California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC)
Certificate of Achievement History · Chaffey College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Description
The Cal-GETC Certificate of Achievement is designed for students intending to transfer to either the California State University or the University of California. Completion of courses for this certificate allows students to transfer without the need, after transfer, to take additional lower-division general education courses to satisfy university general education requirements. Additional requirements are necessary for individual majors. The University of California does not accept Cal-GETC for certain majors and/or at individual colleges within a UC campus. Depending on the major/field of interest, students may find it advantageous to take courses fulfilling either the requirements of those particular UC campus or major to which they plan to transfer. Please see a counselor for further information regarding Cal-GETC.
- Verified competency in a Language Other Than English (LOTE) is not a requirement for Cal-GETC certification. Upon successful completion of required courses/competencies, additional commentary will be added to the certificate.
- All courses must be completed with grades of C or better, be a minimum of three semester units, and be on the Cal-GETC list in the year the student takes the course (i.e., students entering in fall 2026 must follow the 2026-2027 or later Cal-GETC requirements).
- Partial Cal-GETC certification is NOT allowed.
Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- Compose and present content that demonstrates an intentional awareness of audience and clear choices in language.
- Engage with people in ways that affirm diversity, demonstrate an awareness of identity and impact, and consider diverse perspectives to accomplish tasks.
- Employ appropriate technology tools to improve collaboration and communication, evaluate the credibility of online information sources, and share digital information in an ethical manner.
- Examine information and data to evaluate viewpoints for bias, investigate issues or problems holistically, and implement reasoned, feasible solutions.
- Use quantitative reasoning and/or analytical mathematical skills to interpret, evaluate, and process data to draw logical conclusions and support claims.
- Seek out new information and experiences, take innovative approaches to accomplishing tasks, combine different sources of information, and generate unique work, arguments, or products.
- Adapt to new situations, circumstances and environments; analyze feedback to make improvements; and revise goals in response to new information.
- Leverage strengths in pursuit of goals, engage in new experiences for continuous self-development, view challenges and obstacles as opportunities for growth, and successfully manage stress.
- Exercise initiative, apply personal strengths and interests in academic and career goals, and understand appropriate professional norms in different situations.
- Acknowledge the impact of systemic racism on individuals and communities of color, recognize the value of fundamental human rights in society, and advocate for equity through civic participation.
- Recognize the interconnectedness of humans with the natural world, develop an ethical perspective on environmental issues, acknowledge the disproportionate impact of climate change on lower socioeconomic communities, and actively contribute to sustainability efforts.
- Demonstrate respect and shared leadership by recognizing the skills of all participants and managing disagreements in a way that cultivates productivity.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| AREA 1: English Communication | 9 | |
| 1A - English Composition (Required) | 3 | |
| ENGL C1000 | Academic Reading and Writing | 3 |
| 1B - Critical Thinking (Required) | 3 | |
| ENGL C1001 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 3 |
| 1C - Oral Communication (Required) | 6 | |
| COMM C1000 | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| COMSTD 8 | Fundamentals of Speech Communication | 3 |
| AREA 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning (Required - one course) | 3-5 | |
| COMPSCI 4 | Discrete Structures | 3 |
| MATH 25 | College Algebra | 4 |
| MATH 45 | Explorations in Quantitative Reasoning | 4 |
| MATH 60 | Calculus for Business | 4 |
| MATH 61 | Pre-Calculus | 4 |
| MATH 65A | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 65B | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 75 | Calculus III | 5 |
| MATH 81 | Linear Algebra | 4 |
| MATH 85 | Differential Equations | 4 |
| SCSCI 10 | Statistics for Social Science | 4 |
| STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| AREA 3: Arts and Humanities (Required - two courses) | 6-8 | |
| Choose one course from each area. | ||
| A - Arts (one course) | 69 | |
| ART 50 | Introduction to Sculpture | 4 |
| ARTGD 13 | History of Graphic Design | 3 |
| ARTH C1100 | Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era | 3 |
| ARTH C1200 | Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary | 3 |
| ARTH 7 | Arts of Africa, Oceania, and Indigenous North America | 3 |
| ARTH 9 | Art of the Ancient Americas | 3 |
| ARTH 11 | Survey of Asian Arts | 3 |
| ARTH 19 | Contemporary Art: 1945-Present | 3 |
| CINEMA 25 | Survey of World Cinemas | 3 |
| CINEMA 26 | Survey of American Cinema | 3 |
| KINLEC 3 | Sports in Film | 3 |
| MUSIC 4 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUSIC 5 | Music Theory and Musicianship I | 4 |
| MUSIC 21 | History of Jazz | 3 |
| MUSIC 22 | History of Rock and Pop | 3 |
| MUSIC 23 | Hip-Hop | 3 |
| MUSIC 26 | World Music | 3 |
| PHOTO 1 | History of Photography | 3 |
| PHOTO 10 | Beginning Darkroom Photography | 4 |
| THEATRE 1 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
| THEATRE 4 | Theatre History: Ancient to 1700 | 3 |
| THEATRE 5 | Theatre History: 1700-Present | 3 |
| B - Humanities (one course) | 192 | |
| ARABIC 3 | Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic I | 4 |
| ARABIC 4 | Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic II | 4 |
| ASL 3 | Intermediate American Sign Language III | 4 |
| ASL 4 | Intermediate American Sign Language IV | 4 |
| CHIN 3 | Intermediate Mandarin Chinese I | 4 |
| CHIN 4 | Intermediate Mandarin Chinese II | 4 |
| CHIN 18 | Modern Chinese Popular Culture | 3 |
| ENGL C1002 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 32 | Introduction to the Novel | 3 |
| ENGL 33 | Introduction to Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 68 | Mythology | 3 |
| ENGL 70A | World Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL 70B | World Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL 73 | LGBTQIA+ Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 74 | Asian-American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 75A | American Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL 75B | American Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL 76 | African-American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 77 | Latino Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 79 | Native American Literatures | 3 |
| ENGL 80A | Survey of British Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL 80B | Survey of British Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL 81 | Shakespeare | 3 |
| FASHD 20 | History of Fashion | 3 |
| HIST 1 | World History: Pre-Civilization to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 2 | World History: 1500 to Present | 3 |
| HIST 4 | History of Slavery | 3 |
| HIST 5 | Early Western Civilizations | 3 |
| HIST 6 | Modern Western Civilizations | 3 |
| HIST 7 | History of the Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 9 | History of Asian Civilizations I | 3 |
| HIST 10 | History of Asian Civilizations II | 3 |
| HIST 12 | Asian American History | 3 |
| HIST 16 | Westward Movement and the Indian Wars of 1840-90 | 3 |
| HIST 20 | History of the United States from 1945-Present | 3 |
| HIST 21 | The Sixties in American History | 3 |
| HIST 25 | Women in United States History | 3 |
| HIST 40 | Retrospective of World War II | 3 |
| HIST 50 | African-American History I | 3 |
| HIST 51 | African-American History II | 3 |
| HIST 70 | Chicanos: The Common History of Mexico and the US | 3 |
| HIST 71 | Chicanos: The Chicano Minority in the United States | 3 |
| HUMAN 5 | Arts and Ideas of Europe: Antiquity to Renaissance | 3 |
| HUMAN 6 | Arts and Ideas of Europe: Renaissance to Present | 3 |
| HUMAN 20 | The Holocaust: History and Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 70 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 71 | Philosophy of Feminism | 3 |
| PHIL 72 | Seminar in Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 73 | Seminar in Contemporary American Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 77 | History of Ancient Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 78 | History of Philosophy: Modern | 3 |
| PHIL 79 | Philosophy of Consciousness | 3 |
| PHIL 80 | Introduction to Religion | 3 |
| PHIL 81 | Introduction to Eastern Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 82 | Introduction to Monotheistic Religions: Judaism/Christianity/Islam | 3 |
| PHOTO 1 | History of Photography | 3 |
| SPAN 3 | Intermediate Spanish I | 4 |
| SPAN 4 | Intermediate Spanish II | 4 |
| SPAN 4SS | Spanish for Heritage Speakers II | 4 |
| SPAN 13 | Survey of Mexican Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 14 | Latin American Literature | 3 |
| AREA 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences (Required - two courses) | 6-8 | |
| ANTHRO 2 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 3 | Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 5 | Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology | 3 |
| ASL 18 | Introduction to Deaf Studies | 3 |
| BUSL 10 | Introduction to Law and the Legal Process | 3 |
| CDE 2 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| CDE 4 | Child, Family, and Community | 3 |
| CJ 58 | Social Equity and the Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| COMSTD 12 | Mass Communication and Society | 3 |
| COMSTD 74 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| ECON 1 | Introduction to Economics | 3 |
| ECON C2002 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON C2001 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 7 | Economic History of the United States | 3 |
| ECON 8 | History of Economic Ideas | 3 |
| GEOG 1 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 3 | Geography of California | 3 |
| GEOG 11 | Human Geography | 3 |
| GERO 18 | The Social, Cultural, and Policy Issues of an Aging Society | 3 |
| HIST 4 | History of Slavery | 3 |
| HIST 5 | Early Western Civilizations | 3 |
| HIST 6 | Modern Western Civilizations | 3 |
| HIST 7 | History of the Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 9 | History of Asian Civilizations I | 3 |
| HIST 10 | History of Asian Civilizations II | 3 |
| HIST 12 | Asian American History | 3 |
| HIST 16 | Westward Movement and the Indian Wars of 1840-90 | 3 |
| HIST C1001 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST C1002 | United States History since 1865 | 3 |
| HIST 19 | History of Ethnic Relations in the United States | 3 |
| HIST 20 | History of the United States from 1945-Present | 3 |
| HIST 21 | The Sixties in American History | 3 |
| HIST 37 | California History | 3 |
| HIST 40 | Retrospective of World War II | 3 |
| HIST 50 | African-American History I | 3 |
| HIST 51 | African-American History II | 3 |
| HIST 70 | Chicanos: The Common History of Mexico and the US | 3 |
| HIST 71 | Chicanos: The Chicano Minority in the United States | 3 |
| PH 20 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
| PH 30 | Health and Social Justice | 3 |
| POLS C1000 | American Government and Politics | 3 |
| PS 2 | Introduction to Political Science | 3 |
| PS 4 | Political Theory | 3 |
| PS 7 | International Relations | 3 |
| PS 10 | Comparative Politics | 3 |
| PS 21 | Urban Politics | 3 |
| PS 25 | Latino Politics | 3 |
| PS 32 | Law and Society | 3 |
| PSYC C1000 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSYCH 20 | Developmental Psychology: Childhood and Adolescence | 3 |
| PSYCH 25 | Developmental Psychology: Lifespan Development | 3 |
| PSYCH 65 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSYCH 80 | Research Methods in Psychology | 4 |
| SOC 10 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 14 | Sociology of Gender | 3 |
| SOC 15 | Ethnic and Race Relations: U.S. and Global Perspectives | 3 |
| SOC 16 | Marriage, Family and Relationships | 3 |
| SOC 17 | Sociology of Crime | 3 |
| SOC 18 | Sociology of Aging | 3 |
| SOC 25 | Study of Mexican American and Latin American People in the United States | 3 |
| SOC 26 | Introduction to Latin American Societies | 3 |
| SOC 30 | Introduction to LGBTQIA+ Studies | 3 |
| SOC 32 | Introduction to Women Studies | 3 |
| SOC 33 | Introduction to Social Justice Studies | 3 |
| SOC 70 | Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC 80 | Introduction to Research Methods in Sociology | 4 |
| AREA 5: Physical and Biological Sciences (Required - two courses) | 7-9 | |
| Choose one course from each area, one of which must include a laboratory. | ||
| A - Physical Sciences (one course) | 129-131 | |
| ASTRON 26 | Stars and Galaxies | 3 |
| Either: | 4-6 | |
| ASTRON 27 | Life in the Universe | 3 |
| Or: | 1-3 | |
| ASTRON 27 | Life in the Universe | 3 |
| orASTRON 27L | Life in the Universe Laboratory | 1 |
| ASTRON 35 | Planets and the Solar System with Lab | 4 |
| CHEM 9 | Health Science Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM 10 | Introductory Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 12 | Elementary Organic and Biochemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 24A | General Chemistry I | 5 |
| CHEM 24B | General Chemistry II | 5 |
| CHEM 70 | Quantitative Analysis | 4 |
| CHEM 75A | Organic Chemistry I | 5 |
| CHEM 75B | Organic Chemistry II | 5 |
| Either: | 7 | |
| ESC 1 | Earth Science | 3 |
| Or: | 4 | |
| ESC 1 | Earth Science | 3 |
| ESC 1L | Earth Science Laboratory | 1 |
| Either: | 7 | |
| ESC 5 | Oceanography | 3 |
| Or: | 4 | |
| ESC 5 | Oceanography | 3 |
| ESC 5L | Oceanography Laboratory | 1 |
| GEOG 2 | Global Climate Change: An Introduction to Weather and Climate | 3 |
| Either: | 7 | |
| GEOG 4 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| Or: | 4 | |
| GEOG 4 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 4L | Physical Geography Laboratory | 1 |
| GEOG 6 | Environmental Geography | 3 |
| GEOL 1 | Physical Geology | 4 |
| GEOL 2 | Historical Geology | 4 |
| PHSCI 10 | Survey of Chemistry and Physics | 4 |
| Either: | 7 | |
| PHYS 5 | The Ideas of Physics | 3 |
| Or: | 4 | |
| PHYS 5 | The Ideas of Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 6 | The Ideas of Physics Laboratory | 1 |
| PHYS 20A | Algebra/Trigonometry College Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 20B | Algebra/Trigonometry College Physics II | 4 |
| PHYS 35 | Calculus Based Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 36 | Calculus Based Physics II | 4 |
| PHYS 44 | Introduction to Motion | 4 |
| PHYS 45 | Physics for Scientists and Engineers I | 5 |
| PHYS 46 | Physics for Scientists and Engineers II | 5 |
| PHYS 47 | Physics for Scientists and Engineers III | 5 |
| B - Biological Sciences (one course): | 53 | |
| Either: | 7 | |
| ANTHRO 1 | Introduction to Biological Anthropology | 3 |
| Or: | 4 | |
| ANTHRO 1 | Introduction to Biological Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 1L | Laboratory for Biological Anthropology | 1 |
| BIOL 1 | General Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 2 | Environmental Science | 4 |
| BIOL 3 | California Environmental Issues | 4 |
| BIOL 12 | Introduction to Human Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 20 | Human Anatomy | 4 |
| BIOL 22 | Human Physiology | 4 |
| Either: | 8 | |
| BIOL 23 | General Microbiology | 3 |
| Or: | 5 | |
| BIOL 23 | General Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL 23L | General Microbiology Laboratory | 2 |
| BIOL 40 | Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| Either: | 7 | |
| BIOL 42 | Evolutionary Ecology | 3 |
| Or: | 4 | |
| BIOL 42 | Evolutionary Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL 42L | Research Methods in Evolutionary Ecology | 1 |
| BIOL 44 | Biology of Organisms | 4 |
| C - Laboratory Science: | ||
| AREA 6: Ethnic Studies (Required - one course) | 3 | |
| ETHN 1 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| ETHN 2 | Introduction to Native American Studies | 3 |
| ETHN 3 | Introduction to Latinx Studies | 3 |
| ETHN 4 | Introduction to African American Studies | 3 |
| ETHN 5 | Introduction to Asian American Studies | 3 |
| ETHN 6 | Race, Ethnicity, and Politics in America | 3 |
| Total | 34-42 | |
Other Information
Local Program (Major) Code: T003/X700C Program Control Number: 45032 Top Code: 4901.10 CIP Code: 24.0101