Associate of Arts Degree Program

The San Quentin College Program is an extension site of Patten University, and offers a liberal arts/general education Associate's Degree. Students must complete 60 semester units (20 classes) in the humanities, social sciences, math, and science. Most courses are introductory and lower division. The list of course requirements is below. Many can be fulfilled by similar or related courses.

In addition to the courses required for the Associate's degree, the College Program also offers courses such as Pre-Calculus, statistics, Spanish language, and additional science classes (with lab) so that students may fulfill all requirements for transfer-eligibility to any University of California or California State University campus.

ENGLISH

ENG 101A, Introduction to Reading and Composition
ENG 101B, Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking
COM 146, Communications
ENG 204, Interdisciplinary Reading, Writing, and Research

HISTORY/SOCIAL SCIENCES

HIS 101, U.S. History
HIS 227, Ancient World History
Any non-U.S. History
POL 241, American Government
PSY 221, General Psychology
SOC 230, Sociology

HUMANITIES

PHL 263, Ethics
ART 211, Art Appreciation or
MUS 212, Music Appreciation
PHL 271, Philosophy
REL 180, Comparative Religion

MATH/SCIENCE

MTH 115, College Algebra
Any Science (e.g., AST 217, Astronomy; BIO 151, Biology; PHY 131, Physics; GEO 215, Geology)

FOUR ELECTIVES

First year Spanish language (two semesters), pre-calculus or statistics, as well as an additional science course (with lab) are recommended for fulfilment of electives, so that students will have completed all transfer eligibility requirements to UC and Cal State campuses.