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  3. California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC)
  4. California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC)

California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC)

  • All courses taken to meet Cal-GETC requirements must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
  • Courses may be listed in more than one area but will not be certified more than once, unless otherwise stated.
  • For a course to meet a Cal-GETC requirement, the course must be on the Cal-GETC pattern during the academic year it is taken.
  • A course taken before Fall 2025 that was on the IGETC pattern the year it was taken may count toward the same area(s) for Cal-GETC certification.
Area 1 - English Communication (Three courses, with one course each from English Composition, Critical Thinking and Composition, and Oral Communication: 9 units)
1A - English Composition (One course: 3 units)
  • ENGL C1000 Academic Reading and Writing
1B - Critical Thinking and Composition (One course: 3 units)
  • ENG 4 Critical Thinking and Writing About Literature
  • ENGL C1001 Critical Thinking and Writing
  • PHIL 8 Logic and Argumentation
  • THEA 53 Script Analysis
1C - Oral Communication (One course: 3 units)
  • COMM C1000 Introduction to Public Speaking
Area 2 - Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning (One course: 3 units)
  • CS 17/MATH 10 Discrete Mathematical Structures
  • MATH 1 Calculus I
  • MATH 2 Calculus II
  • MATH 3 Multivariable Calculus
  • MATH 5 Ordinary Differential Equations
  • MATH 7 Elementary Linear Algebra
  • MATH 10/CS 17 Discrete Mathematical Structures
  • MATH 21 Precalculus
  • MATH 33 Finite Mathematics
  • MATH 34 Business Calculus
  • MATH 47 Mathematics for Liberal Arts
  • STAT C1000 Introduction to Statistics
Area 3 - Arts and Humanities (Two courses, with one course each from Arts and Humanities: 6 units)
3A - Arts (One course: 3 units)
  • ARHS 1 Introduction to Art History
  • ARHS 2 Art of the Ancient Americas
  • ARHS 3 Arts of Africa, Oceana, and Indigenous North America
  • ARHS 7 Modern Art History
  • ARHS 8 Asian Art History
  • ARTH C1100 Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era
  • ARTH C1200 Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary
  • FLMS 2/HUMN 2 Introduction to Film Studies
  • GDDM 3 History of Graphic Design
  • HUMN 2/FLMS 2 Introduction to Film Studies
  • HUMN 3 Introduction to Humanities
  • HUMN 4 Global Cinemas
  • HUMN 11 Culture and the Arts I: Ancient World to Renaissance
  • HUMN 12 Culture and the Arts II: The Modern World
  • MUS 1 Introduction to Music
  • MUS 3 World Music
  • MUS 4 Jazz in American Culture
  • MUS 5 American Cultures in Music
  • MUS 8A Music Theory and Musicianship 1
  • MUS 8B Music Theory and Musicianship 2
  • MUS 13 History of Rock & Roll
  • MUS 34 Music in Film
  • PHTO 67 History of Photography
  • THEA 4 Modern American Theater
  • THEA 10 Introduction to Dramatic Arts
  • THEA 11 Stage to Screen
  • THEA 53 Script Analysis
3B - Humanities (One course: 3 units)
  • ASL 2A American Sign Language III
  • ASL 2B American Sign Language IV
  • ENG 4 Critical Thinking & Writing About Literature
  • ENG 20 Studies in Shakespeare
  • ENG 32 U.S. Women’s Literature
  • ENG 35 Modern American Literature
  • ENG 41 Modern World Literature
  • ENG 42 Literature of the African Diaspora in America
  • ENG 44 Literature of the American West
  • ENG 45 Studies in Fiction
  • ENGL C1001 Critical Thinking and Writing
  • FLMS 2/HUMN 2 Introduction to Film Studies
  • HIST 1 Western Civilization to 1600
  • HIST 2 Western Civilization since 1600
  • HIST 3 World History to 1500
  • HIST 4 World History since 1500
  • HIST 14 History and American Cultures of California
  • HIST 25 American Indian History
  • HIST 32 U.S. Women’s History
  • HIST C1001 United States History to 1877
  • HIST C1002 United States History since 1865
  • HUMN 2/FLMS 2 Introduction to Film Studies
  • HUMN 3 Introduction to Humanities
  • HUMN 4 Global Cinemas
  • HUMN 6 Nature and Culture
  • HUMN 10 American Arts and Ideas
  • HUMN 11 Culture and the Arts I: Ancient World to Renaissance
  • HUMN 12 Culture and the Arts II: The Modern World
  • HUMN 28 World Mythology
  • KIN 3 Sports in Films & Documentaries
  • LGBT 3 Transgender Lives
  • MUS 34 Music in Film
  • PHIL 1 God, Nature, Human Nature
  • PHIL 2 Ethics
  • PHIL 3 Aesthetics
  • PHIL 4 Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge
  • PHIL 6 Introduction to Logic
  • PHIL 8 Logic and Argumentation
  • POLI 25 Introduction to Political Theory
  • RELS 1 Religions of the World
  • RELS 3 Introduction to Women’s Spirituality
  • SPAN 2A Intermediate Spanish I
  • SPAN 2B Intermediate Spanish II
  • SPAN 21 Spanish for Spanish Speakers I
  • SPAN 22 Spanish for Spanish Speakers II
Area 4 - Social and Behavioral Sciences (Two courses from two academic disciplines: 6 units)
  • AJ 50 Introduction to Administration of Justice
  • AJ 60 Criminal Law
  • AJ 66 Juvenile Procedures
  • ANTR 1 Biological Anthropology
  • ANTR 2 Introduction to Archaeology
  • ANTR 3 Cultural Anthropology
  • ANTR 4 Language and Culture
  • ANTR 7 Native American Cultures of North America
  • ANTR 8 World Prehistory in an Archaeological Perspective
  • ANTR 12 Magic/Religion/Witchcraft/Healing
  • CMST 4 Introduction to Communication Studies
  • CMST 10 Interpersonal Communication
  • CMST 11 Intercultural Communication
  • ECE 10 Introduction to Education
  • ECE 56 Child Growth and Development
  • ECON 10 General Economics
  • ECON C2001 Principles of Microeconomics
  • ECON C2002 Principles of Macroeconomics
  • ETHS 5/PSYC 21 Psychology of Race and Identity
  • ETHS 6/SOC 3 Introduction to Race and Ethnicity
  • ETHS 10 Introduction to African American and Black Studies
  • ETHS 20 Introduction to Asian American Studies
  • ETHS 30 Introduction to Chicanx and Latinx Studies
  • GEOG 2 Cultural Geography
  • GEOG 5 World Regional Geography
  • GEOG 12 Geography of California
  • GS 1/SOC 5 Introduction to Global Studies
  • GS 2 Global Issues
  • HEA 3 Women’s Health
  • HEA 7 Introduction to Public Health
  • HEA 11 Health and Social Justice
  • HIST 1 Western Civilization to 1600
  • HIST 2 Western Civilization since 1600
  • HIST 3 World History to 1500
  • HIST 4 World History since 1500
  • HIST 14 History and American Cultures of California
  • HIST 25 American Indian History
  • HIST 28 History of the American West
  • HIST 32 U.S. Women’s History
  • HIST C1001 United States History to 1877
  • HIST C1002 United States History since 1865
  • JAMS 1 Introduction to Mass Communications
  • JAMS 2 Introduction to Media
  • LGBT 1 Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
  • LGBT 2 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Psychology
  • PCN 13 Cultural Identity and Diversity in Social Work and Human Services
  • POLI 12 Introduction to California State and Local Government
  • POLI 20 Comparative Government
  • POLI 25 Introduction to Political Theory
  • POLI 30 International Relations
  • POLS C1000 American Government and Politics
  • PSYC 3 Introduction to Social Psychology
  • PSYC 4 Brain, Mind and Behavior
  • PSYC 6 Abnormal Psychology
  • PSYC 10 Psychology of Human Sexuality
  • PSYC 12 Life-span Psychology
  • PSYC 13 Psychology of Women
  • PSYC 15 Abnormal Child Psychology
  • PSYC 21/ETHS 5 Psychology of Race and Identity
  • PSYC 25 Research Methods
  • PSYC C1000 Introduction to Psychology
  • SOC 1 Principles of Sociology
  • SOC 3/ETHS 5 Introduction to Race and Ethnicity
  • SOC 4 Marriage and Family Relations
  • SOC 5/GS 1 Introduction to Global Studies
  • SOC 6 Social Problems
  • SOC 7 Sociology of Sexuality
  • SOC 11 Sociology of Gender
  • SOC 12 Popular Culture
  • SOC 13 Research Methods
  • WMST 1 Introduction to Women’s Studies
  • WMST 2 Global Perspective of Women
Area 5 - Physical and Biological Sciences (Two courses, with one course each from Physical Science and Biological Science - one course must be associated with a 1 unit laboratory: 7 units)
5A - Physical Science (One course: 3 units)
  • ASTR 31 Introduction to Astronomy: The Solar System
  • ASTR 32 Introduction to Astronomy: Stars and the Universe
  • CHEM 1A General College Chemistry I L
  • CHEM 1B General College Chemistry II L
  • CHEM 6 Environmental Chemistry L
  • CHEM 12A Organic Chemistry I L
  • CHEM 12B Organic Chemistry II L
  • CHEM 30A Introductory and Applied Chemistry I L
  • CHEM 30B Introductory and Applied Chemistry II L
  • CHEM 31 Introduction to College Chemistry L
  • EVST 5 Energy and Sustainability
  • GEOG 1 Introduction to Physical Geography
  • GEOG 8 Introduction to Atmospheric Science
  • GEOG 12 Geography of California
  • GEOL 1 Physical Geology
  • GEOL 2 Historical Geology L
  • GEOL 5 Environmental Geology: Hazards & Disasters
  • GEOL 7 Environmental Geology: Resources, Use Impact & Pollution
  • GEOL 12 Introduction to Oceanography
  • GEOL 13 Introduction to Climate Science
  • GEOL 20 Earth Science for Educators L
  • PHYS 1A General Physics I L
  • PHYS 1B General Physics II L
  • PHYS 1C General Physics III L
  • PHYS 1D General Physics IV L
  • PHYS 2A Introduction to Physics I L
  • PHYS 2B Introduction to Physics II L
  • PHYS 10 Descriptive Physics
5B - Biological Science (One course: 3 units)
  • ANTR 1 Biological Anthropology
  • ANTR 13 Introduction to Forensic Anthropology
  • BIO 1C Cell and Molecular Biology L
  • BIO 1R Organismal Biology L
  • BIO 7A Human Anatomy L
  • BIO 7B Human Physiology L
  • BIO 7C Microbiology L
  • BIO 10 Introduction to the Science of Biology L
  • BIO 20 Contemporary Human Biology
  • BIO 30 Introduction to College Biology L
  • BIO 40 Humans and the Environment
  • BIO 50 Anatomy and Physiology L
  • BIO 60 Marine Biology L
  • BIO 70 Field Biology L
  • NTRN 1 Introduction to Nutrition Science
  • PSYC 4 Brain, Mind and Behavior
5C - Laboratory (One course from below or from Physical Science or Biological Science marked with an “L”: 1 unit)
  • ANTR 1L Biological Anthropology Laboratory
  • ASTR 30L Introduction to Astronomy Laboratory
  • EVST 5L Energy and Sustainability Laboratory
  • GEOG 1L Introduction to Physical Geography Laboratory
  • GEOL 1L Physical Geology Laboratory
  • GEOL 12L Introduction to Oceanography Laboratory
  • PHYS 10L Descriptive Physics Laboratory
Area 6 - Ethnic Studies (One course: 3 units)
  • ETHS 5/PSYC 21 Psychology of Race and Identity
  • ETHS 6/SOC 3 Introduction to Race and Ethnicity
  • ETHS 10 Introduction to African American and Black Studies
  • ETHS 30 Introduction to Chicanx and Latinx Studies
  • PSYC 21/ETHS 5 Psychology of Race and Identity
  • SOC 3/ETHS 6 Introduction to Race and Ethnicity
Language Other Than English (UC Graduation Requirement - Not required to certify Cal-GETC)

The Language Other Than English UC Graduation Requirement may be met in one of the following ways:

  1. Complete 2 years of high school study in the same language, with a grade of “C-” or better in the final term.
  2. Demonstrate equivalent proficiency prior to transfer or earn an AP Language & Cultures exam score of 3 or higher.
  3. Complete 1 of the following courses with a grade of “C” or better.
  • ASL 1A American Sign Language I
  • ASL 1B American Sign Language II
  • ASL 2A American Sign Language III
  • ASL 2B American Sign Language IV
  • FREN 1A Beginning French
  • FREN 1B Elementary French
  • SPAN 1A Beginning Spanish
  • SPAN 1B Elementary Spanish
  • SPAN 2A Intermediate Spanish I
  • SPAN 2B Intermediate Spanish II
  • SPAN 21 Spanish for Spanish Speakers I
  • SPAN 22 Spanish for Spanish Speakers II
American Institutions US History, Constitution, and American Ideals (CSU Graduation Requirement - Not required to certify Cal-GETC)

Complete 1 group. Up to 6 units of these courses may also be applied to Area 3B or 4, if applicable.

Group 1
  • HIST C1001 United States History to 1877
  • HIST C1002 United States History since 1865
Group 2
  • HIST C1001 United States History to 1877
  • HIST 14 History and American Cultures of California
Group 3

POLS C1000 American Government and Politics and at least 1 of the following:

  • HIST C1001 United States History to 1877
  • HIST C1002 United States History since 1865
  • HIST 25 American Indian History
  • HIST 32 U.S. Women’s History
FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions about Cal-GETC
Q What is the California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC)?
A Cal-GETC is a general education pattern which community college transfer students can follow to fulfill lower-division general education requirements for either the UC or CSU systems.
Q Is Cal-GETC an admission requirement?
A No. There is no connection between completion of Cal-GETC and eligibility for admission to the CSU or UC system.
Q What alternatives to Cal-GETC exist?
A Community college students who are CSU-bound or UC-bound have the option of completing the general education requirements of the destination UC campus or the minimum UC transfer admission requirements as listed on ASSIST.org and UC Transfer Admission Eligibility Courses.
Q Is it advisable for all transfer students to follow Cal-GETC?
A No. Not all majors should follow Cal-GETC. Students pursuing majors that require extensive lower-division major preparation, such as Engineering, may not find Cal-GETC advantageous, and the transfer institution may advise following minimum UC eligibility requirements instead.
Q Can I use Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) exams for Cal-GETC?
A Yes. AP and IB exams may be applied to Cal-GETC with passing scores. For details, see the AP and IB charts in the LPC Catalog. However, application of AP and IB exams to major requirements can vary at each UC campus.
Q What is “Cal-GETC Certification” and how do I request it?
A Cal-GETC certification is the process by which the community college verifies that a student has completed all required coursework for the Cal-GETC pattern and sends that certification directly to the transfer institution. Request a Cal-GETC certification in Admissions & Records at the end of the last semester before transferring.
Please note that Las Positas and Chabot College do not share Cal-GETC patterns. If you are interested in taking a course at Chabot College, please be sure to see a counselor.