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 a 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 it is on the list when it is taken by the student. 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 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 a Certificate of Achievement in IGETC:

1. A minimum of 12 residency units must be completed at GWC.
2. A grade of “C” or better is required in all courses.  Grades of “credit/pass” can be used if equivalent to a “C”.
3. Students need to file a petition for the Certificate of Achievement in Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) with the Admissions and Records Office. 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.

Course List

Course	Title	Units
AREA 1: English Communication
CSU: Complete all three groups - 9 semester units (or 12-15 quarter units)
UC: Complete Group A and B only - 6 semester units (or 8-10 quarter units)
Two 3 quarter unit sequential English courses can be used to satisfy Area 1A
1A - English Composition
ENGL G100	Freshman Composition *	4
ENGL G100S	Freshman Composition with Support	6
1B - Critical Thinking - English Composition
ENGL G110	Critical Thinking, Reading And Writing Through Literature	4
PHIL G125	Critical Reasoning and Writing	3
PSYC G130	Critical Thinking in Psychology	3
1C - Oral Communication (CSU requirement only)
COMM G100	Interpersonal Communication	3
COMM G110	Public Speaking	3
AREA 2A: 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
BIOL G260	Biostatistics *	3
CS G262	Discrete Structures	3
MATH G100	Liberal Arts Mathematics	3
MATH G115	College Algebra *	4
MATH G140	Business Calculus *	4
MATH G160	Introduction To Statistics *	4
MATH G170	Precalculus *	5
MATH G180	Calculus I *	5
MATH G185	Calculus 2	5
MATH G235	Applied Linear Algebra	4
MATH G280	Calculus 3	5
MATH G282	Ordinary Differential Equations	4
MATH G285	Introduction to Linear Algebra and Differential Equations	5
PSYC G140	Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences *	4
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)
3A - Arts
ART G100	Introduction to Art	3
ART G103	History of Asian Art	3
ART G104	Modern and Contemporary Art History	3
ART G105	Art History and Appreciation 1 - Prehistoric to Renaissance	3
ART G106	Art History and Appreciation 2 - Renaissance to Present	3
ART G127	Art of the Ancient Americas	3
ART G158	History and Aesthetics of Photography	3
DANC G101	Viewing Dance	3
MUS G101	History & Appreciation Of Music	3
MUS G103	World Music	3
MUS G108	History & Appreciation Of The Musical Theater	3
MUS G139	History Of Rock Music	3
MUS G143	History of Jazz	3
MUS G165	History & Literature Of Music	3
THEA G100	Introduction to the Theater	3
THEA G102	History And Appreciation Of The Cinema	3
THEA G108	History and Appreciation of the Musical Theater	3
THEA G111	Theater History and Literature - Classical to 1800	3
THEA G112	Theater History and Literature - 1800 to Modern	3
3B - Humanities
COMM G180	Introduction to Mass Communication	3
COMM G255	Intercultural Communication	3
ENGL G112	Appreciation Of Literature	3
ENGL G114	Great Myths And Legends	3
ENGL G143	Children's Literature	3
ENGL G150	American Literature through the Civil War (1865)	3
ENGL G155	American Literature 1865 To The Present	3
ENGL G160	Masterpieces of World Literature I (From Antiquity to the Mid-17th Century)	3
ENGL G161	Masterpieces of World Literature II (From the Mid-17th Century to the Present)	3
ENGL G181	Shakespeare	3
ENGL G270	British Literature to 1800	3
ENGL G275	British Literature Since 1800	3
HIST G110	Economic History Of The United States	3
HIST G120	Asian Civilizations	3
HIST G121	History of American Women	3
HIST G132	History Of Britain And Ireland I	3
HIST G135	History of Britain and Ireland II	3
HIST G140	California History	3
HIST G150	History of Latin America	3
HIST G161	World History 1	3
HIST G162	World History 2	3
HIST G170	History Of The United States To 1876 #	3
HIST G175	History of the United States Since 1876 #	3
HIST G180	Western Civilization 1	3
HIST G185	Western Civilization 2	3
PHIL G100	Introduction to Philosophy	3
PHIL G102	History of Ancient Philosophy	3
PHIL G110	Philosophy Of The East	3
PHIL G111	Philosophy of Religion - Western	3
PHIL G120	Ethics	3
PHIL G150	Political Philosophy	3
or PSCI G150	Political Philosophy
PSCI G150	Political Philosophy	3
or PHIL G150	Political Philosophy
SIGN G185	American Sign Language 2	4
SIGN G200	Deaf Culture	3
SPAN G165	Spanish for Spanish Speakers 2	5
SPAN G185	Elementary Spanish 2	5
SPAN G200	Mexican Culture and Civilization	3
SPAN G280	Intermediate Spanish 1	4
SPAN G285	Intermediate Spanish 2	4
THEA G102	History And Appreciation Of The Cinema	3
VIET G185	Elementary Vietnamese 2	5
VIET G280	Intermediate Vietnamese 1	4
VIET G285	Intermediate Vietnamese 2	4
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)
ANTH G100	Introduction To Cultural Anthropology	3
ANTH G130	Introduction To Archaeology	3
ANTH G140	Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion	3
ANTH G150	Native Peoples of North America	3
ANTH G190	Introduction to Linguistics	3
ANTH G200	Gender, Culture, and Society	3
COMM G180	Introduction to Mass Communication	3
COMM G255	Intercultural Communication	3
COMM G265	Gender Communication	3
CJ G123	Juvenile Law	3
CJ G140	Introduction To Criminal Justice	3
DM G130	History of Electronic Media	3
ECON G110	Contemporary Economic Issues and Problems	3
ECON G130	Environmental Economics and Policy	3
ECON G170	Principles of Micro Economics	3
ECON G175	Principles of Macro Economics	3
GEOG G100	World Regional Geography	3
GEOG G185	Human Geography	3
HIST G110	Economic History Of The United States	3
HIST G121	History of American Women	3
HIST G132	History Of Britain And Ireland I	3
HIST G135	History of Britain and Ireland II	3
HIST G140	California History	3
HIST G150	History of Latin America	3
HIST G170	History Of The United States To 1876 #	3
HIST G175	History of the United States Since 1876 #	3
HIST G180	Western Civilization 1	3
HIST G185	Western Civilization 2	3
PEAC G100	Peace Studies Intro	3
PEAC G110	Nonviolence and Conflict Resoulution	3
PEAC G150	Social Justice and Peacebuilding	3
PEAC G230	Leadership & Peacebuilding	3
PHIL G150	Political Philosophy	3
or PSCI G150	Political Philosophy
PSCI G100	Introduction To Political Science	3
PSCI G101	Survey Of Current Issues	3
PSCI G105	Introduction to Global Studies	3
PSCI G110	International Relations	3
PSCI G130	Law In American Society	3
PSCI G150	Political Philosophy	3
or PHIL G150	Political Philosophy
PSCI G180	American Government #	3
PSCI G185	Comparative Politics	3
PSCI G205	Global Issues	3
PSYC G100	Introduction To Psychology	3
PSYC G116	Child Growth and Development	3
PSYC G118	Life Span Developmental Psychology	3
PSYC G165	Principles of Human Sexuality 1	3
PSYC G250	Psychobiology	3
PSYC G255	Abnormal Psychology	3
PSYC G260	Social Psychology	3
PSYC G280	Research Methods in Psychology	4
SOC G100	Introduction To Sociology	3
SOC G110	Introduction To Marriage And The Family	3
SOC G111	Introduction to Social Justice	3
SOC G133	Racial And Ethnic Relations In America	3
SOC G134	Introduction To Chicano Studies	3
SOC G160	Sociology of Criminology	3
SOC G185	Analysis of Social Problems	3
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
† designates courses with a laboratory
5A - Physical Science
ASTR G100	Introduction to Astronomy	3
ASTR G100L	Introduction to Astronomy Lab	1
CHEM G110	Introduction To Chemistry *†	5
CHEM G130	Preparation for General Chemistry *†	4
CHEM G180	General Chemistry A	5
CHEM G185	General Chemistry B	5
CHEM G220	Organic Chemistry A	5
CHEM G225	Organic Chemistry B	5
GEOG G180	Introduction To Geography: Physical Geography	3
GEOG G180L	Physical Geography Laboratory	1
GEOL G105	General Geology	3
GEOL G106	Earth Science For Teachers †	4
GEOL G110	Physical Geology †	4
GEOL G120	Historical Geology †	4
PHSC G100	Introductory Physical Science *	4
PHYS G110	Conceptual Physics *†	3
PHYS G111	Conceptual Physics Lab	1
PHYS G120	Algebra Based Physics: Mechanics *†	4
PHYS G125	Algebra Based Physics: Electricity/Magnetism *†	4
PHYS G185	Calculus Based Physics: Mechanics *†	4
PHYS G280	Calculus Based Physics: Electricity/Magnetism *†	4
PHYS G285	Calculus Based Physics: Modern *	4
5B - Biological Science
ANTH G185	Physical Anthropology	3
ANTH G185L	Physical Anthropology Lab †	1
BIOL G100	Introduction To Biology *†	4
BIOL G101	The Biology of Food and Cooking	3
BIOL G104	Marine Life	3
BIOL G104L	Marine Life Laboratory †	1
BIOL G110	Ecology And Field Biology †	3
BIOL G120	Health and Disease †	3
BIOL G180	Cell and Molecular Biology †	5
BIOL G182	Zoology †	4
BIOL G183	Botany †	4
BIOL G186	Diversity of Organisms †	5
BIOL G210	General Microbiology †	5
BIOL G220	Human Anatomy †	4
BIOL G221	Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology *†	4
BIOL G225	Human Physiology †	4
PSYC G250	Psychobiology	3
5C - Laboratory
At least one course from 5A or 5B must incorporate a laboratory component or take a corresponding lab course. † designates lab courses
AREA 6 Languages other than English (UC requirement only)
This requirement can be met in one of the following ways:
1. Complete two years of high school coursework in a language other than English with grades of "C minus" or better in each course (high school transcripts must be on file with Admissions & Records).
2. Complete a foreign language course numbered G180 or higher with a grade of “C” or better. Exception: Spanish G160 (G110) or G165 (G112) also meet this requirement. Spanish G200 or G290 do not meet this requirement. (One semester of college work in a language other than English is equivalent to two years of high school work)
3. Earn a satisfactory score on one of the following tests (results must be on file with Admissions & Records);
3a. SAT II Subject Test in a language other than English (Before 5/95 – score: All 500. After 5/95 – Chinese: 520, French: 540, German: 510, Hebrew: 470, Italian: 520, Japanese: 510, Korean: 500, Latin: 530, Spanish: 520).
3b. College Board AP Examination in a language other than English (score: 3 or better).
3c. IB Higher Level Examination in a language other than English (score: 5 or better).
3d. An achievement test administered by a college or university (score: proficiency equivalent to at least two years of high school language).
3e. If an achievement test is not available, a faculty member at GWC or associated with a United States regionally accredited institution of higher education can verify a student’s competency.
3f. Language other than English “O” Level exam with a grade of “C” or better or language other than English International “A” Level exam with a score of 5 or higher.
4. 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).
5. Complete a Defense Language Institute language other than English course with a grade of “C” or better (documentation must be on file with Admissions and Records).

2019 IGETC Standards, Policies, and Procedures Version 2.0 https://icas-ca.org/igetc/standards-policies-and-procedures-manual/

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CSU US History, Constitution and American Ideals (CSU graduation requirement only - not part of IGETC.  May be completed prior to transfer).  All CSU campuses require that a student demonstrate competence in American History and the Constitution of the United States. Completion of History G170 or G175 in Area 3B and Political Science G180 or G180H in Area 4 will satisfy this requirement. These courses can also be counted for IGETC. Students who do not complete this requirement before transfer will need to take appropriate courses at CSU after transfer.

†	Lab course.

*	Transfer credit is limited by UC.  See a Golden West College Counselor.