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DEGREE REQUIREMENTS & TRANSFER PLANNING44 LTCC CATALOG 2010-2011Associate in ArtsDegree Requirements“I decided to go back to school toimprove my life and better myself. Itwas overwhelming to go back to schoolwhile raising two young kids but LTCChas been nothing but encouraging.LTCC has provided me withopportunities that I never had before.The traditional and online classes optionsallowed me to take classes that arerequired to finish my AA degree.”Jessica Melton, 26serves as the Secretary for the Alpha GammaSigma, Honor Society and a memberof the Performing Arts League as well as theAssociated Student Council. She graduatedhigh school in 2002 and decided recentlyto attend school once again.She plans to finish her AA degree in theMedical Administrative program.FYI...Earn your bachelor’s degreewithout leaving Tahoe.Students can completetheir first two years ofcourse work at LTCC andthen finish their degreethrough:Chico State University,CSU-Dominguez Hills, orNational University.See a counselor in StudentServices and takeadvantage of our CareerCenter services.Student Services ext. 231Instruction Office ext. 230or ext. 225Addiction StudiesAnthropologyArtBusiness- Accounting- Finance- Management- Marketing- Small Business Ownership- General Business- Global BusinessComputer Applications/Office Technology- Administrative Assistant- Office TechnologyComputer and Information Sciences- Web DevelopmentCriminal Justice- Criminal Justice Foundations- Law Enforcement- Corrections and CommunitySupervisionCulinary ArtsEarly Childhood EducationEnglishFire ScienceHumanitiesDegrees AvailableLiberal Arts- Arts and Humanities- Social Sciences- Mathematics and ScienceMathematicsMedical Office Assistant- Administrative- ClinicalNatural SciencePhysical Education and Health- Exercise Science- HealthPsychologySocial ScienceSociologySpanishVisual and Performing Arts- General- Music- Theatre Arts- ArtWilderness Education- Climbing- Snow Skills- Water SkillsGRADUATION REQUIREMENTSThe Associate in Arts Degree shall be granted under conditions which are adopted andpublished by the Board of Trustees and are, therefore, District Policies.The following information applies to students who begin LTCC during the 10-11academic year. If you began before that time, check the catalog in effect at the time ofenrollment for degree requirements. Meeting the General Education requirements for an A.A.degree does NOT satisfy requirements for a bachelor’s degree. See Transfer Information in thecatalog for more details. Waivers, substitutions, or exceptions must be approved by the VicePresident, Academic Affairs and Student Services of the College.Students may elect to meet the graduation requirements in any catalog in effect when they enrolledat Lake Tahoe Community College.EXCEPTIONS: (1) Students may not use a catalog that is older than 5 years and (2) Studentswho have a full year break in enrollment may not use a catalog in effect during or before thebreak in enrollment. The choice of catalog year must be indicated in the Request for CreditEvaluation.A student is eligible for graduation with the Associate in Arts Degree (A.A.) upon satisfactorycompletion of ninety (90) quarter units with a minimum “C” (2.0) grade point average andcompletion of the following conditions listed below.Waivers, variations or other exceptions from the graduation requirements listed on the next pagerequire approval by the Vice President, Academic Affairs and Student Services.