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Cal-GETC


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The California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal‐GETC) is the singular general education pathway for California Community College (CCC) students to fulfill lower‐division general education requirements necessary for transfer and admission to both the California State University (CSU) and the University of California (UC). Completion of the Cal‐GETC is not an admission requirement or admission guarantee for transfer to the CSU or UC, nor is it the only way to fulfill the lower‐division general education requirements for students at the CSU or UC. However, Cal‐GETC may be a requirement for some programs (e.g., if an ADT is required). Students may choose to complete coursework to meet the CSU or UC campus specific breadth requirements of the university program to which they plan to transfer. All courses taken to meet Cal‐GETC requirements must be completed with a grade of “C” or better. A grade of Credit or Pass may be used if the college’s policy states it is equivalent to a grade of C or better. No more than 14 semester units (21 quarter units) of Pass/No Pass (Credit/No Credit), excluding credit by examination, may be used toward Cal‐GETC certification Although courses may be listed in multiple general education areas (1‐6), a course can be given credit in only one GE subject area. Courses from foreign institutions cannot be used for Cal‐GETC certification, however, international courses can be evaluated at the receiving CSU or UC and applied to their campus‐specific breadth requirements. This advisement sheet can be modified or updated from time to time. All CSU/UC transferable courses can be verified atwww.assist.org Consult with a counselor regarding which catalog year may be most beneficial and appropriate (i.e., if you are eligible to use previous CSU GE Breadth or IGETC patterns). Cal‐GETC policies are governed by the CSU, UC and ICAS. The Articulation Officer has final review and determination of all courses and catalog rights applied toward Cal‐GETC full vertification.

A minimum “C” grade is required in each college course for Cal‐GETC. A “C” is defined as a minimum 2.0 grade points on a 4.0 scale.

Courses with superscripts indicate the year effective (articulated). Courses with superscripts in parentheses indicate the year ineffective (archived). For all effective and ineffective dates of ECC and other California Community College (CCC) courses articulated visit assist.org.

AREA 1 - ENGLISH COMMUNICATION


(three courses; one each from 1A, 1B and 1C - 9 semester or 12 quarter units)

AREA 3 - ARTS AND HUMANITIES


(two courses; one course from 3A, one course from 3B - 6 semester or 9 quarter units)

3A - ARTS


(one course - 3 semester or 4 quarter units)

3B - HUMANITIES


(one course - 3 semester or 4 quarter units)

AREA 4 - SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES


(Select two courses from two academic disciplines/groups - 6 semester or 8 quarter units)

AREA 5 - PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES


Two courses and a minimum of 7-9 semester or 9-12 quarter units required; one course from 5A and one course from 5B. One course must include a laboratory; the laboratory course must correspond to a lecture course in 5A or 5B (i.e., Anthropology 1 and 5).

5A - PHYSICAL SCIENCE


(one course - 3 semester or 4 quarter units)

5C - LABORATORY


(1 semester or 1 quarter unit)

Some courses in group 5A and 5B include a laboratory. One-unit lab courses must have a corresponding lecture course.

AREA 6 - ETHNIC STUDIES


(one course - 3 semester or 4 quarter units)

Total Units: 34


(OPTIONAL) CSU Graduation Requirement ONLY: U.S. HISTORY, CONSTITUTION & AMERICAN IDEALS

Not part of Cal-GETC; may be completed prior to transfer (6 semester or 8 quarter units):

History 101, 101H, 102, 102H, 105, 106, 108, 110, 111, 112, 114, 122, 122H

Political Science C1000, C1000H


(OPTIONAL) UC Requirement ONLY: Language Other than English

Not part of Cal-GETC; may be completed prior to transfer. Each UC campus has its own guidelines for this requirement.

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