2011 General CataloG & announCement of Courses - Ventura College

COURSE RESTRICTIONS — A single course may count only
once; it cannot be used to fulfill GE requirements in two areas
simultaneously. The more advanced coursework used to satisfy
the UC requirement in Language Other Than English may also be
used to satisfy the Humanities requirement. Foreign coursework
cannot be applied to IGETC (except Area 6) unless the foreign
institution has U.S. regional accreditation.
CREDIT BY EXTERNAL EXAMS — There is no limit to the
number of external exams that can be applied to IGETC. Advanced
Placement (AP) exams require a score of 3, 4, or 5 to grant credit
for IGETC certification. There is no equivalent exam for Area
1B, the Critical Thinking/Composition requirement. International
Baccalaureate (IB) exams require a score of 5, 6, or 7 on Higher
Level exams to grant credit for IGETC certification. College Level
Examination Program (CLEP) cannot be used for IGETC. Students
who have earned credit from an AP or IB exam should not take
a comparable college course because transfer credit will not be
granted for both. Credit by examination is acceptable provided that
a Pass (P) is equivalent to a C grade.
TRANSFER LIMITATIONS — All transfer limitations applying
to courses taken at Ventura College also apply to these general
education requirements. Consult your VC counselor concerning
these limitations.
TRANSFER COURSES — The approved IGETC course listing
designates those courses that may be used to meet universitywide
general education requirements (see Certification). The GE
courses are not a complete listing of all courses that transfer to
CSU and UC. Transferability of courses may be checked in the
Ventura College Catalog, the Schedule of Classes, the Counseling
Office, the Transfer Center, or at the ASSIST website: assist.org
ADDITIONAL CSU-GE REQUIREMENTS — Students who are
fully certified under IGETC and transfer to CSU campuses will be
required to complete a minimum of nine units of upper division
general education work and all campus-specific non-GE graduation
requirements not completed prior to transfer.
U.S. HISTORY, CONSTITUTION AND AMERICAN IDEALS
REQUIREMENTS — All CSU campuses require students to complete
college-level coursework in U.S. History, American Government
and California Government in addition to GE requirements. Courses
completed to satisfy this requirement can be used to satisfy GE
requirements for IGETC. UC campuses have similar requirements
in American History and Institutions (AH&I). However, the AH&I
requirements may be satisfied for most UC campuses (not UCSB)
by completing the subject area requirement in high school. Consult
a counselor for further information about this requirement.
MAJOR COURSES — Most campuses require a grade of C or
better for each course required in preparation for a student’s major;
most do not allow a "Pass" (P) for major courses. Also, UC will
allow IGETC courses to count toward major requirements. Only
some CSU campuses will allow double counting. CSU campuses
known to impose some double counting limitations are: CI, CHI,
DH, FRE, FUL, HUM, LB, MB, NOR, SAC, SB, SF, SJ, SLO, and
SON.
MAJOR PREPARATION — Satisfaction of lower division courses
required for selected majors is generally required in those majors
that are oversubscribed or impacted. UC and CSU generally prefer
students to complete prerequisite major courses before completing
general education courses. Of course, all requirements for admission
(minimum units, GPA, and subject area requirements) must be
completed prior to transfer.
SEQUENTIAL COURSES — Most institutions recommend that
students complete sequential courses at the college where the
series was started. This is especially recommended for a sequence
of two or more courses that requires the preceding course(s) as
prerequisite to advancement.
OTHER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES — Students who plan to
attend a private or out-of-state school should consult a counselor
and the catalog of the particular school to determine the coursework
needed to meet GE requirements at that institution. While most of
the courses on the approved IGETC list transfer to other institutions,
they do not necessarily satisfy the GE requirements.
TRANSCRIPTS — You must make a written request of the
Records Office to forward your transcript. Ventura College can
send official transcripts of work completed at this College and at
Moorpark and/or Oxnard Colleges. You must request transcripts
of work completed at any other colleges (outside of this college
district) to be sent to the transfer institution.
ASSOCIATE DEGREE — Although it is not necessary for you to
complete an associate degree in order to transfer to a four-year
school, many of the courses taken to satisfy associate degree
requirements are transferable and, in many cases, may be used
to meet transfer GE requirements.
TRANSFER ASSISTANCE — Should you encounter any problems
during or after transfer, we may be able to assist you. Please feel
free to contact the Counseling Office or the Transfer Center at
Ventura College at any time.
MORE INFORMATION — If you have any questions, check with
a counselor. More information is available for UC at uctransfer.
universityofcalifornia.edu, for CSU at csumentor.edu, and for
both in the VC catalog and at assist.org
ASSIST — ASSIST is a computerized transfer information
system that can be accessed over the World Wide Web. It displays
reports of how course credits earned at one California college or
university can be applied when transferred to another. ASSIST is
the official repository of articulation for California’s public colleges
and universities and therefore provides the most accurate and upto-date
information available about student transfer in California.
ASSIST is available at assist.org
64 Transfer Information Ventura College Catalog 2010 - 2011