American River College
Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)
University of California or California State University
2005 - 2006
With New ARC Course Numbers

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Always use a new IGETC pattern to choose classes. If you take a course during the year it appears on the IGETC pattern, it counts! If you take a course before it appears on the pattern or after it appears on the pattern, it will not count.

Not sure? Check with your ARC counselor to make sure.

IMPORTANT

  • You must make an appointment with your American River College counselor in order to get your I.G.E.T.C. certified.
  • All courses must be completed with a grade of 'C' or better to fulfill IGETC requirements.
  • AP test results can be used to fulfill IGETC requirements in all areas except Area 1
  • English Composition - Group b (Critical Thinking/Composition) and Group c (Oral Communication). Check with your counselor to see if your test results fulfill IGETC requirements.
  • Check with your ARC counselor to determine whether the IGETC is appropriate for you.
New Numbers to Old Numbers
[new number] old number

C = Completed at ARC .. O = Completed at another college .. I = In Progress .. N= Need

Area 1 - English Communication (6-9 units)
For CSU - three courses required, one course from each area (1A, 1B and 1C)
For UC ---two courses required, one from Areas 1A and one from 1B

Required

C

O

I

N

Area 1A: English Composition (one course required):
ENGWR [300] 1A, [480] 1AH

3

       
Area 1B: Critical Thinking ñ English Composition (one course required)
ENGWR [301] 1B, [302] 1C, [481] 1BH, [482] 1CH

3

       
Area 1C: Oral Communication - CSU ONLY (one course required)
SPEECH [301] 1, [331] 15

3

       
Area 2 - Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning (3 units)
(one course required)

Required

C

O

I

N

MATH

 

[340] 43, [344] 42, [350] 16A, [351] 16B, [370] 29, [400] 9A, [401] 9B, [402] 9C, [410] 35, [420] 9D
PSYC

 

[330]
STAT

 

[301] 1, [481] 1H
   
NOTE: (UC Only) Math 400, 350 and 340 combined: Math 401 and 351 combined maximum - credit one course for each set. Maximum of 4 units allowed for Math 370 when transferring to UC. PSYC 330, STAT 301 and 481 combined: maximum credit - 1 course

3
or
4

. . . .
AREA 3 Arts and Humanities (9 units required)
Three courses with at least one from the Arts and one from the Humanities

Required

C

O

I

N

3A. Arts:
ARTH

 

[300] 10, [302] 3, [308] 4, [310] 5, [322] 3A, [334] 5A
MUFHL

 

[300] 6, [310] 10, [311] 11, [315] 12, [321] 2, [330] 9, [400] 3A, [401] 3B, [410] 4A, [411] 4B, [480] 6H

NOTE: No Credit for MUFHL 321 if taken after 400.
TA

 

[300]1, [302] 2A, [303] 2B, [306] 4, [310] 6, [312] 7, [314] 7A, [315] 7B, [318] 8, [350] 15A, [480] 15AH
   
MUFHL 300 and 480 combined: maximum credit - 1 course. TA 350 and 480 combined: maximum credit - 1 course. TA 312, 481 and 314, 31 5 combined: maximum credit - 6 units

3

       
3B. Humanities:
ENGLT

 

[300] 28, [302] 41, [303] 42, [304] 43, [310] 35, [311] 36, [320] 30, [321] 31, [333] 37C, [334] 37B, [337] 37A, [338], [340] 33, [341] 34, [345] 26, [360] 27, [378] 45, [380] 47, [382] 44, [390] 21
FREN

 

[411] 2A, [412] 2B
GERM

 

[411] 2A, [412] 2B
HIST

 

[300] 4, [302] 5, [305] 6, [340] 29, [341] 30, [364] 19, [365] 20, [367] 33, [373] 10, [480] 4H, [481] 5H
HUM

 

[300] 1, [310] 2, [320] 3, [322] 8, [326], [330] 9, [360] 11, [365] 10
ITAL

 

[411]
PHIL

 

[300] 6, [310] 5, [330] 20, [331] 21, [350] 10, [353] 13, [354] 14
RUSS

 

[411] 2A, [412] 2B
SPAN

 

[411] 2A, [412] 2B
   
Note: (UC only) HIST 300 and 480 combined: maximum credit - 1 course. HIST 302 and 481 combined: maximum credit - 1 course

3

       
3C.   A course may be chosen from either Area 3A - Arts or from Area 3B - Humanities to make a total of 9 units for Area 3

3

       
Area 4 - Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 units required))
Three courses from at least two disciplines.

Required

C

O

I

N

ANTH

 

[310] 2, [315] 13, [320] 3, [333] 14
BUS

 

[345] 16
ECE

 

[312] 34
ECON

 

[302] 1A, [304] 1B
GEOG

 

[310] 2, [320] 10, [322] 21
HIST

 

[307] 11, [308] 12, [310] 17, [311] 18, [318] 16I, [320] 14, [321] 15, [323] 16A, [325] 16P, [327] 16M, [330] 16W, [483] 17H, [484] 18H
PHIL

 

[360] 7
POLS

 

[301] 1, [302] 2, [310] 10, [322] 15, [332] 16
PSYC

 

[300] 1, [305] 20, [320] 3, [340] 15, [372] 34 [480] 1H, [481]
SOCSC

 

[310] 1, [312] 2
SOC

 

[300]1A, [301] 1B, [320] 5, [325] 6, [342] 20
   
NOTE: (UC only) PSYC 300 and 305 combined; maximum credit allowed - 1 course. PSYC 340 and 481 combined: maximum credit allowed - 1 course. HIST 310, 320 and 483 combined: maximum credit allowed - 1 course. HIST 311, 321, and 484 combined: maximum credit allowed - 1 course

9

       
AREA 5 - Physical and Biological Sciences (7-9 units required)
One Physical Science course and one Biological Science course; at least one course must include a laboratory. Courses with a (L) contain a laboratory.

Required

C

O

I

N

5A: Physical Science
ASTR

 

[300] 1, [400(L)] 2(L)
CHEM

 

[305(L)] 2A(L), [320(L)] 7(L), [400(L)] 1A(L), [401(L)] 1B(L), [423(L)] 8(L)
GEOG

 

[300]1, [301(L)] 11(L), [306], [308] 7, [309(L)] 7(L)
GEOL

 

[300] 1, [301(L)] 2, [305] 8, [306(L)] 8L, [310] 3, [311(L)], [330] 5, [331(L)] 5L
PHYS

 

[310] 10, [311] 11, [312(L)], [350(L)] 5A(L) , [410(L)] 4A(L)
PS

 

[300] 1, [301(L)] 2(L)

3 - 4

       
5B: Biological Science
ANTH

 

[300] 1, [301(L)] 11(L), [480] 1H
BIOL

 

[300] 12, [305(L)] 10(L), [310(L)] 16(L), [350], [352(L)] 18, [370(L)] 15(L), [400(L)] 1A(L), [410(L)] 2(L), [420(L)] 3(L), [440(L)] 6(L), [442(L)] 4(L), [482(L)]
PSYC

 

[310] 2, [311(L)] 8
   
Note: (UC Only) ANTH 300 and 480 combined: maximum credit - one course. BIOL 370 and 482 combined: maximum credit - one course. BIOL. 300, 303 & 310 combined maximum credit allowed-two courses. No credit for BIOL 300 or 310, if taken after BIOL 400. CHEM 400, 401 & CHEM 400, 401 & CHEM 305, 306 combined - maximum credit allowed - 1 series. No Credit PHYS 350, if taken after 410. PHYS 350, 360 & 410, 412, 431 combined-maximum credit - 1series. No credit for PHYS 310 & 311 if taken after 410 or 350. No credit for PS 300 or GEOL 305, ifif taken after a college course in Astronomy, Chemistry, Geology, Meteorology or Physics. credit for GEOL 306 if taken after GEOL 300 or 301.

3 - 4

       
AREA 6 - (UC REQUIREMENT ONLY)
Language Other Than English
Proficiency equivalent to two years of high school study in the same langage. Or, the following courses at ARC also will fulfill this requirement:
  MAND Chin [401] 11A, FREN [401] 1A, GERM [401] 1A, ITAL [401] 1A, JAPAN [401] 1A, RUSS [401] 1A, SILA [305] 1 , SPAN [401] 1A

Note: Please see a counselor for options for fullfilling this requirement

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(NOT PART OF IGETC)

Required

C

O

I

N

CSU Graduation Requirement in U.S. History, Constitution, and American Ideals, may be completed prior to transfer
Six units required, one course from group 1 and one course from group 2

1.

POLS [301] 1

2.

HIST [310] 17, [311] 18, [318] 16I, [320] 14, [321] 15, [323] 16A, [325] 16P, [327] 16M, [330] 16W, [483] 17H, [484] 18H

NOTE: If a student used these 2 courses to fulfill AREA A, the student will need to complete two additional upper division courses in AREA 4

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4/28/05


University of California
Transfer Admission Requirements


Effective with applications for Fall 1998, the current eligibility requirements for TRANSFER STUDENTS who were NOT eligible to attend the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA as Freshmen because they did NOT meet the Freshmen SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENT will be changed to the following:

(Please refer to the current University of California Application for Undergraduate Admissions for Eligibility Requirements)

1. The unit requirement is 60 semester (90 quarter) units of transferable college course.

2. A course pattern is added to the unit requirement specified in Section 1 above to include:

a. Two Transferable college courses (3 semester or 4-5 quarter units each) in English Composition;

(Courses from Area 1a and 1b of the ARC IGETC pattern fulfill this requirement); and

b. One Transferable college course (3 semester or 4-5 quarter units) in Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning;

(Courses from Area 2 of the ARC IGETC pattern fulfill this requirement); and

c. Four Transferable college courses (3 semester or 4-5 quarter units each) chosen from at least two of the following subject areas: the ARTS and HUMANITIES; the SOCIAL and BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES; the PHYSICAL and BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES.

(Courses from Areas 3 or 4 or 5 of the ARC IGETC pattern and any other UC transfer courses (not on the IGETC pattern) from the specified areas in c, fulfill this requirement)

The minimum grade point average for transfer remains at 2.40.

Effective with applications for FALL 1998, current eligibility requirements for TRANSFER students who WERE otherwise eligible to attend the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA as FRESHMEN, BUT HAD NOT taken all or some of the required STANDARDIZED TESTS for freshmen admission, will be changed to following:

    1. A MINIMUM UNIT requirement is added requiring students lacking all or part of the standardized tests to complete with a GRADE C or higher 12 SEMESTER (18 quarter) units of transferable college work.

Effective with applications for FALL 1998, current eligibility requirements for Transfer students who were otherwise eligible to attend the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA as FRESHMEN, BUT HAD NOT completed one or more of the required HIGH SCHOOL subjects for freshmen admission, will be changed to the following:

    1. A clarification on the type of college course work used to satisfy MISSING high school subjects is added to specify that this work must be TRANSFERABLE to the University of California.

The minimum grade point average remains at 2.00.

IGETC ADVICE FOR UC BOUND TRANSFERS

This information is intended to serve as a guideline for advising UC bound transfers about the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) option. Since each student's circumstances differ, advisors need to evaluate whether using the IGETC makes good sense based on a student's academic background, choice of campus, and major.

The purpose of the IGETC is to provide an option for community college transfer students to fulfill lower division general education breadth requirements before enrolling at any campus of the California State University or the University of California.

It is important to understand the relationship of UC general education/breadth (IGETC or campus-specific), admission, major preparation and graduation requirements. For example, since all courses used for the IGETC must be completed before entering the University, it is sometimes mistakenly considered an admissions requirement. The IGETC does not change existing University and campus specific transfer admission or prerequisite requirements. A student does not need to complete IGETC in order to become eligible for UC admission.

University Wide IGETC-Information

The IGETC is most advantageous for transfers who have not yet decided on a major or a campus. Once a student has identified a major, it is important for the student to work toward fulfilling any required preparatory courses, particularly in professional or "high unit" majors that select applicants on the basis of satisfaction of lower division major requirements. It is important to note that this does not preclude a student from following the IGETC; however, the IGETC should not be chosen to the exclusion of completing any preparatory courses needed for admission.

Campus-Specific IGETC Information

The following list specifies the various majors, by campus, that have substantial lower division prerequisites that may make the IGETC option inappropriate for transfers to follow:

UC Berkeley:
The Colleges of Engineering, Environmental Design, Chemistry, Natural Resources, and the Haas School of Business all have extensive, prescribed major prerequisites that are required for selection purposes. Consequently, IGETC is not appropriate for majors in these areas.

The College of Letters and Science accepts the IGETC. The College selects its admitted students from those applicants who have completed the equivalent of its lower division skills breadth requirements. One way of satisfying this selection requirement is to complete IGETC by the end of the spring term before enrolling at Berkeley. Because students should complete as much preparation for their intended major as possible, applicants pursuing majors having many prerequisites, such as the biological and physical sciences may be best advised to complete the skills requirements instead of IGETC.

UC Davis:
All majors at UC Davis honor the IGETC. However, completing the IGETC is secondary to completing lower division work in a major. This is particularly true for majors with substantial preparatory work. Examples of majors in this category are: all majors in the Division of Biological Sciences, all majors in the College of Engineering, and majors in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and the College of Letters and Science that require substantial math and science preparation, such as: Chemistry, Exercise Science, Environmental Toxicology, Fermentation Science, Food Science, Nutrition Science, Physics, Viticulture and Enology, etc.

Students may wish to consider completing the IGETC if they are planning to transfer in majors with few lower division preparatory courses. Examples of such majors are: Art History, Art Studio, English, History, and Political Science. In general, IGETC is appropriate for majors leading to A.B. degrees.

UC Irvine:
Students entering any major can use the IGETC, but should consider lower division degree requirements and major preparation when planning their programs. The IGETC is not optimal for transfers to the Schools of Engineering, Biological Sciences or Physical Sciences.

UC Los Angeles:
The IGETC is not appropriate for students transferring to the School of Engineering and Applied Science or the School of Nursing. All majors in the School of Theater, Film and Television, the School of the Arts and Architecture, and the College of Letters and Science will honor the IGETC. Students entering majors that require specific or substantial preparation, such as science majors, may use the IGETC but need to give priority to completion of lower division preparation courses for the major.

UC Riverside:
The IGETC is accepted for students entering the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Students entering Business Administration are strongly encouraged to complete the IGETC, as well as required lower division major preparation, to promote admission to this major.

Students majoring in the sciences and engineering should be aware that these majors require extensive lower division major preparation, which is critical to preparing for upper division course work and to graduating from UCR in a timely manner. Students in these majors should be discouraged from completing IGETC. Science and engineering majors who present IGETC certification at the point of admission can use IGETC courses towards fulfillment of UCR's breadth pattern, but will be held to additional course work as defined by the College-specific breadth patterns.

UC San Diego:
The IGETC is not appropriate for students transferring to majors in the Jacobs School of Engineering. Students entering any other major, however, can successfully use the IGETC. IGETC is accepted at Earl Warren, John Muir and Thurgood Marshall Colleges only. Students who follow IGETC are welcomed at Eleanor Roosevelt and Revelle Colleges. However, they must meet specific requirements of those colleges.

UC Santa Barbara:
IGETC is not appropriate for students transferring to the College of Engineering. Students planning to major in the biological sciences, chemistry, environmental science, geology, physics or geophysics must be careful to complete lower division major prerequisites if they are to make normal, timely progress through the major. The College of Letters and Science will not accept IGETC in lieu of campus specific general education requirements if a student enrolled at any UC campus, as a degree-seeking student, prior to completing IGETC.

UC Santa Cruz:
Although the IGETC is acceptable for all majors at UCSC, students planning to pursue majors that require substantial lower division preparation, such as those offered in the School of Engineering, the sciences, or environmental studies, should give priority to the completion of major prerequisite courses.

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