Program Overview

The Certificate of Achievement in Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) 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 - 38 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 (6-8 units) Two courses required – one from 1A English Composition and 1B Critical Thinking Units
Area 1A: ENGLISH COMPOSITION 3 units
Area 1B: CRITICAL THINKING 3 - 5 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 (9 units) 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
AREA 6 – LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH (LOTE) UC Requirement Only To demonstrate proficiency, one of the following must be completed: Units
• Two years of high school study in one language with a grade of “C” or better (verified by official high school transcript); • Completion, with a grade of “C” or better, of two years of formal schooling at the sixth grade level or higher in an institution where the language of instruction is NOT English (confirmed by appropriate documentation);
• Satisfactory score on the College Board Subject Test (formerly SAT II) in language other than English (Check with your counselor for require scores); • Score of 3 or better on the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Exam in a language other than English; • Score of 5 or higher on the International Baccalaureate (IB) Higher Level Examination in a language other than English;
• Satisfactory completion of a proficiency test administered by a community college, university, or other college in a language other than English; • Satisfactory completion of a course at a college or university with a grade of “C” or better, that is the considered equivalent to 2 years of high school language; • Satisfactory completion of a course approved for the Language Other Than English (LOTE) requirement.
NOTE: A student whose native language is NOT English, and who has completed at least nine years of education conducted in that language, will NOT receive lower-division language credit for college courses in that language taken in the United States (including AP or IB higher level exam credit).
Total Required Units: 34 - 38