2019-2020 Catalog 
    
    Apr 19, 2024  
2019-2020 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

General Education IGETC Certificate of Achievement


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Students may earn a Certificate of Achievement in General Education upon completion of a pattern of approved courses intended for transfer. See www.assist.org for additional information.

Program Student Learning Outcomes


Students who complete this program will be able to:

  • Explain the values of a culture as expressed through its art or language.
  • Demonstrate effective expository and persuasive writing skills.
  • Develop a reasoned solution to a problem.
  • Evaluate new and accepted ideas about the natural universe using testable methodology.
  • Evaluate the methods of inquiry and evidence used in the behavioral and social sciences.

Required Core 37 Units


Area 1: English Communication


Area 3: Arts and Humanities 9 units required.


Complete one Course from the Arts and one from the Humanities.  Select a third course from either area.

Area 4: Social and Behavioral Science 9 units required.


Choose three courses from at least two different subjects

Area 5: Physical and Biological Sciences – 7 units required.


Complete one course from the Physical Science and one from the Biological Sciences. One course must have a laboratory. # denotes laboratory course.

A. Physical Science

B. Biological Science

Area 6: Language Other than English - UC Requirement ONLY


Proficiency equal to two years of study in one foreign language in high school with grades of “C” or better (Official copy of the high school transcript must be on file in Admissions and Records) OR Select one course from the following OR see a counselor for other options:

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