2025-2026 San Joaquin Delta College Catalog 
    
    Oct 26, 2025  
2025-2026 San Joaquin Delta College Catalog

Program Pathway

Interdisciplinary Studies, Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Option, AA



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The Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences option is designed for the student who desires a broad exposure to the development of human culture and social organization through exploration of the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences and how each area influences and supports the other at the Associate Degree level. Courses in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences option are those which focus on the cultural activities and artistic expressions, as well as the organizational principles and patterns of human beings. Such courses include introductory or integrative courses in arts, anthropology, foreign languages, history, economics, literature, music, philosophy, politics, psychology, religion, and theatre. These courses are designed to help the student develop an awareness of the ways in which people throughout the ages and in different cultures have responded to themselves and the world around them.

 

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will demonstrate an introduction to the various fields in the arts and humanities. These courses will provide the background for a successful transition to a four-year degree.
  2. Students will demonstrate an introduction to the various fields in the social sciences. These courses will provide the background for a successful transition to a four-year degree.

Courses Within the Area of Emphasis


Complete a minimum of 18 units including a minimum of one course from each area.

Area A - Arts and Humanities


Complete 6 units selected from:

Area B - Social Sciences


Complete 6 units selected from:

Area C


Complete 6 additional units selected from any of the courses above.

Minimum Area of Emphasis Units Required: 18


Complete all courses with a grade of “C” or better.

General Education


Complete one of the following general education patterns:

Students are advised to double-count courses in the major to also satisfy general education when possible. Course subject credit will be awarded in satisfaction of major and lower division general education requirements, but the units will only be counted once in computing the total number of units for the degree.

  

  

Minimum Degree Units Required: 60


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