Catalog and Student Handbook 2018-2019 > Planning Your Academic Future > Degrees and Certificates Awarded

Degrees and Certificates Awarded

Del Mar College offers transfer associate degrees designed for students planning to transfer to a four-year institution of higher education and complete a baccalaureate degree and career and technical associate degrees and certificates that prepare students for immediate entry into the workforce.

Associate in Arts (AA) Degree – The AA Degree is designed to prepare the student to transfer to a four-year institution of higher education to complete a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. Del Mar College offers AA Degrees in areas related to the business, arts, humanities, science and social sciences.

Associate in Science (AS) Degree – The AS Degree is designed to prepare the student to transfer to a four-year institution of higher education to complete a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree. Del Mar College offers AS Degrees in areas related to science, mathematics, engineering, technology and computer science.

Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT) Degree – The AAT Degree is designed to help prepare community college students for entrance into the teaching profession. The College offers the AAT degree in three areas of concentration: Option 1: EC-Grade 6 Certification; Option 2: Grades 4-8, EC-12 Special Education Certification; Option 3: Grades 8-12, EC-12 Other than Special Education Certification.

Responsibilities for Transfer Degrees

• It is your responsibility to know the specific requirements of the college or university to which you plan to transfer. This responsibility includes knowing course requirements, number of credit hours accepted and grade-point average for admission.
• You should consult with your academic advisor at the earliest opportunity after being admitted to Del Mar College and begin developing an education plan. Thereafter, you should confer with the advisor regularly each semester while completing the education plan toward the associate degree.
• Where transferability permits, course substitution is permitted on recommendation of advisor and approval of both the dean of your major area and the dean over the course in question.

Requirements for the AA, AS, and AAT Degrees:

• Successfully complete the required credit hours for the AA, AS and AAT Degrees in the prescribed courses.
• Complete the 42 credit hour core curriculum.
• Maintain a 2.0 cumulative grade point average for all courses (unless the major/program requires a higher cumulative grade point average or requires minimum grades in individual courses).
• Demonstrate basic computer skills. Some disciplines offer courses that may be used to fulfill the computer literacy requirement. ITSC 1301, 1309 and COSC 1301 may also be used to demonstrate computer skills; however, these three courses are not intended as transfer courses that would apply toward a baccalaureate degree. Students should see an advisor for appropriate course identification.
• Courses shown in the Suggested Transfer Plan areas of this Catalog fulfill all requirements for the indicated majors. However, because of various transfer requirements from senior institutions, other combinations of core and major-field courses may satisfy the requirements for Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degrees.
• A minimum of 25 percent of degree-required classes must be earned at Del Mar College.

Associate in Applied Science (AAS) Degree – The AAS Degree is designed to prepare students to enter the workforce in one of the identified Del Mar College career and technical programs.

Associate in Applied Science (AAS) Degree with Enhanced Skills Option – This degree is awarded to students who successfully complete the prescribed courses listed in the Enhanced Skills Option education plan for their chosen Business, Professional and Technology Education program.

Requirements for AAS Degree

• Successfully complete the prescribed courses in the curriculum including the identified 15 general education credits.
• Maintain a 2.0 cumulative grade point average for all courses (unless the major/program requires a higher cumulative grade point average or requires minimum grades in individual courses).
• Certificate of Achievement – The Certificate of Achievement is awarded to students who successfully complete the prescribed courses in any one of the College’s approved certificate programs.
• Occupational Skills Award – The Occupational Skills Award is awarded to students who successfully complete the prescribed 9 to 14 credit hours of courses in any one of the College’s approved business or industrial programs.
• Institutional certificates – These certificates are issued in certain workforce areas for successful completion of a course or courses that make a student eligible for immediate employment or add to the student’s marketability to employers.
• A minimum of 25 percent of degree-required classes must be earned at Del Mar College.

Requirements for Certificates, Certificates of Achievement, and Occupational Skills Award

• Successfully complete all courses required for the certificate or award.
• Maintain a 2.0 cumulative grade point average for all courses (unless the certificate/award requires a higher cumulative grade point average or requires minimum grades in individual courses).