Key to Course Information
Course Scheduling
Information on days, hours, instructors, and rooms in which classes are held each semester is contained in the Class Schedule, available at the Bookstore and MyPortal at https://laspositascollege.edu.
Registration
To receive credit, students must register in a course within the officially designated time. Course auditing may be permitted for some sections as detailed in Board Policy and Administrative Policy 4070.
Semester Units
All courses in this Catalog are described in semester units.
Enrollment Limitations
Many courses offered by LPC require the completion of prerequisite courses, enrollment in corequisite courses, and/or satisfy other enrollment limitations. Students should consult the course descriptions in this Catalog for course prerequisites, corequesites, and other enrollment limitations or the current Class Schedule.
Numbering System
Courses numbered:
- 1-99 are Bachelor’s level, generally transferable.
- 100-299 are not degree-applicable nor transferable.
- 29 are Independent Study courses.
- 100-149 are Basic Skills* courses.
- 200-299 Noncredit courses.
*Students may not receive more than 30 semester units for pre-collegiate basic skills courses. ESL and learning disabled students are exempt.
Common Course Numbering System (CCN)
- The Common Course Numbering (CCN) System is a state-mandated initiative (AB1111) aimed at simplifying student transfer and ensuring uniformity in course numbers across California Community Colleges.
- Starting Fall 2025, LPC will switch some courses to a new course numbering system.
This new system, called the Common Course Numbering (CCN) system, will use the following
structure:
- Subject: Four letter abbreviation (e.g., ENGL for English).
- Course Number: Standardized 5 character course identification; lead character is a C followed by 4-digits (e.g., C1000).
Course Notation
Courses in this Catalog are annotated with the course subject (abbreviation) used on LPC transcripts, e.g., Theater (THEA).
Course Description Annotations
The courses in this Catalog are annotated with codes to identify:
- Grading Option
- Transfer status to baccalaureate-degree institutions
- General Education pattern and area applicability
The following information explains how to interpret these codes.
The grading option for a course is indicated as follows:
- OP May be taken for a letter grade or pass/no pass or satisfactory progress (noncredit only)
- GR Must be taken for a letter grade only
- P/NP Must be taken for pass/no pass only
- P/NP/SP Must be taken for pass/no pass/satisfactory progress only
Transfer credit is indicated as follows:
- UC University of California
- CSU California State University
The General Education pattern option for a course is indicated as follows:
- Cal-GETC California General Education Transfer Curriculum
- AA/AS GE Las Positas College Associate of Arts/Science Degree
General Education
The General Education (GE) pattern annotation will be followed by the applicable area. For example: Cal-GETC: 3B means the course satisfies Area 3B on the Cal-GETC pattern.
University of California Transfer Limitations
Refer to www.assist.org for the most current limitations on UC transfer credit. See also individual courses in this Catalog or consult a counselor.
University of California Transfer Limitations
Refer to www.assist.org for the most current limitations on UC transfer credit. See also individual courses in this Catalog or consult a counselor.