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Earn your Associate in Arts degree online with a major in General Studies - Social Science at Foothill College.
Associate Degree Requirements Available as Online Courses
The courses listed below are generally offered as online courses at least once every two years. Please see Online Schedule of Classes for verification.
For a complete listing of online courses offered during the current quarter visit Foothill Global Access (FGA) Course Information.
Associate Degree Requirements available as online courses:
- English proficiency: ENGL 1A, ESLL 26 or equivalent.
- Mathematics proficiency: MATH 105 or equivalent.
NOTE: All courses pertaining to the major must be taken for a letter grade. In addition, a GPA of 2.0 or higher in all core and support courses for the degree.
Core Courses:
Complete any combination of 30 units, from at least FIVE of the following departments.
Anthropology
- ANTH 1 Introduction to Physical Anthropology (4 units)
- ANTH 2A Cultural Anthropology (4 units)
- ANTH 2B Patterns of Culture (4 units)
- ANTH 3 Prehistory: The Search for Lost Civilizations (4 units)
- ANTH 4 First Peoples of North America (4 units)
- ANTH 5 Magic, Science and Religion (4 units)
- ANTH 6 Peoples of Africa (4 units)
- ANTH 8 Introduction to Archaeology (4 units)
Economics
- ECON 1A Principles of Macroeconomics (5 units)
- ECON 1B Principles of Microeconomics (5 units)
- ECON 9 Political Economy (4 units)
- ECON 25 Introduction to Global Economy (4 units)
Geography
- GEOG 1 Physical Geography (5 units)
- GEOG 2 Human Geography (4 units)
- GEOG 5 Introduction to Economic Geography (4 units)
- GEOG 10 World Regional Geography (4 units)
History
- HIST 4A History of Western Civilization to 800 AD (4 units)
- HIST 4B History of Western Civilization 700 - 1800 AD (4 units)
- HIST 4C History of Western Civilization 1789-Present (4 units)
- HIST 10 California: The Multicultural State (4 units)
- HIST 17A History of the United States to 1816 (4 units)
HIST 17B History of the United States from 1812 to 1914 (4 units)
- HIST 17C History of the United States from 1900 to Present (4 units)
- HIST 18 Introduction to Middle Eastern Civilization (4 units)
- HIST 20 History of Russia and the Soviet Union (4 units)
Political Science
- POLI 1 Introduction to American Government & Politics (5 units)
- POLI 3 Introduction to Political Philosophy/Political Theory (4 units)
Psychology
- PSYC 1 General Psychology (5 units)
- PSYC 4 Introduction to Biopsychobiology (4 units)
- PSYC 10 Introduction to Social Research (5 units)
- PSYC 14 Childhood and Adolescence (4 units)
- PSYC 21 Psychology of Women: Sex and Gender Differences (4 units)
- PSYC 25 Introduction to Abnormal Psychology (4 units)
- PSYC 30 Social Psychology (4 units)
- PSYC 33 Introduction to the Concepts of Personality (4 units)
- PSYC 40 Human Development (5 units)
- PSYC 49 Human Psychology (4 units)
- PSYC 50 Psychology of Crisis (5 units)
- PSYC 55 Psychology of Sports (4 units)
Sociology
- SOC 1 Introduction to Sociology (5 units)
- SOC 8 Popular Culture (4 units)
- SOC 10 Introduction to Social Research (5 units)
- SOC 11 Introduction to Social Welfare (5 units)
- SOC 15 Law and Society (4 units)
- SOC 19 Alcohol and Drug Abuse (4 units)
- SOC 20 Major Social Problems (4 units)
- SOC 21 Psychology of Women: Sex and Gender Differences (4 units)
- SOC 23 Race & Ethnic Relations (4 units)
- SOC 30 Social Psychology (4 units)
- SOC 40 Aspects of Marriage and Family (4 units)
- SOC 57 Child Advocacy (4 units)
Based on the 2012-2013 degree program.
If you need any additional degree information or confirmation please contact the Counseling Division. For a list of on-campus courses that satisfy degree requirements, visit the Curriculum Sheet. |
