Program: General Education IGETC Certificate of Achievement - Saddleback College

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

Course ID	Title	Units
A. English Composition
ENG 1A * or	Principles of Composition I	4
ENG 1AH *	Honors Principles of Composition I	4
B. Critical Thinking/Composition - Choose one course:
ENG 1B * or	Principles of Composition II	3
ENG 1BH *	Honors Principles of Composition II	3
ENG 70 *	Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing	3
C. Oral Communication - Required for CSU Transfer ONLY
COMM 1	Communication Fundamentals	3
COMM 1H	Honors Communication Fundamentals	3

Area 2: Mathematical Concepts – 3 semester units required

Course ID	Title	Units
Complete one course:		5
MATH 2 *	Pre-Calculus Mathematics	5
MATH 3A * or	Analytic Geometry and Calculus	5
MATH 3AH *	Honors Analytic Geometry and Calculus	5
MATH 3B *	Analytic Geometry and Calculus	5
MATH 3C *	Analytic Geometry and Calculus	5
MATH 7 *	College Algebra	5
MATH 8 *	College Algebra for Brief Calculus	5
MATH 10 *	Introduction to Statistics	3
MATH 11 *	A Brief Course in Calculus	5
MATH 24 *	Elementary Differential Equations	4
MATH 26 *	Introduction to Linear Algebra	4
MATH 30A * or	Computer Discrete Mathematics I	3
CS 30A *	Computer Discrete Mathematics I	3
MATH 30B * or	Computer Discrete Mathematics II	3
CS 30B *	Computer Discrete Mathematics II	3
PSYC 44 *	Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences	3

Area 3: Arts and Humanities 9 semester units required.

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

Course ID	Title	Units
A. Arts
ARCH 12	History of Architecture	3
ART 4	Fundamentals of Arts	3
ARTH 20	Art Appreciation	3
ARTH 21	Women and Art	3
ARTH 22	Survey of Asian Art (India, China, Japan, And Korea)	3
ARTH 23	African, Oceanic, and Ancient North American Art	3
ARTH 24	Indigenous Arts of the Americas	3
ARTH 25	Survey of Art History - Ancient Worlds to Gothic	3
ARTH 26 *	Survey of Western Art History Renaissance to Contemporary	3
ARTH 27	History of American Art	3
ARTH 29	Introduction to World Art	3
ARTH 30	History of Modern Art 1825-1945	3
ARTH 32	Survey of Contemporary Art	3
CTVR 2	History and Appreciation of Television Broadcasting	3
CTVR 3	The History and Appreciation of American Cinema	3
CTVR 5	History and Appreciation of International Cinema	3
CTVR 7	Cross Cultural Cinema	3
CTVR 9	Women in Cinema and Television	3
DANC 64	History of Dance	3
DANC 74	Multicultural Dance History in the United States	3
GD 1	History of Animation	3
GD 2	History of Graphic Design	3
MUS 20	Music Appreciation	3
MUS 23	Introduction to World Music	3
MUS 24	Music Since 1900	3
MUS 27	History of Jazz	3
MUS 28	History of Rock	3
PHOT 25	History of Photography	3
TA 20	Theatre Appreciation	3
TA 25	Theatre History – Primitive to Renaissance	3
B. Humanities
ARAB 2 *	Elementary Arabic	5
ARAB 3 *	Intermediate Arabic	5
ARAB 4 *	Intermediate Arabic	5
ARAB 21	Introduction to Arabic Culture	3
CHI 2 *	Elementary Chinese	5
CHI 3 *	Intermediate Chinese	5
CHI 4 *	Intermediate Chinese	5
CHI 21 *	Introduction to Chinese Culture and Influence in the U.S.	3
ENG 15A *	Survey of American Literature – 1620-1860	3
ENG 15B *	Survey of American Literature – 1860-Contemporary	3
ENG 17A *	Survey of English Literature – Beowulf to Romantic Movement	3
ENG 17B *	Survey of English Lit – Romantic Movement to the Present	3
ENG 18 *	Shakespeare – The Tragedies	3
ENG 21A *	World Literature – Ancient to 17th Century	3
ENG 21B *	World Literature – 17th Century to Modern Period	3
ENG 22 * or	Introduction to Shakespeare	3
ENG 22H	Honors Introduction to Shakespeare	3
ENG 24 *	Ethnic Voices in Literature - The American Experience	3
ENG 25 * or	Introduction to Literature	3
ENG 25H	Honors Introduction to Literature	3
ENG 27A * or	Introduction to the Novel	3
ENG 27AH *	Honors Introduction to the Novel	3
ENG 44 *	Classical Mythology	3
ENG 52 *	The Film as Literature	3
FR 2 *	Elementary French	5
FR 3 *	Intermediate French	5
FR 4 *	Intermediate French	5
FR 21 *	Introduction to French Language and Culture	3
GER 2 *	Elementary German	5
GER 3 *	Intermediate German	5
GER 4 *	Intermediate German	5
GER 21 *	Introduction to German Culture	3
HEBR 2 *	Elementary Hebrew	5
HIST 4	World History to 1500	3
HIST 5	World History since 1500	3
HIST 16 ‡	History of the United States to 1876	3
HIST 17 ‡	History of the United States since 1876	3
HIST 30 ‡	History of Mexico	3
HIST 70 ‡	History of Asia to 1800	3
HIST 71 ‡	History of Asia Since 1800	3
HIST 72 ‡	History of China	3
HIST 75 ‡	History of the Modern Middle East	3
HON 11H *	Honors Culture, Science, Society – Renaissance	3
HON 12H *	Honors Culture, Science, Society – The Postmodern World	3
HON 13H *	Honors Culture, Science, Society – Power, Resistance, Empire	3
HON 14H *	Honors Culture, Science, Society – Transformation of Empire	3
HON 15H *	Honors Culture, Science, Society – From Philosophy to Science	3
HON 16H *	Honors Culture, Science, Society – Natural And Social Science	3
HUM 1 *	Introduction to Humanities	3
HUM 2 *	Origins of Western Culture in Literature	3
HUM 3 *	The Culture of Medieval and Renaissance Europe	3
HUM 21 *	The Search for Meaning – Ideas of Self Across Cultures	3
ITA 2 *	Elementary Italian	5
ITA 3 *	Intermediate Italian	5
ITA 4 *	Intermediate Italian	5
ITA 21 *	Introduction to Italian Culture	3
JA 2 *	Elementary Japanese	5
JA 3 *	Intermediate Japanese	5
JA 4 *	Intermediate Japanese	5
JA 21 *	Introduction to Japanese Culture	3
KOR 2 *	Elementary Korean	5
KOR 3 *	Intermediate Korean	5
KOR 4 *	Intermediate Korean	5
KOR 21 *	Introduction to Korean Culture	3
PHIL 1 * or	Introduction to Philosophy	3
PHIL 1H *	Honors Introduction to Philosophy	3
PHIL 5 *	History of Modern Philosophy	3
PHIL 10 *	World Religions	3
PHIL 14 *	Philosophy of Religion	3
PHIL 15 *	Introduction to Ethics	3
PORT 2 *	Elementary Portuguese	5
PORT 3 *	Intermediate Portuguese	5
PORT 4 *	Intermediate Portuguese	5
PRSN 2 *	Elementary Persian	5
PRSN 3 *	Intermediate Persian	5
PRSN 4 *	Intermediate Persian	5
PRSN 21 *	Introduction to Persian Culture	3
SL 2 *	American Sign Language II	4
SL 3 *	American Sign Language III	4
SL 4 *	American Sign Language IV	4
SPAN 2 * or	Elementary Spanish	5
SPAN 2H *	Honors Elementary Spanish	5
SPAN 3 *	Intermediate Spanish	5
SPAN 4 *	Intermediate Spanish	5
SPAN 20A *	Civilization of Spain through 1898	3
SPAN 21A *	Civilization of Latin America through 1900	3
SPAN 21B *	Civilization of Latin America 1900-Present	3
SPAN 21C *	Hispanic Culture and Literature in the United States	3

Area 4: Social and Behavioral Science 9 semester units required.

Course ID	Title	Units
Complete 3 courses from at least two different subjects
ANTH 2 or	Cultural Anthropology	3
ANTH 2H	Honors Cultural Anthropology	3
ANTH 3 *	Culture and Language	3
ANTH 4	Native American Cultures	3
ANTH 5	Anthropology of Latin America-Culture, Identity, and Power	3
ANTH 6 *	Global Issues in Anthropological Perspective	3
ANTH 8	World Prehistory	3
ANTH 9	Introduction to Archaeology	3
ANTH 13	Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion	3
ANTH 15	The World of Primates	3
ANTH 17	The Biological Evolution of Human Nature	3
ANTH 21	Women, Gender, and Culture - Cross-Cultural Perspectives	3
CDE 7 *	Child Growth and Development	3
CDE 15 *	Child, Family, and Community	3
COMM 20	Intercultural Communication	3
CTVR 1 or	Mass Media and Society	3
JRN 1	Mass Media and Society	3
ECON 2 * or	Principles (MACRO)	3
ECON 2H *	Honors Principles of Macroeconomics	3
ECON 4 * or	Principles (MICRO)	3
ECON 4H *	Honors Principles of Microeconomics	3
ECON 11 or	International Political Economy	3
PS 11	International Political Economy	3
ENV 1	Introduction to Environmental Studies	3
ENV 6 *	Scarcity and Environment	3
ES 1	Introduction to Ethnic Studies: Making Culture	3
ES 3	Introduction to Chicanx and Latinx Cultures	3
GEOG 2 or	Cultural Geography	3
GEOG 2H	Honors Cultural Geography	3
GEOG 3	World Regional Geography	3
GEOG 38	California Geography	3
GLST 1 *	Introduction to Global Studies	3
GLST 2 *	Global Issues	3
GSS 10 or	Introduction to Women’s Studies	3
GSS 10H	Honors Introduction to Women’s Studies	3
GSS 11H	Honors Introduction to Feminist Theory	3
GSS 15	Introduction to Queer Studies	3
GSS 31	Gender and Popular Culture	3
HIST 11	Perspectives of Peace Studies	3
HIST 12	Revolutions and Revolts	3
HIST 15	The Vietnam War	3
HIST 16 ‡	History of the United States to 1876	3
HIST 17 ‡	History of the United States since 1876	3
HIST 19	United States since 1945	3
HIST 20 or	Ethnic Cultures of the United States	3
SOC 20	Ethnic Cultures of the United States	3
HIST 21	Women in United States History – A Multi-Cultural Perspective	3
HIST 22	Survey of United States History	3
HIST 27	Latin America – Pre-European to Independent Nationhood	3
HIST 28	Latin America – 1800 to the Present	3
HIST 30 ‡	History of Mexico	3
HIST 32	California History	3
HIST 33	Chicano – Latino American History	3
HIST 62	European History to 1650	3
HIST 63	European History since 1650	3
HIST 70 ‡	History of Asia to 1800	3
HIST 71 ‡	History of Asia since 1800	3
HIST 72 ‡	History of China	3
HIST 74	History of the Middle East to 1800	3
HIST 75 ‡	History of the Modern Middle East	3
HIST 80 or	Introduction to Contemporary Africa	3
PS 80	Introduction to Contemporary Africa	3
HIST 81	African American History	3
JRN 1 or	Mass Media and Society	3
CTVR 1	Mass Media and Society	3
PS 1 or	American Government	3
PS 1H	Honors American Government	3
PS 4	Introduction to Political Science	3
PS 10H	Honors Political Theory	3
PS 11 or	International Political Economy	3
ECON 11	International Political Economy	3
PS 12	Comparative Politics and Government	3
PS 14	International Relations	3
PS 80 or	Introduction to Contemporary Africa	3
HIST 80	Introduction to Contemporary Africa	3
PSYC 1 or	Introduction to Psychology	3
PSYC 1H	Honors Introduction to Psychology	3
PSYC 2 * or	Research Methods in Psychology	3
PSYC 2H *	Honors Research Methods in Psychology	3
PSYC 4	Introduction to Cognitive Psychology	3
PSYC 5 *	Psychological Aspects of Human Sexuality	3
PSYC 7 *	Developmental Psychology – Childhood through Adolescence	3
PSYC 16 *	Introduction to Cross-Culture Psychology	3
PSYC 21	The Psychology of Women	3
PSYC 25	Psychology of Aging	3
PSYC 30 * or	Social Psychology	3
SOC 30	Social Psychology	3
PSYC 33	Psychology of Adjustment	3
PSYC 37 *	Abnormal Behavior	3
SOC 1 or	Introduction to Sociology	3
SOC 1H	Honors Introduction to Sociology	3
SOC 2 or	Social Problems	3
SOC 2H	Honors Social Problems	3
SOC 10	Introduction to Marriage and the Family	3
SOC 15 *	Socialization of the Child	3
SOC 16	Death and Dying	3
SOC 20 or	Ethnic Cultures of the United States	3
HIST 20	Ethic Cultures of the United States	3
SOC 21	Women in Contemporary Society	3
SOC 23	Food and Society	3
SOC 25	Social Stratification	3
SOC 30 * or	Social Psychology	3
PSYC 30	Social Psychology	3

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

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

Course ID	Title	Units
A. Physical Science
ASTR 20	General Astronomy	3
ASTR 20 and	General Astronomy	3
ASTR 25 *#	Observational Astronomy	3
ASTR 21 or	The Solar System	3
GEOL 21	The Solar System	3
CHEM 1A *#	General Chemistry	5
CHEM 1B *#	General Chemistry	5
CHEM 3 *#	Fundamental Chemistry	4
CHEM 12A *#	Organic Chemistry	5
CHEM 12B *#	Organic Chemistry	5
ENV 23 # or	Environmental Geology	4
GEOL 23 #	Environmental Geology	4
ENV 38	Water Quality and Monitoring	3
GEOG 1 or	Physical Geography	3
GEOG 1H	Honors Physical Geography	3
GEOG 1 and	Physical Geography	3
GEOG 1L *#	Physical Geography Laboratory	1
GEOL 1 #	Introduction to Physical Geology	4
GEOL 2 *#	Historical Geology	4
GEOL 3	Geology of California	3
GEOL 4	Natural Disasters	3
GEOL 7	Weather and Climate	3
GEOL 20 #	Introduction to Earth Science	4
GEOL 21 or	The Solar System	3
ASTR 21	The Solar System	3
GEOL 23 # or	Environmental Geology	4
ENV 23 #	Environmental Geology	4
MS 4 #	Southern California Coastal Ecology	4
MS 20 #	Introduction to Oceanography	4
PHYS 2A *#	Introduction to Physics	5
PHYS 2B *#	Introduction to Physics	5
PHYS 4A *#	General Physics	5
PHYS 4B *#	General Physics	5
PHYS 4C *#	General Physics	5
PHYS 20 #	The Ideas and Events of Physics	4
PHYS 30 * #	Physics and Chemistry for Elementary Educators	4
B. Biological Science
ANTH 1 or	Biological Anthropology	3
ANTH 1H	Honors Biological Anthropology	3
ANTH 1 and	Biological Anthropology	3
ANTH 1L *#	Biological Anthropology Laboratory	1
BIO 3AH *#	Honors General Biology I	5
BIO 3BH *#	Honors General Biology II	5
BIO 3C *#	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	5
BIO 4A *#	Principles of Cellular Biology	4
BIO 4B *#	Principles of Organismal Biology	4
BIO 11 *#	Human Anatomy	4
BIO 15 *#	General Microbiology	5
BIO 19 #	Marine Biology	4
BIO 20 #	Introduction to Biology	4
BIO 28	Plants and Human Affairs	3
BIO 30 *	Human Biology	3
BIO 31 *#	Biology of Plants	3
BIO 40	Evolution	3
BIO 43 *	Animal Behavior	3
ENV 5	Biodiversity Conservation	3
ENV 18 #	Introduction to Ecology	4
ENV 24 #	Natural History of California	4
HORT 20 #	Introduction to Horticultural Science	4
PSYC 3 *	Biological Psychology	4

C. Science Laboratory – One science MUST have a laboratory. # Denotes laboratory course

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:

Course ID	Title	Units
ARAB 1 *	Elementary Arabic	5
ARAB 2 *	Elementary Arabic	5
ARAB 3 *	Intermediate Arabic	5
ARAB 4 *	Intermediate Arabic	5
CHI 1 *	Elementary Chinese	5
CHI 2 *	Elementary Chinese	5
CHI 3 *	Intermediate Chinese	5
CHI 4 *	Intermediate Chinese	5
FR 1 *	Elementary French	5
FR 2 *	Elementary French	5
FR 3 *	Intermediate French	5
FR 4 *	Intermediate French	5
GER 1 *	Elementary German	5
GER 2 *	Elementary German	5
GER 3 *	Intermediate German	5
GER 4 *	Intermediate German	5
HEBR 1 *	Elementary Hebrew	5
HEBR 2 *	Elementary Hebrew	5
ITA 1 *	Elementary Italian	5
ITA 2 *	Elementary Italian	5
ITA 3 *	Intermediate Italian	5
ITA 4 *	Intermediate Italian	5
JA 1 *	Elementary Japanese	5
JA 2 *	Elementary Japanese	5
JA 3 *	Intermediate Japanese	5
JA 4 *	Intermediate Japanese	5
KOR 1 *	Elementary Korean	5
KOR 2 *	Elementary Korean	5
KOR 3 *	Intermediate Korean	5
KOR 4 *	Intermediate Korean	5
PORT 1 *	Elementary Portuguese	5
PORT 2 *	Elementary Portuguese	5
PORT 3 *	Intermediate Portuguese	5
PORT 4 *	Intermediate Portuguese	5
PRSN 1 *	Elementary Persian	5
PRSN 2 *	Elementary Persian	5
PRSN 3 *	Intermediate Persian	5
PRSN 4 *	Intermediate Persian	5
SL 1 *	American Sign Language I	4
SL 2 *	American Sign Language II	4
SL 3 *	American Sign Language III	4
SL 4 *	American Sign Language IV	4
SPAN 1 * or	Elementary Spanish	5
SPAN 1H *	Honors Elementary Spanish	5
SPAN 2 * or	Elementary Spanish	5
SPAN 2H *	Honors Elementary Spanish	5
SPAN 3 *	Intermediate Spanish	5
SPAN 4 *	Intermediate Spanish	5
SPAN 6 *	Intermediate Spanish Grammar and Composition	3
Note: CSU Graduation requirement in U.S. History, Constitution, and American Ideals can be met by completing PS 1 or PS 1H AND one U.S. History course selected from HIST 16, 17 or 22.
*Course has a prerequisite, corequisite, limitation, or recommended preparation; see course description. ‡Course may be listed in more than one area, but shall not be certified in more than one area.