# UC 7 Course Pattern (Certificate of Achievement)

College of the Desert · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Programs of Study

Source: https://catalog.collegeofthedesert.edu/programs/liberal-arts/uc-7-course-pattern-certificate-of-achievemen/

The University of California 7 Course Pattern certificate program at College of the Desert is a focused, 22 to 34-unit program designed to ensure students meet the minimum eligibility requirements for transfer to a University of California.  To be eligible for admission to the UC system, students must meet basic eligibility requirements.  The UC system requires completion of 60 transferable units and the 7 Course pattern in Spring prior to Fall admissions for students to enter as an upper-division student. Major preparation and general education courses may be used to fulfill these requirements.

### Learning Outcomes

#### Learning Outcomes

Upon satisfactory completion of this program students will be able to:

1.  Identify UC transferable courses that fulfill the General Education requirements at Universities of California.
2.  Satisfy the seven course transfer requirements for General Education at Universities of California.

### Program Requirements

#### Program Requirements

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Required Courses** | |  |
| **Select one course from the following:** | |  |
| ENGL C1000 | Academic Reading and Writing | 4-5 |
| or ENGL C1000E | Academic Reading and Writing Support |  |
| **Select one course from the following:** | |  |
| ENGL C1003 | Critical Thinking and Writing through Literature | 4 |
| SOC 004 | Sociological Analysis & Critical Thinking | 3 |
| **Select one course from the following:** | |  |
| BUMA 003 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| MATH C2210 | Calculus I: Early Transcendentals | 4 |
| MATH 009 | Business Calculus | 4 |
| MATH 010 | College Algebra | 4 |
| MATH 012 | Pre-calculus | 5 |
| MATH 013 | Liberal Arts Math | 4 |
| MATH 015 | Discrete Mathematics for Computers | 4 |
| MATH 016 | Finite Mathematics | 3 |
| SOC 003 | Fundamentals of Statistics | 3 |
| STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| **Select four (4) courses from at least two (2) subject areas:** | |  |
| **Subject Area 1: Arts and Humanities** | |  |
| ASL 002 | Elementary American Sign Language II | 5 |
| ASL 003 | Intermediate American Sign Language I | 4 |
| ASL 004 | Intermediate American Sign Language II | 4 |
| ARCH 014 | History of Architecture I | 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 002C | History of Modern Art | 3 |
| ARTH 010 | Understanding Art | 3 |
| ARTH 012A | Arts of Asia | 3 |
| ARTH 012B | Arts of Africa, Oceania, & Indigenous North America | 3 |
| ARTH 012C | Arts of Latin America | 3 |
| ARTH 033 | History of Photography | 3 |
| CDE 229 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| DANC 015 | History of Dance | 3 |
| ENG 010A | American Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 010B | American Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 011A | English Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 011B | English Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 012A | Global Literature 1 | 3 |
| ENG 012B | World Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 014 | Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENG 015 | The Short Story | 3 |
| ENG 017 | Literature by Women | 3 |
| ENG 018 | Poetry CSI | 3 |
| ENG 021 | Latinx Literature | 3 |
| ENG 022 | Intro to African American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 024 | Native American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 025 | Introduction to the Novel | 3 |
| ENG 035 | Myths and Legends | 3 |
| ENG 036 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| FILM 001 | Introduction to Film | 3 |
| FILM 021 | Contemporary World Film | 3 |
| FILM 022 | American Film to the 1960s | 3 |
| FILM 023 | Contemporary American Film | 3 |
| FR 002 | Elementary French II | 5 |
| FR 003 | Intermediate French I | 4 |
| FR 004 | Intermediate French II | 4 |
| HIST C1001 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST C1002 | United States History Since 1865 | 3 |
| HIST 003 | History of World Civilization I | 3 |
| HIST 004 | History of World Civilization II | 3 |
| HIST 005 | History of Western Civilization I | 3 |
| HIST 006 | History of Western Civilization II | 3 |
| HIST 021 | California History | 3 |
| HIST 023 | Latin American History | 3 |
| JPN 002 | Elementary Japanese II | 5 |
| MUS 005 | History of Rock 'n' Roll | 3 |
| MUS 006 | History of Film Music | 3 |
| MUS 007 | History of Musical Theatre | 3 |
| MUS 010 | Introduction to Music | 3 |
| MUS 012 | Fundamentals of Music | 3 |
| PHIL 006 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 007 | Ideas of the Great Philosophers | 3 |
| PHIL 010 | General Logic | 3 |
| PHIL 012 | Religions of the World | 3 |
| PHIL 013 | Perspectives on Death & Dying | 3 |
| PHIL 014 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 017 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
| PHIL 018 | Philosophy of Science | 3 |
| SPAN 002 | Elementary Spanish II | 5 |
| SPAN 003 | Intermediate Spanish I | 4 |
| SPAN 004 | Intermediate Spanish II | 4 |
| SPAN 020 | Latin American Culture and Civilization | 3 |
| SPAN 024 | Latin American Short Story | 4 |
| TA 001 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
| TA 007 | History of Musical Theatre | 3 |
| **Subject Area 2: Social and Behavioral Sciences** | |  |
| ANTH 002 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 003 | Archaeology, Introduction to Prehistory | 3 |
| ANTH 007 | Anthropology of Religion, Magic, Witchcraft, and Healing | 3 |
| CDE 202 | Teaching in a Diverse Society | 3 |
| CJ 020 | Introduction to Social Justice Studies | 3 |
| ECON C2001 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON C2002 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 011 | International Economics | 3 |
| ECON 012 | Understanding Econ Principles & Applications | 3 |
| ETHN 001 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| ETHN 002 | Introduction to Chicanx & Latinx Studies | 3 |
| ETHN 003 | Introduction to Black Studies | 3 |
| ETHN 004 | Introduction to Native American Studies | 3 |
| ETHN 005 | Introduction to Asian American Studies | 3 |
| GEOG 002 | Cultural Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 007 | Regional Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 010 | Geography of California | 3 |
| GS 010 | Global Studies | 3 |
| GS 011 | Global Issues | 3 |
| HIST C1001 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST C1002 | United States History Since 1865 | 3 |
| HIST 003 | History of World Civilization I | 3 |
| HIST 004 | History of World Civilization II | 3 |
| HIST 005 | History of Western Civilization I | 3 |
| HIST 006 | History of Western Civilization II | 3 |
| HIST 021 | California History | 3 |
| HIST 023 | Latin American History | 3 |
| HIST 050 | American Popular Culture | 3 |
| MC 001 | Introduction to Mass Media | 3 |
| PHIL 003 | Introduction to Political Theory | 3 |
| PHIL 012 | Religions of the World | 3 |
| POLS C1000 | American Government and Politics | 3 |
| PS 002 | Introduction to Comparative Governments | 3 |
| PS 003 | Introduction to Political Theory | 3 |
| PS 004 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 |
| PS 005 | The American Presidency | 3 |
| PS 006 | Latinx Politics | 3 |
| PS 009 | Race and Ethnic Politics | 3 |
| PSYC C1000 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 003 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 009 | Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination | 3 |
| PSY 012 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| PSY 020 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 023 | Psychology of Women and Gender | 3 |
| PSY 027 | Biological Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 029 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| SJS 020 | Introduction to Social Justice Studies | 3 |
| SJS 021 | Introduction to LGBTQIA Studies | 3 |
| SOCI C1000 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 002 | Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC 005 | Sociology of Gender and Sexuality | 3 |
| SOC 006 | Introduction to Criminology | 3 |
| SOC 009 | Sociology of Sport | 3 |
| SOC 014 | Introduction to Race & Ethnicity | 3 |
| SOC 015 | Mexican American Culture & Society | 3 |
| **Subject Area 3: Physical and Biological Sciences** | |  |
| AGPS 002 | Entomology - General & Applied | 4 |
| AGPS 005 | Plant Science | 3 |
| ANTH 001 | Human Evolution: Introduction to Biological Anthropology | 3 |
| A 001 | Descriptive Astronomy | 3 |
| A 002 | Descriptive Astronomy | 4 |
| A 003 | Planetary Astronomy | 4 |
| BI 004 | Elements of Biology | 4 |
| BI 005 | Molecular and Cell Biology | 5 |
| BI 006 | Biology of Organisms | 5 |
| BI 011 | Biology of Viruses | 3 |
| BI 013 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BI 014 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 5 |
| BI 015 | General Microbiology | 5 |
| CH 001A | General Chemistry I | 5 |
| CH 001B | General Chemistry II | 5 |
| CH 003 | Introductory General Chemistry | 4 |
| CH 005 | Bio-organic Chemistry | 4 |
| CH 010A | Organic Chemistry I | 5 |
| CH 010B | Organic Chemistry II | 5 |
| GEOG 001 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| G 001 | Physical Geology | 4 |
| G 002 | Historical Geology with Laboratory | 4 |
| G 005 | Environmental Geology | 4 |
| G 010 | The Earth Sciences | 4 |
| G 022 | Introduction to Environmental Sciences | 3 |
| NR 001 | Conservation of Natural Resources | 3 |
| PH 001 | Introductory Physics | 4 |
| PH 002A | College Physics I | 4 |
| PH 002B | College Physics II | 4 |
| PH 003A | Engineering Physics | 4 |
| PH 003B | Engineering Physics | 4 |
| PH 003C | Engineering Physics | 4 |
| PH 017 | Introduction to Meteorology | 3 |
| PH 020A | Physics for Life Sciences Majors I | 4 |
| PH 020B | Physics for Life Sciences Majors II | 4 |
| **Certificate Total** | | 22-34 |

Pending Financial Aid approval. Currently, does not qualify for Title IV Federal Funding.