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Associate Degree Graduation Requirements

Students may graduate from Folsom Lake College with the Associate of Arts (AA) or the Associate of Science (AS) degree by fulfilling the following requirements:

Satisfactory completion of 60 units of degree-applicable coursework with a "C" (2.0) grade point average (GPA). At least 12 units must be earned within Los Rios Community College District. Degree-applicable courses are numbered 100 to 499.
Major: completion of an AA or AS program of study offered at Folsom Lake College with a minimum grade of "C" in each course used for the major. Pass (P) grades at Folsom Lake College are acceptable.
One of the following general education requirements:
- Completion of Folsom Lake College's local AA/AS degree general education requirements with a minimum GPA of 2.0 in courses used for general education (24 units minimum).
- Completion of the California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC).
- Possession of a bachelor's degree (BA/BS) or higher from a regionally accredited college or university in the US.
Students are allowed to follow the graduation requirements established at the time they began college as long as they maintain catalog rights.

Catalog Rights

For the purpose of graduating or earning a certificate from any college in the Los Rios Community College District, a student who attends at least one session (whether quarter, semester, or summer) in each calendar year at any California community college, California State University, University of California, or any regionally accredited institution of higher education, may choose to meet the requirements in effect at the Los Rios college from which the student intends to graduate, as follows:

Requirements that were in effect at the time the student was admitted to a Los Rios college
Requirements that were in effect at the time the student originally enrolled in an accredited college
Requirements that were in effect at the intended date of graduation from a Los Rios college

Please note:

Students with catalog rights prior to Fall 2025 can continue to follow the old local AA/AS GE pattern. Use the new local AA/AS GE requirements along with the new to old AA/AS GE mapping table to complete your general education requirements.
A college may authorize or request substitution for discontinued courses.
Students who change their major field of study may be required to complete those requirements for the major in effect at the point of change.
For purposes of this section, "attendance" means taking classes in at least one session (semester or summer session) in each calendar year. Absence for attendance at another regionally accredited institution shall not be considered an interruption in attendance, per Los Rios Policy P-7242: Establishing Catalog Rights.