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West Valley College Mission StatementThe West Valley College community supports students along their pathways to reach transfer and career goals in an environment of academic excellence.

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DEGREES & CERTIFICATES

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page119Adding Classes .................................................................................8Advertisements .......................................................................123-127Application Process ...........................................................................6Associate Degrees ............................................................................3Associate Degree Planning Guide ................................................ 118Auditing Classes ................................................................................8Bookstore .........................................................................................16Calendar Spring Semester 2022 ..................................................... 28Calendar Winter Session 2022 ....................................................... 19Cal Grant ..........................................................................................12California Nonresident Tuition Exemption ........................................16Career Programs .............................................................................. 5Certificates ....................................................................................... 3Challenges .................................................................................... 121Changes in Rules and Policies ..................................................... 121Changing your Class Schedule ..........................................................8Class Listings—How to Read ......................................................... 18Continuing Education/Free Classes .........................................27, 103Complaints .................................................................................... 121Crime/Safety ................................................................................. 120Disability & Educational Support Program ...................................... 16Dropping Classes ............................................................................. 8Drug-Free Campus ....................................................................... 122English Course Sequence .............................................................. 57ESL Assessment ............................................................................... 7Extended Opportunity Program and Services (EOPS) .................. 16Fees and Tuition ........................................................................ 10-11FERPA .......................................................................................... 122Field Trips ..................................................................................... 121Final Exam Schedule ..................................................................... 18Financial Assistance .................................................................. 12-13

Frequently Asked Questions .......................................................... 15General Education Planning Guide, CSU .................................... 117Grading System ............................................................................ 121Health Information ........................................................................ 122High School Concurrent Enrollment ................................................. 8International Students .................................................................... 16Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) ...... 116Late Start Classes ................................................................. 114-115Math Course Sequence .................................................................. 80New Students ................................................................................... 6Nondiscrimination Policies .......................................................... 119Orientation ........................................................................................ 7Parking Information ........................................................................ 14Payment Plan Options ................................................................... 11Police ...................................................................................... 16, 120Prerequisites, Corequisites .......................................................... 121Priority Registration .......................................................................... 7Refunds ..................................................................................... 10-11Repeatability ..................................................................................... 8Registration Information ................................................................ 7-9SCHEDULE OF CLASSESWINTER SESSION ........................................................................ 19SPRING SEMESTER ..................................................................... 28Scholarships ................................................................................... 12Sexual Harassment ...................................................................... 119Smoking Policy ............................................................................. 122Telephone Numbers ....................................................................... 16Transfer Degrees .......................................................................... 3-4Veterans Information .............................................................. 13, 127WVC Portal ..................................................................................... 15Zero Textbook Classes .......................................................... 112-114

Published on 10/13/21. Find the most up to date information on the Winter 2022 and Spring 2022 schedules at westvalley.edu/classes/schedule

3Associate Degree, Certificate & Selected Transfer Programs • Spring 2022

ART & DESIGN Apparel Design AS Apparel Design: Level 1 and 2 a Apparel Production AS a Architecture AS a Art History AA-T a Commercial Music Production a Creating Music for Film, TV & Gaming a Dance Specialist a Entertainment Design & Technology: Performance Technology a

Film, Television, & Electronic Media AA-T Graphic Design a Interior Design Fundamentals AS Landscape Architecture AS a Liberal Arts: Arts & Humanities AA Marketing/Digital Communications a Music AA-T AA Musical Theater: Music or Theater Focus a Portfolio Development in Studio Arts a Studio Arts AA-T Theatre Arts AA-T Theatre Arts: Acting or Film Studies AA Transfer Studies CSU GE-B or IGETC a UX and App Design AA a BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Accounting Clerk a Administration of Justice AS-T Administration of Justice: Law Enforcement AS Business Administration AS-T AS Bookkeeping Certification ø Child & Adolescent Development AA-T Communication, Digital Literacy & Leadership ø Court Reporting ø Early Childhood Education AA-T AA Early Childhood Program Director a Early Childhood Teacher Level 1 & 2 a Economics AA-T AA Elementary Teacher Education AA-T Entrepreneurship ø Entrepreneurship a ESL: Careers in Early Childhood Education X ESL: Careers in Healthcare X Facility Maintenance Technician ø Finance/Accounting a Geospatial Technology a Human Resources a Law, Public Policy and Society AA-T Marketing a Paralegal AS a Park Management AS a Proofreading ø Small Business Essentials a Transcription and Office Support: Machine or Voice Writing ø Transfer Studies CSU GE-B or IGETC a Unmanned Aircraft System Technology a HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Certified Personal Trainer a Clinical Assistant a ESL: Careers in Healthcare X Insurance Billing Specialist a Kinesiology AA-T AA Nutrition and Dietetics AS-T Public Health Science AS-T Medical Administrative Assistant a Medical Assistant AS a Medical Office Receptionist a Orthopedic Technician a Pilates Instructor a Transfer Studies CSU GE-B or IGETC a

LANGUAGE ARTS Communication, Digital Literacy & Leadership ø Communication Studies AA-T AA English AA-T AA ESL: Careers in Early Childhood Education X ESL: Careers in Healthcare X French AA Italian AA Liberal Arts: Communication & Media AA Spanish AA-T AA Professional & Workplace Communication a Transfer Studies CSU GE-B or IGETC a Women, Gender & Queer Studies AA SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATH Biology AS-T Biological Sciences AS Biotech Lab Technician a Computer Science a Ecology, Biodiversity & Conservation AS Engineering AS Geology AS-T AS Geospatial Technology a Liberal Arts: Science & Math AA Mathematics AS-T AS Nutrition & Dietetics AS-T Physics AS-T Physics, Applied Physics, Geophysics AS Public Health Science AS-T Transfer Studies CSU GE-B or IGETC a Unmanned Aircraft System Technology a SOCIAL SCIENCE Anthropology AA-T AA Economics AA-T AA Geography AA-T AA History AA-T AA Law, Public Policy and Society AA-T Liberal Arts: Cultural & Global Studies AA Liberal Arts: Social & Behavioral Studies AA Philosphy AA-T AA Political Science AA-T AA Psychology AA-T AA Social Justice Studies AA-T Sociology AA-T AA Transfer Studies CSU GE-B or IGETC a Women, Gender & Queer Studies AA CONTINUING EDUCATION Bookkeeping Certification ø Communication, Digital Literacy & Leadership ø Court Reporting ø Educational Captioning ø Entrepreneurship ø ESL: Careers in Early Childhood Education X ESL: Careers in Healthcare X Facility Maintenance Technician ø Proofreading ø Scoping ø Transcription and Office Support: Machine or Voice Writing ø

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2021-2022 Programs of Study

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West Valley College is the place to be for transferring to the California State University (CSU) system. We are a leader among colleges in the Bay Area that offer ADTs,

with 30 programs available, and more to come. Students who complete the 60-unit degrees are guaranteed admission

with junior standing to the CSU system. With the ADT you will be required to complete a maximum of 60 upper division units to earn your baccalaureate degree in a similar major.

OUR GROWING LIST OF ADT DEGREES INCLUDES

THE BENEFITS

• Reduces the need to take unnecessary courses

• Eliminates confusion caused by different CSU major requirements

• Guarantees CSU admission

ASSOCIATE DEGREES FOR TRANSFER(ADTs) AT WEST VALLEY COLLEGE

westvalley.edu/adt

• Administration of Justice• Anthropology• Art History• Biology• Business Administration• Child & Adolescent Development• Communication Studies• Early Childhood Education• Economics• Elementary Teacher Education

• English• Film, TV & Electronic Media• Geography• Geology• History• Kinesiology• Law, Public Policy & Society• Mathematics• Music• Nutrition & Dietetics

• Philosophy• Physics• Political Science• Psychology• Public Health Science• Social Justice Studies• Sociology• Spanish• Studio Arts• Theatre Arts

5Career Programs • Spring 2022

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Don’t miss our FREE Information Virtual Registration Event!

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 26, 20226:00 PM via Zoom

Check out our GREAT Career Technical Education programs!Each one designed to get you trained and working.• Accounting• Administration of Justice/Law Enforcement• Architecture/Landscape Architecture• Biotechnology• Business Administration• Child Studies/Early Elementary Education• Commercial Music/Music Production• Computer Science/Engineering• Court Reporting and Captioning• Digital Media: UX & App Design• Graphic Design

Talk to WVC faculty about how you can get started. Learn about the degrees, programs and certificates we offer in these areas. You can talk to a counselor, Admissions and Financial Aid. NO SIGN UP REQUIRED! For Zoom details, please visit westvalley.edu/events/career-info-night/

• Entrepreneurship• Health Care Technology• Interior Design• Paralegal• Park Management/Regenerative Agriculture (New for Fall 2022)• Personal Trainer• Pilates Instructor• Real Estate• Stage Technology• Unmanned Aircraft Technology/Geospatial Technology

Opening Session: Zoom 958 2130 6916