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Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum for STEM 2024-2025 (Updated July 2024)

Completion of the IGETC permits a student to transfer from Merced College to a campus in either the California State University or the University of California system without the need after transfer to take additional, lower division, general education courses to satisfy the campus GE requirements. IGETC is not recommended for majors that require extensive lower division preparation. Consult with your counselor. Students may also fulfill the general education requirements by completing the specific lower division breadth and general education requirements of the school or college of the campus to which the student intends to transfer. Students intending to transfer to the California State University System may also complete the requirement by fulfilling the CSU’s general education requirement.

Completion of the IGETC will not satisfy the American Institutions requirement. Courses used to satisfy the American Institutions requirement may not be counted to satisfy either a Humanities or a Social and Behavioral Science requirement.

The CSU and UC will accept the IGETC for STEM if a student is earning an Associate of Science for Transfer (AS-T) in Biology or Chemistry at a community college that offers IGETC for STEM as an option for those degrees, and the CSU and UC will accept partial certification of IGETC. Students will be required to complete additional lower division general education courses upon transfer to the CSU.

Area 1 - english communication - (6-9 Units Total)

UC: Select one course from 1A and 1B.

CSU: Select one course from 1A, 1B, and 1C.

(1A) English Communication [AP accepted] - (3 units)

  • ENGL-01A

(1B) Critical Thinking - (3 units)

  • ENGL-01C, 13, 13H

  • PHIL-13, 13H

(1C) Oral Communication {CSU Requirement Only} - (0-3 units)

  • COMM-01, 01H, 04

Area 2 - Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative reasoning - (3 units total)

Select one course.

(2) Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning [AP accepted] - (3 units)

  • CPSC-07

  • MATH-02+, 02H+, 02S+, 03, 03S, 04A, 04AS, 04B, 04C, 06, 07, 08, 10+, 10S+, 11+, 15, 15S, 22, 24+, 24S+, 26+, 26S+, 27+

  • PSYC-05+

Area 3 - ARTS and HUMANITIES - (6 units total)

A minimum of two courses (6 semester units) are required with one course from 3A and 3B.

(3A) Arts [AP & IB accepted] - (3 units)

  • ART-01, 02, 03, 06, 10, 15

  • ARTD-07, 08, 40A, 40B

  • ENGL-14

  • ETHN-11

  • HUM-21

  • MUSG-10, 12, 13, 14, 15

  • PHOT-33

  • THTR-01*

(3B) Humanities [AP & IB accepted] - (3 units)

  • ANTH-12

  • ENGL-01B, 04A, 04B, 05, 06A, 06B, 07, 08, 10, 11, 18, 19*

  • ETHN-15*, 18, 19*

  • FREN-03*, 04*

  • GERN-02*, 03*, 04*

  • HIST-03A*, 03B*, 04A, 04B, 05*, 09A*, 09B, 17A*, 17AH*, 17B*, 17BH*, 19*, 29*

  • HUM-01, 01H, 02, 02H, 15*

  • PHIL-01, 01H, 02*, 03, 04, 05, 15

  • SPAN-02*+, 03*, 04*, 10*+, 11*+

  • THTR-01*

Area 4 - SOCIAL & Behavioral SCIENCES - (3 units total)

A minimum of one course (3 semester units) is required.

(4) Social & Behavioral Sciences [AP & IB accepted] - (3 units)

  • AGAB-05

  • ANTH-02, 10

  • CLDV-01, 02

  • COMM-30

  • ECON-01, 02

  • ETHN-01*, 05*, 07, 12*, 15*, 20*, 22, 23*

  • GEOG-02, 12

  • HIST-03A*, 03B*, 05*, 07, 09A*, 10, 17A*, 17AH*, 17B*, 17BH*, 19*, 20*, 22, 23*, 29*

  • HUM-15*

  • PHIL-02

  • POSC-01, 01H, 02, 03, 04, 05, 07

  • PSYC-01A, 01AH, 15*, 23, 25, 36

  • SOC-01, 02, 03, 04, 05*, 06

Area 5 - Physical & biological sciences - (7 units total)

A minimum of two course (7-9 semester units) is required with at least one course from 5A and 5B. At least one course must be a lab course listed in “5C Laboratory”.

(5A) Physical Science [AP & IB accepted] - (3 units)

  • AGPS-05

  • ARCH-01

  • ASTR-01

  • CHEM-02A+, 02B+, 04A, 04B

  • GEOG-01, 15

  • GEOL-01, 02, 03+

  • PHSC-01+, 02+

  • PHYS-02A+, 02B+, 04A+, 04B+, 04C+, 10+

(5B) Biological Science [AP & IB accepted] - (3 units)

  • AGPS-01

  • ANTH-01

  • BIOL-01+, 02, 04A, 04B, 06, 09, 16, 18, 20, 32

  • PSYC-15*

(5C) Laboratory [AP & IB accepted] - (1 unit)

  • AGPS-01, 05

  • ANTH-01

  • ASTR-01L

  • BIOL-01+, 02, 04A, 04B, 16, 18, 20, 32L

  • CHEM-02A+, 02B+, 04A, 04B

  • GEOG-01L

  • GEOL-01, 02, 03+

  • PHSC-01L+, 02L+

  • PHYS-02A+, 02B+, 04A+, 04B+, 04C+

AREA 6: Language Other Than English [AP & IB accepted] {UC ONLY}

Requires proficiency equivalent to two years of high school study in the same language. Courses from another college, AP/IB, or courses above the proficiency level may also be used to meet this requirement.

(6) Language Other Than English - (0 units)

  • FREN-01, 02, 03*, 04*

  • GERN-01, 02*, 03*, 04*

  • HMNG-01, 02*

  • JPNS-01B, 02

  • SPAN-01+, 02*+, 03*, 04*, 10*+, 11*+

Area 7- Ethnic studies - (3 units total)

A minimum of 3 units are required from the following:

(7) Ethnic Studies - (3 units)

  • ENGL-19*

  • ETHN-01*, 05*, 12*, 15*, 19*, 20*, 23*

  • HIST-20*, 23*

  • HUM-15*

  • SOC-05*

Minimum Total IGETC for STEM for CSU Certification - (31 Units Total)

Minimum Total IGETC for STEM for UC Certification - (28 Units Total)

+Transfer Credit is limited by UC or CSU or both. Please consult with a counselor.

*Courses listed in multiple areas shall not be certified in more than one area except for courses in Area 6, Language Other Than English, which can be certified in both Areas 3B and 6.

Reference: ASSIST and IGETC Standards 2022