Certification of General Education for Transfer to CSU and UC
CSU General Education (GE) Certification
CSU GE certification is the process by which the California Community College (CCC) can certify up to 40 lower-divison GE-Breadth semester units. Certification means that the CSU will accept these courses to meet the CSU GE-Breadth areas designed by the CCC. Students fully certified with 39 or 40 semester units of lower-divison GE-Breadth units means that a student has met CSU lower-division GE requirements The CSU will accept CSU GE-Breadth or IGETC Certification. Students who transfer without certification may have to meet the general education (GE) requirements of the receiving institution. Certification is not automatic unless a student is receiving an Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT). Certification must be requested by the student after acceptance. To obtain GE Certification, please contact Admissions and Records to complete the request form. For more information, you may also contact a counselor.
IGETC Certification
IGETC certification is the process by which the community college verifies partial (missing no more than two requirements) or all of the series of courses to satisfy freshman/sophomore level general education requirements before transferring to most colleges and majors at UC campuses. Students that chooses to follow IGETC and obtain IGETC certification, the UC recommends that you complete all the IGETC courses before you transfer. Otherwise you will need to satisfy the specific freshman/sophomore level general education requirements of your UC college or school. Please refer to ASSIST.org or your transfer advisor to confirm courses satisfy IGETC requirements. IGETC certification must be requested by the student after acceptance to a UC campus. To obtain IGETC Certification, please visit Admissions and Records to complete the request form. For more information, you may also contact a counselor.
Partial IGETC certification students should verify that their UC school/college/major program will accept partial certification. After transfer, students submitting partial IGETC certification should complete the missing requirements at either UC or a California community college as designated by their department. Students who have been granted partial IGETC certification should not return to the community college for a full certification.