Associate of Arts Degree Program

The San Quentin College Program is an extension site of Patten University. Students must complete 60 semester units (20 classes). Many of the course requirements listed below can be fulfilled by similar or related courses.

In addition to the classes required for the Associate of Arts degree, the program also offers classes (Pre-Calculus, Spanish, additional science classes) for students who would like to fulfill the requirements necessary for transfer-eligibility to the University of California and California State school systems.

ENGLISH

ENG 101, Introduction to Composition
ENG 102, Introduction to Literature
COM 146, Communications
ENG 243 (cross-listed as PHL 243), Critical Thinking

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, Intro to Philosophy
ENG 220, Modern World Literature or REL 180, Introduction to Religious Traditions of the World

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, pre-calculus or statistics, as well as an additional science are all strongly recommended.