Learn the Language of Transfer Remember the following external links will take you outside the Riverside Community College site. Remember to bookmark this site so you can easily return to RCC's pages. For example, California Baptist University , La Sierra University , Loma Linda University , University of Redlands . Semester System - Approximately 15 to 18 weeks of instruction offered twice a year during the fall and spring. Quarter System - Approximately 10 weeks of instruction offered three times a year during the fall, winter, and spring.
Some colleges also offer a summer quarter.
Undergraduate - Courses offered for freshman through senior level credit. Includes students who have not completed a bachelor degree. Master Degree - A Master of Arts, Sciences or related degree, awarded upon completion of one or two years of study beyond the bachelor degree level. Doctorate Degree - A Ph.D. or related degree, awarded upon the completion of a prescribed program beyond the master degree level. This is obtained upon the completion of a bachelor degree and state-mandated teacher education requirements.