Mapping Cal-GETC to IGETC
This chart is for current students who are planning on transferring to CSU or UC, have catalog rights before fall 2025, and are following the IGETC pattern.
As you pick courses to satisfy your catalog year's IGETC requirements, you can reference the following table to choose courses that will meet both IGETC and Cal-GETC patterns. For example, if you need to complete a course from IGETC 1A, you can pick a course from Cal-GETC 1A to meet the IGETC 1A requirement.
| If you are looking for a class to satisfy this IGETC area | Then choose a class from this Cal-GETC area |
|---|---|
| 1A English Composition | 1A English Composition |
| 1B Critical Thinking and Composition | 1B Critical Thinking and Composition |
| 1C Oral Communication | 1C Oral Communication |
| 2 Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning | 2 Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning |
| 3A Arts | 3A Arts |
| 3B Humanities | 3B Humanities |
| 3A Arts or 3B Humanities | 3A Arts or 3B Humanities |
| 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences | 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 5A Physical Science | 5A Physical Science |
| 5B Biological Science (3 units, 1 course) | 5B Biological Science |
| 5C Laboratory | 5C Laboratory |
| 7 Ethnic Studies (3 units, 1 course) | 6 Ethnic Studies |