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General Education Requirements 93
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
FOR GRADUATION FROM COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES
It is important for students who plan to transfer to a four-
year college or university at the close of their community
college studies to decide early which college they will enter.
Having decided this, they should plan their program in
accordance with the requirements of that institution.
Transfer courses are designed to parallel lower-division
offerings at four-year colleges and universities. Through
the transfer curriculum, GCC students may complete
freshman and sophomore requirements and transfer to
the university with junior or upper division status. With
careful planning, students may also complete graduation
requirements for the Associate in Arts /Science, or AA-T/
AS-T degree at the same time that they are completing the
Baccalaureate degree requirements.
A student may transfer a maximum of 70 units from a
community college to campuses of either the University
of California or the California State University systems.
It is advised (and at some schools required) that students
transfer with at least 60 transferable units to ensure that
they are admitted to the four-year institution with junior
or upper division status.
The following pages list the General Education requirements
for some of the four-year colleges and universities in this
area. Requirements for additional colleges and universities
are available from your counselor or the Transfer Center.
Agreements concerning transferability are constantly
being updated, therefore the student is cautioned to check
with a counselor or the Transfer Center for exact transfer
information. Some University of California (UC) transfer
credit may be limited; consult a counselor or the Transfer
Center for additional information.
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CSU BREADTH & IGETC GENERAL EDUCATION
REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION
Listed belowaretheProgramLearningOutcomes(PLOs) forthe
general education requirements for certification to the California
State University and/or the University of California. GCC offers
certification through CSU or IGETC as a certificate program, as
well as part of the AA-T and AS-T degree requirements. After
completion of all requirements.
Mathematical Competency: Students will be able to understand,
interpret, and manipulate numeric or symbolic information.
Information Competency: Students will be able to recognize the
need for information and define a research topic.
Critical Thinking: Students will be able to evaluate the credibility
and significance of information, effectively interpret, analyze,
synthesize , explain and infer concepts and ideas; solve problems
and make decisions; and construct and deconstruct arguments.
Global Awareness: Students will be able to recognize and analyze
the interconnectedness of global, national, and local concerns,
analyzing cultural, political, social and environmental issues
from multiple perspectives; they recognize the interdependence
of the global environment and humanity.
Personal Responsibility: Students will be able to demonstrate an
understanding of the consequences, both positive and negative,
of their own actions; set personal, academic, and career goals; and
seek and utilize the appropriate resources to reach such goals.
Inorderforstudentstoshowcompletionoftheirgeneraleducation
requirements , upon completion of all requirements, students
must request CSU Breadth or IGETC certification be posted
to their official GCC transcript by completing the Transcript
Request Form, checking the appropriate box (CSU or IGETC),
and submitting it to the Admissions & Records Office.