This Certificate of Achievement is designed primarily for students planning to transfer to a University of California (UC) campus. It would also work for students planning to transfer to a California State University (CSU) campus, many California private and some out-of state colleges and universities. Completion ensures that the student has met the lower division general education for all UC and CSU campuses as well as the lower division general education of some California private and out-of-state colleges and universities. In addition, students pursuing an AS-T or AA-T degree may complete the entire general education pattern for the degree by completing the CSU version of the IGETC for a minimum total of 37 units.

A minimum of 34 total units is required with a specified number of units in each area for students following the UC version. (Students who have not met the Language Other Than English requirement will need additional units.) A minimum of 37 units is required with a specified number of units in each area for students following the CSU version. Courses may be listed in more than one area, but shall not be counted in more than one area, unless otherwise noted.

Each year courses are added and removed from the list of approved courses for this program. For courses to count for this certificate, the course must be on the approved list at the time it is completed. These changes are listed in the Yuba College catalog, on the Counseling Department IGETC advising sheets, and on the ASSIST.org site. Students are advised to consult a counselor to ensure that they are enrolled in courses that will satisfy these requirements.

At this time, this Certificate of Achievement will not replace the IGETC Certification document. Certification of IGETC is a separate process initiated at the Admissions and Records Office and is usually completed at the same time students request final, official transcripts to be sent to the UC, CSU, California private, or out-of-state college or university to which the student has been accepted and plans to attend. IGETC certification requires all classes to be completed with a “C” or better grade.

Students who complete this program should be able to:

🗸 Demonstrate effective expository and persuasive writing skills.
🗸 Demonstrate effective mathematical computation and quantitative reasoning skills.
🗸 Evaluate ideas about the natural universe using testable methodology.
🗸 Demonstrate global awareness with an understanding of cultural pluralism.
🗸 Evaluate methods of inquiry and evidence used in the behavioral sciences.