IGETC

Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum for Transfer to CSU and UC 2019-2020

Completion and certification of IGETC will permit community college students to transfer to a campus in the CSU or UC system without the need, after transfer, to take additional lower division general education courses to satisfy campus general education requirements. Course in bold print are approved for Fall 2019 and thereafter.

IGETC is not advisable for all transfer students. Students with majors that require extensive lower division preparation may be best served by taking courses that fulfill the General Education Breadth of the UC campus. These majors include, but are not limited to, Engineering, Pre-professional programs, and Science.

Certification must be requested through the Admissions and Records Office. Current IGETC standards allow for full or partial certification. Partial certification is defined as completing all but two courses from any area except those listed in Areas 1 and 2.  

Minimum UC and/or CSU transfer requirements must be met prior to transfer. All courses must be completed with a “C” or better. IGETC may be certified by any Community College the student has attended.

Acceptable scores on Advanced Placement tests as listed on the 2019-2020 College Credit for Advanced Placement (AP) Chart may be used for IGETC certification.

AREA 1 - ENGLISH COMMUNICATION

CSU - 3 courses required, 1 from each group below

UC - 2 courses required, 1 from group A and 1 from group B

A. English Composition: 1 course, 3-4 semester/4-5 quarter units.

ENGL 101, ENGL 101H

B. Critical Thinking - English Composition: 1 course, 3-4 semester/4-5 quarter units.

ENGL 102, ENGL 102H, PHIL 103 

C. Oral Communication (CSU only): 1 course, 3 semester/4-5 quarter units. 

COMMST 100, COMMST 100H, COMMST 111, COMMST 111H, COMMST 140

AREA 2A - MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS AND QUANTITATIVE REASONING:

(1 course, 3-4 semester/4-5 quarter units)

CSCI 200; MATH 102**, MATH 110, MATH 110H, MATH 115, MATH 141**, MATH 160**, MATH 200, MATH 250, MATH 251, MATH 252, MATH 265, MATH 266, PSYCH 120

AREA 3 - ARTS AND HUMANITIES

(At least 3 courses with at least one from the Arts and one from the Humanities, 9 semester/12-15 quarter units.)

A. Arts: 

ART 100, ART 100H, ART 102, ART 102H, ART 103, ART 105, ART 113; DANCE 200, DANCE 200H; ENGL 108, ENGL 109, ENGL 226, MUSIC 100, MUSIC 103, MUSIC 103H, MUSIC 120, MUSIC 120H, MUSIC 134; THART 100, THART 100H, THART 108, THART 109, THART 226

B. Humanities: 

ANTHRO 107*, ANTHRO 110*, ANTHRO 125*, ANTHRO 136*; ARABIC 103, ARABIC 104; ASL 103, ASL 104, ASL 105, ASL 115; ENGL 150, ENGL 152, ENGL 152H, ENGL 155, ENGL 155H, ENGL 160, ENGL 163, ENGL 170, ENGL 175, ENGL 250, ENGL 260, ENGL 261, ENGL 270, ENGL 271, ENGL 275, ENGL 280, ENGL 281; FRENCH 103, FRENCH 104; HIST 100*, HIST 100H*, HIST 101*, HIST 101H*, HIST 107*, HIST 135*, HIST 145*, HIST 150*, HIST 170*, HIST 170H*, HIST 171*, HIST 171H*; HUM 101, HUM 102, HUM 140; JAPN 103, JAPN 104; PHIL 101, PHIL 101H, PHIL 105, PHIL 105HPHIL 107, PHIL 109RELIG 100, RELIG 100H, RELIG 101, RELIG 101H, RELIG 110*, RELIG 113, RELIG 120,* RELIG 135*, RELIG 175, RELIG 176; SPAN 103, SPAN 104

AREA 4 - SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

(At least 3 courses from at least two disciplines, 9 semester/12-15 quarter units)

ANTHRO 100, ANTHRO 102, ANTHRO 102H, ANTHRO 106*, ANTHRO 106H*, ANTHRO 107*, ANTHRO 110*, ANTHRO 125*, ANTHRO 136*, ASL 115CD 105COMMST 135, COMMST 174; ECON 100**, ECON 200, ECON 200H, ECON 201, ECON 201H; GEOG 102, GEOG 102H, GEOG 120; HIST 100*, HIST 100H*, HIST 101*, HIST 101H*; HIST 107*, HIST 135*, HIST 145*, HIST 150*, HIST 170*, HIST 170H*, HIST 171*, HIST 171H*; JOUR 135; POLIT 100, POLIT 100H, POLIT 102, POLIT 104, POLIT 106, POLIT 110, POLIT 122; PSYCH 100, PSYCH 100H, PSYCH 102, PSYCH 103, PSYCH 110, PSYCH 111, PSYCH 118; RELIG 110*, RELIG 120*, RELIG 135*; SOC 100, SOC 100H, SOC 105, SOC 106, SOC 130, SOC 132, SOC 141, SOC 141H, SOC 145, SOC 150

AREA 5 - PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

(2 courses required, one Physical Science course and one Biological Science course, 7-9 semester/9-12 quarter units.  At least one course must include a corresponding laboratory.)

A. Physical: 

ASTRON 150, ASTRON 150H, ASTRON 160; CHEM 101**, CHEM 102**, CHEM 123, CHEM 150, CHEM 150H, CHEM 151, CHEM 151HCHEM 212, CHEM 213; ENVS 101*, ENVS 101H*; ENVS 110*; GEOG 110, GEOG 110H, GEOG 111, GEOG 111H, GEOG 114, GEOG 115, GEOG 126; GEOL 100, GEOL 100H, GEOL 101, GEOL 101H, GEOL 112**, GEOL 113**, GEOL 140, GEOL 141GEOL 150, GEOL 150H, GEOL 160, GEOL 250; OCEAN 100**, OCEAN 101**, OCEAN 101H**; PHYSIC 100**, PHYSIC 110**, PHYSIC 111**, PHYSIC 250**, PHYSIC 251**, PHYSIC 252**; PS 101

B. Biological: 

ANAT 150, ANAT 151; ANTHRO 106*, ANTHRO 106H*, ANTHRO 116; BIOL 100, BIOL 123, BIOL 130, BIOL 130H, BIOL 131, BIOL 131H; ENVS 101*, ENVS 101H*; ENVS 110*; MICRO 100, MICRO 102**, MICRO 150**

C. Laboratory: 

This requirement is met by completion of any laboratory course in 5A or 5B. Laboratory courses are underlined.

UC REQUIREMENT ONLY - Language Other Than English (LOTE)

Complete one of the following:

ARABIC 102, ARABIC 103, ARABIC 104; ASL 102, ASL 103, ASL 104, ASL 105; FRENCH 102, FRENCH 103, FRENCH 104; JAPN 102, JAPN 103, JAPN 104; RUS 102; SPAN 102, SPAN 103, SPAN 104, SPAN 157, SPAN 158 

OR two years of high school coursework in the same language with a grade of "C-" or better. (Students from "non-English-speaking" countries should see a counselor for language proficiency equivalencies.) See a counselor for options that meet this requirement.

CSU GRADUATION REQUIREMENT ONLY - U.S. History, Constitution and American Ideals

(This area is not part of IGETC. Courses MAY be used to partially satisfy areas 3B or 4 per current IGETC Standards.)

(6 semester units, one course from group 1 and one course from group 2)

Group 1 - POLIT 100, POLIT 100H

Group 2 - HIST 100, HIST 100H, HIST 101, HIST 101H

* Courses may be listed in more than one area, but may not be applied in more than one. The only exceptions to this are courses listed in both 3B and LOTE.

** Indicates that transfer credit may be limited by UC or CSU or both. Please see the catalog or consult a counselor.

NOTE: When a course is approved for IGETC, it applies for certification starting with the year of approval and ending when it is removed.

If your goal is to complete an AS-T in Biology or Chemistry, please see a counselor and the CHC catalog for information on IGETC for STEM.