The California General Education Transfer Curriculum
Cal-GETC
2025 – 2026
The California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) is the singular general education pathway for California Community College (CCC) students to fulfill lower-division general education requirements necessary for transfer and admission to both the California State University (CSU) and the University of California (UC). The curriculum and its policies are overseen by the Intersegmental Committee of the Academic Senate (ICAS), representing faculty from California’s three segments of public higher education.
Under Cal-GETC, every student will be designated simply as having achieved, or not having achieved, Cal-GETC certification irrespective of their transfer designation. Transfer students with catalog rights prior to Fall 2025 will be able to maintain use of their CSU GE Breadth or IGETC pattern for GE certification to the extent permitted by the relevant programs and institutions.
All courses must be completed with grades of "C" of better.
Completion of Cal-GETC is not a requirement for transfer to a CSU or UC.
Area 1 - English Communication
Select one course from each of the 3 groups (minimum 9 semester units).
1A: English Communication
Course List
| Course Code |
Title |
Units |
| ENGL C1000 | Academic Reading and Writing | 4 |
| ENGL C1000E | Academic Reading and Writing Support | 5 |
1B: Critical Thinking and Composition
Course List
| Course Code |
Title |
Units |
| ENG 002 | Argumentative Writing and Critical Thinking through Literature | 4 |
| ENGL C1001 | Critical Thinking and Writing Thinking | 3 |
| SOC 004 | Sociological Analysis& Critical Thinking | 3 |
1C: Oral Communication
Course List
| Course Code |
Title |
Units |
| COMM C1000 | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
Area 2 - Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
Select one course (minimum 3 semester units).
Area 3 - Arts and Humanities
Select one course from 3A Arts and 3B Humanities (minimum 6 units).
3A: Arts
3B: Humanities
Area 4 - Social and Behavioral Sciences
Select two courses from two academic disciplines (minimum 6 units).
Course List
| Course Code |
Title |
Units |
| ANTH 002 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 003 | Archaeology, Introduction to Prehistory | 3 |
| ANTH 007 | Anthropology of Religion, Magic, Witchcraft, and Healing | 3 |
| CJ 001 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CJ 020 | Introduction to Social Justice Studies | 3 |
| ECON 001 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 002 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 011 | International Economics | 3 |
| ECON 012 | Understanding Econ Principles & Applications | 3 |
| ETHN 001 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| ETHN 002 | Introduction to Chicanx & Latinx Studies | 3 |
| ETHN 003 | Introduction to Black Studies | 3 |
| ETHN 004 | Introduction to Native American Studies | 3 |
| ETHN 005 | Introduction to Asian American Studies | 3 |
| GEOG 002 | Cultural Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 007 | Regional Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 010 | Geography of California | 3 |
| GS 010 | Global Studies | 3 |
| GS 011 | Global Issues | 3 |
| HIST 003 | History of World Civilization I | 3 |
| HIST 004 | History of World Civilization II | 3 |
| HIST 005 | History of Western Civilization I | 3 |
| HIST 006 | History of Western Civilization II | 3 |
| HIST 017 | US History through Reconstruction | 3 |
| HIST 018 | US History from Reconstruction to Present | 3 |
| HIST 021 | California History | 3 |
| HIST 023 | Latin American History | 3 |
| HIST 050 | American Popular Culture | 3 |
| MC 001 | Introduction to Mass Media | 3 |
| PHIL 003 | Introduction to Political Theory | 3 |
| PHIL 012 | Religions of the World | 3 |
| POLS C1000 | American Government and Politics | 3 |
| PS 002 | Introduction to Comparative Governments | 3 |
| PS 003 | Introduction to Political Theory | 3 |
| PS 004 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 |
| PS 006 | Latinx Politics | 3 |
| PS 009 | | 3 |
| PSYC C1000 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 003 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 009 | Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination | 3 |
| PSY 012 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| PSY 020 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 023 | Psychology of Women and Gender | 3 |
| PSY 027 | Biological Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 029 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 030 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| SJS 020 | Introduction to Social Justice Studies | 3 |
| SJS 021 | Introduction to LGBTQIA Studies | 3 |
| SOC 001 | Introductory Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 002 | Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC 005 | Sociology of Gender and Sexuality | 3 |
| SOC 006 | Introduction to Criminology | 3 |
| SOC 009 | Sociology of Sport | 3 |
| SOC 014 | Introduction to Race & Ethnicity | 3 |
| SOC 015 | Mexican American Culture & Society | 3 |
| SPAN 020 | Latin American Culture and Civilization | 3 |
| SPAN 022 | Spanish for Heritage Speakers II | 5 |
Area 5 - Physical and Biological Sciences
Select one course from 5A Physical Sciences and 5B Biological Sciences (minimum 7 units). At least one of these two courses must be associated with a laboratory as defined in Cal-GETC Area 5C (Laboratory).
5A: Physical Sciences
Course List
| Course Code |
Title |
Units |
| A 001 | Descriptive Astronomy | 3 |
| A 002 | Descriptive Astronomy | 4 |
| A 003 | Planetary Astronomy | 4 |
| CH 001A | General Chemistry I | 5 |
| CH 001B | General Chemistry II | 5 |
| CH 002 | Chemistry and Society | 3 |
| CH 003 | Introductory General Chemistry | 4 |
| CH 005 | Bio-organic Chemistry | 4 |
| CH 007 | Fundamentals of Chemistry | 5 |
| CH 008 | | 3 |
| CH 010A | Organic Chemistry I | 5 |
| CH 010B | Organic Chemistry II | 5 |
| G 001 | Physical Geology | 4 |
| G 002 | Historical Geology with Laboratory | 4 |
| G 005 | Environmental Geology | 4 |
| G 010 | The Earth Sciences | 4 |
| G 022 | Introduction to Environmental Sciences | 3 |
| GEOG 001 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| PH 001 | Introductory Physics | 4 |
| PH 002A | College Physics I | 4 |
| PH 002B | College Physics II | 4 |
| PH 003A | Engineering Physics | 4 |
| PH 003B | Engineering Physics | 4 |
| PH 003C | Engineering Physics | 4 |
| PH 017 | Introduction to Meteorology | 3 |
| PH 020A | Physics for Life Sciences Majors I | 4 |
| PH 020B | Physics for Life Sciences Majors II | 4 |
5B: Biological Sciences
Course List
| Course Code |
Title |
Units |
| AGPS 002 | Entomology - General & Applied | 4 |
| AGPS 005 | Plant Science | 3 |
| ANTH 001 | Human Evolution: Introduction to Biological Anthropology | 3 |
| BI 004 | Elements of Biology | 4 |
| BI 005 | Molecular and Cell Biology | 5 |
| BI 006 | Biology of Organisms | 5 |
| BI 007 | Biology of Mammals | 3 |
| BI 011 | Biology of Viruses | 3 |
| BI 013 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BI 014 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 5 |
| BI 015 | General Microbiology | 5 |
| NR 001 | Conservation of Natural Resources | 3 |
5C: Laboratory
Course List
| Course Code |
Title |
Units |
| A 002 | Descriptive Astronomy | 4 |
| A 003 | Planetary Astronomy | 4 |
| AGPS 002 | Entomology - General & Applied | 4 |
| AGPS 005L | Plant Science Lab | 1 |
| ANTH 001L | Human Evolution: Introduction to Biological Anthropology Lab | 1 |
| BI 004 | Elements of Biology | 4 |
| BI 005 | Molecular and Cell Biology | 5 |
| BI 006 | Biology of Organisms | 5 |
| BI 007L | Biology of Mammals Lab | 1 |
| BI 013 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BI 014 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 5 |
| BI 015 | General Microbiology | 5 |
| CH 001A | General Chemistry I | 5 |
| CH 001B | General Chemistry II | 5 |
| CH 003 | Introductory General Chemistry | 4 |
| CH 005 | Bio-organic Chemistry | 4 |
| CH 007 | Fundamentals of Chemistry | 5 |
| CH 010A | Organic Chemistry I | 5 |
| CH 010B | Organic Chemistry II | 5 |
| G 001 | Physical Geology | 4 |
| G 002 | Historical Geology with Laboratory | 4 |
| G 005 | Environmental Geology | 4 |
| G 010 | The Earth Sciences | 4 |
| GEOG 001L | Physical Geography Lab | 1 |
| NR 001L | Conservation of Natural Resources Lab | 1 |
| PH 001 | Introductory Physics | 4 |
| PH 002A | College Physics I | 4 |
| PH 002B | College Physics II | 4 |
| PH 003A | Engineering Physics | 4 |
| PH 003B | Engineering Physics | 4 |
| PH 003C | Engineering Physics | 4 |
| PH 020A | Physics for Life Sciences Majors I | 4 |
| PH 020B | Physics for Life Sciences Majors II | 4 |
| PH 017L | Introduction to Meteorology Lab | 1 |
Area 6 - Ethnic Studies
Select one course (minimum 3 semester units).
Course List
| Course Code |
Title |
Units |
| ETHN 001 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| ETHN 002 | Introduction to Chicanx & Latinx Studies | 3 |
| ETHN 003 | Introduction to Black Studies | 3 |
| ETHN 004 | Introduction to Native American Studies | 3 |
| ETHN 005 | Introduction to Asian American Studies | 3 |
