Designed for students who are planning to transfer to a university in the CSU or UC system.
Designed for students who are planning to transfer to a university in the CSU or UC system. However, it may be appropriate for transfer to some independent colleges. In addition to the General Education requirements below, students must complete additional requirements for the Associate Degree listed in the catalog under Associate Degree Requirements. Transfer students are strongly advised to contact a Coastline counselor for guidance in preparing an educational plan. In addition, for the most current articulation information, visit www.assist.org.
Complete at least 37 units in the specific courses listed areas 1-6. These courses must be completed with a C or better. One course may not be used to satisfy more than one general education requirement; however, the same course may be used to satisfy both a general education requirement and a requirement for the major or Area of Emphasis. Students may also double-count courses for the Global and Multicultural Studies Requirement.
Courses marked with @ are listed in multiple areas but can only be used to satisfy one GE area requirement.
Courses marked with * have UC Credit Limitations, see page 2 for the limitations.
Upon completion of this General Education pattern, students may qualify for a Certificate of Achievement in Intersegmental General Education Transfer (IGETC) and IGETC Certification of General Education.
Upon student request, Coastline will verify the completion of lower-division general education requirements for transfer to the California State University (either the CSU general education breadth requirements or the IGETC) or the University of California (IGETC). Courses can only be certified if they were on the CSU or IGETC approved list at the time they were taken by the student. Students who transfer without certification will have to meet the general education requirements of the specific CSU or UC campus to which they are transferring. Meeting these requirements usually necessitates taking additional courses. Coastline will certify courses only once. Certification is not automatic and must be requested after the completion of the last term prior to transfer. This request should be made in the Admissions office when final transcripts are requested to be sent to the transfer university.
Students may request partial certification if they have completed all but two of the courses on the IGETC pattern. Students need Areas 1 and 2 completed to meet minimum transfer admission requirements. Therefore, partial certification that acknowledges a deficiency in Area 1 and/or 2 may also indicate a student does not meet minimum transfer requirements. Students have several options for completing the remaining courses. See a counselor for more information.
UC Transfer: Choose two courses, one from Group A and one from Group B.
CSU Transfer: Choose three courses, one from Group A, one from Group B, and one from Group C.
(CSU and AA/AS degree only)
One course, 3 semester/4 quarter units.
Three courses, 9 semester/12 quarter units. Choose one from Group 3A, one from Group 3B, and one more from either Group 3A or Group 3B.
Three courses, 9 semester/12 quarter units Courses must come from at least two different disciplines.
Two to three courses, 7-9 semester/9-12 quarter units.
Choose one course from Group 5A and one course from Group 5B. One of these courses must include a Lab (Group 5C). Lab courses are in bold.
One of the courses taken in Area 5A or 5B must incorporate a laboratory component. Lab courses are in bold.
This requirement may be fulfilled by one of the following methods. See a counselor for clarification.
CSU has an American Institutions requirement that is separate from IGETC. Courses used to meet the CSU requirement can double count in Area 3 or 4. To meet the requirement, students should take Political Science C180 and either History C170 or C175.
UC requires the completion of a college course or courses with a grade of "C" or better (UCSB requires the completion of a college course). If you are using college coursework to satisfy this requirement, check the appropriate UC catalog to determine which course(s) to take.
OR
A one-year course in high school in U.S. history or a half-year course in U. S. history and a half-year course in American government with grades of "C" or better (UCLA requires grades of "B").
@: Courses marked with @ are listed in multiple areas, but can only be used to satisfy one GE area requirement.
*: Courses marked with an asterisk (*) have credit limitations as listed below.