Program Overview

The Certificate of Achievement in Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) will be awarded upon completion of the IGETC requirements as outlined in the catalog year's IGETC (CSU) certification sheet. Students must complete a minimum of 37-39 units, which are distributed among six areas. IGETC (CSU) requirements are designed to be taken with a major area of concentration and elective courses in preparation for transfer to a California State University. This certificate recognizes the completion of lower division general education requirements for IGETC (CSU).

Program Requirements

Complete 37 - 39 units of coursework to meet the IGETC (CSU) Certification requirements as listed below. All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher.
AREA 1: ENGLISH COMMUNICATION (9 units) Three courses required – one from 1A English Composition, 1B Critical Thinking, and 1C Oral Communication. Units
Area 1A: ENGLISH COMPOSITION 3 units
Area 1B: CRITICAL THINKING 3 units
Area 1C: ORAL COMMUNICATION 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 required) 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 (9 units required) Three courses required - Choose from at least two disciplines or an interdisciplinary sequence. Units
Area 4: SOCIAL and BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES 9 units
AREA 5: PHYSICAL and BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (7 - 9 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 - 4 units
Area 5B: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE 3 - 4 units
Area 5C LABORATORY ACTIVITY 1 unit
ADVISORY
U.S. HISTORY, CONSTITUTION and AMERICAN IDEALS (AHI) – CSU Graduation Requirement Only Although not part of IGETC (CSU), the AHI requirement may be completed prior to transfer to a California State University (CSU) campus. Choose one course from Group A and one course from either Group B1 or Group B2. Units
Group A: U.S. History & Government (US-1 & US-2) Group B1: STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT (US-3) OR Group B2: U.S. GOVERNMENT / STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT (US-2 & US-3)
Advisory Units
Total Required Units: 37 - 39