Cal-GETC (California General Education Transfer Curriculum)
Certificate of Achievement Cal-GETC · Victor Valley College · 2026-2027 Catalog
State Control Number: 41089
Program Code: CALGETC.CA
Approved for Federal Financial Aid: No
Students who complete the Cal-GETC pattern may be awarded a Certificate of Achievement. Completion of the CalGETC pattern satisfies the lower-division, general education requirements for the University of California (UC), California State University (CSU), and any in-state private or out-of-state institutions that honor this pattern. Although this certificate recognizes completion of the lower-division, general education requirements towards a bachelors degree, it does not guarantee admission to a university. For assistance with transfer admission processes, please contact a counselor.
Requirements
This link will take you to a concise pdf version of the 2026-2027 Cal-GETC pattern, also called the "salmon sheet."
CalGETC requirements are guided by the latest CalGETC Standards, Policies, and Procedures Manual. This resource is followed to award this certificate, including when using coursework from another institution and Credit for Prior Learning.
2026-2027 Cal-GETC Pattern
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Program Requirements | ||
| All courses must be completed with a "C" grade or higher. A single course may fulfill only one requirement even though it may be listed in more than one area. However, the CSU US History, Constitution, and American Ideals courses may double count for a CalGETC requirement. Courses must have been taken on or after the effective date that the course was approved for CalGETC or IGETC. | ||
| Area 1 - English Communication | 9.0-10.0 | |
| (Three courses: One English Composition, One Critical Thinking and Composition, and one Oral Communication. 9 semester or 12 quarter units) | ||
| 1A: English Compostion (One course: 3 semester or 4 quarter units) | ||
| ENGL C1000 | Academic Reading and Writing | |
| ENGL C1000H | Academic Reading and Writing F28 | |
| 1B: Critical Thinking and Composition (One course: 3 semester or 4 quarter units) | ||
| ENGL 104H | Honors Critical Thinking and Composition F28 | |
| ENGL C1001 | Critical Thinking and Writing | |
| PHIL 207 | Introduction to Critical Thinking | |
| RLST 207 | Introduction to Critical Thinking | |
| 1C: Oral Communication (One course: 3 semester or 4 quarter units) | ||
| COMM C1000 | Introduction to Public Speaking | |
| Area 2 - Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning | 3.0-5.0 | |
| (One course: 3 semester or 4 quarter units) | ||
| MATH 103 | College Algebra for Allied Health | |
| MATH 105 | College Algebra | |
| MATH 109 | Preparation for Calculus | |
| MATH 132 | The Ideas of Math | |
| MATH 226 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus I | |
| MATH 226H | Honors Analytic Geometry and Calculus I | |
| MATH 227 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus II | |
| MATH 227H | Honors Analytic Geometry and Calculus II | |
| MATH 228 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus III | |
| MATH 228H | Honors Analytic Geometry and Calculs III | |
| MATH 231 | Linear Algebra | |
| MATH 270 | Differential Equations | |
| PSYC 215 | Introduction to Statistics in Social and Behavioral Sciences | |
| STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | |
| STAT C1000E | Introduction to Statistics | |
| Area 3 - Arts and Humanities | 6.0-7.0 | |
| (Two courses: one Arts and one Humanities. 6 semester or 8 quarter units) | ||
| 3A: Arts (One course. 3 semester or 4 quarter units) | ||
| ART 104 | Film As an Art Form | |
| ART 105 | Introduction to Art | |
| ART 106 | Art Concepts | |
| ART 107 | Art & Life of Greece | |
| ART 108 | Art and Life of Italy | |
| ART 109 | Survey of African American Art | |
| ART 111 | ||
| ARTH C1100 | Survey of Art From Prehistory to the Medieval Era | |
| ARTH C1200 | Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary | |
| ENGL 116 | Authors of the Theatre | |
| KIN 103 | History and Appreciation of Dance | |
| MUSC 100 | Introduction to Music | |
| MUSC 101 | Fundamentals of Music | |
| MUSC 102 | Music Theory I | |
| MUSC 103 | Music Theory II | |
| MUSC 116 | Music in America | |
| MUSC 117 | History of Jazz | |
| MUSC 118 | Survey of Rock and Roll | |
| MUSC 202 | Intermediate Theory-Chromatic Practice I | |
| TA 101 | Introduction to Theatre | |
| TA 102 | History of Theatre | |
| TA 116 | Authors of the Theatre | |
| 3B: Humanities (One course: 3 semester or 4 quarter units) | ||
| ANTH 106 | Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology | |
| ASL 124 | American Sign Language III | |
| ASL 125 | American Sign Language IV | |
| CMST 105 | Intercultural Communication | |
| ENGL 220 | Modern Fiction | |
| ENGL 225 | Poetry | |
| ENGL 230 | Survey of American Literature 1600-1865 | |
| ENGL 231 | Survey of American Literature 1865 to Present | |
| ENGL 232 | Chicanx and Latinx Literature | |
| ENGL 233 | African American Literature | |
| ENGL 234 | Native American Literature | |
| ENGL 235 | Children's Literature | |
| ENGL 240 | World Literature Ancient-Early Renaissance | |
| ENGL 241 | World Literature Renaissance-Modern | |
| ENGL 242 | Classic Mythology | |
| ENGL 245 | Survey of British Literature Early Medieval-Neoclassics | |
| ENGL 246 | Survey of British Literature Romantic Period to 20th Century | |
| ENGL 247 | Shakespeare | |
| ENGL C1002 | Introduction to Literature F28 | |
| ENGL C1002H | Introduction to Literature - Honors F28 | |
| HIST 101 | Western Civilization to 1500 | |
| HIST 102 | Western Civilization from 1500 | |
| HIST 103 | World History to 1500 | |
| HIST 104 | World History Since 1500 | |
| HIST 130 | Latin American History to 1822 | |
| HIST 131 | Latin American History From 1822 | |
| HIST 153 | African American History | |
| HIST 155 | Women in U.S. History | |
| HIST 157 | Native American History | |
| HIST C1001 | United States History to 1877 F28 | |
| HIST C1001H | United States History to 1877 - Honors F28 | |
| HIST C1002 | United States History Since 1865 F28 | |
| HIST C1002H | United States History since 1865 - Honors F28 | |
| PHIL 101 | Introduction to Philosophy | |
| PHIL 108 | Introduction to Ethics and Contemporary Moral Issues | |
| PHIL 114 | Introduction to Political Theory and Thought | |
| PHIL 117 | Philosophy of Religion | |
| PHIL 120 | History of Ancient Philosophy | |
| PHIL 121 | History of Modern Philosophy | |
| POLS 114 | Introduction to Political Theory and Thought | |
| RLST 101 | Introduction to Religious Studies | |
| RLST 105 | Old Testament, Hebrew Bible, Religions of the Ancient Near East | |
| RLST 106 | Introduction to the New Testament and Early Christian Literature | |
| RLST 109 | World Religions | |
| RLST 110 | Religions of the Middle East and The West | |
| RLST 111 | Religions of South and East Asia | |
| RLST 115 | Religion in America | |
| RLST 117 | Philosophy of Religion | |
| SPAN 103 | Intermediate Spanish | |
| SPAN 104 | Intermediate Spanish | |
| Area 4 - Social and Behavioral Sciences | 6.0 | |
| (Two courses: two academic disciplines. 6 semester or 8 quarter units) | ||
| AGNR 175 | Sustainable Agriculture, Environment and Society | |
| AGNR 178 | Agriculture Economics | |
| ANTH 101 | Introduction to Physical Anthropology | |
| ANTH 102 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | |
| ANTH 103 | Introduction to Archaeology | |
| ANTH 106 | Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology | |
| CHDV 106 | Child, Family, and Community | |
| CMST 105 | Intercultural Communication | |
| ECON C2001 | Principles of Microeconomics | |
| ECON C2002 | Principles of Macroeconomics | |
| ETH 101 | Introduction to Chicana/O Studies | |
| ETH 102 | Introduction to African American Studies | |
| ETH 103 | Introduction to Asian American Studies | |
| GEOG 102 | Introduction to Cultural Geography | |
| GEOG 104 | World Regional Geography | |
| GLST 102 | Global Problems/Issues | |
| HIST 101 | Western Civilization to 1500 | |
| HIST 102 | Western Civilization from 1500 | |
| HIST 103 | World History to 1500 | |
| HIST 104 | World History Since 1500 | |
| HIST 115 | History of California | |
| HIST 130 | Latin American History to 1822 | |
| HIST 131 | Latin American History From 1822 | |
| HIST 153 | African American History | |
| HIST 155 | Women in U.S. History | |
| HIST 157 | Native American History | |
| HIST C1001 | United States History to 1877 | |
| HIST C1001H | United States History to 1877 - Honors F28 | |
| HIST C1002 | United States History Since 1865 | |
| HIST C1002H | United States History since 1865 - Honors F28 | |
| HLTH 204 | Health and Social Justice | |
| PHIL 114 | Introduction to Political Theory and Thought | |
| POLS 101 | Introduction to Political Science | |
| POLS 103 | State and Local Government | |
| POLS 110 | Introduction to International Relations | |
| POLS 112 | Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics | |
| POLS 113 | Politics of Middle East and North Africa | |
| POLS 114 | Introduction to Political Theory and Thought | |
| POLS 206 | Introduction to Environmental Policy and Natural Resource Management | |
| POLS C1000 | American Government and Politics | |
| PSYC 110 | Developmental Psychology | |
| PSYC 121 | Introduction to Human Sexuality | |
| PSYC 204 | Social Psychology | |
| PSYC 213 | Abnormal Psychology | |
| PSYC C1000 | Introduction to Psychology | |
| RLST 113 | Religion and Society | |
| RLST 115 | Religion in America | |
| SOC 102 | Social Problems | |
| SOC 103 | Introduction to Marriage and Family | |
| SOC 107 | Introduction to Race and Ethnicity | |
| SOC 130 | Introduction to LGBTQ Studies | |
| SOCI C1000 | Introduction to Sociology | |
| Area 5 - Physical and Biological Sciences | 7.0-11.0 | |
| (Two courses: one Physical Science and one Biological Science. One of the two courses must be associated with a 1-semester or 1-quarter unit laboratory. 7 semester or 9 quarter units) | ||
| 5A: Physical Science (One course: 3 semester or 4 quarter units) | ||
| AGNR 170 | Environmental Science and Sustainability | |
| ASTR 101 | Descriptive Astronomy | |
| CHEM 100 | Introductory Chemistry | |
| CHEM 201 | General Chemistry | |
| CHEM 202 | General Chemistry | |
| CHEM 206 | Introductory Chemistry II: Organic Chemistry | |
| CHEM 207 | Introductory Chemistry III Biochemistry | |
| CHEM 281 | Organic Chemistry I | |
| CHEM 282 | Organic Chemistry II | |
| GEOG 101 | Introduction to Physical Geography | |
| GEOL 101 | Physical Geology | |
| GEOL 121 | Earth Science With Lab | |
| OCEA 101 | Oceanography | |
| PHYS 100 | Introductory Physics | |
| PHYS 201 | Engineering Physics I-Mechanics | |
| PHYS 202 | Engineering Physics II - Fluids, Sound, and Thermodynamics | |
| PHYS 203 | Engineering Physics III Electricity and Magnetism | |
| PHYS 204 | Engineering Physics IV-Optics and Modern Physics | |
| PHYS 221 | General Physics I | |
| PHYS 222 | General Physics II | |
| PSCI 101 | Principles of Physical Science | |
| 5B: Biological Science (One course: 3 semester or 4 quarter units) | ||
| AGNR 123 | Introduction to Plant Science | |
| ANTH 101 | Introduction to Physical Anthropology | |
| BIOL 107 | Introduction to Human Biology | |
| BIOL 118 | Principles of Heredity | |
| BIOL 201 | Biology of Cells | |
| BIOL 202 | Biology of Organisms | |
| BIOL 203 | Population and Environmental Biology | |
| BIOL 211 | Human Anatomy | |
| BIOL 221 | General Microbiology | |
| BIOL 231 | Human Physiology | |
| BIOL C1000 | Introduction to Biology with Lab | |
| PSYC 109 | Biopsychology | |
| 5C: Laboratory (1 semester or 1 quarter unit) | ||
| ANTH 101L | Physical Anthropology Laboratory | |
| BIOL 107 | Introduction to Human Biology | |
| BIOL 201 | Biology of Cells | |
| BIOL 202 | Biology of Organisms | |
| BIOL 203 | Population and Environmental Biology | |
| BIOL 211 | Human Anatomy | |
| BIOL 221 | General Microbiology | |
| BIOL 231 | Human Physiology | |
| BIOL C1000 | Introduction to Biology with Lab | |
| CHEM 100 | Introductory Chemistry | |
| CHEM 201 | General Chemistry | |
| CHEM 202 | General Chemistry | |
| CHEM 206 | Introductory Chemistry II: Organic Chemistry | |
| CHEM 207 | Introductory Chemistry III Biochemistry | |
| CHEM 281 | Organic Chemistry I | |
| CHEM 282 | Organic Chemistry II | |
| GEOG 101L | Geography 1 Laboratory | |
| GEOL 101 | Physical Geology | |
| GEOL 121 | Earth Science With Lab | |
| PHYS 100 | Introductory Physics | |
| PHYS 201 | Engineering Physics I-Mechanics | |
| PHYS 202 | Engineering Physics II - Fluids, Sound, and Thermodynamics | |
| PHYS 203 | Engineering Physics III Electricity and Magnetism | |
| PHYS 221 | General Physics I | |
| PHYS 222 | General Physics II | |
| Area 6 - Ethnic Studies | 3.0 | |
| (One course: 3 semester or 4 quarter units) | ||
| ETH 101 | Introduction to Chicana/O Studies F27 | |
| ETH 102 | Introduction to African American Studies F27 | |
| Total Units | 34-42 | |
F27. Scheduled to be removed from this GE area beginning Fall 2027. Check with a counselor for proper advising and updates. F28. Scheduled to be removed from this GE area beginning Fall 2028. Check with a counselor for proper advising and updates.