Welcome to the Santa Barbara City College General Catalog 2008-2009.

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View entire 2008-2009 Catalog or select a section from the index below:

• Foreword
• Calendar, 2008-2009
• Board of Trustees
• Administration
• General Information
• Admissions
• Residence Requirements
• Registration and Enrollment
• Fees and Refunds
• Financial Aid
• Student Support Services Directory
• Student Support Services
• Student Rights
• Student Responsibilities
• Advanced Placement Scores
• Academic Standards and Policies
• Special Instructional Programs
• Online College
• 2008-2009 Programs of Study
• Degrees, Certificates and Awards
• Transfer Curricula
• Department and Course Descriptions
  • Alcohol and Drug Counseling
  • Allied Health
  • American Ethnic Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Art
  • Automotive Services and Technology
  • Biological Sciences
  • Business
  • Career and Technical Education Programs
  • Chemistry
  • Communication
  • Computer Applications and Office Management
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Computer Network Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Construction Trades
  • Cosmetology
  • Culinary Arts and Hotel Management
  • Disabled Students Programs and Services
  • Drafting and CAD
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • English Skills
  • English as a Second Language
  • English, Composition and Literature
  • Environmental Horticulture
  • Environmental Studies
  • Film and Television
  • Fire Technology
  • Geography
  • Global Studies
  • Graphic Design and Photography
  • Health Information Technology and Cancer Information Management
  • History
  • Honors
  • Interior Design
  • Journalism
  • Learning Support Services
  • Liberal Studies
  • Library
  • Marine Diving Technologies
  • Mathematics
  • Middle East Studies
  • Multimedia Arts and Technologies
  • Music
  • School of Nursing
  • Personal Development
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Professional Development Studies
  • Psychology
  • Radiography and Sonography
  • School of Justice Studies
  • School of Modern Languages
  • Sociology
  • Theater Arts
  • Water Science
  • Work Experience
• Faculty and Administrators, 2008-2009
• Retired Faculty
• Faculty Lecturers