California Code of Regulations › Title 5 - Education › Division 7.5 - Private Postsecondary Education › Chapter 3 - Institutional Operating Standards › Article 2 - Admissions and Academic Achievement Standards › Section 71850 - Minimum Educational Requirements in Order to Award an Undergraduate Degree

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Graduation requirements for an undergraduate degree program
					 shall meet minimum credit requirements and shall include provisions for general
					 education appropriate to the level and type of degree. The institution shall
					 specify the distribution of general education credit requirements by subject
					 area for each undergraduate degree program.
(a) A Bachelor's degree may be awarded to a
				  student whom the institution can document has achieved sequential learning
				  equivalent in general education and equivalent in depth of achievement in a
				  designated major field to that acquired in four years of study beyond high
				  school, as measured by a minimum of 120 semester credits or its equivalent. At
				  least 25 percent of the credit requirements for a Bachelor's degree shall be in
				  general education.
(b) An Associate
				  degree may be awarded only to a student whom the institution can document has
				  achieved sequential learning equivalent to that acquired in two years of study
				  beyond high school, as measured by a minimum of 60 semester credits or its
				  equivalent. Except as provided in subdivision (c) of this section, at least 25
				  percent of the credit requirements for an Associate degree shall be in general
				  education.
(c) The Specialized
				  Associate degree (Occupational) or the Associate of Applied Science degree may
				  be awarded only to a student who completes at least the learning outcomes
				  equivalent to a minimum of 60 semester credits or the equivalent. A minimum of
				  seventy-five percent of the credits shall be in the occupational area for which
				  training is offered. The general education offered as part of a Specialized
				  Associate degree (Occupational) or an Associate of Applied Science degree
				  program shall be such as is necessary for a student to achieve the educational
				  objectives of the program in which the student is enrolled. General education
				  shall be at the same level of quality as that taught in approved Bachelor's or
				  Associate degree programs.
1. New
					 section filed 8-17-92 as an emergency; operative 8-17-92 (Register 92, No. 34).
					 A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 2-13-93 pursuant to
					 Education Code section
					 94337(a)
					 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 8-17-92 order transmitted to
					 OAL on 2-3-93; disapproved by OAL on 3-24-93 (Register 93, No.
					 14).
3. New section refiled 4-12-93 as an emergency; operative
					 4-12-93 (Register 93, No. 16). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted
					 to OAL 10-9-93 pursuant to Education Code section
					 94337(a)
					 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-12-93 order transmitted to
					 OAL on 10-6-93; disapproved by OAL on 11-22-93 (Register 93, No.
					 49).
5. New section refiled 11-17-93 as an emergency; operative
					 11-17-93 (Register 93, No. 47). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted
					 to OAL by 5-16-94 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on
					 the following day.
6. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-17-93 order
					 transmitted to OAL with amendment of subsection (a) 3-11-94 and filed 4-19-94
					 (Register 94, No. 16).
7. Amendment of subsection (c)(2) filed
					 10-27-94 as an emergency; operative 10-27-94 (Register 94, No. 43). A
					 Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-25-95 (pursuant to
					 Education Code section
					 94337) or
					 emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
8. Editorial correction of HISTORY 7 (Register 95, No.
					 19).
9. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-27-94 order transmitted
					 to OAL 3-30-95 and filed 5-10-95 (Register 95, No. 19).
10. Deletion
					 of article 15 heading and amendment of section heading, section and NOTE filed
					 2-1-2010 as an emergency; operative 2-1-2010 (Register 2010, No. 6). A
					 Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-2-2010 or emergency
					 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
11. Deletion of article 15 heading and amendment of section
					 heading, section and NOTE refiled 7-30-2010 as an emergency; operative
					 7-30-2010 (Register 2010, No. 31). A Certificate of Compliance must be
					 transmitted to OAL by 10-28-2010 or emergency language will be repealed by
					 operation of law on the following day.
12. Editorial correction of
					 HISTORIES 1 and 3 (Register 2010, No. 34).
13. Certificate of
					 Compliance as to 7-30-2010 order transmitted to OAL 10-7-2010 and filed
					 11-18-2010 (Register 2010, No. 47).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						94803,
						94877 and
						94885,
						Education Code. Reference: Section
						94885,
						Education Code.