Program Overview

The Certificate of Achievement in Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC/UC) will be awarded upon completion of the IGETC (UC) requirements as outlined in the catalog year's IGETC certification sheet. Students must complete a minimum of 34 - 36 units, which are distributed among six areas. IGETC (UC) requirements are designed to be taken with a major area of concentration and elective courses in preparation for transfer to a University of California campus. This certificate recognizes the completion of lower division general education requirements for IGETC (UC).

Program Requirements

Complete 34 - 36 units of coursework to meet the IGETC (UC) Certification requirements as listed below. All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher.
AREA 1: ENGLISH COMMUNICATION (6 units) Two courses required – one from 1A English Composition and 1B Critical Thinking Units
Area 1A: ENGLISH COMPOSITION 3 - 5 units
Area 1B: CRITICAL THINKING 3 units
AREA 2: MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS and QUANTITATIVE REASONING (3 units) One course required Units
Area 2: MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS and QUANTITATIVE REASONING 3 units
AREA 3: ARTS AND HUMANITIES (9 units) Three courses required – one from 3A Arts, one from 3B Humanities, and one from 3A or 3B. Units
Area 3A: ARTS 3 units
Area 3B: HUMANITIES 3 units
Area 3A: ARTS or 3B: HUMANITIES 3 units
AREA 4: SOCIAL and BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (6 units) Two courses required - Choose from at least two disciplines or an interdisciplinary sequence. Units
AREA 4: SOCIAL and BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES 6 units
AREA 5: PHYSICAL and BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (7 units) Complete one course from area 5A Physical Science and one course from 5B Biological Science; at least one must include a Lab as part of the course or as a separate course (5C). Units
Area 5A: PHYSICAL SCIENCE 3 units
Area 5B: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE 3 units
Area 5C LABORATORY ACTIVITY 1 unit
AREA 6 – LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH (LOTE) UC Requirement Only To demonstrate proficiency, one of the following must be completed: Units
1. Complete two years of high school coursework, or through the second level of high school study, in one language other than English with a grade of C or better;
2. Complete a UC-transferable language course or courses at a college or university with a grade of C or better in each course;
3. Earn a satisfactory score on one of the SAT Subject Tests: (Check with your counselor for required scores);
4. Earn a score of 3,4 or 5 on an AP examination in a language other than English;
5. Earn a score of 5, 6 or 7 on an IB Higher Level Examination in a language other than English;
6. Satisfactorily complete an achievement test administered by a community college, university, or another college in a language other than English;
7. If an achievement test is not available to assert proficiency, have competency verified by a faculty member associated with a U.S. regionally accredited college or university. Such verification requires that the college provide a document on letterhead asserting that the student’s proficiency in the language is equivalent to two years of high school study;
8. Complete, with grades of C or better, formal schooling through the sixth-grade level or higher in an institution where the language of instruction is not English. The student must present appropriate documentation to verify the language of instruction;
9. Earn a grade of A, B or C on a language other than English GCSE/IGCSE/O-level exam;
10. Complete a Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) language other than English course, which is indicted as passed with a “C” or higher on the official transcript;
11. Satisfactory completion of a course approved for the Language Other Than English (LOTE) requirement.
AREA 7: ETHNIC STUDIES (3 units) One course required Units
Area 7: ETHNIC STUDIES 3 units
Total Required Units: 34 - 36