CA = Certificate of Achievement.

To be eligible to transfer to a UC campus, students must complete at least 90 units of UC transferable courses with a GPA of 2.4 or better. To be eligible to transfer to a CSU campus, students must complete at least 90 units of CSU transferable courses with a GPA of 2.0 or better. Note that there are two differences between the IGETC requirements for CSU and UC. Students should follow the pattern of courses that meets their educational goals. Completion of the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) requirements as outlined satisfies the requirements of the Certificate of Achievement in Transfer Studies (IGETC). In addition to completing the courses for the Certificate of Achievement, the student is responsible for completing major preparation and/or elective credits to complete the 90 quarter units required for admission for all UC and CSU campuses. Students can use www.assist.org to review major preparation courses and are strongly advised to see a counselor for educational planning in order to achieve successful admission to the university of their choice.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Students transferring to a university must also request a formal IGETC certification through the Foothill College Evaluations Office just prior to transfer.

Important Difference between CSU and UC Options

Certificate of Achievement IGETC-CSU:
The CSU does require one oral communication class (Area 1C).
The CSU does not require Language Other Than English (Area 6).
Please note the CSU American Institutions requirement outlined in Area 4.

Certificate of Achievement-IGETC UC:
The UC does require Language Other Than English proficiency (Area 6).
The UC does not require Oral Communication (Area 1C)

Units required for certificate: Completion of a minimum of 49 units is required for this certificate.
AREA 1: English Communication
For UC: Complete one course from Group A and one course from Group B
For CSU: Complete one course from Group A, Group B and Group C

Group A: English Composition: ENGL 1A, 1AH (4-5 quarter units)
Group B: Critical Thinking/English Composition: ENGL 1B, 1BH, 1C, 1CH, PHIL 1 (4-5 quarter units)
Group C: Oral Communication (CSU only): COMM 1A, 1B, 2, 3, 4 (4-5 quarter units)

AREA 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
Complete a minimum of one course (4-5 quarter units)
CIS 18, MATH 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A, 2B, 10, 11,12, 22, 44, 49

AREA 3: Arts and Humanities
At least three courses: one course from the Arts and one course from Humanities, plus one more course (12 – 15 quarter units)

Arts: ART 1, 2A, 2AH, 2B, 2BH, 2C, 2CH, 2D, 2E, 3, 11, 12, 13, 14, 66, DANC 10, ENGL 42A, 42B, 42C, MUS 1, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 3A, 3B, 3C, 7, 7D, 7E, 8, 8H, 10, 27, 64A, 64B, 64C, 85A, 85B, PHIL 11, PHOT 8, 8H, 10, 10H, 11, THTR 1, 2A, 2B, 2C, 8, VART 1, 2A, 2B, 2C, 3, WMN 15

Humanities: CHIN 4, 5, 25A 25B, ENGL 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 11H, 12, 14, 17, 22, 25, 25H, 26, 31, 32, 40, 41, 42A, 42B, 42C, 46A 46B, 46C, 48A, 48B, 48C, FA 1, FREN 4, 5, 39, GERM 4, 5, 25A, 25B, HIST 4A, 4B, 4C, 4CH, HUMN 1A, 1B, JAPN 4, 5, 6, 25A, 25B, 33, LING 25, 25H, 26, PHIL 2, 4, 8, 20A, 20B, 22, 24, 25, SPAN 4, 5, 25A, 25B, THTR 2A, 2B, 2C

AREA 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Complete at least three courses from two different subjects (12 – 15 quarter units)

ANTH 2A, 2B, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, ART 2E, CHLD 55, COMM 10, 12, ECON 1A, 1B, 9, 25, GEOG 2, 5, 9, 10, GERM 8, HIST 4A, 4B, 4C, 4CH, 8, 9, 9H, 10, 15, 16, 16H, 17A, 17B, 18, 19, 20, 23A, 24, 30, PHED 2, PHOT 8, 8H, POLI 1, 2, 2H, 3, 3H, 5, 7, 8, 9, 9H, 15, 15H, 24, PSYC 1, 4, 10, 14, 21, 22, 25, 30, 33, 40, 49, SOSC 20, SOC 1, 8, 10, 11, 15, 20, 21, 23, 30, 40, WMN 5, 11, 15, 21

NOTE: American Institutions CSU Graduation Requirement:
For graduation from CSU, students must complete two courses in American history. The following Foothill courses may be used to satisfy this requirement. Students may complete these courses in partial fulfillment of Area 4 AND satisfy the American Institutions requirement. Students should complete either HIST 17A, 17B, or 17C AND POLI 1 or 7.

AREA 5: Physical and Biological Sciences
Complete at least two courses, one Physical Science course and one Biological Science course; at lease one must include a lab (courses with an asterisk* include lab) (9 – 12 quarter units) NOTE: Either UC or CSU may limit credit

Physical Sciences: ASTR 10A, 10B, 10BH, 10L*, CHEM 1A*, 1B*, 1C*, 10*, 12A*, 12B*, 12C*, 25*, 30A*, 30B*, GEOG 1*, PHYS 2A*, 2B*, 2C*, 4A*, 4B*, 4C*, 4D*, 6, 10*, 12

Biological Sciences: ANTH 1, 1L*, BIOL 1A*, 1B*, 1C*, 1D, 9, 9L*, 10*, 12, 13*, 14*, 15*, 17, 40A*, 40B*, 40C*, 41*, 45, HORT 10*

AREA 6: Language Other Than English (UC requirement only)
Proficiency equivalent to two years of high school study in the same language with a grade of C or better or completion of one of the following courses. If Foothill College courses are not used to satisfy this requirement, students must provide official documentation of completion elsewhere:
CHIN 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, FREN 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, GERM 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, JAPN 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, SPAN 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10A

Note: Courses on this list are approved for the 2008 - 2009 catalog year