Associate Degree Graduation Requirements for Cypress College

NOTE: The following graduation requirements apply to all degrees with the exception of the Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADT) for priority admission to CSU. The list of available ADT degrees also known as Associate in Arts (AA-T) degrees or Associate in Science (AS-T) degrees are listed both in the catalog and on the Transfer Center website: http://www.CypressCollege.edu/services/transfer.

Social Justice, Equity, and Sustainability

As an educational community, Cypress College embraces the shared characteristics as well as the diverse intellectual viewpoints and ideas of its culturally rich population. To prepare students for effective participation in our society, selected academic courses are designed to:

1. foster respect for diverse populations;
2. assist students in understanding the struggles of people to achieve social justice, equity and sustainability;
3. encourage students to apply the knowledge gained in these courses in their daily lives.

To achieve this educational goal, Cypress College will require all students to take at least one course whose emphasis is on the struggles of people to achieve social justice, equity and sustainability,  focusing primarily on race, ethnicity, class, and gender/transgender intersectionality.

Please reference the list of approved Social Justice, Equity, and Sustainability (SOC JUST) courses for the college on the general education Native GE requirements list. Students may earn credit for course work previously completed at other regionally accredited institutions to meet this requirement upon review of the course by Admissions and Records to determine appropriateness of content to meet this local requirement.

Reading Proficiency