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June 9, 2021
Keep reading below to learn more about the specifics of the proposed requirement.
Q: Who would have to take an ethnic studies course?
Under the requirement being considered by the statewide Board of Governors that oversees California’s 116 community colleges, all students pursuing an associate degree would be required to take a three-unit ethnic studies class.
Those students would need to take a class in one of the four core ethnic studies disciplines: African American studies, Latino and Latina studies, Native American studies or Asian American studies.
There would be no new course requirement, however, for students pursuing a certificate. The requirement would also not apply to students at Calbright, California’s online-only community college, since that college doesn’t offer degrees.