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The Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) is a general education program which allows California Community College students to fulfill lower-division general education (GE) requirements for either the CSU or UC system without the need, after transfer, to take additional lower-division GE requirements. SIXTY (60) UC TRANSFERABLE UNITS of Major and GE courses with a grade of 鈥淐鈥 (or P) are required for transfer. Transfer students should: (1) meet with a counselor to create an EDUCATIONAL PLAN that will assist in identifying appropriate major and GE requirements; (2) request an IGETC CERTIFICATION (when final transcripts are requested) to be sent to the transfer institution; and (3) with a counselor鈥檚 assistance, determine eligibility for an Associate鈥檚 Degree and/or an Associate鈥檚 Degree for Transfer. FULL CERTIFICATION (completion of all areas), PARTIAL CERTIFICATION (completion of all but 2 courses), and IGETC FOR STEM CERTIFICATION (for BIO AS-T only) are available. All courses are 3 units unless otherwise noted. Completion of the pattern also satisfies requirements for Certificate of Achievement in Transfer Studies.
**Note: Courses indicated by (**) may be used to meet one area requirement only.
Area 1: English Communication
Requirement: 2-3 courses, 6-9 semester/12-15 quarter units
UC Transfers鈥揅omplete one course from both Group A and B. CSU Transfers & AA-T/AS-Ts鈥揅omplete one course from Group A, B and C.
Group A: English Composition
Course Number | Course Title |
---|---|
ENGL 001A | English Composition |
Group B: Critical Thinking
Course Number | Course Title |
---|---|
ENGL 001B | Critical Thinking through Literature |
ENGL 001C | Critical Thinking & Writing |
ENGL 001CH | Honors Critical Thinking & Writing |
PHIL 003 | Introduction to Ethics |
PHIL 017 | Logic & Critical Reasoning |
Group C: Oral Communication
CSU Transfer Requirement Only
Course Number | Course Title |
---|---|
COMM 001 | Public Speaking |
COMM 001H | Honors Public Speaking |
COMM 010 | Introduction to Persuasion |
COMM 010H | Honors Introduction to Persuasion |
COMM 020 | Argumentation & Debate |
Area 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
Requirement: 1 course
Area 2 Courses
Course Number | Course Title |
---|---|
MATH 000G | Mathematics for the Liberal Arts Student |
MATH 001 | Pre-Calculus Algebra (4)* |
MATH 002 | Pre-Calculus Algebra and Trigonometry (6)* |
MATH 003A | Calculus and Analytical Geometry (5)* |
MATH 003AH | Honors Calculus and Analytical Geometry (5)* |
MATH 003B | Calculus and Analytical Geometry (5)* |
MATH 003BH | Honors Calculus and Analytical Geometry (5)* |
MATH 004A | Intermediate Calculus (5)* |
MATH 004B | Differential Equations (4)* |
MATH 004C | Linear Algebra (4)* |
MATH 010 | Elementary Statistics (4)* |
MATH 010H | Honors Elementary Statistics (4)* |
MATH 012 | Applied Calculus (4)* |
MATH 019 | Discrete Mathematics (4)* |
MATH 080 | Foundations in Data Science |
*UC Transfer Credit is limited for most MATH courses. See credit course listing in for details.
Area 3: Arts and Humanities
Requirement: 3 courses, 9 semester/12-15 quarter units
One course must be selected from the Arts; another course from the Humanities; and a third course from either area.
Biology AS-T majors can defer the third course until after transfer.
Group 3A: Arts Courses
Course Number | Course Title |
---|---|
ARCH 046 | History of Architecture |
ARCH 047 | History of Modern Architecture |
ARCH 072 | History of Landscape Architecture |
ARTS 001A | Survey of Western Art I |
ARTS 001AH | Honors Survey of Western Art I |
ARTS 001B | Survey of Western Art II |
ARTS 001BH | Honors Survey of Western Art II |
ARTS 001D | Survey of Modern Art |
ARTS 001DH | Honors Art of the 20th Century |
ARTS 001E | Design in Society |
ARTS 001G | History of Photography |
ARTS 001J | Survey of Non-Western Art: Africa, Oceania, & Indigenous North America |
ARTS 004 | Art Appreciation |
ARTS 007 | The Art of Asia |
ARTS 010 | American Art: A Multi-Cultural Approach |
ARTS 012A | Art of Pre-Hispanic Mexico |
ARTS 012B | Art of Colonial & Modern Mexico |
ARTS 013 | African-American Art History |
ARTS 014 | Women in Art History |
ARTS 095 | New Media and Social Change |
DANC 061 | Dance in America: A Cultural Perspective |
DANC 061H | Honors Dance in America: A Cultural Perspective |
FDAT 088 | Fashion and Race in America |
MUSC 001 | Music History: Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Periods |
MUSC 001H | Honors Music History: Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Periods |
MUSC 002 | Music History: Classical, Romantic and Contemporary Periods |
MUSC 002H | Honors Music History: Classical, Romantic and Contemporary Periods |
MUSC 003A | Music Theory Level 1 |
MUSC 003B | Music Theory Level 2 |
MUSC 004A | Music Theory Level 3 |
MUSC 004B | Music Theory Level 4 |
MUSC 005 | Fundamentals of Music |
MUSC 007 | Film Music Appreciation |
MUSC 009 | Jazz Music History |
MUSC 010 | Music Appreciation |
MUSC 054 | History of Rock and Roll Music |
MUSC 055 | World Music |
THEA 010 | Introduction to Theater |
THEA 010H | Honors Introduction to Theater |
THEA 011A | Script Analysis: Classical |
THEA 011B | Script Analysis: Modern Realism |
THEA 011C | Script Analysis: Contemporary / Absurdist |
THEA 012 | Survey of Musical Theater |
THEA 013 | Multicultural Theater |
THEA 014A | Survey of Film: Horror & Science Fiction |
THEA 014B | Survey of Film: Westerns and Musicals |
THEA 014C | Survey of Film: Gangster & Detective Films |
THEA 014D | Survey of Film: Superhero Cinema |
THEA 014E | Survey of Film: The Star Wars Trilogies |
THEA 015 | Introduction to Film Studies |
THEA 016 | American Cinema |
WGQS 002 | Women in the Arts: Multicultural Perspectives |
Courses indicated by (**) may be used to meet one area requirement only.
Group 3B: Humanities Courses
Course Number | Course Title |
---|---|
ASLA 60B | American Sign Language II (5) |
ENGL 005A | Survey of English Literature |
ENGL 005B | Survey of English Literature 2 |
ENGL 006A | World Literature |
ENGL 006AH | Honors World Literature |
ENGL 006B | World Literature 2 |
ENGL 006BH | Honors World Literature 2 |
ENGL 007A | American Literature 1 |
ENGL 007B | American Literature 2 |
ENGL 010 | Children鈥檚 Literature |
ENGL 012 | African American Literature (Same as ETHN 012) |
ENGL 012H | Honors African American Literature (Same as ETHN 012H) |
ENGL 013 | U.S. Latino Literature (Same as ETHN 013) |
ENGL 013H | Honors U.S. Latino Literature (Same as ETHN 013H) |
ENGL 014 | Native American Literature |
ENGL 018 | Asian American Literature (Same as ETHN 018) |
ENGL 018H | Honors Asian American Literature |
ENGL 021 | Gender and Sexuality in Literature |
ENGL 021H | Honors Gender and Sexuality in Literature |
ENGL 041 | Literature & Film |
ENGL 041H | Honors Literature & Film |
ENGL 043 | Classical Mythology |
ENGL 043H | Honors Classical Mythology |
ENGL 044 | Bible as Literature |
ENGL 046 | Contemporary American Multi-Cultural Literature |
ENGL 046H | Honors Contemporary American Multi-Cultural Literature |
ENGL 047 | Introduction to Poetry |
ENGL 047H | Honors Introduction to Poetry |
ENGL 048 | Introduction to Shakespeare |
ENGL 048H | Honors Introduction to Shakespeare |
ENGL 049 | Modern Fiction |
ENGL 049H | Honors Modern Fiction |
ETHN 001 | Introduction to Ethnic and Social Justice Studies (Same as SJST 001)** |
ETHN 012 | African American Literature (Same as ENGL 012) |
ETHN 012H | Honors African American Literature (Same as ENGL 012H) |
ETHN 013 | U.S. Latino Literature (Same as ENGL 013) |
ETHN 013H | Honors U.S. Latino Literature (Same as ENGL 013H) |
ETHN 018 | Asian American Literature (Same as ENGL 018) |
FRNC 001B | Beginning French (5) |
FRNC 002A | Intermediate French (5) |
FRNC 002B | Intermediate French (5) |
FRNC 003A | Advanced French Oral & Written Composition (5) |
FRNC 003B | Advanced French Oral & Written Composition (5) |
GERM 001B | Beginning German (5) |
GERM 002A | Intermediate German (5) |
GERM 002B | Intermediate German (5) |
HIST 004A | Western Civilizations I: Prehistory to 1500 CE** |
HIST 004B | Western Civilizations II: 1500 CE to Present** |
HIST 005A | World History I: Prehistory to 1500** |
HIST 005B | World History from 1500** |
HIST 012 | African American History** |
HIST 014 | History of the Native North Americans** |
HIST 016 | Mexican-American History** |
HIST 017A | United States History** |
HIST 017B | United States History** |
HIST 017BH | Honors United States History** |
HIST 020 | History & Geography of California** |
HUMN 001 | A World of Ideas: From the Ancient World to the Modern Age |
HUMN 001A | Human Values in & from the Arts 鈥 the Ancient World to the Early Renaissance |
HUMN 001B | Human Values in and from the Arts 鈥 the Renaissance to the Modern Age |
ITAL 001B | Beginning Italian (5) |
ITAL 002A | Intermediate Italian (5) |
ITAL 002B | Intermediate Italian (5) |
JPNS 001B | Beginning Japanese (5) |
PHIL 001 | Introduction to Philosophy |
PHIL 004 | Comparative Religions |
PHIL 005 | Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy |
PHIL 021 | World Philosophers on Death and the Good Life |
PHIL 022 | Philosophy of Religion |
SJST 001 | Introduction to Ethnic and Social Justice Studies (Same as ETHN 001)** |
SPAN 001B | Beginning Spanish (5) |
SPAN 002A | Intermediate Spanish (5) |
SPAN 002B | Intermediate Spanish (5) |
SPAN 003A | Advanced Spanish Oral & Written Composition (5) |
SPAN 003B | Advanced Spanish Oral & Written Composition (5) |
SPAN 051A | Intermediate Spanish Converstaion and Culture |
THEA 013 | Multicultural Theater |
WGQS 002 | Women in the Arts: Mutlicultural Perspectives |
WGQS 004A | Women in World Cultures** |
Additional Group 3A or 3B Course
Choose additional course from 3A or 3B (may be deferred for BIOL AS-T majors)
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Requirement: 2 courses, 6 semester/8 quarter units
Complete at least two courses from at least two disciplines. Only 1 course required for Biology AS-T Majors
Area 4 Courses
Course Number | Course Title |
---|---|
ADMJ 001 | Introduction to Administration of Justice |
ADMJ 051 | Race, Class and Gender in Criminal Justice |
ANTH 002 | Introduction to Archeology |
ANTH 003 | Introduction to Cultureal Anthropology |
ANTH 003H | Honors Introduction to Cultural Anthropology |
ANTH 004 | Introduction to Liguistic Anthropology |
ANTH 055 | Anthropology of Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion |
BUSN 061 | Business, Government, and Society |
CHST 002 | Child Growth and Development |
CHST 005 | Diversity 鈥 Childhood and Culture |
CHST 063 | Child, Family and Community |
COMM 012 | Intercultural Communication |
COUN 050 | Cross-Cultural Perspectives: Study of Ethnicity and Race |
ECON 001A | Principles of Macroeconomics (4) |
ECON 001AH | Honors Principles of Macroeconomics |
ECON 001B | Principles of Microeconomics (4) |
ECON 001BH | Honors Principles of Microeconomics |
ETHN 001 | Introduction to Ethnic and Social Justice Studies (Same as SJST 001)** |
GEOG 002 | Introduction to Cultural Geography |
GEOG 006 | World Regional Geography |
HSCI 008 | Contemporary Health |
HSCI 010 | Human Sexuality |
HSCI 014 | Concepts of Public Health and Society |
HIST 004A | Western Civilizations I: Prehistory to 1500 CE** |
HIST 004B | Western Civilizations II: 1500 CE to Present** |
HIST 005A | World History I: Prehistory to 1500** |
HIST 005B | World History from 1500** |
HIST 012 | African American History** |
HIST 014 | History of the Native North Americans** |
HIST 016 | Mexican-American History** |
HIST 017A | United States History** |
HIST 017B | Unitied States History** |
HIST 017BH | Honors United States History** |
HIST 020 | History and Geography of California** |
KINT 033 | Women in Sports |
KINT 034 | Sport in Society |
POLI 001 | American Government |
POLI 001H | Honors American Government |
POLI 002 | Comparative Governments |
POLI 003 | Introduction to Political Science |
POLI 003H | Honors Introduction to Political Science |
POLI 004 | International Relations |
PSYC 001 | General Psychology |
PSYC 001H | Honors General Psychology |
PSYC 009 | Psychology of Women: A Multicultural Perspective |
PSYC 012 | Human Growth and Development |
PSYC 017 | Introduction to Social Psychology |
PSYC 025 | Introduction to Abnormal Psychology |
SJST 001 | Introduction to Ethnic and Social Justice Studies (Same as ENTH 001)** |
SOCI 001 | Introduction to Sociology |
SOCI 002 | Social Problems |
SOCI 002H | Honors Social Problems |
SOCI 003 | Social Psychology: Sociological Perspective |
SOCI 012 | Introduction to Research Methods |
SOCI 020 | Sociology of Race and Ethnicity |
SOCI 028 | Sociology of Gender |
SOCI 040 | Marriage and Family Sociology |
SOCI 045 | Sociology of Human Sexuality |
WGQS 001 | Introduction to Women鈥檚 Studies |
WGQS 001H | Honors Introduction to Women's Studies |
WGSQ 002 | Women in the Arts: Multicultural Perspectives** |
WGQS 003 | Introduction to Gender and Queer Studies** |
WGQS 004A | Women in World Cultures** |
Area 5: Physical and Biological Sciences
Requirement: 2 courses, 7-9 semester/9-12 quarter units
Complete one course from the Biological Sciences and one from the Physical Sciences. One of the two courses must have a lab. Labs are indicated with an "X" in Lab column.
* UC Transfer credit is limited for SCIENCE courses. See limitation information for the specific department on credit course listing in .
Group 5A: Physical Sciences
Course Number | Course Title | Lab |
---|---|---|
ASTR 010 | Solar System Astronomy | |
ASTR 011 | Stellar Astronomy | |
ASTR 014 | Life in the Universe | |
ASTR 020 | Family of the Sun (4) | X |
ASTR 020H | Honors Family of the Sun (4) | X |
ASTR 021 | Lifestyles of the Stars (4) | X |
ASTR 021H | Honors Lifestyles of the Stars (4) | X |
ASTR 022 | From Big Bang to Black Holes | |
CHEM 001A, 001B | General Chemistry (5/ea)* | X |
CHEM 001AH, CHEM 001BH | Honors General Chemistry (5/ea)* | X |
CHEM 002 | Introductory Chemistry (4) | X |
CHEM 012A, 012B | Organic Chemistry (5/ea)* | X |
CHEM 030A, 030B | Fundamentals of Chemistry (4/ea) | X |
CHEM 060 | Survey of General, Organic, and Biochemistry (4) | X |
GEOG 001 | Intro Physical Geography | |
GEOL 001A | Physical Geology (4) | X |
GEOL 001B | Historical Geology (4) | X |
GEOL 012 | Earth Science with Lab (4) | X |
GEOL 015 | Geology of California | |
OCEA 010 | Introduction to Oceanography (4) | X |
PHYS 001 | Introduction to Physics Problem Solving | |
PHYS 002A | General Physics 鈥 Mechanics (5)* | X |
PHYS 002B | General Physics 鈥 Electricity & Magnetism (5)* | X |
PHYS 004A | Engineering Physics 鈥 Mechanics (5)* | X |
PHYS 004B | Engineering Physics 鈥 Electricity & Magnetism (5)* | X |
PHYS 004C | Engineering Physics 鈥 Light, Heat, and Waves (5)* | X |
PHYS 005 | Advanced Topics in Modern Physics | |
PHYS 010 | Conceptual Introduction to Physics (4) | X |
PSCI 010 | Physical Science Survey | |
PSCI 020 | Weather and Climate |
Group 5B: Life Sciences
Course Number | Course Title | Lab |
---|---|---|
ANTH 001 | Introduction to Physical Anthropology | |
BIOL 002 | Environmental Biology | |
BIOL 010 + 010L | Introduction to Biology + Laboratory (4) | X |
BIOL 011 | Human Biology (4) | X |
BIOL 012 | Introduction to Ecology and Wildlife (4) | X |
BIOL 013 | Natural History of California | X |
BIOL 014 | California Plants and Animals (4) | X |
BIOL 018 | Marine Biology (4) | X |
BIOL 022 | Genetics (4) | X |
BIOL 023 | Introduction to Infectious Diseases | |
BIOL 024 | Bio in the News | |
BIOL 035 | Biology of Birds (4) | X |
BIOL 036 | Animal Behavior | |
BIOL 037 | Evolution 鈥 Life on Earth | |
BIOL 038 | Biodiversity and Extinction: Hotspots, Crisis and Conservation | |
BIOL 040 | Organismal Biology (4) | X |
BIOL 041 | Principles of Animal Biology (5)* | X |
BIOL 042 | Principles of Plant Biology (5)* | X |
BIOL 043 | Principles of Cell Biology (5) * | X |
BIOL 045 | Microbiology (5)* | X |
BIOL 047 | Human Anatomy (5)* | X |
BIOL 048 | Human Physiology (5)* | X |
BIOL 055 | Biology of Sex | |
BIOL 056 | Ecology of the Sierra Nevada | X |
BIOL 059 | Climate Change | |
PSYC 002 | Experimental Psychophysiology (4) | X |
PSYC 002H | Honors Experimental Psychophysiology (4) | X |
PSYC 007 | Physiological Psychology |
Group 5C: Laboratory Requirement
BIOL 002L, 050 or one of the selected science courses from above must be a laboratory course.
* UC Transfer credit is limited for SCIENCE courses. See limitation information for the specific department on credit course listing in .
Area 6: Language Other Than English
UC IGETC Requirement Only
Biology AS-T majors can defer Area 6 until after transfer.
Proficiency equivalent to two years of high school study in the same language with a grade of 鈥淐鈥 or better OR completion of one of the following (Student must present documentation to show proficiency):
- ASLA 060A, FRNC 001A, GERM 001A, ITAL 001A, JPNS 001A, SPAN 001A, or other first level language course or higher
- A score of 3 or higher on the Foreign Language AP Exam or 5 or higher on the IB HL Exam
- Satisfactory score on the SAT II: Subject Test in languages other than English
- Satisfactory completion of two years of formal schooling at the sixth grade level or higher in an institution where the language of instruction is not English.
- Verified competency by a California Community College (CCC), California State University (CSU) or University of California (UC) faculty member. IGETC LOTE Certification Form required. (LOTE: Language Other than English)
Area 7: Ethnic Studies
Requirement: 3 units minimum
Choose a course of course from the following to total at least three (3) semester units.
Area 7 Courses
Course Number
|
Course Title |
---|---|
SJST 001
|
Introduction to Ethnic and Social Justice Studies (Same as ETHN 001)** |
ENGL 012
|
African American Literature (Same as ETHN 012)** |
ENGL 012H
|
Honors African Am. Lit. (Same as ETHN 012H)** |
ENGL 013
|
U.S. Latino Literature (Same as ETHN 013)** |
ENGL 013H
|
Honors U.S. Latino Lit. (Same as ETHN 013H)** |
ENGL 018
|
Asian American Literature (Same as ETHN 018)** |
ETHN 001
|
Introduction to Ethnic and Social Justice Studies (Same as SJST 001)** |
ETHN 012
|
African American Literature (Same as ENGL 012)** |
ETHN 012H
|
Honors African American Literature (Same as ENGL 012H)** |
ETHN 013
|
U.S. Latino Literature (Same as ENGL 013)** |
ETHN 013H
|
Honors U.S. Latino Literature (Same as ENGL 013H)** |
ETHN 018
|
Asian American Literature (Same as ENGL 018)** |
Important Note to Students
Ethnic Studies is a new CSU General Education requirement for students who started college at a California Community College (CCC) or California State University (CSU) in Fall 2021 or later. Students who have maintained continuous enrollment at a CCC or CSU prior to Fall 2021 may exercise their catalog rights to not be held to this requirement upon transfer to the CSU system. Exercising one鈥檚 catalog rights can allow students to defer to the previous IGETC requirements (i.e., needing 3 courses/9 units in Social & Behavioral Sciences/Area 4). Students that started college at a CCC or CSU between Fall 2021 and Spring 2023 may exercise catalog rights to follow the previous IGETC requirements and defer completion of Area 7 upon transfer to a CSU.
For clarification, please schedule a meeting with a counselor.
Catalog Rights Definition:
(as outlined in the Academic Programs section of the West Valley College Catalog): Students who maintain continuous enrollment, meaning they attended at least one semester or summer session during the academic year, may choose to graduate under the catalog in effect at the time they first enrolled at West Valley College or any catalog up to the time of graduation. Students who are considered returning students, meaning those who did not attend for a year or more before returning to college, must follow the catalog requirements in effect at the time of re-enrollment. Documented military, not exceeding two years, will not be considered an interruption of continuous enrollment. For catalog rights, the academic year begins each fall and ends with the subsequent summer session