Interdisciplinary Studies-Wellness and Self Development
A.A. Degree Counseling · Solano Community College · 2025-2026 Catalog
Minimum Units Required: 60.0 units
This major equips students with informative tools to support education in lifelong wellness and self-development. Students will be well acquainted with the landscape of wellness, self-development, while considering the psychological, biological, developmental, and physical factors involved. They will be able to make more effective decisions about optimizing their own wellness, lifestyle and performance. The Associate in Arts Degree can be obtained by completing the 18-unit major, General Education, and electives as needed to complete a minimum of 60 units. All courses for this major must be completed with a minimum grade of C or a P if the course is taken on a Pass/No Pass basis.
Program Learning Outcomes
Acquire a knowledge base that encourages lifelong learning in order for them to effectively adapt to a complex and changing society.
Discover the nature and common themes of the disciplines represented by an academic area of emphasis.
Discern the relationship between personal perspective and evidence-based evaluation of information.
Program Requirements
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Interdisciplinary Studies-Wellness and Self Development Major | 18 | |
| Courses Required - Wellness (select one course) | 3 | |
| HED 002 | Health Education | 3 |
| HED 003 | Women's Health Issues | 3 |
| KINE 050A | Introduction to Sports Psychology | 3 |
| NUTR 010 | Nutrition | 3 |
| Courses Required - Self Development (select one course) | 3 | |
| COUN 005 | Career-Life Planning | 3 |
| COUN 007 | Student Life Success | 3 |
| COUN 015 | Valuing Diversity | 3 |
| COUN 023 | Psychology for Modern Life | 3 |
| PSYC 020 | Personal and Social Behavior | 3 |
| Electives | 12 | |
| Electives: Select a minimum of 12 units with at least 3 units from each Wellness and Self Development. A maximum of 3 units of DANC, KINE and ATHL activity courses. | 12 | |
| Wellness Electives (Select any course(s) from this list or from Courses Required - Wellness not used) | 3-9 | |
| ATHL 001 | Women's Intercollegiate Volleyball (Fall) | 3 |
| ATHL 002A | Women's Fall Intercollegiate Basketball | 1 |
| ATHL 002B | Women's Spring Intercollegiate Basketball | 2 |
| ATHL 003 | Women's Intercollegiate Softball | 3 |
| ATHL 004 | Women's Intercollegiate Soccer (Fall) | 3 |
| ATHL 010 | Men's and Women's Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving (Spring) | 3 |
| ATHL 015 | Men's Intercollegiate Baseball | 3 |
| ATHL 016A | Men's Fall Intercollegiate Basketball | 1 |
| ATHL 016B | Men's Spring Intercollegiate Basketball | 2 |
| ATHL 022 | Intercollegiate Tennis | 3 |
| BIO 004 | Human Anatomy | 5 |
| BIO 005 | Human Physiology | 5 |
| BIO 016 | Introduction to Human Biology | 3 |
| BIO 018 | Biology of Sex | 3 |
| BIO 020 | Infectious Disease, Plagues, and Public Health | 3 |
| CDFS 054 | Child Health, Safety, and Nutrition | 3 |
| DANC 016A | Tap Dance - Beginning | 1 |
| DANC 015A | Contemporary Modern Dance - Beginning | 1 |
| DANC 016B | Tap Dance - Intermediate | 1 |
| DANC 013C | Jazz Dance - Advanced | 1 |
| DANC 025A | Dance Production | 3 |
| DANC 011A | Hip-Hop Dance - Beginning | 1 |
| DANC 020A | Dance Choreography | 2 |
| DANC 013A | Jazz Dance - Beginning | 1 |
| DANC 010A | Ballroom Dance - Beginning | 1 |
| DANC 014A | Ballet - Beginning | 1 |
| DANC 014B | Ballet - Intermediate | 1 |
| DANC 012A | Swing Dance - Beginning | 1 |
| DANC 013B | Jazz Dance - Intermediate | 1 |
| DANC 012B | Swing Dance - Intermediate | 1 |
| DANC 010B | Ballroom Dance - Intermediate | 1 |
| DANC 011B | Hip-Hop Dance - Intermediate | 1 |
| KINE 002A | Swimming - Beginning | 1 |
| KINE 002B | Swimming - Intermediate | 1 |
| KINE 002D | Swim for Fitness - Beginning | 1 |
| KINE 003A | Self Defense - Beginning | 1 |
| KINE 003D | Judo - Beginning | 1 |
| KINE 003E | Judo - Intermediate | 1 |
| KINE 010A | Fitness For Life | 2 |
| KINE 011A | Body Conditioning - Beginning | 1 |
| KINE 011B | Body Conditioning - Intermediate | 1 |
| KINE 012A | Weight Training - Beginning | 1 |
| KINE 012B | Weight Training - Intermediate | 1 |
| KINE 013X | Step Aerobics - Beginning | 1 |
| KINE 003X | Cardio Kickboxing - Beginning | 1 |
| KINE 006X | Pilates for Fitness - Beginning | 1 |
| KINE 003Y | Cardio Kickboxing - Intermediate | 1 |
| KINE 006E | Fundamentals of Yoga | 1 |
| KINE 021A | Archery - Beginning | 1 |
| KINE 023X | Tennis - Beginning | 1 |
| KINE 023Y | Tennis - Intermediate | 1 |
| KINE 030A | Soccer - Indoor/Outdoor - Beginning | 1 |
| KINE 037A | Volleyball - Beginning | 1 |
| KINE 037B | Volleyball - Intermediate | 1 |
| KINE 040A | Introduction to Kinesiology | 3 |
| KINE 045C | Advanced First Aid and Emergency Care | 3 |
| KINE 041A | Introduction to Sports Science | 3 |
| KINE 042A | Principles of Fitness & Sports Training | 3 |
| KINE 019A | Fit Ball Training - Beginning | 1 |
| NUTR 054 | Child Health, Safety, and Nutrition | 3 |
| DANC 004 | Dance Appreciation | 3 |
| KINE 006F | Intermediate Yoga | 1 |
| Self Development Electives (Select any course(s) from this list or from Courses Required - Self Development not used) | 3-9 | |
| CDFS 038 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| CDFS 040 | Family Relationships | 3 |
| CDFS 050 | Child, Family and Community | 3 |
| COMM C1000 Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 | |
| COMM 008 | Group Communication | 3 |
| COMM 010 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| COUN 058 | Life Management | 3 |
| COUN 062 | Helping Skills: Creating Alliances & Facilitating Change | 3 |
| HSW 001 | Introduction to Human Services and Social Work | 3 |
| HSW 082 | Serving Diverse Populations | 3 |
| HSW 085 | Introduction to Group Process | 3 |
| OCED 070 | Occupational Soft Skills | 1.5 |
| OCED 071 | Occupational Portfolio Development | 1.5 |
| PSYC C1000 Introduction to Psychology | 3 | |
| PSYC 005 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 006 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 012 | Introduction to Gender | 3 |
| PSYC 034 | Human Sexual Behavior | 3 |
| PSYC 040 | Drugs, Society & Behavior | 3 |
| SJS 002 | Introduction to Race and Ethnicity | 3 |
| SJS 030 | Peace, Nonviolence and Conflict Resolution | 3 |
| CDFS 070 | Lifespan Human Development | 3 |