Complete eighteen (18) units from the following and the Associate in Arts graduation requirements as outlined in the Graduation Requirements section of the catalog. If a student chooses this degree option, a plan must be developed with a counselor and placed on file prior to petitioning for graduation.

Associate in Arts Degree Requirements

1. UNIT REQUIREMENT - 60 UNITS, with at least a 2.0 grade point average. At least 12 of the units must be earned at OCC, with a minimum of one course taken for a letter grade. At least 3 units in an advanced course from the program must be completed at OCC. A student must be enrolled at the time of application for graduation. Units earned at an accredited college or university on a credit/no credit basis will be counted toward the degree requirements of the college, to a maximum of 15 units.
2. MAJOR REQUIREMENT - Complete the AA major requirements.
3. MATHEMATICS REQUIREMENT - Demonstrate competence in mathematics by either obtaining a satisfactory grade (grade of “C” or better or “pass”) in a mathematics course at or above the level of Intermediate Algebra as demonstrated by prior coursework, or by demonstrating competency that is comparable through the completion of a college-level math course that has Intermediate Algebra as a prerequisite: Psychology A160 or Math A100 or higher, with the exception of Math A220.
4. GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT - Students may choose to complete Option 1 (OCC AA GE), Option 2 (CSU GE), or Option 3 (IGETC) to satisfy the general education requirement. See the General Education Patterns section of this catalog for more information.
5. GLOBAL AND MULTICULTURAL REQUIREMENT (Required for AA degree only) Some of the courses listed in this requirement can also be used to meet General Education Requirements. Courses that are repeatable for credit can only be used once in this area. - Select one or more courses from the following totaling 3 units: Anthropology A100*, A100H*, A102*, A190*, Art A108*, Communication Studies A155*, Counseling A107*, A107H*, Dance A130*, A133*, A135*, A137*, A138*, Early Childhood A126, English A152*, A173*, Ethnic Studies A100*, A150*, Fashion A125, Food, and Nutrition A185, Geography A185*, History A101*, A110*, A141, A142, A145,* A150*, A151*, A152*, A161*, A161H*, A162*, A162H*, Philosophy A120*, Psychology A105*, Religious Studies A110*, A120*, A140*, A150*, A160, Sociology A100*, A100H*, A115*, A150*, A190* *Denotes courses that fulfill CSU GE Breadth and/ or IGETC requirements. 

All coursework must be 100 level or above.

Course List Units

Course	Title	Units
Required Courses
Select 18 units from the following:		18
ANTH A100	Cultural Anthropology (or above)
ART A100/A100H	Survey of Western Art from Prehistory Through Gothic
ART A101/A101H	Survey of Western Art from Renaissance to Modern
ART A102	Survey of Modern and Contemporary Art History
ART A108	Women in Art
ASTR A100	Introduction to Astronomy (or above)
BIOL A100	Principles of Biology (or above)
CHEM A100	Principles of Chemistry (or above)
CMST A100	Interpersonal Communication (or above)
DANC A200	Appreciation Of Dance
ECON A100	Economics: General Concepts (or above)
ETHS A100	Contemporary Ethnic America (or above)
ESEC A100	Introduction to Environmental Science (or above)
ENGL A100	Freshman Composition (or above)
FILM A100	History and Appreciation of the Cinema
FILM A104	The Great Directors of the Cinema
CHIN, FREN, GERM, ITAL, JAPN, PORT, SPAN, VIET	A180 or above
GNDR A100	Introduction to Gender Studies (or above)
GEOG A100	World Regional Geography (or above)
HIST A101	Afro-American History (or above)
HUM A100	Introduction to the Humanities (or above)
MRSC A100	Oceanography (or above)
MUS A100	History and Appreciation of Western Classical Music
MUS A105	Music from Bach Up to Rock
MUS A180	Theory 1
PHIL A100	Introduction to Philosophy (or above)
PHOT A101	Photography and Society
PHOT A130	History and Aesthetics of Still Photography
PSYC A100	Introduction to Psychology (or above)
RLST A100	Introduction to Religious Studies (or above)
SOC A100	Introduction to Sociology (or above)
THEA A100	Introduction to Theatre
THEA A101	Introduction to History and Literature of the Theatre
THEA A105	Drama and Acting
Minimum Program Major Units		18
AA General Education Option 1, 2, or 3		Varies
Transferable electives as needed to satisfy unit requirement		Varies
Total Units		60