California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC)
Certificate of Achievement Counseling · Berkeley City College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Program Description
The Certificate of Achievement in California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) is designed for students who plan to transfer to the University of California system (UC) or the California State University system (CSU). The courses in this certificate will give students exposure to a broad range of topics and in most cases will fulfill the lower-division general education transfer requirements of the California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC).
Although the certificate recognizes the completion of the lower-division of UC and CSU general education requirements, it does not guarantee admission to a specific campus, nor does it guarantee admission to a specific major. Students are strongly advised to meet with a counselor to discuss transfer requirements and lower division major preparation that is needed for their intended transfer school and major. Students who intend to transfer must meet all current UC and CSU transfer requirements, including minimum GPA, to be eligible for a certificate. Upon completion of these requirements, you will file both a "petition for a Certification of Achievement" and a "Request for Cal-GETC Certification" with the Admissions and Records Office.
Complete the following requirements:
- You must complete the course requirement for all areas before Cal-GETC can be certified.
- You must complete all courses with grades of "C" or better.
- ^=Indicates that transfer credit may be limited by either UC or CSU, or both.
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Career Opportunities
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Transfer to a CSU or UC.
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Learning Outcome(s)
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- Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
- Critically analyze and solve problems.
- Describe how to be an informed and engaged member of society.
- Describe the scope, key concepts, and defining framework of a variety of disciplines, as a foundation for selecting and continuing in a particular field of study.
- Analyze social, cultural, and artistic expressions within their discipline-specific contexts.
Requirements
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Area 1: English Communication | 10 | |
| Area 1A: English Composition | 4 | |
| ENGL C1000 | Academic Reading and Writing | 4 |
| Area: 1B: Critical Thinking and Composition | 3 | |
| BIOL 32 | Scientific Literature and Writing | 3 |
| COMM 5 | Persuasion and Critical Thinking | 3 |
| ENGL C1001 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 3 |
| Area 1C: Oral Communication | 3 | |
| COMM C1000 | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| Area 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning | 3-5 | |
| MATH 1 | Pre-Calculus | 4 |
| MATH 2 | Precalculus with Analytic Geometry | 5 |
| MATH 3A | Calculus I | 5 |
| MATH 3B | Calculus II | 5 |
| MATH 3C | Calculus III | 5 |
| MATH 3E | Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 3F | Differential Equations | 3 |
| MATH 11 | Discrete Mathematics | 4 |
| MATH 16A | Calculus for Business and the Life and Social Sciences | 4 |
| MATH 16B | Calculus for Business and the Life and Social Sciences | 3 |
| STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| Area 3: Arts and Humanities | 6 | |
| Area 3A: Arts | ||
| ART 1 | Introduction to Art History | 3 |
| ART 002 | History of Western Art: Prehistory through the Middle Ages | 3 |
| ART 003 | History of Western Art: Renaissance to Contemporary Art | 3 |
| ART 4 | History of Modern Art (1800 to Present) | 3 |
| ART 13 | History of Women in Art | 3 |
| ART 16 | Introduction to Islamic Art | 3 |
| ART 182 | Introduction to Visual Culture | 3 |
| ENGL 021 | Film Criticism and Analysis | 3 |
| HUMAN 21 | Film: Art and Communication | 3 |
| HUMAN 26 | Global Cinema | 4 |
| HUMAN 52 | Women and Cinema | 4 |
| HUMAN 53 | Comparative Film Genres | 4 |
| HUMAN 182 | Introduction to Visual Culture | 3 |
| MMART 122B | From Movies to Multimedia | 3 |
| MMART 123 | The Art of Documentary Film | 3 |
| MUSIC 10 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUSIC 15A | Jazz, Blues, and Popular Music in the American Culture | 3 |
| MUSIC 15B | Jazz, Blues, and Popular Music in the American Culture | 3 |
| MUSIC 024 | Jazz History | 3 |
| WS 52 | Women and Cinema | 4 |
| Area 3B: Humanities | 3-5 | |
| ART 182 | Introduction to Visual Culture | 3 |
| ENGL 001B | Composition and Reading | 4 |
| ENGL 17A | Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENGL 17B | Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENGL 20 | Introduction to Dramatic Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 44B | Masterpieces of World Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 47 | Children’s Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 50 | Multicultural American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 85A | Literature in English Through Milton | 4 |
| ENGL 85B | Literature in English: Late 17th through Mid-19th Century | 4 |
| ENGL 85C | Literature in English: Mid-19th through the 20th Century | 4 |
| FREN 1B | Elementary French | 5 |
| HUMAN 1 | Introduction to Humanities | 3 |
| HUMAN 5 | Storytelling in American Culture | 3 |
| HUMAN 15 | Popular Culture | 3 |
| HUMAN 30B | Human Values/Aesthetics | 3 |
| HUMAN 40 | Religions of the World | 3 |
| HUMAN 55 | The Representation of Immigration in Cinema and Television | 4 |
| HUMAN 57 | Film Directors and Artists | 4 |
| HUMAN 182 | Introduction to Visual Culture | 3 |
| MM/AN 2 | History of Animation | 3 |
| MM/DI 22 | Analysis of Contemporary Photographers | 3 |
| PHIL 1 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 2 | Social and Political Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 016 | Buddhist Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 20A | History of Ancient Greek Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 20B | History of Modern European Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 31A | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 35 | Feminist Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 037 | Introduction to Asian Philosophy | 3 |
| SPAN 1B | Elementary Spanish | 5 |
| SPAN 2A | Intermediate Spanish I | 5 |
| SPAN 2B | Intermediate Spanish II | 5 |
| SPAN 38 | Latin American Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 39 | Latin American Novel | 3 |
| SPAN 40 | Hispanic Civilization and Culture | 3 |
| WS 35 | Feminist Philosophy | 3 |
| Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences | 6 | |
| AFRAM 1 | Introduction to African American Studies | 3 |
| ANTHR 2 | Introduction to Archaeology and Prehistory | 3 |
| ANTHR 3 | Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTHR 13 | Urban Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTHR 18 | Introduction to Anthropological Linguistics | 3 |
| ANTHR 55 | Native American Cultures | 3 |
| ASL 55A | History and Culture of Deaf People in America I | 3 |
| ASAME 11 | Introduction to Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies | 3 |
| CHDEV 51 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| COMM 6 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| COMM 10 | Gender and Communication | 3 |
| COMM 19 | Survey of Mass Media | 3 |
| ECON 001 | Principles of Economics (Macro-Economics) | 3 |
| ECON 002 | Principles of Economics (Micro-Economics) | 3 |
| ECON 20 | Economic History of the United States | 3 |
| ETHST 1 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| GEOG 3 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 18 | California Geography | 3 |
| HIST 2A | History of Europe to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 2B | History of Europe Since 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 3A | World History to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 3B | World History Since 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 007A | History of the United States to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 007B | History of the United States Since 1865 | 3 |
| HIST 19 | History of California | 3 |
| HIST 21 | U.S. Women: A Social History | 3 |
| HIST 31 | Contemporary Middle East: The Politics of Nationalism | 3 |
| HUMAN 55 | The Representation of Immigration in Cinema and Television | 4 |
| M/LAT 33 | Introduction to Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies | 3 |
| POLS C1000 | American Government and Politics | 3 |
| POSCI 2 | Comparative Government | 3 |
| POSCI 3 | International Relations | 3 |
| POSCI 4 | Political Theory | 3 |
| POSCI 6 | The U.S. Constitution and Criminal Due Process | 3 |
| POSCI 19 | Introduction to Global Studies | 3 |
| POSCI 20 | Global Issues | 3 |
| PSYC C1000 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSYCH 6 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSYCH 21 | Lifespan Human Development | 3 |
| SOC 1 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 2 | Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC 5 | Minority Groups | 3 |
| SOC 7 | Sociology of Gender | 3 |
| SOC 8 | Crime and Deviance | 3 |
| SOC 13 | Sociology of the Family | 3 |
| SOC 18 | Sociology of Death and Dying | 3 |
| WS 1 | Introduction to Women’s Studies | 3 |
| Area 5 Physical and Biological Sciences | 3-5 | |
| Area 5A: Physical Science | 3-5 | |
| ASTR 10 | Descriptive Astronomy | 3 |
| CHEM 1A | General Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM 1B | General Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM 12A | Organic Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM 12B | Organic Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM 18 | Analytical Instrumentation | 3 |
| CHEM 30A | Introductory General Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 30B | Introductory Organic and Biochemistry | 4 |
| GEOG 1 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 19 | Global Climate Change | 3 |
| GEOL 10 | Introduction to Geology | 3 |
| PHYS 3A | General Physics | 5 |
| PHYS 3B | General Physics | 5 |
| PHYS 4A | General Physics with Calculus | 5 |
| PHYS 4B | General Physics with Calculus | 5 |
| PHYS 4C | General Physics with Calculus | 5 |
| PHYS 10 | Introduction to Physics | 4 |
| PHYSC 20 | Introduction to the Marine Environment | 3 |
| Area 5B: Biological Science | 3-5 | |
| ANTHR 1 | Introduction to Physical Anthropology | 3 |
| BIOL 1A | General Biology | 5 |
| BIOL 1B | General Biology | 5 |
| BIOL 3 | Microbiology | 5 |
| BIOL 4 | Human Physiology | 5 |
| BIOL 10 | Introduction to Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 13 | Principles of Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL 25 | Human Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 33 | Immunology | 4 |
| BIOL 34 | Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 50A | Introductory Biotechnology with Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOL 50B | Protein Chemistry and Fermentation | 3 |
| BIOL 50C | Stem Cell Biology and Advanced Molecular Techniques | 3 |
| PSYCH 61 | Introduction to Biological Psychology | 3 |
| 5C: Laboratory | 6 | |
| ANTHR 1L | Physical Anthropology Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOL 13L | Principles of Ecology and Sustainable Systems Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 34L | Genetics Laboratory | 2 |
| GEOG 1L | Physical Geography Laboratory | 1 |
| GEOL 10L | Introduction to Geology Laboratory | 1 |
| Area 6: Ethnic Studies | 3 | |
| AFRAM 1 | Introduction to African American Studies | 3 |
| ASAME 11 | Introduction to Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies | 3 |
| ETHST 1 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| M/LAT 33 | Introduction to Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies | 3 |