Credit ITAL

ITAL 101 Beginning Italian I

Units

5

Hours

90 (90 lecture)

Transfers to

CSU, UC

SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area C, SBCCGE Area 3

Transfer Information: CSUGE Area C2, IGETC Area 6A

Focuses on the essentials of spoken and written Italian for the beginner, and provides an introduction to the culture of Italian speakers.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections) · Spring 2027 (2 sections)

ITAL 102 Beginning Italian II

Units

5

Hours

90 (90 lecture)

Prerequisite

ITAL 101 or two years of high school Italian or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.

Transfers to

CSU, UC

SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area C, SBCCGE Area 3

Transfer Information: Cal-GETC Area 3B, CSUGE Area C2, IGETC Area 3B, IGETC Area 6A

Focuses on the essentials of spoken and written Italian for the beginner, and provides an introduction to the culture of Italian speakers.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section) · Spring 2027 (1 section)

ITAL 103 Intermediate Italian I

Units

5

Hours

90 (90 lecture)

Prerequisite

ITAL 102 or three years of high school Italian or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.

Transfers to

CSU, UC

SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area C, SBCCGE Area 3

Transfer Information: Cal-GETC Area 3B, CSUGE Area C2, IGETC Area 3B, IGETC Area 6A

Review of basic structures, vocabulary building, development of auditive comprehension, reading/writing skills and oral expression.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section) · Spring 2027 (1 section)

ITAL 104 Intermediate Italian II

Units

5

Hours

90 (90 lecture)

Prerequisite

ITAL 103 or four years of high school Italian or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.

Transfers to

CSU, UC

SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area C, SBCCGE Area 3

Transfer Information: Cal-GETC Area 3B, CSUGE Area C2, IGETC Area 3B, IGETC Area 6A

Focus on further development of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Review of grammatical structures and vocabulary building through readings. Research and discussion of cultural topics.

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

ITAL 120 Beginning Conversation

Units

2

Hours

36 (36 lecture)

Prerequisite

ITAL 101 or two years of high school Italian or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.

Transfers to

CSU

Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110 or ENG 110H. Promotion of free and spontaneous oral expression in Italian at the elementary level.

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.