Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC), Pattern/Certificate of Achievement

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This certificate is designed for the student who intends to transfer to the California State University (CSU) System or the University of California (UC) System and chooses to complete IGETC to satisfy lower division general education requirements. Completion and certification of the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) permits students to transfer from San Joaquin Delta College to a campus of the California State University or the University of California without the need to take additional courses after transfer to satisfy the lower division general education requirements. Many independent colleges and universities also accept the IGETC Pattern. Consult with a counselor or contact your transfer institution for further information.

Both the California State University and the University of California have an American Institutions (AI) graduation requirement that is separate from IGETC requirements. It is recommended that students complete this requirement prior to transfer. See ** below for information on how to satisfy this requirement.

Students must file an application for IGETC certification with evaluators in the Admissions and Records Office immediately upon completion of IGETC coursework. Apply for the IGETC Certificate of Achievement at the same time. Selection of courses from this list may be affected by one or more factors, including choice of major, university transfer requirements, or prerequisite or sequencing requirements. IGETC many not be the best choice for some majors. Failure to plan appropriately will adversely affect timely graduation and/or transfer. Students are encouraged to consult with a counselor to develop a Student Education Plan. Counseling appointments must be scheduled online at http://www.deltacollege.edu/student-services/counseling-center/make-appointment-counselor The Counseling Center may be reached at (209) 954-5151 ext. 6276. Counseling appointments are not available by phone.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, the student will have successfully completed all required IGETC lower division general education pattern coursework.

Area 1 - Communication

Complete 6-9 units with at least one course each from 1A - English Composition and 1B - Critical Thinking. Students transferring to CSU must also complete 1C - Oral Communication.

1A: English Composition

ENG 1A Reading and Composition Units: 3
ENG 2A Reading and Composition with Support Units: 4

1B: Critical Thinking

ENG 1B College Composition and Literature Units: 3
ENG 1D Advanced Composition and Critical Thinking Units: 3

1C: Oral Communication - Students transferring to a UC do not have to meet the oral communication requirement.

Students transferring to CSU must complete the Oral Communication requirement for admission. Students using the IGETC pattern to satisfy the Associate Degree GE requirements must complete this Oral Communication Requirement.

COM ST 1A Public Speaking Units: 3

Area 2 - Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning

Complete a minimum of 3 units.

COM ST 14 Statistical Analysis for Communication Units: 3
LAW 26 Introductory Statistical Analysis for Law, Policy, and Justice Studies Units: 4
MATH 1 Calculus I Units: 5 +
MATH 2 Calculus II Units: 4
MATH 3 Multivariable Calculus Units: 4
MATH 4 Differential Equations Units: 4
MATH 12 Introduction to Probability and Statistics Units: 4
MATH 13 Survey of Calculus Units: 4 +
MATH 20 Finite Mathematics Units: 3
MATH 38A Precalculus I Units: 4 ++
MATH 38B Precalculus II Units: 4 ++
MATH 39 Precalculus Units: 6 ++
PSYCH 2 Statistical Methods for Psychology & Social Science Units: 3

Area 3 - Arts and Humanities

Complete a minimum of 9 units with at least one course each from 3A - Arts, and 3B - Humanities.

3A: Arts

ART 1A Art History: Europe from Prehistory to 1400 Units: 3
ART 1B Art History: Europe from the Fifteenth to the Twentieth Century Units: 3
ART 1C Modern and Contemporary Art History Units: 3
ART 2 Art History of the Non-Western World Units: 3
ART 3 Art Appreciation Units: 3 +
DANCE 29 Dance Appreciation Units: 3
DRAMA 10 Introduction to Theatre Units: 3
DRAMA 16A History of Theatre: Primitive to the 18th Century Units: 3
DRAMA 16B History of Theatre: 18th Century to Present Units: 3
ENG 30 The Film as Literature Units: 3
MUSIC 1 Music Fundamentals Units: 3 +
MUSIC 4 Exploring Music Units: 3
MUSIC 7 Excursions in Music of Our World Units: 3
MUSIC 8 Exploring Jazz, Ragtime, and Blues Units: 3

3B: Humanities

ANTHR /HUM 4 Introduction to Linguistics Units: 3
CIVIL /HUM 3 Autobiography of Civilization Units: 3
ENG 35 Chicano Literature Units: 3
ENG 37 Women in Literature Units: 3
ENG 38 Mythology Units: 3
ENG 42A Survey of American Literature I Units: 3
ENG 42B Survey of American Literature II Units: 3
ENG 43C World Literature I Units: 3
ENG 43D World Literature II Units: 3
ENG 45 Introduction to Shakespeare Units: 3
ENG 46A Survey of British Literature I Units: 3
ENG 46B Survey of British Literature II Units: 3
ENG 52 From Story to Screen Units: 3
ENG 55A Studies in Drama Units: 3
ENG 55B Studies in Fiction Units: 3
ENG 55C Studies in Poetry Units: 3
ENG 57 Children’s Literature Units: 3
FREN 3 Intermediate French I Units: 5 ^
FREN 4 Intermediate French II Units: 5 ^
FREN 5 Advanced French Units: 5 ^
HIST 2A World History to 1600 Units: 3
HIST 2B World History Since 1600 Units: 3
HIST 4A History of Western Civilization Units: 3
HIST 4B History of Western Civilization Units: 3
HIST 6A History of Asian Civilizations Units: 3
HIST 6C History of the Middle East Units: 3
HIST 7 History Through Film Units: 3
HIST 17A History of the United States Units: 3 ***
HIST 17B History of the United States Units: 3 ***
HIST 27 Women in History Units: 3 ***
HIST 30A African-American History to 1877 Units: 3 ***
HIST 30B African-American History Since 1877 Units: 3 ***
HIST 31 Mexican-American History Units: 3 ***
HIST 34 Asian Pacific American History Units: 3
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Area 4 - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Complete a minimum of 9 units from at least two disciplines.

Area 5 Physical And Biological Sciences

Complete a minimum of 7 units with at least one course each from 5A - Physical Science, and 5B - Biological Science. At least one course must include a laboratory component as indicated in Area 5C - Science Laboratory. Asterisk (*) indicates a Lab course.

Area 6 (UC ONLY) - Language Other Than English (LOTE)

Proficiency equivalent to two years of high school study in the same language. The following course(s) fulfill this UC requirement. Following the course list, see additional ways to satisfy the LOTE Area 6 requirement.

Minimum Units Required: 37

All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.

Notice to Students

Courses used to satisfy this certificate must have been IGETC approved during the semester in which the course was completed. For a complete listing of courses and approval dates log on to www.assist.org or see a counselor or evaluator for a list of course approval dates.

IGETC may not be the best choice to satisfy general education requirements for majors that require extensive lower division major preparation. See a counselor or consult admission.universityofcalifornia.edu or www.assist.org for additional IGETC considerations.

NOTES:

^ Courses listed in multiple areas shall not be certified in more than one area except for courses in Languages Other Than English (LOTE), which can be certified in both Area 3 and Area 6.

* Indicates laboratory course

** CSU and UC Systems have an American Institutions (AI) graduation requirement that is not part of the IGETC pattern and is not required for IGETC Certification. It is recommended that students complete this requirement prior to transfer. Students using the IGETC pattern for transfer to a UC campus may have satisfied the American Institutions graduation requirement through high school coursework. Satisfactory completion in high school of a one-year course in U.S. History, or a half-year course in U.S. History and a half-year course in American Government combined, satisfies this requirement at all UC campuses except UC Santa Barbara, which requires a college level course. UCLA requires that the student must have earned a “B” average in these high school courses. Students who did not satisfy the AI requirement through high school coursework may do so by taking any course indicated by ** on the IGETC Pattern. Students must take an additional course in the same IGETC area as the AI requirement to satisfy the area general education requirement. It is highly recommended that you consult a Counselor to ensure successful transfer.

Students using the IGETC pattern to transfer to a CSU campus to satisfy the AI graduation requirement may complete one of the two options below.
Option 1: HIST 17A AND one of HIST 27, 30B,34, POLSC 1
Option 2: POLSC 1 AND one of HIST 17A, 17B, 27, 30A, 30B,31, 34(F16)

CSU campuses have the discretion whether to allow courses used to satisfy the CSU AI graduation requirement to count in both Areas 3B/4.

*** Courses which satisfy the American Institutions Requirement. These courses may not also be used to satisfy IGETC area.

+ Transfer credit may be limited by UC. Students should consult counselor or visit www.assist.org for additional information.

++ Math 038A, 038B, and 039 combined: Maximum credit, 5 units.

# CHEM 3B and CHEM 12A combined: Maximum credit, one course