Program Overview

The California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) is the singular general education pathway for California Community College students to fulfill lower-division general education requirements necessary for transfer and admission to both the California State University system (CSU) and the University of California system (UC). Under Cal-GETC, every student will be designated simply as having achieved, or not having achieved, Cal-GETC certification (i.e., completion of lower division general education requirements) irrespective of their transfer destination.

Program Requirements

AREA 1 - ENGLISH COMMUNICATION Three courses: one English Composition, one Critical Thinking and Composition, one Oral Communication.
1A: English Composition - Select one course Units
ENGL C1000 Academic Reading and Writing 3 units
ENGL C1000E Academic Reading and Writing 5 units
1B: Critical Thinking - English Composition - Select one course Units
ENGL C1001 Critical Thinking and Writing 3 units
ENGL C1002 Introduction to Literature 3 units
PHIL 103 Critical Thinking and Argumentative Writing 3 units
PHIL 210 Symbolic Logic and Argumentative Writing 3 units
1C: Oral Communication - Select one course Units
COMM C1000 Public Speaking 3 units
Area 2 - MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS AND QUANTITATIVE REASONING
Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning - Select one course Units
BUS. 123 Business Statistics 3 units
CIS 262 Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science 3 units
MATH 125 Elementary Finite Mathematics 3 units
MATH 145 Liberal Arts Mathematics 3 units
MATH 222 Precalculus 5 units
MATH 225 Path to Calculus 6 units
MATH 241 Applied Calculus I 5 units
MATH 242 Applied Calculus II 3 units
MATH 243 Applied Calculus II with Trigonometry 4 units
MATH C2210 Calculus I: Early Transcendentals 5 units
MATH C2220 Calculus II: Early Transcendentals 5 units
MATH 253 Calculus with Analytic Geometry III 5 units
MATH 268 Discrete Mathematics 4 units
MATH 270 Linear Algebra 3 units
MATH 275 Ordinary Differential Equations 3 units
PSYC 121 Basic Statistical Concepts 3 units
STAT C1000 Introduction to Statistics 4 units
AREA 3 - ARTS AND HUMANITIES Two courses: one Arts and one Humanities.
3A: Arts - Select one course Units
ARCH 100 Survey of Modern Architecture 3 units
ART 103 Art of Europe and America: Neoclassical (c. 1750-Present) 3 units
ART 104 Modern Art 3 units
ART 105 Asian Art and Architecture 3 units
ART 347 History of Photography 3 units
ARTH C1100 Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era 3 units
ARTH C1200 Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary 3 units
DANC 100 Dance Appreciation 3 units
DGME 215 History of Graphic Design 3 units
ETHN 288 African-American Cinema 3 units
FILM 100 Introduction to Film 3 units
FILM 120 Film History I 4 units
FILM 121 Film History II 4 units
FILM 122 Film History Focus 4 units
FILM 123 Documentary Film: Studies and Practice 4 units
FILM 130 Film Directors 4 units
FILM 135 Film Genres 4 units
FILM 140 Contemporary World Cinema 4 units
FILM 145 Watching Quality Television 4 units
FILM 200 Women and Film 4 units
FILM 215 Film and New Digital Media 4 units
MUS. 100 Fundamentals of Music 3 units
MUS. 131 Harmony I 3 units
MUS. 202 Music Appreciation 3 units
MUS. 210 From Blues to Hip Hop: A History of American Popular Music 3 units
MUS. 250 World Music 3 units
MUS. 275 History of Jazz 3 units
MUS. 280 History of Electronic Music 3 units
3B: Humanities - Select one course Units
ASL 110 American Sign Language II 5 units
CHIN 131 Intermediate Chinese I 3 units
CHIN 132 Intermediate Chinese II 3 units
ENGL C1002 Introduction to Literature 3 units
ESL 401 Advanced Englishes through World Cultures 4 units
ETHN 105 African American History and Culture 3 units
ETHN 106 Oceania & the Arts 3 units
ETHN 107 Introduction to Native American Studies 3 units
HIST 100 History of Western Civilization I 3 units
HIST 101 History of Western Civilization II 3 units
HIST 104 World History I 3 units
HIST 106 World History II: From 1500 to Present 3 units
HIST C1001 United States History to 1877 3 units
HIST C1002 United States History Since 1865 3 units
HIST 260 Women In American History 3 units
HIST 261 Women in American History I 3 units
HIST 262 Women in American History II 3 units
HIST 310 California History 3 units
LIT. 101 Twentieth-Century Literature 3 units
LIT. 105 The Bible as Literature 3 units
LIT. 113 The Novel 3 units
LIT. 115 The Short Poem in English: A Survey 3 units
LIT. 150 Crime and Detective Fiction 3 units
LIT. 151 Shakespeare 3 units
LIT. 154 Queer and Trans Literature 3 units
LIT. 155 Comics and the Graphic Novel 3 units
LIT. 156 Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature 3 units
LIT. 201 American Literature I 3 units
LIT. 202 American Literature II 3 units
LIT. 220 Introduction to World Literature I 3 units
LIT. 221 Introduction to World Literature II 3 units
LIT. 231 Survey of English Literature I 3 units
LIT. 232 Survey of English Literature II 3 units
LIT. 266 Black Literature 3 units
LIT. 269 Literature and the Environment 3 units
LIT. 430 Greek Mythology and Classical Literature 3 units
PHIL 100 Introduction to Philosophy 3 units
PHIL 160 History of Ancient Philosophy 3 units
PHIL 175 History of Modern Philosophy 3 units
PHIL 244 Introduction to Ethics: Contemporary Social and Moral Issues 3 units
PHIL 300 Introduction to World Religions 3 units
SPAN 131 Intermediate Spanish I 3 units
SPAN 132 Intermediate Spanish II 3 units
SPAN 140 Advanced Intermediate Spanish 3 units
Area 4 - SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES Two courses from two different disciplines.
4: Social and Behavioral Sciences Units
ADMJ 100 Introduction to the Criminal Justice System 3 units
ANTH 110 Cultural Anthropology 3 units
ANTH 180 Magic, Science and Religion 3 units
ANTH 350 Introduction to Archaeology and World Prehistory 3 units
BUS. 125 International Business 3 units
COMM C1004 Interpersonal Communication 3 units
CDEV C1000 Child Growth and Development 3 units
DGME 100 Media in Society 3 units
DGME 102 Media Law and Ethics 3 units
ECON C2001 Principles of Microeconomics 3 units
ECON C2002 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 units
ETHN 101 Latin American and Indigenous Peoples History and Culture 3 units
ETHN 103 Asian Americans and US Institutions 3 units
ETHN 104 Asian Pacific Islanders in United States History and Culture 3 units
ETHN 105 African American History and Culture 3 units
ETHN 107 Introduction to Native American Studies 3 units
ETHN 108 Rethinking Race, Gender, and Nation 3 units
ETHN 109 Borders and Crossings 3 units
ETHN 110 Latinx Communities and U.S. Institutions 3 units
ETHN 300 Introduction to La Raza Studies 3 units
GEOG 110 Cultural Geography 3 units
GEOG 150 World Regional Geography 3 units
GBST 101 Introduction to Global Studies 3 units
GBST 102 Global Issues 3 units
HIST 100 History of Western Civilization I 3 units
HIST 101 History of Western Civilization II 3 units
HIST 104 World History I 3 units
HIST 106 World History II: From 1500 to Present 3 units
HIST C1001 United States History to 1877 3 units
HIST C1002 United States History Since 1865 3 units
HIST 260 Women In American History 3 units
HIST 261 Women in American History I 3 units
HIST 262 Women in American History II 3 units
HIST 310 California History 3 units
KINE 103 Social Issues in Sport 3 units
KINE 107 Women in Sports 3 units
POLS 100 Introduction to Political Science 3 units
POLS 110 Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics 3 units
POLS 130 Introduction to International Relations 3 units
POLS 150 Introduction to Political Theory and Thought 3 units
POLS C1000 Introduction to American Government and Politics 3 units
POLS 210 American Politics 3 units
POLS 310 California State and Local Government 3 units
PSYC C1000 Introduction to Psychology 3 units
PSYC 105 Experimental Psychology 3 units
PSYC 106 Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination 3 units
PSYC 110 Courtship, Marriage and the Family 3 units
PSYC 120 Introduction to Research Methods 3 units
PSYC 200 Developmental Psychology 3 units
PSYC 220 Introduction to Psychobiology 3 units
PSYC 225 Theories of Personality 3 units
PSYC 230 Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology 3 units
PSYC 300 Social Psychology 3 units
PSYC 301 Psychology of Human Relationships and Adjustment 3 units
PSYC 320 Psychology of Wellness: The Mind-Body Connection 3 units
PSYC 330 Sports Psychology 3 units
PSYC 410 Abnormal Psychology 3 units
SOCI C1000 Introduction to Sociology 3 units
SOCI 105 Social Problems 3 units
SOCI 110 Courtship, Marriage and the Family 3 units
SOCI 121 Introduction to Research Methods 3 units
SOCI 141 Race and Ethnic Relations 3 units
SOCI 160 Sociology of Sex and Gender 3 units
AREA 5 - PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Two courses: one Physical Science and one Biological Science course. One of the two courses must be associated with a one semester unit laboratory. Courses with a # will satisfy both lab and lecture requirement. Courses with a * will satisfy the lab requirement only.
Area 5A: Physical Science Units
ASTR C1001 Introduction to Astronomy 3 units
ASTR 115 The Solar System 3 units
ASTR 125 Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology 3 units
ASTR 210 # Fundamentals of Astrophysics 4 units
CHEM 192 # Elementary Chemistry 4 units
CHEM 210 # General Chemistry I 5 units
CHEM 220 # General Chemistry II 5 units
CHEM 231 # Organic Chemistry I 5 units
CHEM 232 # Organic Chemistry II 5 units
CHEM 410 # Health Science Chemistry I 4 units
CHEM 420 # Health Science Chemistry II 4 units
GEOG 100 Physical Geography 3 units
GEOL 100 Survey of Geology 3 units
OCEN 100 Oceanography 3 units
PALN 110 General Paleontology 3 units
PHYS 100 Conceptual Physics 3 units
PHYS 210 # General Physics I 4 units
PHYS 220 # General Physics II 4 units
PHYS 250 # Physics with Calculus I 4 units
PHYS 260 # Physics with Calculus II 4 units
PHYS 270 # Physics with Calculus III 4 units
Area 5B: Biological Science Units
ANTH C1001 Introduction to Biological Anthropology 3 units
BIOL 100 Introduction to the Life Sciences 3 units
BIOL 102 Environmental Science and Conservation 3 units
BIOL C1000 # Introduction to Biology with Lab 4 units
BIOL 130 Human Biology 3 units
BIOL 145 Plants, People, and Environment 3 units
BIOL 184 Wildlife Biology 3 units
BIOL 210 # General Zoology 5 units
BIOL 211 # Zoology 4 units
BIOL 220 # General Botany 5 units
BIOL 221 # Botany 4 units
BIOL 230 # Introductory Cell Biology 4 units
BIOL 240 # General Microbiology 4 units
BIOL 250 # Human Anatomy 4 units
BIOL 260 # Human Physiology 5 units
PALN 110 General Paleontology 3 units
PSYC 220 Introduction to Psychobiology 3 units
Area 5C: Science Laboratory Lab only courses must be accompanied by the same subject lecture course. Units
ANTH C1001L * Biological Anthropology Lab 1 unit
ASTR C1001L * Introduction to Astronomy Lab 1 unit
ASTR 103 * Observational Astronomy Lab 1 unit
BIOL 132 * Human Biology Laboratory 1 unit
BIOL 195 * Biology Field Laboratory 1 unit
GEOL 101 * Geology Laboratory 1 unit
OCEN 101 * Oceanography Laboratory 1 unit
PALN 111 * Paleontology Laboratory 1 unit
AREA 6 - ETHNIC STUDIES
Ethnic Studies - Select one course Units
ETHN 101 Latin American and Indigenous Peoples History and Culture 3 units
ETHN 105 African American History and Culture 3 units
ETHN 107 Introduction to Native American Studies 3 units
ETHN 108 Rethinking Race, Gender, and Nation 3 units
# course includes lecture and lab
* lab only course
Total Required Units: 34