COA 09-11 Catalog - Peralta Colleges

DEGREES AND PROGRAMS55Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)The Intersegmental General Education TransferCurriculum (IGETC) is a series of courses whichcommunity college students can use to fulfill lowerdivisiongeneral education requirements at any CaliforniaState University (CSU) or University of California (UC)campus without the need, after transfer, to take additionallower-division general education courses. IGETC is notappropriate for some majors and for some colleges inthe UC system. It is crucial that the student meet with aCollege of Alameda counselor to discuss his/her transferplans and goals, in order to determine whether IGETCwould be appropriate.Completion of IGETC is not an admission requirement fortransfer to a CSU or UC campus, nor is it the only way tofulfill the lower-division general education requirementsfor these institutions. Students may find it advantageousto take courses fulfilling CSU’s General Education BreadthRequirements or those of a particular UC campus.Courses approved for IGETC are subject to changeperiodically. Students may obtain a printed list of approvedcourses from a counselor or the Transfer Center.2009-2010 Intersegmental General EducationTransfer Curriculum (IGETC)(Updated Annually)The courses that meet the Intersegmental GeneralEducation Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) for 2009-2010are listed below (subject to change). Consult a counselorfor further information.1. Completion of all of the requirements in the IGETCwill permit a student to transfer from a communitycollege to a campus in either the California StateUniversity or the University of California systemwithout the need, after transfer, to take additionallower-division general education courses.2. The IGETC is not advisable for all transfer students.(See a counselor for further information.)3. Transfer students pursuing a major that requiresextensive lower-division preparation may be betterserved by taking courses which fulfill the CSUGeneral Education-Breadth requirements or thoseof the UC Campus or college to which they plan totransfer.4. All requirements must be completed before IGETCcan be certified. If you are approaching readiness fortransfer and, for good cause, are unable to completeone or two IGETC courses (in areas 3, 4, or 5) you maybe eligible to complete IGETC after transferring. See acounselor for details.5. All courses must be completed with minimum gradesof a “C” or better.6. Transcripts to verify courses completed at othercollege must be submitted prior to certificationand can only be certified in the IGETC categorydetermined by the original college. (See #8 regardinghigh school transcripts)7. Courses taken at foreign institutions will not bepermitted for IGETC certification except in the AreaLanguage other than English.8. If the foreign language requirement was satisfiedin high school, the student’s official high schooltranscript must be submitted prior to certification.9. Coursework completed for the IGETC will be honoredfor certification provided that the courses were onthe college’s approved IGETC list at the time thecourse was completed. (See a counselor for furtherinformation.)10. Students who initially enroll at a UC campus, leaveand attend a community college, then plan to returnto the SAME UC campus cannot use IGETC. Consulta counselor for detailed information.11. Be sure to request IGETC certification when you requestfinal transcripts to be sent to your choice of university orcollege.AREA 1: ENGLISH COMMUNICATION:CSU Requires Three (3) courses, one each from A, B, and CUC Requires Two (2) courses, one from A and BGROUP A: ENGLISH COMPOSITION:One course, 3 Semester (or 4-5 Quarter) units: English1AGROUP B: CRITICAL THINKING:One course, 3 Semester (or 4-5 Quarter) units:Communication 5, English 5GROUP C: ORAL COMMUNICATION (CSU requirementonly.):One course, 3 Semester (or 4-5 Quarter) units:Communication 1A, 1B, 4, 20, 45AREA 2: MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS ANDQUANTITATIVE REASONING:One course, 3 Semester (or 4-5 Quarter) units from: Math2, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3E, 3F, 11, 13, 16A, 16BAREA 3: ARTS AND HUMANITIES:9 Semester (or 12-15 Quarter) unitsComplete three (3) courses, minimum one course fromthe Arts and one from the Humanities:ARTS: Art 1, 2, 3, 4, 8A, 8B; Music 9, 10, 12A, 12B, 15A, 15BHUMANITIES: Chinese 10B++, 11A++, 11B++, 12A, 12B;