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
AREA 1: ENGLISH COMMUNICATION (9 units) Three courses required – one from 1A English Composition, 1B Critical Thinking, and 1C Oral Communication. | Units | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Area 5A: PHYSICAL SCIENCE | 3 - 4 units | |
Area 5B: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE | 3 - 4 units | |
Area 5C LABORATORY ACTIVITY | 1 unit |
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 | |
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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) |
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