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  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "General Education",
  "id": "california-general-education-transfer-curriculum-cal-getc-certificate-of-achievement",
  "name": "California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC)",
  "award": "Certificate of Achievement",
  "department": "general-education",
  "sourceUrl": "https://palomar.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/32694/33138/33115/33354/33444",
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      "markdown": "The California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) is the singular general education pathway for California Community College (CCC) students to fulfill lower-division general education requirements necessary for transfer and admission to both the California State University (CSU) and the University of California (UC).\n\nCompletion of the California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) will permit a student to transfer from a California Community College (CCC) to a California State University (CSU) campus or program without the need, after transfer, to take additional lower-division, general education courses to satisfy campus general education requirements. Completion of Cal-GETC will permit a student to transfer from a California Community College (CCC) to a University of California (UC) campus or program generally without the need, after transfer, to take additional lower-division, general education courses to satisfy campus general education requirements. For most students, it is strongly recommended that students complete Cal-GETC prior to transfer. Advantages of completing Cal-GETC may include more flexibility in class selection at the university and timely progress to degree completion. All CSUs and most UC campuses and programs will accept certified Cal-GETC completion as satisfying lower-division general education requirements. Note that some individual colleges or majors within a UC campus may not accept or recommend Cal-GETC to fulfill all of their general education requirements.\n\nNote: Students transferring to a CSU who have Cal-GETC certified as complete will still need to complete 9 semester units of upper-division general education (GE) after transfer and may also be held to other campus specific graduation requirements outside of general education and major coursework.\n\nLearning Outcome(s):\n\n1.  Communicate clearly and effectively orally and in writing.\n2.  Think critically when reading and processing information.\n3.  Reason and solve quantitative problems from a wide array of authentic contexts and everyday life situations."
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          "text": "Program Requirements",
          "units": "35-43"
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          "text": "Area 1 English Communication",
          "units": "10-11"
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Area 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning",
          "units": "3-5"
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        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Area 3: Arts and Humanities",
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        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences",
          "units": "6"
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          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Area 5: Physical and Biological Sciences",
          "units": "7-10"
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Area 6: Ethnic Studies",
          "units": "3"
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          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total",
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