Cal-GETC GE Requirements and Certificate of Achievement

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 verification.

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)

1A - ENGLISH COMPOSITION

(one course - 3 semester or 4-5 quarter units)

1B - CRITICAL THINKING AND COMPOSITION

(one course - 3 semester or 4-5 quarter units)

1C - ORAL COMMUNICATION

(one course - 3 semester or 4-5 quarter units)

AREA 2 - MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS AND QUANTITATIVE REASONING

(one course - 3 semester or 4 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)

ARCH 104 - History of Western Architecture 3
ARCH 107 - World Architecture: Pre-History to 1500 3 units
ARCH 108 - World Architecture: 1500 - Present 3 units
AHIS 101 - Art and Visual Culture: A Global Perspective 3 units
AHIS 102AH - Honors History of Western Art - Prehistoric to Gothic 3 units
AHIS 102C - History of Western Art - 19th Century to Contemporary Times 3 units
AHIS 205A - History of Asian Art - India and Southeast Asia 3 units
AHIS 205B - History of Asian Art - China, Korea, and Japan 3 units
AHIS 207 - Art History of Mexico and Central and South America 3 units
AHIS 208 - History of American Art 3 units
AHIS 208H - Honors History of American Art 3 units
AHIS 209 - History of African Art 3 units
AHIS 210 - History of Islamic Art and Visual Culture 3 units
DANC 101 - Dance Appreciation 3 units
DANC 103 - History of Dance in the 20th Century 3
FILM 105 - Media Aesthetics 3
FILM 110 - Film Appreciation 3 units
FILM 154 - Regional Cinemas 3 units
MUSI 111 - Music Appreciation Survey 3
MUSI 112 - Music Cultures of the World 3 units
MUSI 112H - Honors Music Cultures of the World 3 units
MUSI 113 - Survey of Jazz 3 units
MUSI 115 - Hip Hop Music and Culture 3 units
MUSI 116 - History of Rock Music 3 units
MUSI 117 - Music of the Beatles 3 units
MUSI 215A - Music History and Literature Up to 1750 3
MUSI 215B - Music History and Literature - 1750 to Present 3
PHOT 150 - The Art of Photography 3 units
THEA 103 - Theatre Appreciation 3 units
THEA 104 - Dramatic Literature 3 units

3B - HUMANITIES

(one course - 3 semester or 4 quarter units)

ANTH 4 - Language and Culture 3 units
ANTH 4H - Honors Language and Culture 3 units
ANTH 11 - Anthropology of Religion, Magic and Witchcraft 3 units
CHIN 2 - Elementary Chinese II 5 units
CHIN 3 - Intermediate Chinese I 5 units
CHIN 24 - Introduction to Chinese Language and Culture 3
ENGL 12 - Introduction to Fiction 3 units
ENGL 15A - Survey of British Literature I 3 units
ENGL 15B - Survey of British Literature II 3 units
ENGL 18 - Survey of Women Writers: Middle Ages to the Present 3
ENGL 20 - Shakespeare’s Plays - Tragedies and Romances 3 units
ENGL 21 - Shakespeare’s Plays - Comedies and Histories 3 units
ENGL 27 - Children’s Literature 3
ENGL 28 - Images of Women in Literature 3 units
ENGL 30 - The English Bible as Literature 3
ENGL 31 - Mythology and Folklore 3
ENGL 34 - The Short Story 3 units
ENGL 35 - World Literature: 3500 BCE to 1650 CE 3
ENGL 36 - World Literature: 1650 CE to Present 3
ENGL 39 - Literature and Film 3 units
ENGL 40A - American Literature I 3 units
ENGL 40B - American Literature II 3 units
ENGL 41B - Survey of Film: 1950 to the Present 3 units
ENGL 42 - Chicane and Latine Literature 3
ENGL 43 - African American Literature 3 units
ENGL 44 - The Literature of American Ethnic Groups 3 units
ENGL 46 - Sexualities, Identities, and Literature 3 units
ENGL 48 - Modern Literature of Latin America 3 units
ENGL 90 - Comics as Literature 3 units
FILM 100 - Introduction to Electronic Media 3 units
FILM 153 - American Independent Cinema 3 units
FREN 2 - Elementary French II 5 units
FREN 3 - Intermediate French I 5 units
FREN 4 - Intermediate French II 5 units
HIST 105 - Women and American History from the Colonial Era to 1877 3 units
HIST 106 - Women and American History from 1877 to the Present 3 units
HIST 108 - United States History: The American Indian Experience 3 units
HIST 110 - The African American in the United States to 1877 3
HIST 111 - The African American in the United States from 1877 to the Present 3
HIST 112 - History of the Chicano in the United States 3 units
HIST 114 - History of the Asian American in the United States 3 units
HIST 122 - United States Social History: Cultural Pluralism in America 3 units
HIST 122H - Honors United States Social History: Cultural Pluralism in America 3 units
HIST 128 - History of California 3
HIST 129 - History of Los Angeles 3
HIST 140 - History of Early Civilizations 3
HIST 141 - History of Modern Civilizations 3
HIST 152 - History of Latin America through Independence 3 units
HIST 154 - A History of Mexico 3 units
GERM 2 - Elementary German II 5 units
GERM 3 - Intermediate German I 5 units
HUMA 1 - An Introduction to the Humanities 3 units
ITAL 2 - Elementary Italian II 5 units
ITAL 24 - Introduction to Italian Culture 3 units
JAPA 2 - Elementary Japanese II 5 units
JAPA 3 - Intermediate Japanese I 5 units
JAPA 4 - Intermediate Japanese II 5 units
JAPA 25 - Cultural Aspects of the Japanese Language 3 units
PHIL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy 3
PHIL 101H - Honors Introduction to Philosophy 3
PHIL 103 - Ethics and Society 3 units
PHIL 107 - Philosophy of Religion 3
PHIL 111 - History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy 3 units
PHIL 112 - History of Modern Philosophy 3 units
PHIL 113 - Contemporary Philosophy 3 units
PHIL 115 - Existentialism 3 units
PHIL 117 - Political Philosophy 3
POLI 7 - Political Philosophy 3
SPAN 2 - Elementary Spanish II 5 units
SPAN 3 - Intermediate Spanish I 5 units
SPAN 4 - Intermediate Spanish II 5 units
SPAN 5 - Advanced Spanish I 3 units
SPAN 6 - Advanced Spanish II 3 units
SPAN 24 - Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Language and Cultures 3
SPAN 52A - Spanish for Native Speakers I 5 units
SPAN 52B - Spanish for Native Speakers II 5 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)

ASTR 12 - Astronomy Laboratory 1 unit
ASTR 15 - Life in the Universe 3 units
ASTR 20 - The Solar System 3 units
ASTR 20H - Honors The Solar System 3 units
ASTR 25 - Stars and Galaxies 3 units
ASTR 25H - Honors Stars and Galaxies 3 units
CHEM 1A - General Chemistry I 5 units
CHEM 1B - General Chemistry II 5 units
CHEM 4 - Beginning Chemistry 5 units
CHEM 4H - Honors Beginning Chemistry 5 units
CHEM 7A - Organic Chemistry I 5 units
CHEM 7B - Organic Chemistry II 5 units
CHEM 20 - Fundamentals of Chemistry 5 units
CHEM 21A - Survey of General and Organic Chemistry 4 units
CHEM 21B - Survey of Organic and Biochemistry 4 units
GEOG 1 - Physical Geography 3 units
GEOG 6 - Physical Geography Laboratory 1 unit
GEOG 9 - Weather and Climate 3 units
GEOL 1 - Physical Geology 3
GEOL 2 - History of Planet Earth 3 units
GEOL 3 - Physical Geology Laboratory 1 unit
GEOL 4 - History of Planet Earth Laboratory 1 unit
GEOL 7 - Environmental Science I 3 units
GEOL 15 - Natural Disasters 3 units
GEOL 30 - Geology Laboratory of Death Valley 1
GEOL 32 - Geology Laboratory of Owens Valley and Sierra Nevada 1 unit
GEOL 34 - Geology Laboratory of Southeastern California 1 unit
GEOL 36 - Geology Laboratory of Coastal California 1 unit
OCEA 10 - Introduction to Oceanography 4 units
OCEA 10H - Honors Introduction to Oceanography 4 units
PSCI 25 - Exploring Physical Sciences 3 units
PHYS 1A - Mechanics of Solids 4 units
PHYS 1B - Fluids, Heat and Sound 3 units
PHYS 1C - Electricity and Magnetism 4 units
PHYS 1D - Optics and Modern Physics 4 units
PHYS 2A - General Physics 4 units
PHYS 2B - General Physics 4 units
PHYS 3A - General Physics with Calculus 5 units
PHYS 3B - General Physics with Calculus 5 units
PHYS 11 - Descriptive Introduction to Physics 3

5B - BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE

(one course - 3 semester or 4 quarter units)

ANAT 30 - Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology 4 units
ANAT 32 - General Human Anatomy 4 units
APHY 34A - Anatomy and Physiology I 4 units
APHY 34B - Anatomy and Physiology II 4 units
ANTH 1 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology 3 units
ANTH 1H - Honors Introduction to Biological Anthropology 3 units
ANTH 5 - Biological Anthropology Laboratory 1 unit
BIOL 8 - Biology of Plants 4 units
BIOL 10 - Fundamentals of Biology 4 units
BIOL 10H - Honors Fundamentals of Biology 4 units
BIOL 11 - Fundamentals of Zoology 4 units
BIOL 15 - Environmental Aspects of Biology 3 units
BIOL 16 - Field Entomology 4 units
BIOL 17 - Marine Biology 3
BIOL 18 - Marine Biology Laboratory 1
BIOL 75 - Introduction to Biotechnology 3 units
BIOL 76 - Introduction to Biotechnology Laboratory 1 unit
BIOL 110 - Cell and Molecular Biology 5 units
BIOL 110H - Honors Cell and Molecular Biology 5 units
BIOL 120 - Ecology, Evolution, Diversity, and Physiology 5 units
BIOL 120H - Honors Ecology, Evolution, Diversity, and Physiology 5 units
BIOL 130 - Fundamentals of Molecular Biology 3 units
MICR 33 - General Microbiology 5 units
PSYC 107 - Physiological Psychology 3

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)

ESTU 1 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies 3 units
ESTU 3 - The Chicano in Contemporary United States Society 3 units
*ESTU 1, 3 (if taken fall 2021 or after)

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. A course used to satisfy this requirement may also be applied to Cal-GETC subject areas.

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.

Competence may be demonstrated through one of the following mechanisms:

Completion of second level of high school course work in a language other than English with a letter grade of C- in the second semester of the second year
Non-English language institution: formal schooling through the sixth grade level or higher (unofficial or opened transcript may be used, as appropriate)
Satisfactory completion of a course(s) at a college or university equivalent to the second level of high school instruction with a letter grade of C or higher, (credit or pass grade may be used if it is equivalent to a 2.0 or higher); usually one semester of college work is equivalent to two years in high school, check the college catalog
A Defense Language Institute of Foreign Language Center (DLIFC) language other than English with a passing grade of C or higher on the transcript
Exams: SAT subject tests in languages other than English
AP exams with a score of 3 or higher
IBHL exams with score of 5 or higher
General certificate of secondary education: O level exams in languages other than English with grade of A, B or C; A level exams with grades of A, B or C
Satisfactory completion of an achievement test administered by the community college, university, or other college’s LOTE. The test must assess proficiency in the language equivalent to two years of high school language, posted on a transcript or college letterhead.
Faculty verification. If test is not available, faculty member may verify competency and provide document on college letterhead mastering proficiency equivalent to two years of high school instruction.