GWC CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT IN IGETC

This Certificate of Achievement in the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum is designed for students who intend to transfer to the University of California or the California State University, or who are unsure if they will transfer to UC or CSU.

Students who complete this certificate will meet all lower division general education requirements for UC or CSU.

Students transferring to CSU must complete a minimum of 9 additional upper division general education units after transfer. The IGETC may not be appropriate for some programs or high unit majors. Students should consult a GWC counselor to make sure this is their best option. Courses on this list are approved for a specific academic year. A course can be used only if it is on the list when it is taken. Every effort has been made to assure the accuracy of this list at the time of publication; however, additions or deletions sometimes occur during the year. Students are encouraged to see a GWC counselor and check the ASSIST website (www.assist.org) regularly for the most current information about approved general education courses. ASSIST is the official repository of course articulation for California’s public colleges and universities.

To receive this certificate, a minimum of 12 residency units must be completed at GWC.

A grade of “C” or better is required in all courses. Grades of “credit/pass” can be used if equivalent to a “C” grade. One course may not be used to satisfy more than one general
education requirement.

Note: Honors course credit limitation - Duplicate credit will not be awarded for both the honors and regular versions of a course. Credit will only be awarded for the first course
completed with a grade of “C” or better

NOTE: Students who are awarded this Certificate of Achievement must also request IGETC certification at the Admissions and Records Office when sending their final transcript to the four-year school.

AREA 1: English Communication:

CSU: Complete all three groups. 9 semester units (or 12-15 quarter units).
UC: Complete Group A and Group B. Two courses, 6 semester units (or 8-10 quarter
units). Two 3 quarter unit sequential English courses can be used to satisfy Area 1A.

1 A: English Composition
English G100 (or G100H)

1 B: Critical Thinking-English Composition
English G110 (or G110H)

1 C: Oral Communication (CSU ONLY)
Communication Studies G110 (or G110H)

AREA 2: Mathematical Concepts And Quantitative Reasoning:

One course, 3 - 5 semester units (or 4-5 quarter units). Two 3 quarter unit sequential
Mathematics courses can be used to satisfy this area.
Mathematics G100, G115*, G140*, G155, G160, G170*, G180*, G185, G230, G235,
G240, G280, G282, G285

AREA 3: Arts and Humanities:

Three courses, with at least one from Group A and one from Group B for a total of 9
semester units (or 12-15 quarter units).

3 A: Arts
Art G100, G105 (or G105H), G106 (or G106H)
Humanities G100 (or G100H), G102, G103, G104, G108, G110 (or G110H),
G120 (or G120H), G122, G126, G130, G132, G135, G139, G143, G170
Music G101 (or G101H), G103, G104, G108, G126, G139, G143, G165
Photography G158
Theater Arts G100, G101, G102, G108

3 B: Humanities
Anthropology G135
Chinese G280
Economics G120
English G112, G114 (or G114H), G143, G150, G155, G160 (or G160H), G161
(or G161H), G170, G171, G181 (or G181H), G270, G275
Farsi G185
French G185, G280, G285, G290
German G280, G285
History G110, G120, G121, G132, G135, G140, G150, G160, G161, G162,
G170#, G175#, G180 (or G180H), G185 (or G185H)
Italian G185, G280, G285
Philosophy G100, G102, G110, G111, G120, G150
Political Science G150
Social Science G135
Spanish G165, G185, G280, G285, G290
Vietnamese G185, G280, G285, G290

AREA 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences:

Three courses, from at least two disciplines, for a total of 9 semester units (or 12-15
quarter units).

4 A: Anthropology
Anthropology G100, G130, G140, G150

4 B: Economics
Economics G110, G120, G170, G175
History G110

4 C: Ethnic Studies
Social Science G133
Sociology G133

4 D: Gender Studies
History G121

4 E: Geography
Geography G100, G185, G195

4 F: History
History G121, G132. G135, G140, G150, G185H

4 G: Interdisciplinary Studies
Anthropology G136
Communication Studies G190, G255
Environmental Studies G100
History G136
Peace Studies G100, G110
Social Science G134, G136
Sociology G134

4 H: Political Science
Philosophy G150
Political Science G100, G101, G110, G120 (or G120H), G130, G150, G180#
(or G180H#), G185

4 I: Psychology
Psychology G100 (or G100H), G116, G118, G165, G250, G255, G280

4 J: Sociology
Criminal Justice G123, G140
Sociology G100 (or G100H), G110, G185

AREA 5: Physical and Biological Sciences:

Two courses, with one from Group A and one from Group B, for a total of 7 - 9 semester
units (or 9-12 quarter units). One of the courses must include a lab. Underlining desig-
nates courses with a laboratory.

5 A: Physical Science
Astronomy G100, G100 + G100L
Chemistry G110*, G130*, G180, G185, G220, G225
Geography G180
Geology G105*, G110
Physical Science G100* (or G100H*)
Physics G110*, G110* + G111*, G120*, G125*, G185*, G280*, G285*, G290

5 B: Biological Science
Anthropology G185, G185 + G185L
Biology G100* (or G100H*), G104, G104 + G104L, G110, G120, G180,
G182, G183, G210, G220*, G221*, G225*
Psychology G250

AREA 6: Languages Other Than English (UC ONLY):

A. Complete two years of a high school foreign language with grades of “C minus”
or better (high school transcripts must be on file with Admissions & Records)

OR

B. Complete a foreign language course numbered G180 or higher with a grade of
“C” or better. Exception: Spanish G160 or G165 or Sign Language G180 or
higher also meet this requirement.

OR

C. Earn a satisfactory score on one of the following tests (results must be on file with
Admissions & Records);
1. SAT II Subject Test in languages other than English. (Before 5/95 – score:
500. After 5/95 – Chinese: 520, French: 540, German: 510, Hebrew: 470, Italian:
520, Japanese: 510, Korean: 500, Latin: 530, Spanish: 520).
2. College Board Advanced Placement Examination in a language other than
English (score: 3 or better)
3. International Baccalaureate Higher Level Examination in language other than
English (score: 5 or better)
4. An achievement test administered by a college or university (score: profi
ciency equivalent to at least two years of high school language).
5. Language other than English. “O” Level Exam with a grade of “C” or better or
“A” Level Exam with a score of 5 or higher.

OR

D. Complete,with grades of “C” (2.0) or better, two years of formal schooling at the
sixth grade level or higher in an institution where the language of instruction is
not English (documentation must be on file with Admissions & Records).

OR

E. Complete a Defense Language Institute course in a language other than English
with a grade of “C” or better (documentation must be on file with Admissions
and Records).

# CSU US History, Constitution and American Ideals (not part of IGETC: may
be completed prior to transfer). Transfer students are advised to complete History
G170 or G175 and Political Science G180 or G180H. Proficiency in these areas
is required prior to graduation from the California State University system. These
courses can also be counted for IGETC.

* UC Credit Limitation. See GWC counselor.

Note: This list was current at the time of printing. See a GWC counselor for the most
up to date transfer information