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.
- Reading and Writing Competency
- 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
- Achievement of any of the following minimum test scores:
Exam and Score Exam Score Advanced Placement (AP) 3, 4 or 5 English Language and CompositionEnglish Literature and CompositionCLEP 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.
- Mathematics Competency
- 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
- A grade of “C” or better in MATH 263 - Intermediate Algebra and Coordinate Geometry (5 units) or in a higher MPC math course
- A grade of “C-” or better in an equivalent intermediate algebra course or in a higher math course from another university or college
- Achievement of any of the following minimum test scores:
Exam and Score Exam Score Advanced Placement (AP) 3, 4 or 5 Calculus AB or BCComputer Science PrinciplesPrecalculusStatisticsCLEP 50 or higher CalculusCollege AlgebraPrecalculus
- Information Competency
(Not required for Associate in Art for Transfer (AA-T) or Associate in Science for Transfer (AS-T) degree)
- Completion of LIBR 50 - Introduction to Library and Research Skills (1 units) with a grade “C” or better
- Completion of an equivalent course at another college or university
- Completion of the Information Competency Requirement at another college or university
- A satisfactory score on the Information Competency proficiency exam (0 units)
- Credit by examination with a passing grade “C” or better will be accepted for LIBR 50 - Introduction to Library and Research Skills (1 units)