Pathways Combination Day-Evening Majors

Students in Pathways may also choose a major that is offered at Dominican during the day. Pathways day majors must take their courses in the major during the day and fulfill the requirements as outlined in the Dominican University of California Catalog for the selected day major. They may take their required elective units during the day, evening, or Saturday, whichever serves their schedules best. However, these students must complete the Pathways General Education requirements in the evenings or on Saturdays with other Pathways students. Students may also design an interdisciplinary contract that combines two or more disciplines. This contract may require being able to take classes during the day. Pathways day majors must pay the day major fee each semester in which they are enrolled in day major courses.

Getting Started

In the first semester of coursework at Dominican, students enroll in two required courses that assist students in strengthening the academic skills they will need to complete their degree program.

All students (freshmen and transfer) must meet the University’s writing requirement in order to take upper division courses and to graduate. All entering students complete a writing placement exam, irrespective of whether they have completed a writing course at another institution. Based upon the results of this proficiency test, students will be placed in ENGL 1003 or ENGL 1004, or will be permitted to waive the Expository Writing course.

Students who are required to take a writing course at Dominican must enroll in the course to which they are assigned beginning in their first semester at Dominican and must complete the writing course sequence each subsequent semester until they have fulfilled the writing requirement.

In the first semester of coursework, students may also enroll in additional General Education, elective, or major core courses.

Elective Units

Elective units may be taken in any discipline and may be taken in either the Pathways or day division curriculum.

Four-Year Guarantee

See Admission to Undergraduate Study section.

Pathways Students–Declaring a Major

Pathways students must declare their major once they have completed 60 units of college credit. Students who transfer a minimum of 60 units to Dominican University of California at the time of matriculation (initial enrollment) must declare their chosen major following 18 units completed at Dominican University of California. Pathways students who declare a day major are subject to the day major fee to be paid each semester (See Tuition and Fees in this Catalog). Pathways students majoring in nursing must possess a valid Registered Nurse license.

Experiential Learning and Assessment

Through Experiential Learning and Assessment, students can identify and validate their lifelong learning endeavors. Experiential Learning and Assessment coordinates the University’s options for unsponsored learning which provide students with opportunities to earn college credit for learning accomplished outside the traditional academic setting, through the Experiential Learning Portfolio, standardized examinations (CLEP, Regents, NLN), and ACE/PONSI recommended courses.

Eligibility for the course ENGL 3442 and to the Experiential Learning and Assessment program requires that students have a minimum of six years professional life experience since completing high school.

See Experiential Learning Portfolio section and Credit Policies in Credit for Unsponsored Learning in this Catalog for additional information.