Telecourses are a form of distance learning and are College courses. Instead of going to City College two or three times a week, you watch your lessons at home on your television. Each of these is scheduled on a week night and on a Saturday which means you can come to the meeting that is most convenient for you. Telecourses are not for everybody. To succeed, you have to be self motivated, possess good study skills, and be a mature learner.
Most students find that Telecourses are as difficult as on-campus courses.
To receive an AA Degree from City College you need to successfully complete 60 units. 18 of these units have to count toward the satisfaction of the general education requirement for the California State University system or towards satisfaction of the breadth requirements of the College of Letters and Science of the University of California, Berkeley. In addition you need to fulfill the CCSF graduation area requirements. By taking Telecourses you can fulfill seven of the ten City College Graduation Requirements. Telecourses DO NOT fulfill the Written Composition requirement, the Math requirement, or Area G2.