University Core, Certificate of Achievement
Banner Code: 2_CN_UCOR
Control Number: 37906
Not Financial Aid Eligible
The pattern is an option for students who are seeking to enroll at a non-California institution and/or the receiving institution does not accept the IGETC pattern in lieu of the campus general breadth requirements. This coursework may also fulfill in part, or in whole, general education requirements for private and out of state institutions and would allow for a student to be well prepared for general admission requirements at non-California institutions. Please check with a Counselor to determine if this pattern is appropriate for your transfer and career goals.
Program Level Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:
- Read critically to annotate, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate college-level materials.
- Apply mathematical concepts through numerical, symbolic, graphical, and verbal methods to interpret quantitative information, solve problems, and communicate results.
- Identify connections between the arts and cultural and social awareness.
- Exhibit an understanding of methods of inquiry used by the social and behavioral sciences.
- Communicate scientific ideas and theories effectively.
Review Graduation Requirements.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| 1. Written Communication and Critical Thinking | ||
| Complete 4 semester units in Written Composition | ||
| ENGL G100 | Freshman Composition | 4-6 |
| or ENGL G100S | Freshman Composition with Support | |
| Minimum of 3 semester units in Critical and Analytical Thinking | ||
| ENGL G110 | Critical Thinking, Reading And Writing Through Literature | 4 |
| PHIL G125 | Critical Reasoning and Writing | 3 |
| PSYC G130 | Critical Thinking in Psychology | 3 |
| 2. Mathematics | ||
| Complete a minimum of 3 semester units | ||
| 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 | 4 |
| MATH G180 | Calculus 1 | 4 |
| MATH G185 | Calculus 2 | 4 |
| 3. Complete 4 courses (12 semester units) from categories below, with at least one course in each area | ||
| Arts and Humanities | ||
| ART G100 | Introduction to Art | 3 |
| ART G103 | Survey of Asian Art | 3 |
| ART G104 | Survey of Modern and Contemporary Art | 3 |
| ART G105 | Survey of Art from Prehistory through the Middle Ages | 3 |
| ART G106 | Survey of Art from Renaissance to Contemporary | 3 |
| ART G129 | History of Photography | 3 |
| DANC G101 | Viewing Dance | 3 |
| ENGL G112 | Appreciation Of Literature | 3 |
| ENGL G114 | Great Myths And Legends | 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 G270 | British Literature to 1800 | 3 |
| ENGL G275 | British Literature Since 1800 | 3 |
| MUS G101 | History & Appreciation Of Music | 3 |
| MUS G103 | World Music | 3 |
| MUS G108 | History and Appreciation of The Musical Theater | 3 |
| MUS G139 | History Of Rock Music | 3 |
| MUS G143 | History of Jazz | 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 |
| PSCI G150 | Political Theory | 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 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | ||
| 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 G200 | Gender, Culture, and Society | 3 |
| CMST G255 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| CMST G265 | Gender Communication | 3 |
| CJ G123 | Juvenile Law | 3 |
| CJ G140 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| ECON G110 | Economic Issues and Policy | 3 |
| ECON G170 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON G175 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 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 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 |
| GLST G100 | Global Citizenship | 3 |
| GLST G101 | Introduction to Global Studies | 3 |
| GLST G102 | Global Issues | 3 |
| GLST G110 | Conflict Resolution | 3 |
| GLST G130 | Social Movements | 3 |
| GLST G230 | Global Leadership: Concepts and Skills | 3 |
| PHIL G150 | Political Theory | 3 |
| PSCI G100 | Introduction To Political Science | 3 |
| PSCI G101 | Survey Of Current Issues | 3 |
| PSCI G110 | International Relations | 3 |
| PSCI G150 | Political Theory | 3 |
| PSCI G180 | American Government | 3 |
| PSCI G185 | Comparative Politics | 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 G255 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC G260 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| SOC G100 | Introduction To Sociology | 3 |
| SOC G110 | Introduction To Marriage And The Family | 3 |
| SOC G133 | Introduction to Race and Ethnicity | 3 |
| SOC G134 | Introduction to Chicana/o Studies | 3 |
| SOC G160 | Sociology of Criminology | 3 |
| SOC G185 | Analysis of Social Problems | 3 |
| Physical and Biological Sciences | ||
| ANTH G185 & G185L | Physical Anthropology and Physical Anthropology Lab | 4 |
| ASTR G100 & G100L | Introduction to Astronomy and Introduction to Astronomy Lab | 4 |
| BIOL G100 | Introduction to Biology | 4 |
| BIOL G104 & G104L | Marine Life and Marine Life Laboratory | 4 |
| 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 |
| 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 & G180L | Physical Geography and Physical Geography Laboratory | 4 |
| GEOL G106 | Earth Science For Teachers | 4 |
| GEOL G110 | Physical Geology | 4 |
| PHSC G100 | Introductory Physical Science | 4 |
| PHYS G110 & PHYS G111 | Conceptual Physics and Conceptual Physics Lab | 4 |
| 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 |
| Total Units | 22-30 | |