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Liberal Arts AA Degree with Emphasis in Arts, Humanities, and Communication Studies — AA
An associate degree — designed to transfer to a 4-year school. About 2 years full-time.
Every course this degree needs — pick the school you want to transfer to and see which ones count there, plus what's open to register for now (Fall 2026).
$1,326
In-state tuition / yr
31%
Graduate on time
$32,557
Median earnings after
56%
Earn above HS-grad wage
Source: federal College Scorecard (2026). College-wide — not specific to this program.
0 transfer directly49 count as electives48 not listed yet0 open this term (Fall 2026)
Showing transfer outcomes to California State University (system-wide) for 97 required courses at College of the Desert. Browse all transfer pathways →
Recommended Course Sequence
- Not offered this termHistory of Architecture IARCH 014 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termBasic Design & ColorART 003A · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termHistory of PhotographyARTH 033 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termHistory of Art I: Prehistoric to MedievalARTH 002A · 3 credits
- Not offered this termHistory of Art II: Renaissance to ContemporaryARTH 002B · 3 credits
- Not offered this termHistory of Modern ArtARTH 002C · 3 credits
- Not offered this termUnderstanding ArtARTH 010 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termArts of AsiaARTH 012A · 3 credits
- Not offered this termArts of Africa, Oceania, & Indigenous North AmericaARTH 012B · 3 credits
- Not offered this termArts of Latin AmericaARTH 012C · 3 credits
- Not offered this termElementary American Sign Language IASL 001 · 5 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termElementary American Sign Language IIASL 002 · 5 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termIntermediate American Sign Language IASL 003 · 4 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termIntermediate American Sign Language IIASL 004 · 4 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termSurvey of Human CommunicationCOMM 005 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termIntro to Interpersonal CommunicationCOMM 009 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termSmall Group CommunicationCOMM 013 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termIntercultural CommunicationCOMM 017 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termIntroduction to PersuasionCOMM 021 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termArgumentation and DebateCOMM 025 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termIntroduction to ChoreographyDANC 010 · 2 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termHistory of DanceDANC 015 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termDance, BalletDANC 076A · 2 credits
- Not offered this termArgumentative Writing and Critical Thinking through LiteratureENG 002 · 4 credits
- Not offered this termIntroduction to Creative WritingENG 005A · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termAdvanced Creative WritingENG 005B · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termAmerican Literature IENG 010A · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termAmerican Literature IIENG 010B · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termEnglish Literature IENG 011A · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termEnglish Literature IIENG 011B · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termGlobal Literature 1ENG 012A · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termWorld Literature IIENG 012B · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termShakespeareENG 014 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termThe Short StoryENG 015 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termLiterature by WomenENG 017 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termPoetry CSIENG 018 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termIntro Latin American/Chicano LiteratureENG 021 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termIntro to African American LiteratureENG 022 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termNative American LiteratureENG 024 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termIntroduction to the NovelENG 025 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termLGBTQ+ LiteratureENG 026 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termMyths and LegendsENG 035 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termChildren's LiteratureENG 036 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termIntroduction to FilmFILM 001 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termContemporary World FilmFILM 021 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termAmerican Film to the 1960sFILM 022 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termContemporary American FilmFILM 023 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termElementary French IFR 001 · 5 credits
- Not offered this termElementary French IIFR 002 · 5 credits
- Not offered this termIntermediate French IFR 003 · 4 credits
- Not offered this termIntermediate French IIFR 004 · 4 credits
- Not offered this termElementary German IGER 001 · 5 credits
- Not offered this termElementary German IIGER 002 · 5 credits
- Not offered this termHistory of World Civilization IHIST 003 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termHistory of World Civilization IIHIST 004 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termHistory of Western Civilization IHIST 005 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termHistory of Western Civilization IIHIST 006 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termUS History through ReconstructionHIST 017 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termUS History from Reconstruction to PresentHIST 018 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termCalifornia HistoryHIST 021 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termLatin American HistoryHIST 023 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termAmerican Popular CultureHIST 050 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termElementary Japanese IJPN 001 · 5 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termElementary Japanese IIJPN 002 · 5 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termIntroduction to Mass MediaMC 001 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termIntroduction to Public RelationsMC 005 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termHistory of Rock 'n' RollMUS 005 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termHistory of Film MusicMUS 006 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termHistory of Musical TheatreMUS 007 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termIntroduction to MusicMUS 010 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termThe History of JazzMUS 011 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termFundamentals of MusicMUS 012 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termLogic & Critical ThinkingPHIL 001 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termIntroduction to PhilosophyPHIL 006 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termIdeas of the Great PhilosophersPHIL 007 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termGeneral LogicPHIL 010 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termReligions of the WorldPHIL 012 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termPerspectives on Death & DyingPHIL 013 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termIntroduction to EthicsPHIL 014 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termPhilosophy of ReligionPHIL 017 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termPhilosophy of SciencePHIL 018 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termSociological Analysis& Critical ThinkingSOC 004 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termElementary Spanish ISPAN 001 · 5 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termElementary Spanish IISPAN 002 · 5 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termIntermediate Spanish ISPAN 003 · 4 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termIntermediate Spanish IISPAN 004 · 4 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termSpanish Conversation and CompositionSPAN 007 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termLatin American Culture and CivilizationSPAN 020 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termSpanish for Heritage Speakers ISPAN 021 · 5 credits
- Not offered this termSpanish for Heritage Speakers IISPAN 022 · 5 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termLatin American Short StorySPAN 024 · 4 credits
- Not offered this termIntroduction to TheatreTA 001 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termActing ITA 002 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termActing IITA 003 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termScript AnalysisTA 004 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termHistory of Musical TheatreTA 007 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termStagecraftTA 009 · 3 credits
Transfer outcomes reflect recorded course-to-course equivalencies and may not capture every agreement. Confirm with your advisor and the receiving university before enrolling.