General Education: California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC), Certificate of Achievement
Requirements are based on the California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) requirements. 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).
Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:
- Form a provable thesis, develop it through factual research, distinguish between fact and opinion, and make effective rhetorical choices in relation to audience and purpose.
- Analyze and evaluate complex issues or problems, draw reasoned conclusions and/or generate solutions, and effectively communicate their results.
- Apply the scientific method to observe, collect data and investigate phenomena in the natural world and use hypotheses, experiments, and/or theory to explain them.
- Analyze and interpret human thought, achievement, and expression relevant to such branches of knowledge as philosophy, literature, and/or the fine and performing arts, and to communicate the results.
- Critically examine and comprehend human nature and behavior, social traditions, and institutions.
- Analyze and articulate concepts such as race and racism, racialization, ethnicity, equity, ethnocentrism, eurocentrism, white supremacy, antiblackness, racial capitalism, self determination, liberation, decolonization, sovereignty, imperialism, settler colonialism, exploitation colonialism, xenophobia, intersectionality, and anti-racism.
Certificate of Achievement Requirements
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| Area 1 - English Communication | 9 | |
| Select three courses, one from 1A, 1B, and 1C. | ||
1A: English Composition | ||
1B: Critical Thinking and Composition | ||
1C: Oral Communication | ||
| Area 2 - Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | |
Select one course. | ||
| Area 3 - Arts and Humanities | 6 | |
| Select two courses, one from 3A and one from 3B. | ||
3A: Arts | ||
3B: Humanities | ||
| Area 4 - Social and Behavioral Sciences | 6 | |
Select two courses from two disciplines. | ||
| Area 5 - Physical and Biological Sciences | 7 | |
| Select two courses, one from 5A and one from 5B. At least one course must include a laboratory listed in 5C. | ||
5A: Physical Science | ||
5B: Biological Science | ||
5C: Science Laboratory | ||
| Area 6 - Ethnic Studies | 3 | |
Select one course. | ||
| Total Units | 34 | |
Please refer to the program requirements section of the Catalog for information about associate degree requirements and certificate requirements including Information Competency, and General Education requirements.