Transfer Degree Distribution List

Transfer Degree Distribution List

Communication [WC, OC]

10 credits/units

Please refer to specific degree for details regarding specified communication requirements.

Quantitative Skills/Symbolic Reasoning [Q]

5 credits/units

Please refer to specific degree for details regarding specified quantitative skills requirements. If none are listed, please select from the following list

MATH 103College Trigonometry5
MATH 104Finite Math with Support5
MATH 105Finite Mathematics5
MATH 110College Algebra With Support5
MATH 111College Algebra5
MATH 122Math for Elementary Teachers5
MATH 123Math for Elementary Teachers5
MATH 124Math for Elementary Teachers5
MATH 140Calculus for Life Sciences6
MATH 147Statistics II3
MATH 215Linear Algebra5
MATH 221Differential Equations5
MATH& 107Math In Society5
MATH& 146Introduction to Stat5
MATH& 148Business Calculus5
MATH& 151Calculus I5
MATH& 152Calculus II5
MATH& 153Calculus III5
MATH& 254Calculus IV5
PHIL& 120Symbolic Logic5

Health & Physical Education [HE, PE, HPE] 

3 credits/units

Option One

Complete two (2) credits/units of Health from the list below AND one (1) credit/unit of any college-level PE activity course.2
Food and Your Health (2 credits/units)
Health for Adult Living (3 credits/units)
Environmental Health (2 credits/units)
Happiness and Your Health (2 credits/units)
Human Sexuality (2 credits/units)
Women's Health (3 credits/units)
Health and Social Justice (3 credits/units)
Cannabis and Your Health (2 credits/units)
PE activity (PE, PEDNC, PEMAR)1
Total Credits/Units3

Option Two

HPE 258Fitness-Wellness3
or HPE 266 Mind Body Health
or HPE 220 Occupational Wellness
Total Credits/Units3

Humanities [HA (academics), HB (performance)] 

15 credits/units

Select courses from at least two (2) subject areas for a minimum of fifteen (15) credits/units. You may include no more than ten (10) credits/units from any one subject area. A maximum of five (5) credits/units of “B” list coursework may be applied. A maximum of five (5) credits/units of 100-level world language can be applied.

Department HA HB
American Sign Language ASL& 121, ASL& 122, ASL& 123, ASL& 221, ASL& 222, ASL& 223

ASL 125
Art ART& 100

ART 118, ART 131, ART 172, ART 220, ART 221, ART 222, ART 223, ART 225, ART 250, ART 272
ART 101, ART 103, ART 104, ART 105, ART 110, ART 117, ART 120, ART 121, ART 122, ART 123, ART 124, ART 125, ART 170, ART 173, ART 174, ART 180, ART 181, ART 182, ART 189, ART 190, ART 191, ART 203, ART 204, ART 208, ART 257, ART 258, ART 259, ART 260, ART 261, ART 262, ART 270, ART 271, ART 273, ART 274, ART 290
Communication Studies CMST& 102, CMST& 210, CMST& 220, CMST& 230, CMST& 240

CMST 103
Drama DRMA& 101

DRMA 154
DRMA 140, DRMA 141, DRMA 150, DRMA 152, DRMA 250
English ENGL& 113, ENGL& 114, ENGL& 226, ENGL& 227, ENGL& 228, ENGL& 244, ENGL& 245, ENGL& 246, ENGL& 254, ENGL& 255, ENGL& 256

ENGL 112, ENGL 133, ENGL 143, ENGL 145, ENGL 150, ENGL 156, ENGL 173, ENGL 175, ENGL 176, ENGL 240, ENGL 242, ENGL 243, ENGL 267, ENGL 271, ENGL 272, ENGL 273
ENGL 121, ENGL 125, ENGL 126, ENGL 127, ENGL 128, ENGL 275, ENGL 276, ENGL 277
Japanese JAPN& 121, JAPN& 122, JAPN& 123, JAPN& 221, JAPN& 222, JAPN& 223
Journalism JOUR 101, JOUR 111
Music MUSC& 104, MUSC& 141, MUSC& 142, MUSC& 143, MUSC& 231, MUSC& 232, MUSC& 233

MUSC 116, MUSC 117, MUSC 118, MUSC 125, MUSC 127, MUSC 135
MUSC& 121, MUSC& 122, MUSC& 123, MUSC& 221, MUSC& 222, MUSC& 223

MUSC 101, MUSC 110, MUSC 115, MUSC 137, MUSC 138, MUSC 139, MUSC 150, MUSC 151, MUSC 152, MUSC 153, MUSC 154, MUSC 155, MUSC 170, MUSC 171, MUSC 172, MUSC 173, MUSC 174, MUSC 175, MUSC 180, MUSC 181, MUSC 182, MUSC 183, MUSC 184, MUSC 185, MUSC 186, MUSC 195, MUSC 196, MUSC 197, MUSC 201, MUSC 202, MUSC 210, MUSC 237, MUSC 238, MUSC 239, MUSC 250, MUSC 251, MUSC 252, MUSC 253, MUSC 254, MUSC 255, MUSC 270, MUSC 271, MUSC 272, MUSC 273, MUSC 274, MUSC 275, MUSC 280, MUSC 281, MUSC 282, MUSC 283, MUSC 284, MUSC 285, MUSC 290, MUSC 295, MUSC 296, MUSC 297

All MUSCA courses
Philosophy PHIL& 101, PHIL& 120

PHIL 215, PHIL 216, PHIL 217, PHIL 240, PHIL 251
PHIL& 115
Sociology SOC 161
Spanish SPAN& 121, SPAN& 122, SPAN& 123, SPAN& 221, SPAN& 222, SPAN& 223
Women’s Studies WS 101, WS 201, WS 210

Power, Privilege, and Inequity [PPI]

3 credits/units 

Power, Privilege and Inequity required course fulfill the PPI requirement within an existing distribution area. Check course description for further distribution information.

ART 250Women Artists Through History5
ART 272Graphic Design History5
EDUC& 240Diversity in Education5
ENGL 175Introduction to LGBTQ Studies5
ENGL 176Nature and the Humanities5
ENGL 240Literature By Women5
ENGL 243Queer Literature5
ENGL 267American Multiethnic Lit5
HLTH 207Women's Health3
HLTH 210Health and Social Justice3
GEOG 205Physical Geography5
SOC 131Race and Ethnicity In The U.S.5
SOC& 101Introduction to Sociology5
SOC& 201Social Problems: The Pursuit of Social Justice5
SOC 230Domestic Violence5
SOC 240Criminology and Delinquency5
WS 101Introduction to Women's Studies5
WS 220Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality-Women's Studies5
WS 225Racism & White Privilege In The U.S.-Women's Studies3

Social Sciences [SS] 

15 credits/units

Select courses from at least three (3) subject areas for a minimum of fifteen (15) credits/units. You may include no more than ten (10) credits/units from any one subject area.

Department Courses
Addiction Counseling ACED 101
Anthropology ANTH& 204, ANTH& 206, ANTH& 215
Communication Studies CMST& 230
Economics ECON& 201, ECON& 202

ECON 101, ECON 110, ECON 120
English ENGL 175
Environmental Science ENVS 231
Geography GEOG& 100, GEOG& 102, GEOG& 200, GEOG& 207

GEOG 205, GEOG 220, GEOG 221, GEOG 222, GEOG 223, GEOG 224
History HIST& 126, HIST& 127, HIST& 128, HIST& 146, HIST& 147, HIST& 148, HIST& 214,HIST& 215, HIST& 219

HIST 231, HIST 251, HIST 252, HIST 285
Political Science POLS& 203

POLS 111, POLS 131, POLS 220, POLS 221, POLS 222, POLS 223, POLS 224, POLS 231
Psychology PSYC& 100, PSYC& 200

PSYC 102, PSYC 203
Sociology SOC& 101, SOC& 201

SOC 131, SOC 161, SOC 250
Women’s Studies WS 101, WS 201, WS 210, WS 220, WS 225

Natural Sciences [NS, NS-Lab] 

15 credits/units

Select courses from at least two (2) subject areas for a minimum of fifteen (15) credits/units. You may include no more than ten (10) credits/units from one subject area. You must include at least one lab science.

Department Lab Course Non-Lab Course
Anthropology ANTH& 215 ANTH& 245
Astronomy ASTR& 101
Biology BIOL& 100, BIOL& 160, BIOL& 175, BIOL& 221, BIOL& 222, BIOL& 223, BIOL& 241, BIOL& 242, BIOL& 251, BIOL& 252, BIOL& 253, BIOL& 260
BIOL 101, BIOL 102, BIOL 105, BIOL 106, BIOL 150, BIOL 208, BIOL 224
BIOL 139, BIOL 140, BIOL 141, BIOL 142, BIOL 145, BIOL 167, BIOL 180
Chemistry CHEM& 110, CHEM& 121, CHEM& 131, CHEM& 151, CHEM& 152, CHEM& 153, CHEM& 251, CHEM& 252, CHEM& 253

CHEM 106
CHEM& 105, CHEM& 141, CHEM& 142, CHEM& 143, CHEM& 241, CHEM& 242, CHEM& 243
Engineering ENGR& 104
Environmental Science ENVS& 101

ENVS 109, ENVS 200, ENVS 201, ENVS 208, ENVS 218
ENVS 202
Geography GEOG 205
Geology GEOL& 101, GEOL& 103

GEOL 102, GEOL 218
GEOL 109
Meteorology METR 101
Nutrition NUTR& 101
Oceanography OCEA& 101
Physical Science PHSC 101, PHSC 102 PHSC 106
Physics PHYS& 101, PHYS& 124, PHYS& 125, PHYS& 126, PHYS& 231, PHYS& 232, PHYS& 233 PHYS& 100, PHYS& 134, PHYS& 135, PHYS& 136, PHYS& 241, PHYS& 242, PHYS& 243

Elective Requirements

Complete a total of twenty-seven (27) credits/units from courses numbered 100 and above. The two areas of electives are listed below.

Specified Electives [SE]

All courses numbered 100 and above (except 199 and 290) in the departments listed below may be used to meet the Specified Elective portion of the degree (some departments have chosen specifically listed courses only or have excluded specific courses). A maximum of two (2) credits/units in PE activity can apply toward this area.

Approved courses that apply: [HA, HB, HE, HPE, NS, OC, PPI, Q, SE, SS, WC] – 12 credits/units minimum.

Department Courses
Accounting ACCT& 201, ACCT& 202, ACCT& 203 only
Addiction Counseling ACED 101 only
American Sign Language
Anthropology
Art
Astronomy
Biology
Business BUS& 101, BUS& 201; BUS 211 only
Chemistry
Communication Studies Excluding CMST 280
Computer Science & Engineering
Computer Technology CTEC 121, CTEC 122 only
Drama
Early Childhood Education ECED& 105, ECED& 115, ECED& 120
Economics
Engineering
English
Environmental Science
Forensic Science
Geography
Geology
Health Excluding HLTH 120, HLTH 123, HLTH 124
Health & Physical Education Excluding HPE 280, HPE 290
History
Human Services Substance Abuse HSSA& 101
Japanese
Journalism JOUR 101, JOUR 111 only
Mathematics
Meteorology
Music
Nutrition
Oceanography
Philosophy
Physical Education1
Physical Science
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Spanish
Women’s Studies
1

A maximum of two (2) credits/units in PE activity can apply toward this area.

General Electives [GE]

A maximum of fifteen (15) credits/units of general electives can apply. Courses must be 100-level or higher. Physical Education activity credits/units are limited to a maximum of three (3) credits/units regardless of distribution area in the DTA degree. Coursework in FLPC cannot apply.

  • Many private non-profit colleges and universities have distinct general education requirements. Students should check with institution(s) they plan to attend regarding application of transfer credits/units that will meet general education requirements.
  • Disciplines are sometimes called “subjects” or “subject matter areas” and designated by a prefix (i.e., PHIL for Philosophy and POLS for Political Science).