Graduation Competency Requirements

Competency Requirements

  • Each graduation competency requirement may be satisfied in various ways as described below.
  • An official college or high school transcript must verify course and grade.
  • An official score report must be presented to verify AP or CLEP scores.
  1. Reading and Writing Competency
    1. Completion of ENGL 1A - College Composition (3 units) or ENGL 1AE - College Composition: Enhanced (5 units) with a grade of “C” or better or a verified equivalent course successfully completed at another college
    2. Achievement of any of the following minimum test scores:
      Exam Score
      Advanced Placement (AP) 3, 4 or 5
      English Language and Composition
      English Literature and Composition
      CLEP 50 or higher
      English Composition with essay

      Note: A college course, Advanced Placement, or CLEP scores satisfying this requirement can also be applied to the English Composition Requirement of the General Education Requirements.
  2. Mathematics Competency
    1. A grade of “C” or better for one year in Algebra II, Common Core Integrated Math 3, or equivalent math course, or higher math course from a high school or another secondary institution
    2. A grade of “C” or better in MATH 263 - Intermediate Algebra and Coordinate Geometry (5 units) or in a higher MPC math course
    3. A grade of “C-” or better in an equivalent intermediate algebra course or in a higher math course from another university or college
    4. Achievement of any of the following minimum test scores:
      Exam Score
      Advanced Placement (AP) 3, 4 or 5
      Calculus AB or BC
      Computer Science Principles
      Precalculus
      Statistics
      CLEP 50 or higher
      Calculus
      College Algebra
      Precalculus
  1. Information Competency

        (Not required for Associate in Art for Transfer (AA-T) or Associate in Science for Transfer (AS-T) degree)

  1. Completion of LIBR 50 - Introduction to Library and Research Skills (1 units) with a grade “C” or better
  2. Completion of an equivalent course at another college or university
  3. Completion of the Information Competency Requirement at another college or university
  4. A satisfactory score on the Information Competency proficiency exam (0 units)
  5. Credit by examination with a passing grade “C” or better will be accepted for LIBR 50 - Introduction to Library and Research Skills (1 units)