Vista Community College
2020 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA 94704
2005-2006
INTERSEGMENTAL GENERAL EDUCATION TRANSFER
CURRICULUM (IGETC)
Completion of all the requirements in the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum
(IGETC) will permit a student to transfer from a community college to a campus in either the California
State University or the University of California system with out the need, after transfer, to take
additional lower-division, general education courses to satisfy campus general education requirements.
 The course requirements for all areas must be completed before IGETC can be certified.
(Any exceptions can be discussed with a counselor.)
 All courses must be completed with grades of “C” or better.
AREA 1 – ENGLISH COMMUNICATION
CSU: 1 course from Group A
1 course from Group B
1 course from Group C
UC:
1 course from Group A
1 course from Group B
Group A:
English Composition, 1 course (3 semester or 4-5 quarter units)
English 1A
Group B:
Critical Thinking – English Composition, 1 course (3 semester or 4-5
English 5
quarter units)
Communication (formerly Speech) 5
Group C:
Oral Communication (CSU requirement only), 1 course (3 semester or 4-5
Communication (formerly Speech) 1A, 45
quarter units)
AREA 2 – MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS & QUANITATIVE REASONING
1 course: (3 semester or 4-5 quarter units)
Math 1**, 2**, 3A**, 3B**, 3C, 3E**, 3F**, 11, 13, 16A**, 16B**
AREA 3 – ARTS & HUMANITITES
At least 3 courses, with at least one from the Arts and one from the Humanities:
( 9 semester or 12-15 quarter units)
Arts:
African American Studies 44B
Art 1, 4, 13, 14A, 14B, 98
English 21
Humanities 21
Music 15A, 15B
Humanities:
Asian American Studies 30
English 1B, 17A, 17B, 20, 32A, 32B, 33B, 37A, 37B, 44A, 44B,
82, 83, 85A, 85B, 85C
French 1B
History 33
Humanities 1, 10, 30A, 30B, 40
Philosophy 1, 16
Spanish 1B, 2A, 2B, 10A, 10B, 38, 40
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AREA 4 – SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
At least 3 courses from at least 2 disciplines or an interdisciplinary sequence: (9 semester or 12-15
quarter units)
African American Studies 1, 33
International Trade 34
American Sign Language 55A
Labor Studies 10
Anthropology 2, 3, 5, 9A, 13, 15, 18
Political Science 1, 2, 3, 5, 12, 20, 25, 34
Asian American Studies 45B
Psychology 1A, 1B, 6, 7A, 10, 21, 24, 30
Economics 1, 2, 30**
Social Science 1, 2
Geography 2, 5, 10
Sociology 1, 2, 3, 10, 13
History 1, 2A, 2B, 3, 5, 7A, 7B, 17, 19, 20, 21,
Communication (formerly Speech) 6
22, 23, 28, 29, 31, 37, 38, 39, 40
Women’s Studies 1
AREA 5 – PHYSICAL & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
At least 2 courses, 1 Physical Science course and 1 Biological Science course; at least 1 must include a
laboratory (indicated by “L” in parentheses): (7-9 semester or 9-12 quarter units)
Physical Sciences:
Astronomy 10
Chemistry 1A(L), 1B(L), 30A(L)**, 30B(L)
Geography 1, 1L
Geology 10
Physical Science 10**, 20
Physics 2A(L), 2B(L), 10**
Biological Sciences: Anthropology 1, 1L
Biology 1A(L), 1B(L), 3(L), 10(L)**, 12A, 13, 25**
LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH (UC requirement only)
Completion of one course (4-5 semester units) at a college or university, with a “C” or better, that is equivalent to 2 years of
high school language. See below for approved Vista courses; or Completion of two years of high school course work in one
language other than English with a “C-” or better (verified by official high school transcript; or Satisfactory score on the
College Board Subject Test (formerly SAT II) in a language other than English (see counselor for required scores); or Score
of 3 or better on the College Board Advanced Placement Examination in a language other than English; or Score of 5 or
better on the International Baccalaureate Higher Level Examination in a language other than English; or Satisfactory
completion of a proficiency test administered by a community college, university or other college in a language other than
English; or Completion of two consecutive years of formal schooling at the sixth grade level or higher in an institution where
the language of instruction is not English (confirmed by appropriate documentation).
College courses that meet the proficiency level:
American Sign Language 50
French 1A
Spanish 1A
Note: Courses above proficiency level may also be used to meet this requirement and may also
be used to clear another IGETC area.
**
=
Indicates that transfer-credit may be limited by either UC or CSU, or both.
SPECIAL NOTE – Please consult a counselor for further information concerning the completion
of IGETC.
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