Program Overview
The Certificate of Achievement in IGETC for STEM (CSU) will be awarded upon completion of the IGETC for STEM (CSU) general education requirements as outlined on the catalog year's IGETC for STEM (CSU) general education worksheet. Students must complete a minimum of 33 units, which are distributed among five areas. Per state requirements, the IGETC for STEM (CSU) general education option is available to students earning an Associate Degree for Transfer in Biology and/or Environmental Science only. This certificate recognizes the completion of lower-division general education STEM requirements for the CSU.
Note: The IGETC for STEM (CSU) allows students to defer six (6) units of general education courses from the 37-39 unit IGETC pattern. Students completing the IGETC for STEM (CSU) pattern may defer one course from Area C and one course from Area D until after transfer. Before transfer, these deferred lower-division transfer courses must be replaced with calculus and/or major science courses required by the major.
Program Requirements
AREA A: ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION & CRITICAL THINKING (9 units) One course each from A1 Oral Communication, A2 Written Communication, and A3 Critical Thinking. | Units | |
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Area A1 ORAL COMMUNICATION | 3 units | |
Area A2 WRITTEN COMMUNICATION | 3 units | |
Area A3 CRITICAL THINKING | 3 units | |
AREA B: SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY AND QUANTITATIVE REASONING (9 units required) One course each from B1 Physical Science, B2 Life Science, and B4 Mathematics. At least one of the science courses listed in B1 or B2 must include a lab component (B3) as part of the course or as a separate lab course. | Units | |
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Area B1 PHYSICAL SCIENCE | 3 units | |
Area B2 LIFE SCIENCE | 3 units | |
Area B3 LABORATORY ACTIVITY | ||
Area B4 MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS & QUANTITATIVE REASONING | 3 units |
AREA C: ARTS AND HUMANITIES (6 units required) Complete one course in Area C1: Arts and one course in Area C2: Humanities. | Units | |
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Area C1 ARTS | 3 units | |
Area C2 Humanities | 3 units |
AREA D: SOCIAL SCIENCES (6 units required) Complete two courses from two different disciplines in the Social Sciences. | Units | |
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Area D SOCIAL SCIENCES | 6 units |
AREA E: LIFELONG LEARNING & SELF DEVELOPMENT (3 units required) Complete three units from E1 or from E1 and E2 combined (Note: Maximum one unit applicable from Area E2. Must complete a minimum of two units in Area E1). | Units | |
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Area E LIFELONG LEARNING & SELF DEVELOPMENT | 3 units |