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Film A.A. Degree - Cal-GETC GE

This program map represents one possible path for completing this program. Please see a counselor to create an educational plan that is customized to meet your needs. This path is not a guarantee of course availability or financial aid applicability.

Catalog:
2025-26
Total Units:
64-65

First Year

Semester 1

15-16 Units
CAT. COURSE TITLE UNIT GE Area
ME
TAFILM 300 / ENGLT 400
Introduction to Film
3
Cal-GETC Area 3A
ME
*Major Elective
3
GE
Social & Behavioral Sciences
3
Cal-GETC Area 4
GE
ENGL C1000 ** / ENGWR 488 H / ESLW 340
Academic Reading & Writing
3-4
Cal-GETC Area 1A
Elec
INDIS 313 ***
Freshman Seminar
3

*See Major Elective list in Semester 4.


**If you don\'t place directly in ENGL C1000 (check your eServices account), you will need to take ENGWR 80/ENGL C1000 combo course.


***INDIS 313 - Freshman Seminar is specifically designed for First Time in College students. This course is a non-required elective. If you\'re not a First Time in College student and/or you only would like to take required courses, you do not need to take this course.

Semester 2

15 Units
CAT. COURSE TITLE UNIT GE Area
Maj
TAFILM 307
Diversity in American Film
3
Cal-GETC Area 3B
ME
*Major Elective
3
ME
TAFILM 302 ** / 303 **
History of Film
3
GE
MATH 300 ***
Introduction to Mathematical Ideas
3
Cal-GETC Area 2
GE
Critical Thinking & Composition
3
Cal-GETC Area 1B

*See Major Elective list in Semester 4.


**Major Elective: TAFILM 302 or (TAFILM 303 & 304).


***If you don\'t place directly in MATH 300 (check your eServices account), you will need to take MATHS 95/MATH 300 combo course.

Summer Term

3 Units
CAT. COURSE TITLE UNIT GE Area
GE
*Social & Behavioral Sciences
3
Cal-GETC Area 4

*Cal-GETC Area 4 requires 2 courses from different disciplines. Select a course from Cal-GETC Area 4 from a different discipline than the previously completed Cal-GETC Area 4 course.

Second Year

Semester 3

15 Units
CAT. COURSE TITLE UNIT GE Area
Maj
TAFILM 330
Film Making
3
ME
*Major Elective
3
ME
*Major Elective
3
GE
Physical Science
3
Cal-GETC Area 5A
GE
Oral Communication
3
Cal-GETC Area 1C

*See Major Elective list in Semester 4.

Semester 4

16 Units
CAT. COURSE TITLE UNIT GE Area
ME
*Major Elective
3
ME
*Major Elective
3
ME
TAFILM 304 **
History of Film: 1950's to Present
3
GE
Ethnic Studies
3
Cal-GETC Area 6
GE
Biological Science
3
Cal-GETC Area 5B
GE
***Associate Lab Component
1
Cal-GETC Area 5C

*See Major Elective list below.


**TAFILM 304 is only required if you chose to complete TAFILM 303 in Semester 2. If you completed TAFILM 302 in Semester 2, choose any elective course numbered 100-499.


***Cal-GETC Area 5C will not be required if a laboratory activity is included in 5A or 5B.


Major Elective List (A minimum of 18 units from the following)

ENGLT 403 Film Adaptations

MUSM 322 Introduction to Film Music

MUSM 356 Pro Tools 101, Introduction to Pro Tools

MUSM 357 Pro Tools 110, Intermediate Pro Tools

MUSM 362 Mixing & Mastering Music Projects

MUSM 366 Pro Tools 201, Advance Pro Tools

MUSM 367 Audio for Video Post Production

TA 356 Acting for the Camera

TA 420 Stage Craft

TA 422 Stage Lighting

TA 430 Costume Construction

TA 437 Stage Make-up I

TA 438 Stage Make-up II

TAFILM 309 From Stage to Screen: Production Design & Art Direction

TAFILM 320 Cinema Genres

TAFILM 332 Film Production Workshop I

TAFILM 333 Film Production Workshop II

TAFILM 334 Film Production Workshop III

TAFILM 340 Film Editing

TAFILM 341 Advanced Film Editing

TAFILM 343 Motion Graphics for Video

TAFILM 344 Introduction to Digital Effects

TAFILM 345 Intermediate Digital Effects

TAFILM 347 Color Correcting & Grading for Film

TAFILM 360 Screen Writing

Legend

  • (H) - Honors
  • Elec - Elective
  • GE - General Education
  • Maj - Required Core
  • ME - Major Elective

Disclaimer

Every effort has been made to ensure that what is listed in the SCC Program Paths are accurate.  The courses, the course sequencing, and the programs are subject to change without notice by the administration of the Los Rios Community College District and Sacramento City College at the discretion of the district and Sacramento City College. Further, Sacramento City College reserves the right to amend any course or program.

PLEASE SEE AN SCC COUNSELOR.

AA/AS Requirements

Associate Degrees require the following:

  1. Completion of a minimum of 60 degree-applicable units with an overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 ("C" average). A minimum of 12 units must be completed within the Los Rios Community College District.
  2. Completion of each required course with a grade of "C" or better for a major offered at Sacramento City College. 
  3. Completion of the California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC). Areas 1 through 6 must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

Students with Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate Credit (IB) test scores should notify their Counselor to learn more about how test scores may be used for credit.

Exception: Students who possess a bachelor\'s (BA/BS) or higher degree from a college or university accredited through a regional accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) are deemed to have satisfied both the general education and graduation competency requirements for an AA/AS degree. Degrees from accredited institutions outside of the US will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Placement Information

Check your eServices account under “Academic Records” to determine your Math and English placements.

Published October 11, 2025

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