Option 3 - Transfer IGETC General Education
Designed for students who are planning to transfer to a university in the CSU or UC system. However, it may be appropriate for transfer to some independent colleges. In addition to the General Education requirements below, students must complete additional requirements for the Associate Degree listed in the catalog. Transfer students are strongly advised to contact a Coastline Counselor for guidance in preparing an educational plan. In addition, for the most current articulation information, visit the official course transfer and articulation system for California’s public colleges and universities, Assist.
Complete at least 37 units in the specific courses listed areas 1-6. These courses must be completed with a grade of C or better. One course may not be used to satisfy more than one general education requirement; however, the same course may be used to satisfy both a general education requirement and a requirement for the major or Area of Emphasis. Students may also double-count courses for the Global and Multicultural Studies Requirement.
Certification of General Education for Transfer to CSU or UC
Upon student request, Coastline will verify the completion of lower-division general education requirements for transfer to the California State University (either the CSU general education breadth requirements or the IGETC) or the University of California (IGETC). Courses can only be certified if they were on the CSU or IGETC approved list at the time they were taken by the student. Students who transfer without certification will have to meet the general education requirements of the specific CSU or UC campus to which they are transferring. Meeting these requirements usually necessitates taking additional courses. Coastline will certify courses only once. Certification is not automatic and must be requested after the completion of the last term prior to transfer. This request should be made in the Admissions office when final transcripts are requested to be sent to the transfer university.
Partial Certification of IGETC
Students may request partial certification if they have completed all but two of the courses on the IGETC pattern. Students need Areas 1 and 2 completed to meet minimum transfer admission requirements. Therefore, partial certification that acknowledges a deficiency in Area 1 and/or 2 may also indicate a student does not meet minimum transfer requirements. Students have several options for completing the remaining courses. See a counselor for more information.
Certificate of Achievement in Intersegmental General Education Transfer
Upon completion of this General Education pattern, students receiving IGETC certification will also automatically receive a Certificate of Achievement in Intersegmental General Education Transfer (IGETC) and IGETC Certification of General Education.
Area 1 – English Communication
UC Transfer-Choose two courses, one from Group A and one from Group B.
CSU Transfer-Choose three courses, one from Group A, one from Group B and one from Group C.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Group 1A - English Composition | ||
| ENGL C100 | Freshman Composition | 4 |
| Group 1B - Critical Thinking | ||
| ENGL C102 | Critical Reasoning, Reading, and Writing | 3 |
| Group 1C - Oral Communication (CSU transfers only) | ||
| CMST C101 | Fundamentals of Human Communication | 3 |
| CMST C110 | Public Speaking | 3 |
Area 2 – Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
One course, 3 semester/4 quarter units.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MATH C100 | Liberal Arts Mathematics | 3 |
| MATH C115 | College Algebra (2) | 4 |
| MATH C140 | Business Calculus (2) | 4 |
| MATH C150 | Finite Mathematics With Applications | 4 |
| MATH C160 | Introduction to Statistics (2) | 4 |
| MATH C170 | Precalculus (2) | 5 |
| MATH C180 | Calculus 1 (2) | 5 |
| MATH C185 | Calculus 2 | 5 |
| MATH C280 | Calculus 3 | 5 |
| MATH C285 | Introduction to Linear Algebra and Differential Equations | 5 |
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Course has credit limitations or is cross-listed with (identical to) another course on this list.
Please check with a Counselor or consult the Coastline Catalog Course Descriptions for the limitation
Area 3 – Arts and Humanities
Three courses, 9 semester/12 quarter units.
Choose one from Group 3A, one from Group 3B, and one more from either Group 3A or Group 3B.
Group 3A - Arts
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ART C100 | Survey of Art: Prehistory through Late Gothic | 3 |
| ART C101 | Survey of Art: Renaissance to Contemporary | 3 |
| ART C102 | Contemporary Art History | 3 |
| ART C103 | History of Asian Art | 3 |
| ART C104 | The History of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Art | 3 |
| ART C105 | Introduction to Art | 3 |
| ART C109 | The History and Appreciation of Italian Renaissance Art | 3 |
| ART C152 | History and Appreciation of Ceramics | 3 |
| ART C154 | Arts of Africa, Oceania, and Indigenous North America | 3 |
| ART C178 | Painting and Appreciation of East Asian Art and Culture (3) | 3 |
| HUM C135 | History and Appreciation of the Cinema | 3 |
| MUS C100 | History and Appreciation of Music | 3 |
| MUS C139 | History of Rock Music | 3 |
| MUS C143 | History of Jazz | 3 |
| THEA C100 | Introduction to Theater | 3 |
| THEA C101 | Introduction to History and Literature of Theater | 3 |
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Course may not be offered via Distance Learning.
Group 3B - Humanities
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ARAB C185 | Elementary Arabic 2 (2) | 5 |
| BIOL C122 | Bioethics (2) | 3 |
| CHIN C185 | Elementary Chinese 2 | 5 |
| ENGL C140 | Appreciation of Literature | 3 |
| ENGL C143 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| ENGL C144 | The International Short Story | 3 |
| ENGL C145 | American Literature: The Short Story | 3 |
| ENGL C150 | American Literature through the Civil War | 3 |
| ENGL C155 | American Literature 1865 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL C181 | Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENGL C270 | British Literature to 1800 | 3 |
| ENGL C275 | British Literature since 1800 | 3 |
| ENGL C296 | Gothic Victorian Literature | 3 |
| ENGL C297 | American Gothic Literature | 3 |
| FREN C185 | Elementary French 2 (2) | 5 |
| FREN C280 | Intermediate French 1 | 4 |
| FREN C285 | Intermediate French 2 | 4 |
| HIST C121 | History of American Women | 3 |
| HIST C122 | Chicano History | 3 |
| HIST C150 | History of California | 3 |
| HIST C161 | World History 1 | 3 |
| HIST C162 | World History 2 | 3 |
| HIST C170 | United States History to 1876 | 3 |
| HIST C175 | United States History since 1876 | 3 |
| HIST C180 | Western Civilization 1 | 3 |
| HIST C185 | Western Civilization 2 | 3 |
| HUM C100 | Introduction to the Humanities | 3 |
| HUM C110 | Humanities through the Arts | 3 |
| ITAL C185 | Elementary Italian 2 | 5 |
| JAPN C185 | Elementary Japanese 2 | 5 |
| PHIL C100 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL C102 | History of Ancient Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL C113 | Environmental Ethics: Philosophical Approaches to Sustainability | 3 |
| PHIL C120 | Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL C122 | Bioethics (2) | 3 |
| SIGN C185 | American Sign Language 2 (3) | 4 |
| SPAN C165 | Spanish for Spanish Speakers 2 (3) | 5 |
| SPAN C185 | Elementary Spanish 2 (2) | 5 |
| SPAN C280 | Intermediate Spanish 1 (2) | 4 |
| SPAN C285 | Intermediate Spanish 2 | 4 |
| THEA C101 | Introduction to History and Literature of Theater | 3 |
| VIET C185 | Elementary Vietnamese 2 | 5 |
| VIET C280 | Intermediate Vietnamese 1 | 4 |
| VIET C285 | Intermediate Vietnamese 2 | 4 |
- (2)
Course has credit limitations or is cross-listed with (identical to) another course on this list.
Please check with a Counselor or consult the Coastline Catalog Course Descriptions for the limitation.
- (3)
Course may not be offered via Distance Learning.
Area 4 – Social and Behavioral Sciences
Three courses, 9 semester/12 quarter units.
Courses must come from at least two different disciplines.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| AGNG C170 | Psychology of Aging (2) | 3 |
| ANTH C100 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH C120 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH C150 | World Cultures | 3 |
| ANTH C190 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| BIOL C106 | Human Ecology (2) | 3 |
| CMST C150 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| ECOL C100 | Human Ecology | 3 |
| ECON C110 | Economic Issues and Policy (2) | 3 |
| ECON C170 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON C175 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ETHS C123 | History of Ethnic Minorities in the United States (2) | 3 |
| ETHS C233 | Racial and Ethnic Relations in America (2) | 3 |
| GEOG C100 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| GEOG C150 | California Geography | 3 |
| GEOG C185 | Cultural Geography | 3 |
| HIST C115 | Latin American History and Culture | 3 |
| HIST C121 | History of American Women | 3 |
| HIST C123 | History of Ethnic Minorities in the United States (2) | 3 |
| HIST C150 | History of California | 3 |
| HIST C180 | Western Civilization 1 | 3 |
| HIST C185 | Western Civilization 2 | 3 |
| MCOM C100 | Introduction to Mass Communications | 3 |
| PSCI C101 | Survey of Current Issues | 3 |
| PSCI C160 | Law and Democracy | 3 |
| PSCI C180 | American Government | 3 |
| PSCI C183 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 |
| PSCI C185 | Comparative Government and Politics | 3 |
| PSCI C188 | Political Theory | 3 |
| PSCI C200 | Introduction to Political Science | 3 |
| PSYC C100 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC C116 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| PSYC C118 | Life Span Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC C165 | Principles of Human Sexuality 1 | 3 |
| PSYC C170 | Psychology of Aging (2) | 3 |
| PSYC C255 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC C260 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC C280 | Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology | 4 |
| SOC C100 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC C110 | Dating, Relationships, and Marriage | 3 |
| SOC C130 | Globalization and Social Change | 3 |
| SOC C185 | Analysis of Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC C233 | Racial and Ethnic Relations in America (2) | 3 |
| SOC C245 | Perspectives of Sex and Gender | 3 |
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Course has credit limitations or is cross-listed with (identical to) another course on this list.
Please check with a Counselor or consult the Coastline Catalog Course Descriptions for the limitation.
Area 5 – Physical and Biological Sciences
Two to three courses, 7 to 9 semester/9 to 12 quarter units.
Choose one course from Group 5A and one course from Group 5B. One of these courses must include a Lab (Group 5C). Lab courses are indicated with footnote (1).
Group 5A - Physical Science
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ASTR C100 | Introduction to Astronomy (2) | 3 |
| ASTR C100 & C100L | Introduction to Astronomy and Astronomy Laboratory (1), (2) | 4 |
| CHEM C110 | Introduction to Chemistry (1), (2) | 5 |
| CHEM C130 | Preparation for General Chemistry (1), (2) | 4 |
| CHEM C140 | Survey of Chemistry and Physics (2) | 4 |
| CHEM C180 | General Chemistry A (2) | 4 |
| CHEM C180 & C180L | General Chemistry A and General Chemistry A Lab (1) | 5 |
| CHEM C185 | General Chemistry B | 4 |
| CHEM C185 & C185L | General Chemistry B and General Chemistry B Lab (1) | 5 |
| CHEM C220 | Organic Chemistry A | 3 |
| CHEM C220 & C220L | Organic Chemistry A and Organic Chemistry A Lab (1) | 5 |
| CHEM C225 | Organic Chemistry B (3) | 3 |
| CHEM C225 & C225L | Organic Chemistry B and Organic Chemistry B Lab (1), (3) | 5 |
| ENVS C100 | Introduction to Environmental Science (2) | 3 |
| GEOG C180 & C180L | Physical Geography and Physical Geography Lab (2) | 4 |
| GEOL C105 | General Geology (2) | 3 |
| GEOL C105 & C105L | General Geology and Geology Lab (1), (2) | 4 |
| GEOL C106 | Earth Sciences for Teachers (2) | 4 |
| GEOL C115 | California Geology | 3 |
| GEOL C161 | Environmental Geology | 3 |
| GEOL C185 | Historical Geology | 3 |
| GEOL C185 & C185L | Historical Geology and Historical Geology Lab (1) | 4 |
| PHYS C110 | Conceptual Physics (2) | 3 |
| PHYS C110 & C110L | Conceptual Physics and Conceptual Physics Lab (1), (2) | 4 |
| PHYS C120 | Algebra Based Physics: Mechanics (1), (2) | 4 |
| PHYS C125 | Algebra Based Physics: Electricity and Magnetism (1), (2) | 4 |
| PHYS C140 | Survey of Chemistry and Physics (2) | 4 |
| PHYS C185 | Calculus Based Physics: Mechanics (1), (2) | 4 |
| PHYS C280 | Calculus Based Physics: Electricity and Magnetism (1), (2) | 4 |
| PHYS C285 | Calculus Based Physics: Modern Physics (1) | 4 |
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Laboratory course.
- (2)
Course has credit limitations.
Please check with a Counselor or consult the Coastline Catalog Course Descriptions for the limitation.
- (3)
Course may not be offered via Distance Learning.
Group 5B - Biological Sciences
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH C185 | Physical Anthropology | 3 |
| BIOL C100 | Introduction to Biology (2) | 3 |
| BIOL C100 & C100L | Introduction to Biology and Introduction to Biology Lab (1), (2) | 4 |
| BIOL C100C | Introduction to Biology Lecture/Lab (1), (2) | 4 |
| BIOL C102 | Introduction to the Concepts of Anatomy and Physiology (2) | 3 |
| BIOL C103 | Introduction to Marine Science (2) | 3 |
| BIOL C103 & C103L | Introduction to Marine Science and Marine Science Lab (1), (2) | 4 |
| BIOL C180 | Cell and Molecular Biology (1) | 4 |
| BIOL C185 | Diversity of Organisms (1) | 5 |
| BIOL C210 | General Microbiology (1), (2) | 5 |
| BIOL C211 | General Microbiology Lecture (2) | 3 |
| BIOL C211 & C211L | General Microbiology Lecture and General Microbiology Lab (1), (2), (3) | 5 |
| BIOL C220 | Human Anatomy (1), (2) | 5 |
| BIOL C221 | Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology (1), (2) | 4 |
| BIOL C225 | Human Physiology (1) | 4 |
| BIOL C281 | Biochemistry | 4 |
| BIOL C283 | Genetics | 4 |
| ENVS C100 | Introduction to Environmental Science (2) | 3 |
| MRSC C100 | Introduction to Marine Science (2) | 3 |
| MRSC C100 & C100L | Introduction to Marine Science and Marine Sciences Lab (1), (2) | 4 |
- (1)
Laboratory course.
- (2)
Course has credit limitations.
Please check with a Counselor or consult the Coastline Catalog Course Descriptions for the limitation.
- (3)
Course may not be offered via Distance Learning.
Group 5C - Laboratory Science Requirement
One of the courses taken in Area 5A or 5B must include a lab. Laboratory courses are indicated by footnote (1).
Area 6 – Languages Other Than English (UC Requirement Only)
This requirement may be fulfilled by one of the following methods. See a counselor for clarification.
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Complete two years of a high school foreign language with grades of C or better (high school transcripts must be on file at Coastline College)
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Complete one course (or one A/B sequence) from:
Course List Units Course Title Units ARAB C180 Elementary Arabic 1 5 ARAB C180B Elementary Arabic 1B 2.5 ARAB C185A Elementary Arabic 2A 2.5 ARAB C185B Elementary Arabic 2B 2.5 CHIN C180 Elementary Chinese 1 5 CHIN C185 Elementary Chinese 2 5 FREN C180 Elementary French 1 5 FREN C185 Elementary French 2 5 FREN C280 Intermediate French 1 4 FREN C285 Intermediate French 2 4 ITAL C180 Elementary Italian 1 5 ITAL C185 Elementary Italian 2 5 JAPN C180 Elementary Japanese 1 5 JAPN C185 Elementary Japanese 2 5 SIGN C185 American Sign Language 2 (3) 4 SPAN C160 Spanish for Spanish Speakers 1 (3) 5 SPAN C165 Spanish for Spanish Speakers 2 (3) 5 SPAN C180 Elementary Spanish 1 5 SPAN C180B Elementary Spanish 1B 2.5 SPAN C185 Elementary Spanish 2 5 SPAN C185A Elementary Spanish 2A 2.5 SPAN C185B Elementary Spanish 2B 2.5 SPAN C280 Intermediate Spanish 1 4 SPAN C285 Intermediate Spanish 2 4 VIET C180 Elementary Vietnamese 1 5 VIET C185 Elementary Vietnamese 2 5 VIET C280 Intermediate Vietnamese 1 4 - (3)
Course may not be offered via Distance Learning.
or
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Earn satisfactory score on one of the following tests (results must be on file at Coastline College):
- SAT II Subject Test in a language 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).
- College Board Advanced Placement Examination in a language other than English (score: 3 or better)
- International Baccalaureate Higher Level Examination in language other than English (score: 5 or better)
- An achievement test administered by a college or university (score: proficiency equivalent to at least two years of high school language).
- Language other than English “0” level exam with a grade of C or better or “A” level exam with a score of S or higher.
- Complete, with grades of C 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 at Coastline College).
Area 7 - Ethnic Studies
One course, 3 semester/4 quarter units.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ETHS C123 | History of Ethnic Minorities in the United States | 3 |
| ETHS C233 | Racial and Ethnic Relations in America | 3 |
| HIST C123 | History of Ethnic Minorities in the United States | 3 |
| SOC C233 | Racial and Ethnic Relations in America | 3 |
American Institution Requirements
CSU has an American Institutions requirement that is separate from IGETC. Courses used to meet the CSU requirement can be double counted in Area 3 or 4. To meet the CSU requirement, students should take PSCI C180 American Governmentand one of the following courses: HIST C170 United States History to 1876 or HIST C175 United States History since 1876.
UC requires the completion of a college course or courses with a grade of C or better or a one-year course in high school in U.S. history or a half-year course in U.S. history and a half-year course in American government with grades of C or better (UCLA requires grades of “B”). UCSB requires the completion of a college course. If you are using college coursework to satisfy this requirement, check the appropriate UC catalog to determine which course(s) to take.