Degrees and Certificates

This is an archived copy of the 2024-2025 catalog. To access the most recent version of the catalog, please visit https://catalog.nocccd.edu.

Listed below are programs of study offered by Cypress College and requirements for specific certificates and degrees.

Students are encouraged to meet with an academic counselor for individual education planning.

•    Certificates with less than a total of 16 units or not State approved, will not appear on college transcripts.
•    Certificates with more than a total of 16 units will be noted on transcript as Certificate of Achievement.

Any request for a course substitution or waiver may be discussed with a counselor and must be submitted for approval to the Admissions and Records Office.

NOTE: For students wanting to transfer to a university, schedule an appointment with a counselor. Students may also reference www.assist.org. Degrees and certificate programs are listed below by Instructional Divisions.

Cypress College certifies that all courses numbered 100 C through 299 C in the following divisions are baccalaureate-level classes and are transferable to any campus of the California State University system for credit toward its baccalaureate degrees:

  • Business and Computer Information Systems 
  • Career Technical Education
  • Counseling and Guidance 
  • Fine Arts  
  • Health Science
  • Kinesiology
  • Language Arts 
  • Science/Engineering/Mathematics 
  • Social Sciences

Note: All Honors classes offered at Cypress College are transferable to any campus of the California State University system.