{"id":8945,"date":"2022-09-20T14:19:39","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T21:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/counseling\/?page_id=8945"},"modified":"2026-03-23T11:03:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T18:03:22","slug":"classes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/counseling\/classes\/","title":{"rendered":"What Classes Do I Take?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Please see a counselor to discuss your options to determine the best fit for your educational goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pathways to Palomar College<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"pl-gb8945-69debba1208a6\"  class=\"panel-layout wp-block-siteorigin-panels-layout-block\" ><div id=\"pg-gb8945-69debba1208a6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-gb8945-69debba1208a6-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-gb8945-69debba1208a6-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-eba4bd4b00ac-8945\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"0\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"certificate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-certificate\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-certificate\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCertificate\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-certificate\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-certificate\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Intended to prepare you for immediate work opportunities or to add skills to your resume. Only coursework for the major is required.\u00a0 This is the shortest program with various unit requirements depending on the discipline.<\/p>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/palomar.programmapper.ws\/academics\">Palomar Pathways Mapper<\/a> to review certificate program maps that show you semester-by-semester course plan from start to finish.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"associate-of-arts-science-degree\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-associate-of-artsscience-degree\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-associate-of-artsscience-degree\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate of Arts\/Science Degree\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-associate-of-artsscience-degree\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-associate-of-artsscience-degree\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Provides academic and vocational preparation in a career. Requires minimum 60 units to include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/articulation\/2025-2026-palomar-college-general-education\/\">General Education<\/a> coursework.<\/p>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/palomar.programmapper.ws\/academics\">Palomar Pathways Mapper<\/a> to review associate degree program maps that show you semester-by-semester course plan from start to finish.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pathways to Transfer to a 4-year University<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"pl-gb8945-69debba1212b4\"  class=\"panel-layout wp-block-siteorigin-panels-layout-block\" ><div id=\"pg-gb8945-69debba1212b4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-gb8945-69debba1212b4-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-gb8945-69debba1212b4-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-eba4bd4b00ac-8945\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"0\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"associate-degree-for-transfer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-associate-degree-for-transfer\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-associate-degree-for-transfer\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Degree for Transfer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-associate-degree-for-transfer\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-associate-degree-for-transfer\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>ADTs, also called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/articulation\/a-degree-with-a-guarantee\/\">AA-T and AS-T<\/a>, are intended for students who want the option to transfer to various CSUs while following a uniform set of coursework. Requires a minimum of 60 units of coursework numbered 100 and higher. Limited degree options.<\/p>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/palomar.programmapper.ws\/academics\">Palomar Pathways Mapper<\/a> to review Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) programs maps that show you semester-by-semester course plan from start to finish.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"csu-uc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-csu-uc\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-csu-uc\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCSU &amp; UC\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-csu-uc\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-csu-uc\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Transferring to a California public university CSU, UC requires a minimum 60 transferable consisting of general education and major preparation requirements.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/articulation\/2025-2026-palomar-college-cal-getc\/\">General Education<\/a> (also known as &#8220;GEs&#8221;) are lower division coursework required transfer to a public 4-year university.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For students who plan to transfer to a California State University (CSU), please refer to <strong>CSUGE.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>For students who plan to transfer to either a California State University (CSU) OR University of California (UC), please refer to <strong>IGETC.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.assist.org\">ASSIST<\/a> for major preparation coursework to UC &amp; CSU.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"private-out-of-state\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-private-out-of-state\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-private-out-of-state\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrivate &amp; Out-of-State \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-private-out-of-state\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-private-out-of-state\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Check the articulation agreements for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/articulation\/articulation-agreements\/private-universities\/\">private<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/articulation\/articulation-agreements\/out-of-state-universities\/\">out-of-state university<\/a> requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Some private and out-of-state universities will accept <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/articulation\/2025-2026-palomar-college-cal-getc\/\">General Education<\/a> (IGETC or CSU GE) in lieu of the campus specific requirements. \u00a0Others do not. See a counselor for assistance with general education requirements.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Undecided Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Start by taking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/articulation\/2025-2026-palomar-college-cal-getc\/\">General Education<\/a>&nbsp;(also known as <q>GEs<\/q>) courses. These courses will apply towards graduation requirements for an associate degree and\/or towards lower division requirements for transfer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may also want to consider taking Counseling courses (see list below). These courses will help guide you towards reaching your educational goals!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>COUN 101 (1unit) Transfer Success<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>COUN 110 (3 units) College Success<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>COUN 115 (3 units) Career\/Life Planning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>COUN 120 (3 units) Quest for Identity and Life Skills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>COUN 148 (3 units) Managing Stress and Well-Being<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>COUN 165 (1 unit) Career Search<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>COUN 170 (1 unit) Major Search<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please see a counselor to discuss your options to determine the best fit for your educational goal. 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