a

min

imum

3.0

cum

ulat

ive

GPA

in a

ll tr

ansf

erab

le

cour

ses;

2.

Com

plet

e a

min

imum

of

two

sem

este

rs in

the

Hon

ors

Tran

s-fe

r Pr

ogra

m a

t El C

amin

o C

olle

ge;

3. C

ompl

ete

a m

inim

um o

f fiv

e ho

nors

cou

rses

incl

udin

g at

leas

t on

e ho

nors

cou

rse

each

sem

este

r. En

glis

h 1A

mus

t be

com

plet

ed

(unl

ess

alre

ady

com

plet

ed)

duri

ng t

he f

irst

sem

este

r in

the

pro

-gr

am;

4. A

tten

d fo

ur h

onor

s en

rich

men

t sem

inar

s du

ring

the

prog

ram

;5.

Com

plet

e tw

o sc

hedu

led

half-

hour

(Ed

ucat

iona

l Pl

an)

coun

-se

ling

appo

intm

ents

; and

6.

Com

plet

e th

e re

quir

emen

ts n

eces

sary

to

be a

ccep

ted

by t

he

tran

sfer

inst

itutio

n in

you

r m

ajor

. H

onor

s Tr

ansf

er A

gree

men

ts

Stud

ents

who

com

plet

e th

e El

Cam

ino

Col

lege

Hon

ors

Tran

sfer

Pr

ogra

m m

ay ta

ke a

dvan

tage

of

tran

sfer

agr

eem

ents

with

a n

um-

ber

of c

olle

ges

and

univ

ersi

ties.

Th

ese

tran

sfer

agr

eem

ents

may

in

clud

e pr

iori

ty a

dmis

sion

, sc

hola

rshi

p op

port

uniti

es,

adm

issi

on

to t

he u

nive

rsity

hon

ors

prog

ram

s, li

brar

y pr

ivile

ges

and

hous

ing

prio

rity

. C

olle

ges

and

univ

ersi

ties

invo

lved

in tr

ansf

er a

gree

men

ts

with

El C

amin

o C

olle

ge in

clud

e U

CLA

, UC

Irv

ine,

Loy

ola

Mar

y-m

ount

Uni

vers

ity, P

omon

a C

olle

ge, O

ccid

enta

l Col

lege

, UC

Riv

er-

side

, U

C S

anta

Cru

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hapm

an U

nive

rsity

, Pi

tzer

Col

lege

, C

SU

Dom

ingu

ez H

ills,

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lert

on, C

SU L

ong

Beac

h an

d Sa

n D

iego

St

ate

Uni

vers

ity.

Hon

ors

Tran

sfer

Pro

gram

Ben

efit

s Be

nefit

s in

clud

e:

• Pr

iori

ty r

egis

trat

ion

for

all E

l Cam

ino

Col

lege

cla

sses

• C

lose

aca

dem

ic a

nd s

ocia

l int

erac

tion

with

oth

er h

ighl

ym

otiv

ated

hon

ors

stud

ents

•

Enro

llmen

t in

hono

rs c

lass

es w

ith s

mal

ler

clas

s si

ze a

ndta

ught

by

outs

tand

ing

facu

lty

• D

esig

natio

n of

the

Hon

ors

Tran

sfer

Pro

gram

on

the

El

Cam

ino

Col

lege

tran

scri

pts

and

on th

e El

Cam

ino

Col

lege

as

soci

ate

degr

ees

• A

par

chm

ent

qual

ity A

war

d of

Ach

ieve

men

t up

on p

rogr

am

com

plet

ion

• A

n ho

nors

pro

gram

cou

nsel

or, d

irec

tor

and

assi

stan

t for

sp

ecia

l hel

p an

d ad

vise

men

t •

Enri

chm

ent s

emin

ars

whi

ch p

rovi

de in

form

atio

n le

adin

g to

aca

dem

ic a

nd p

erso

nal g

row

th

• In

crea

sed

chan

ces

of r

ecei

ving

sch

olar

ship

s•

Spec

ial p

rivi

lege

s of

fere

d by

uni

vers

ities

with

whi

ch E

l C

amin

o C

olle

ge h

as a

n ho

nors

tran

sfer

agr

eem

ent

• Fr

ee ti

cket

s to

cul

tura

l eve

nts

at M

arse

e A

udito

rium

H

onor

s C

urr

icu

lum

H

onor

s co

urse

s ar

e ac

adem

ical

ly e

nric

hed

to in

telle

ctua

lly s

tim-

ulat

e st

uden

ts,

enco

urag

e in

depe

nden

t, cr

itica

l th

inki

ng a

nd p

ro-

mot

e cl

ose

inte

ract

ion

betw

een

stud

ents

and

fac

ulty

. H

onor

s co

urse

s ar

e ch

osen

to

fulfi

ll th

e re

quir

emen

ts o

f th

e as

soci

ate

degr

ee a

s w

ell a

s to

tran

sfer

to U

C, C

SU a

nd m

ost o

ther

un

iver

sitie

s. T

hus,

stu

dent

s in

the

Hon

ors

Tran

sfer

Pro

gram

gen

-er

ally

com

plet

e th

e sa

me

num

ber

of c

ours

es a

s ot

her

stud

ents

pl

anni

ng to

tran

sfer

. Hon

ors

sect

ions

are

cur

rent

ly o

ffer

ed f

or th

e fo

llow

ing

cour

ses:

A

nthr

opol

ogy

1 - I

ntru

duct

ion

to P

hysi

cal A

nthr

opol

ogy

Ant

hrop

olog

y 2

- Int

rodu

ctio

n to

Cul

tura

l Ant

hrop

olog

y A

rt 6

- C

ross

-Cul

tura

l Art

A

stro

nom

y 25

- St

ars

and

Gal

axie

s Bi

olog

y 10

- Fu

ndam

enta

ls o

f Bi

olog

y Ec

onom

ics

1 - P

rinc

iple

s of

Eco

nom

ics:

Mac

roec

onom

ics

Engl

ish

1A -

Rea

ding

and

Com

posi

tion

Engl

ish

1B -

Lite

ratu

re a

nd C

ompo

sitio

n En

glis

h 1C

- C

ritic

al T

hink

ing

and

Com

posi

tion

Geo

grap

hy 5

- W

orld

Reg

iona

l Geo

grap

hy

His

tory

1A

- U

nite

d St

ates

His

tory

to 1

877

His

tory

1B

- Uni

ted

Stat

es H

isto

ry f

rom

187

7 to

the

Pres

ent

His

tory

32

- Uni

ted

Stat

es S

ocia

l His

tory

: C

ultu

ral P

lura

lism

in A

mer

ica

Mus

ic 1

2 - M

usic

Cul

ture

s of

the

Wor

ld

Oce

anog

raph

y 10

- In

trod

uctio

n to

Oce

anog

raph

y Ph

iloso

phy

23 -

Ethi

cs, L

aw a

nd S

ocie

ty

Polit

ical

Sci

ence

1 -

Gov

ernm

ents

of

the

Uni

ted

Stat

es a

nd

Cal

iforn

ia

Polit

ical

Sci

ence

10

- Int

rodu

ctio

n to

Int

erna

tiona

l Rel

atio

ns

Psyc

holo

gy 5

- G

ener

al P

sych

olog

y So

ciol

ogy

101

- Pri

ncip

les

of S

ocio

logy

Sp

eech

Com

mun

icat

ion

1 - E

ffec

tive

Spea

king

In

ful

fillin

g th

e re

quir

emen

ts f

or p

rogr

am c

ompl

etio

n, H

onor

s Tr

ansf

er P

rogr

am s

tude

nts

may

incl

ude

up to

two

of th

e fo

llow

ing

hono

rs-le

vel c

ours

es: B

iolo

gy 1

A, 1

B; C

hem

istr

y 1A

, 1B;

Com

put-

er S

cien

ce 1

; Mat

hem

atic

s 19

0, 1

91; a

nd P

hysi

cs 1

A, 1

B.

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