California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC)
Certificate of Achievement General Education · Gavilan College · 2026-2027 Catalog
New Certificate Effective Fall 2025 - Please speak with a counselor for details or review the degree audit for updated course list.
Students will qualify for a Certificate of Achievement in Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) by completing the pattern listed here. Courses taken in areas 1 through 5 must be completed with a grade of “C” or better. Students must meet Gavilan College GPA and residency requirements. Courses listed in multiple areas shall not be certified in more than one area except for courses in Language Other Than English (see right column), which can be certified in both Areas 3B and 6A.
Learning Outcome(s):
- Critically evaluate information to interpret ideas and solve problems
- Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills with people of diverse backgrounds and effectively function in group decision making
- Demonstrate effective communication, appropriate to the audience and purpose
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| English Communication | ||
| CSU: Three courses required, one each from A, B, and C | ||
| UC: Three courses required, one each from A, B, and C | ||
| A: English Composition (required) | ||
| ENGL 1A | Composition and Reading | 4 |
| B: Critical Thinking (required) | ||
| ENGL 1C | Critical Reasoning and Writing | 3 |
| orPHIL 4 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 3 |
| C: Oral Communication (CSU requirement only) | ||
| CMUN 1A | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| CMUN 5 | Fundamentals of Communication Studies | 3 |
| CMUN 8 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| CMUN 10 | Small Group Communication | 3 |
| Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| One course: | ||
| BUS 11 | Statistics for Business and Economics | 4 |
| orECON 11 | Statistics for Business and Economics | 4 |
| MATH 1A | Single-Variable Calculus and Analytic Geometry | 4 |
| MATH 1B | Single-Variable Calculus and Analytic Geometry | 4 |
| MATH 1C | Multivariable Calculus | 4 |
| MATH 2 | Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 2C | Differential Equations | 3 |
| MATH 5 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| MATH 6 | Calculus for Business/Social Science | 3 |
| MATH 7 | Finite Mathematics | 3 |
| MATH 8A | First Half of Precalculus | 4 |
| MATH 8B | Second Half of Precalculus | 4 |
| MATH 14 | Math for the Liberal Arts | 3 |
| MATH 11 | Integrated Precalculus | 8 |
| MATH 16 | Discrete Mathematics | 4 |
| Arts and Humanities | ||
| Three courses, at least one in the Arts and one in the Humanities | ||
| A. Art: | ||
| ART 1A | Art History | 3 |
| ART 1B | Art History | 3 |
| ART 4 | History of Photography | 3 |
| ART 6 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| ART 21 | Ancient Americas: A History through Art | 3 |
| orHIST 21 | Ancient Americas: A History through Art | 3 |
| HUM 6 | Contemporary World Cinema | 3 |
| MUS 1A | Music History and Literature | 3 |
| MUS 1B | Music History and Literature | 3 |
| MUS 6 | Introduction to World Music | 3 |
| THEA 1 | Theatre History: Greece to Restoration | 3 |
| THEA 3 | El Teatro Campesino | 3 |
| THEA 7 | Theatre Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS 2 | History of Jazz and Rock | 3 |
| MUS 6 | Introduction to World Music | 3 |
| MCTV 16 | History and Culture of Television, Film and New Media | 3 |
| MUS 15 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| B. Humanities: | ||
| ENGL 1B | Composition and Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 2B | American Ethnic Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 2C | Introduction to Film and Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 2E | Introduction to Women Writers | 3 |
| ENGL 2F | Children's Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 2J | World Mythology | 3 |
| ENGL 4A | British Literature - 449 to 1798 A.D. | 3 |
| ENGL 4B | British Literature - 1798 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 5A | Survey of American Literature - 1620 to 1865 | 3 |
| ENGL 5B | Survey of American Literature - 1865 to Present | 3 |
| HIST 1 | United States History through Reconstruction | 3 |
| HIST 2 | United States History Reconstruction to the Present | 3 |
| HIST 3 | History of California | 3 |
| HIST 4A | Global History Before 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 4B | Global History After 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 5 | Women's Lives in Early United States History | 3 |
| HIST 6 | Women's Lives in Recent United States History | 3 |
| HIST 7A | History of Western Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 7B | History of Western Civilization | 3 |
| HUM 3 | Introduction to Cinematic Arts, Film, and Television | 3 |
| HUM 4 | Introduction to American Cinema | 3 |
| HUM 10 | Approaches to Contemporary Film | 3 |
| PHIL 1 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 3A | Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 3B | Contemporary Moral Issues | 3 |
| PHIL 6 | Comparative Religions | 3 |
| PHIL 9 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
| SPAN 2A | Intermediate Spanish | 5 |
| SPAN 2B | Intermediate Spanish | 5 |
| PHIL 7A | History of Philosophy: Ancient to Medieval Times | 3 |
| PHIL 7B | History of Philosophy: Renaissance to Modern Periods | 3 |
| PHIL 15 | Asian Philosophies | 3 |
| PHIL 12 | Introduction to Political Thought | 3 |
| FRNH 2A | Intermediate French | 5 |
| FRNH 2B | Intermediate French | 5 |
| ENGL 2L | Latinx Roots and Revolution | 3 |
| ETHN 2L | Latinx Roots and Revolution | 3 |
| ENGL 3 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENGL 6A | Beginnings through Early American Colonization (449-1680) | 4 |
| ENGL 6B | “British” and Emerging “American” Literatures (1680-1860) | 4 |
| ENGL 6C | Transcontinental Literature of Modern Times (1860-Present) | 4 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | ||
| Three courses from at least two disciplines or an interdisciplinary sequence: | ||
| PSYC 2 | Early Child Development | 3 |
| CD 2 | Early Child Development | 3 |
| JOUR 10 | Mass Media and Society | 3 |
| SOC 10 | Mass Media and Society | 3 |
| CD 3 | Child Growth and Development During the School Years | 3 |
| PSYC 3 | Child Growth and Development During the School Years | 3 |
| AJ 5 | Introduction to Modern International Terrorism | 3 |
| POLS 5 | Introduction to Modern International Terrorism | 3 |
| HIST 12 | Mexican American Cultural History | 3 |
| ANTH 2 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 3 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 5 | Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion | 3 |
| ANTH 6 | Culture and Politics of Africa | 3 |
| CMUN 4 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| ECON 1 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 2 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| GEOG 2 | Cultural Geography | 3 |
| HIST 1 | United States History through Reconstruction | 3 |
| HIST 2 | United States History Reconstruction to the Present | 3 |
| HIST 3 | History of California | 3 |
| HIST 4A | Global History Before 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 4B | Global History After 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 5 | Women's Lives in Early United States History | 3 |
| HIST 6 | Women's Lives in Recent United States History | 3 |
| POLS 1 | Introduction to American Government | 3 |
| POLS 3 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | 3 |
| POLS 4 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 |
| PSYC 10 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 11 | Biological Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 1A | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 1B | Introduction to Sociology: Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC 3 | Sociology of Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Identity | 3 |
| SOC 4 | Sociology of Gender | 3 |
| AJ 10 | Introduction to the Administration of Justice | 3 |
| ANTH 32 | Introduction to Research Methods | 3 |
| POLS 7 | Introduction to California Government and Politics | 3 |
| POLS 10 | Introduction to Political Science | 3 |
| POLS 32 | Introduction to Research Methods | 3 |
| PSYC 32 | Introduction to Research Methods | 3 |
| PSYC 40 | Child Development | 3 |
| SJS 5 | Introduction to Women's Studies | 3 |
| SOC 25 | Sociology of Crime and Deviance | 3 |
| CD 40 | Child Development | 3 |
| ECON 10 | Introduction to Economics | 3 |
| ETHN 12 | Mexican American Cultural History | 3 |
| ANTH 10 | Native American Culture | 3 |
| ETHN 10A | Native American Culture | 3 |
| ENGL 2L | Latinx Roots and Revolution | 3 |
| ETHN 2 | Introduction to Chicanx Studies | 3 |
| ENGL 2R | Race, Power, and Resistance | 3 |
| ETHN 2R | Race, Power, and Resistance | 3 |
| ETHN 1 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| ETHN 2 | Introduction to Chicanx Studies | 3 |
| HIST 10 | African-American History | 3 |
| ETHN 10B | African-American History | 3 |
| ETHN 12 | Mexican American Cultural History | 3 |
| ETHN 3B | Sociology of Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Identity | 3 |
| PSYC 35 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 45 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| Physical and Biological Science | ||
| Two courses (minimum of 7 units), one Physical Science course and one Biological Science course, one of which must include a lab (lab courses are underlined) | ||
| A. Physical Science: | ||
| ASTR 1 | Introduction to General Astronomy | 3 |
| CHEM 1A | General Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM 1B | General Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM 12A | Organic Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM 12B | Organic Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM 30A | Elementary Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 30B | Elementary Organic and Biochemistry | 4 |
| GEOG 1 | Physical Geography | 4 |
| GEOL 1 | Introduction to Geology | 4 |
| PSCI 1 | Principles of Physical Science | 3 |
| PSCI 2 | Introduction to Meteorology | 3 |
| PHYS 1 | Introduction to Physics | 4 |
| PHYS 2A | General Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 2B | General Physics II | 4 |
| PHYS 4A | Physics for Scientists and Engineers I | 4 |
| PHYS 4B | Physics for Scientists and Engineers II | 4 |
| PHYS 4C | Physics for Scientists and Engineers III | 4 |
| B. Biological Sciences: | ||
| BIO 9 | Human Physiology | 5 |
| orBIO 8 | General Microbiology | 5 |
| orBIO 15 | Survey of Human Anatomy and Physiology | 5 |
| orAH 15 | Survey of Human Anatomy and Physiology | 5 |
| ANTH 1 | Introduction to Physical Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 1L | Physical Anthropology Lab | 1 |
| BIO 1 | Cell and Molecular Biology | 5 |
| BIO 4 | General Zoology | 4 |
| BIO 5 | General Botany | 4 |
| BIO 7 | Human Anatomy | 4 |
| BIO 10 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| BIO 12 | Introduction to Human Biology | 4 |
| BIO 13 | Marine Biology | 4 |
| ECOL 1 | Conservation of Natural Resources | 4 |
| ENVS 1 | Introduction to Environmental Science | 4 |
| BIO 2 | Organismal Biology | 5 |
| C. Laboratory Activity - See areas 5-A and 5-B above. Underlined courses include a laboratory component. | ||
| Language Other Than English (UC requirement only). | ||
| Proficiency equivalent to two years of high school study in the same language: | ||
| FRNH 1B | Elementary French | 5 |
| FRNH 2A | Intermediate French | 5 |
| FRNH 2B | Intermediate French | 5 |
| JPN 1B | Elementary Japanese | 5 |
| SPAN 1B | Elementary Spanish | 5 |
| SPAN 2A | Intermediate Spanish | 5 |
| SPAN 2B | Intermediate Spanish | 5 |
| SPAN 12A | Spanish for Spanish Speakers | 5 |
| SPAN 12B | Spanish for Spanish Speakers | 5 |
| CHN 1B | Elementary Mandarin | 5 |
| ETHN 10B | African-American History | 3 |
| ETHN 3B | Sociology of Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Identity | 3 |
| CSU graduation requirement in U.S. History, Constitution and American Ideals: Not Part of IGETC (May be completed prior to transfer.) | ||
| For the baccalaureate degree, CSU requires one of the following combinations: HIST 1 & 2 or POLS 1 with either HIST 1 or 2 | ||
| CSU campuses have the discretion whether to allow courses used to safisfy the CSU US History, Constitution and American Ideals (AI) graduation requirement to count in both Area 3B or 4F and to meet the graduation requirement. | ||
| Total | ||