Associate in Arts in Theatre Arts for Transfer at Los Medanos College is a 60-unit degree program designed to prepare students to transfer and study theatre at a California State University. The program, which requires 18 units of lower division work in Theatre, is combined with the California State General Education Pattern to prepare students to take upper division courses at a California State University. Typically, students who complete this program will be able to complete their upper division coursework at their chosen CSU in two additional years. To earn the Associate Degree for Transfer:
1. Complete the CSU General Education Breadth (CSU GE Breadth) or the Inter segmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) requirements.
2. Complete the required major requirements listed below. All courses in the major must be completed with a grade of C or better or a 鈥淧鈥 if the course is taken on a 鈥減ass-no pass鈥 basis.
3. Complete 60 CSU transferable units (including the General Education and major requirements).
Program Student Learning Outcomes
1. To analyze, dissect, and critically evaluate a script or theatrical event or film with working knowledge of its historical, cultural, and societal origins and contexts.
2. To use strongly developed physical, vocal, and emotional foundations to build a personalized acting process for approaching a text or character in order to effectively communicate on stage or in film.
3. To understand how and be able to write, produce, direct, manage, promote, and star in a theatrical event or film.
4. To be academically and fundamentally prepared to enter the entertainment industry or transfer to a 4-year theatre or film program, with an advanced standing.
September 2025
Los Medanos College
2700 East Leland Rd,
Room SS3-301,
PITTSBURG,
California,
94565, United States
Admission to Los Medanos College is open to the following:
1. Graduates of a regionally accredited high school,
2. Applicants who are 18 years of age or older.
In order to qualify for admission, the following is required: