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GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
FOR GRADUATION FROM COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES

It is important for students who plan to transfer to a four- CSU BREADTH & IGETC GENERAL EDUCATION
year college or university at the close of their community REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION
college studies to decide early which college they will enter.
Having decided this, they should plan their program in Listed below are the Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) for the
accordance with the requirements of that institution. general education requirements for certifi cation to the California
State University and/or the University of California. GCC off ers
Transfer courses are designed to parallel lower-division certifi cation through CSU or IGETC as a certifi cate program, as
off erings at four-year colleges and universities. Through well as part of the AA-T and AS-T degree requirements. After
the transfer curriculum, GCC students may complete completion of all requirements.
freshman and sophomore requirements and transfer to
the university with junior or upper division status. With Mathematical Competency: Students will be able to understand,
careful planning, students may also complete graduation interpret, and manipulate numeric or symbolic information.
requirements for the Associate in Arts /Science, or AA-T/ Information Competency: Students will be able to recognize the
AS-T degree at the same time that they are completing the need for information and defi ne a research topic.
Baccalaureate degree requirements.
Critical Thinking: Students will be able to evaluate the credibility
A student may transfer a maximum of 70 units from a and signifi cance of information, eff ectively interpret, analyze,
community college to campuses of either the University synthesize , explain and infer concepts and ideas; solve problems
of California or the California State University systems. and make decisions; and construct and deconstruct arguments.
It is advised (and at some schools required) that students
transfer with at least 60 transferable units to ensure that Global Awareness: Students will be able to recognize and analyze
they are admitted to the four-year institution with junior the interconnectedness of global, national, and local concerns,
or upper division status. analyzing cultural, political, social and environmental issues
from multiple perspectives; they recognize the interdependence
The following pages list the General Education requirements of the global environment and humanity.
for some of the four-year colleges and universities in this
area. Requirements for additional colleges and universities Personal Responsibility: Students will be able to demonstrate an
are available from your counselor or the Transfer Center. understanding of the consequences, both positive and negative,
of their own actions; set personal, academic, and career goals; and
Agreements concerning transferability are constantly seek and utilize the appropriate resources to reach such goals.
being updated, therefore the student is cautioned to check
with a counselor or the Transfer Center for exact transfer In order for students to show completion of their general education
information. Some University of California (UC) transfer requirements , upon completion of all requirements, students
credit may be limited; consult a counselor or the Transfer must request CSU Breadth or IGETC certifi cation be posted
Center for additional information. to their offi cial GCC transcript by completing the Transcript
Request Form, checking the appropriate box (CSU or IGETC),
and submitting it to the Admissions & Records Offi ce.

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