2026-2027 California General Education Transfer Curriculum
(Cal-GETC)
Completion of the Cal-GETC will permit a student to transfer from Mt. SAC to a University of California (UC) or California State University (CSU) campus generally without the need, after transfer, to complete additional lower-division general education (GE) courses/requirements. However, some individual colleges and majors within UC campuses do not accept or recommend Cal-GETC to fulfill all GE requirements. Students pursuing majors that require extensive lower-division preparation may not find the Cal-GETC option to be advantageous (i.e. Engineering, Sciences). Consult a counselor and ASSIST for details. Completion of the Cal-GETC is not an admission requirement for transfer to UC or CSU, nor is it the only way to fulfill UC and CSU lower-division GE requirements prior to transfer.
A minimum grade of "C" is required in each course. (A grade of "C-" is not acceptable.)
NOTE: UC limits transfer credit for some courses. Students may review the UC Transfer Course Agreement (TCA) with a counselor or educational advisor
NOTE: For Cal-GETC certification, the course must be on the list the year taken.
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AREA 1. ENGLISH COMMUNICATION
Choose one course from each group.
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Group A: English CompositionOne of the following must be satisfied.
Course Title AMLA 1A College Composition for Non-Native English Speakers ENGL C1000 Academic Reading and Writing ENGL C1000H Academic Reading and Writing- Honors Group B: Critical Thinking and CompositionCourse Title ENGL C1001 Critical Thinking and Writing ENGL C1001H Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors ENGR 1C Engineering Critical Thinking PHIL 9 Critical Thinking and Writing PHIL 9H Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors -
Group C: Oral Communication
Course Title COMM C1000 Introduction to Public Speaking COMM C1000H Introduction to Public Speaking-Honors
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AREA 2. MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS AND QUANTITATIVE REASONING
Choose one course.
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Course Title ECON 17 Applied Business Statistics ENGR 285 Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineers MATH 100 Survey of College Mathematics MATH 120 Finite Mathematics MATH 130 College Algebra MATH 140 Calculus for Business MATH 160 Precalculus Mathematics MATH 180 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I MATH 181 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II MATH 260 Linear Algebra MATH 280 Calculus and Analytic Geometry III MATH 285 Linear Algebra and Differential Equations MATH 290 Differential Equations PSYC 10 Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences SOC 23 Introduction to Statistics in Sociology and Social Sciences STAT C1000 Introduction to Statistics STAT C1000H Introduction to Statistics - Honors
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AREA 3. ARTS AND HUMANITIES
Choose two courses minimum, one course from Arts group and one course from the Humanities
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* Courses may not be double counted to satisfy more than one area
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Arts Courses:
Course Title ARCH 250 World Architecture: Prehistory to the Middle Ages ARCH 251 World Architecture: Renaissance Through the Contemporary Era ARTB 1 Introduction to the Visual Arts and Art History or ARTH 1 Introduction to the Visual Arts and Art History ARTH C1100 Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Midieval Era ARTH C1100H Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Midieval Era - Honors ARTH C1200 Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary ARTH C1200H Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary - Honors *ARTH 3 History of Women and Gender in Art *ARTH 3H History of Women and Gender in Art - Honors ARTH 6 History of Modern Art ARTH 6H History of Modern Art - Honors ARTH 7 Global Contemporary Visual Culture ARTH 8 History of Medieval Art and Architecture *ARTH 9 History of Asian Art and Architecture ARTH 10 A History of Greek and Roman Art and Architecture *ARTH 11 History of African, Oceanic, and Native American Art *ARTH 11H History of African, Oceanic, and Native American Art - Honors *ARTH 12 History of Precolumbian Art and Architecture *ARTH 12H History of Precolumbian Art and Architecture - Honors *ARTH 13 World Art and Visual Culture *ARTH 14 Rome: The Ancient City *ARTH 15 Culture and Art of Pompeii ARTH 16 History of Latin American Art and Visual Culture AHIS 16H History of Latin American Art and Visual Culture - Honors DN-T 20 History and Appreciation of Dance MUS 12 History of Jazz MUS 14A World Music MUS 14B American Folk Music MUS 14BH American Folk Music - Honors MUS 15 Rock Music History and Appreciation MUS 15H Rock Music History and Appreciation - Honors MUS 100 Introduction to Western Classical Music MUS 100H Introduction to Western Classical Music - Honors MUS 101 Women in Music MUS 102 Film Music Appreciation MUS 103 Music And Culture of Hip Hop MUS 103H Music And Culture of Hip Hop - Honors MUS 105 Western Music History I: Antiquity to 1750 MUS 106 Western Music History II: 1750 to Present THTR 10 History of Theater Arts -
Humanities Courses: Students who have attended schools where English is not the language of instruction in grade 9 or higher should discuss potential UC credit limitations with a counselor or educational advisor before completing language classes in this area.
Course Title CHIN 3 Intermediate Chinese CHIN 4 Continuing Intermediate Chinese ENGL C1002 Introduction to Literature ENGL C1002H Introduction to Literature - Honors FASH 9 History of Western World Fashion FRCH 3 Intermediate French FRCH 4 Continuing Intermediate French FRCH 60 French Culture Through Cinema GERM 3 Intermediate German GERM 60 German Culture Through Cinema *HIST C1001 United States History to 1877 *HIST C1001H United States History to 1877 - Honors *HIST C1002 United States History since 1865 *HIST C1002H United States History since 1865 - Honors *HIST 1 History of the United States *HIST 3 World History: Prehistoric to Early Modern *HIST 3H World History: Prehistoric to Early Modern - Honors *HIST 4 World History: Early Modern to the Present *HIST 4H World History: Early Modern to the Present - Honors *HIST 9 History of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders *HIST 10 History of Asia from Pre-History to Early Modern *HIST 10H History of Asia from Pre-History to Early Modern- Honors *HIST 11 History of Early Modern to Modern Asia *HIST 11H History of Early Modern to Modern Asia- Honors *HIST 16 The Wild West -A History, 1800-1890 *HIST 18 History of Latin America *HIST 19 History of Mexico *HIST 30 History of the African Americans, 1619-1877 *HIST 31 History of the African Americans, 1877-Present *HIST 35 History of Africa *HIST 36 Women in American History *HIST 39 California History *HIST 40 History of the Mexican Americans *HIST 44 History of Native Americans HUMA 1 Humanities and the Human Experience HUMA 1H The Humanities and Human Experience—Honors ITAL 3 Intermediate Italian ITAL 4 Continuing Intermediate Italian ITAL 60 Italian Culture Through Cinema ITAL 61 Italian Culture Through Food JAPN 3 Intermediate Japanese JAPN 4 Continuing Intermediate Japanese JAPN 5 Advanced Japanese JAPN 62 Japanese Culture Through Anime and Manga KORE 60 Korean Cuture Through Cinema LING 2 Languages, Gender, and Power LING 3 Languages, Cultures, and Writing in East Asia LING 4 Introduction to World Languages LIT 1 Early American Literature LIT 2 Modern American Literature LIT 3 Multicultural American Literature LIT 6A Survey of English Literature up to 1800 LIT 6B Survey of English Literature Since 1800 LIT 10 Survey of Shakespeare LIT 11A World Literature to 1650 LIT 11B World Literature from 1650 LIT 14 Introduction to Modern Poetry LIT 15 Introduction to Cinema LIT 20 African American Literature LIT 25 Contemporary Mexican American Literature LIT 36 Introduction to Mythology LIT 46 The Bible As Literature: Old Testament LIT 47 The Bible As Literature: New Testament PHIL 5 Introduction to Philosophy PHIL 5H Introduction to Philosophy - Honors PHIL 12 Introduction to Ethics PHIL 12H Introduction to Ethics - Honors PHIL 15 Major World Religions PHIL 15H Major World Religions - Honors PHIL 16 Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion PHIL 16H Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion - Honors PHIL 20A Introduction to Ancient Philosophy PHIL 20AH Introduction to Ancient Philosophy - Honors PHIL 20B Introduction to Modern Philosophy PHIL 20BH Introduction to Modern Philosophy - Honors *POLS 5 Political Theory I - Ancient to Contemporary *POLS 7 Political Theory II - Early Modern to Contemporary PUBH 20 History of Western Medicine SIGN 104 American Sign Language 4 SIGN 202 Cultures in the Deaf Community SPAN 3 Intermediate Spanish SPAN 4 Continuing Intermediate Spanish SPAN 60 Latin American Culture Through Cinema
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AREA 4. SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Choose two courses from two different subject areas.
* Courses may not be double counted to satisfy more than one area
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Course Title ANTH 4 Archaeology ANTH 5 Cultural Anthropology ANTH 5H Cultural Anthropology - Honors ANTH 6 Language and Culture: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology ANTH 15 Peoples and Cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean ANTH 16 Peoples and Cultures of South Asia ANTH 17 Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East ANTH 30 The Native American ANTH 50 Introduction to Science, Technology, and Society *ARTH 3 History of Women and Gender in Art *ARTH 3H History of Women and Gender in Art-Honors *ARTH 9 History of Asian Art and Architecture *ARTH 11 History of African, Oceanic, and Native American Art *ARTH 11H History of African, Oceanic, and Native American Art - Honors *ARTH 12 History of Precolumbian Art and Architecture *ARTH 12H History of Precolumbian Art and Architecture - Honors *ARTH 13 World Art and Visual Culture *ARTH 14 Rome: The Ancient City *ARTH 15 Culture and Art of Pompeii BUSL 100 American Law and Democracy COMM 7 Intercultural Communication COMM 7H Intercultural Communication -Honors COMM 26 Interpersonal Communication COMM 26H Interpersonal Communication - Honors COMM 30 Introduction to Communication Theory COMM 30H Introduction to Communication Theory - Honors ECON C2001 Principles of Microeconomics ECON C2001H Principles of Microeconomics - Honors ECON C2002 Principles of Macroeconomics ECON C2002H Principles of Macroeconomics - Honors GEOG 2 Human Geography GEOG 2H Human Geography - Honors GEOG 5 World Geography: Introduction to Global Studies GEOG 8 Urban Geography GEOG 30 California Geography *HIST C1001 United States History to 1877 *HIST C1001H United States History to 1877 - Honors *HIST C1002 United States History since 1865 * HIST C1002H United States History since 1865 - Honors *HIST 1 History of the United States *HIST 3 World History: Prehistoric to Early Modern *HIST 3H World History: Prehistoric to Early Modern - Honors *HIST 4 World History: Early Modern to the Present *HIST 4H World History: Early Modern to the Present - Honors *HIST 9 History of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders * HIST 10 History of Asia from Pre-History to Early Modern *HIST 10H History of Asia from Pre-History to Early Modern - Honors * HIST 11 History of Early Modern to Modern Asia *HIST 11H History of Early Modern to Modern Asia - Honors *HIST 16 The Wild West - A History, 1800-1890 *HIST 18 History of Latin America -
Course Title *HIST 19 History of Mexico *HIST 30 History of the African Americans, 1619-1877 *HIST 31 History of the African Americans, 1877-Present *HIST 35 History of Africa *HIST 36 Women in American History *HIST 39 California History *HIST 40 History of Mexican Americans *HIST 44 History of Native Americans NF 28 Cultural and Ethnic Foods POLS C1000 American Government and Politics POLS C1000H American Government and Politics - Honors POLS 2 Comparative Politics *POLS 5 Political Theory I - Ancient to Contemporary *POLS 7 Political Theory II - Early Modern to Contemporary POLS 9 International Relations POLS 10 Environmental Politics POLS 25 Latino Politics in the United States POLS 35 African American/ Black Politics PSYC C1000 Introduction to Psychology PSYC C1000H Introduction to Psychology - Honors PSYC 14 Developmental Psychology PSYC 14H Developmental Psychology - Honors PSYC 15 Introduction to Child Psychology PSYC 19 Abnormal Psychology PSYC 20 Introduction to Social Psychology PSYC 25 The Psychology of Women PUBH 25 or SOC 160 Public Health and Social Justice SOC 1 Introduction to Sociology SOC 1H Introduction to Sociology - Honors SOC 2 Contemporary Social Problems SOC 2H Contemp Social Problems- Honors SOC 5 Introduction to Criminology SOC 5H Introduction to Criminology- Honors SOC 12 Introduction to Research Methods in the Social Sciences SOC 20 Introduction to Race and Ethnicity SOC 20H Introduction to Race and Ethnicity - Honors SOC 40 Introduction to Sex & Gender Roles SOC 110 Introduction to Social Justice SOC 130 Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
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AREA 5. PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Choose two courses, one physical science and one biological science, at least one must include a laboratory. Laboratory must be a corresponding section to the lecture taken. Laboratory courses are defined with a "+" sign.
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Physical Science:
Course Title ASTR 5 Introduction to Astronomy ASTR 5H Introduction to Astronomy - Honors +ASTR 5L Astronomical Observing Laboratory ASTR 7 Geology of the Solar System ASTR 8 Introduction to Stars, Galaxies, and Universe CHEM 9 Chemistry of Everyday Life +CHEM 10 Chemistry for Allied Health Majors +CHEM 20 Introductory Organic and Biochemistry +CHEM 40 Introduction to General Chemistry +CHEM 50 General Chemistry I +CHEM 50H General Chemistry I - Honors +CHEM 51 General Chemistry II +CHEM 51H General Chemistry II - Honors +CHEM 55 Chemistry for Engineers GEOG 1 Physical Geography GEOG 1H Physical Geography - Honors +GEOG 1L Physical Geography Laboratory +GEOG 1LH Physical Geography Laboratory - Honors +GEOL 1 Physical Geology +GEOL 2 Historical Geology GEOL 7 Geology of California GEOL 8 Earth Science GEOL 8H Earth Science - Honors +GEOL 8L Earth Science Laboratory GEOL 9 Environmental Geology +GEOL 9L Environmental Geology Laboratory GEOL 10 Natural Disasters GEOL 30 Global Climate Change METO 3 Weather and the Atmospheric Environment +METO 3L Weather and Atmospheric Environment Laboratory OCEA 10 Introduction to Oceanography OCEA 10H Introduction to Oceanography-Honors +OCEA 10L Introduction to Oceanography Laboratory +PHSC 3 Energy Science +PHYS 1 Physics +PHYS 2AG General Physics +PHYS 2BG General Physics +PHYS 4A Engineering Physics +PHYS 4B Engineering Physics +PHYS 4C Engineering Physics -
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Course Title +ANAT 10A Introductory Human Anatomy +ANAT 10B Introductory Human Physiology +ANAT 35 Human Anatomy +ANAT 36 Human Physiology ANTH 1 Biological Anthropology ANTH 1H Biological Anthropology - Honors +ANTH 1L Biological Anthropology Laboratory +BIOL 1 General Biology +BIOL 2 Plant and Animal Biology +BIOL 3 Ecology and Field Biology +BIOL 4 Biology for Majors +BIOL 4H Biology for Majors - Honors BIOL 6 Humans and the Environment +BIOL 6L Humans and the Environment Laboratory +BIOL 8 Cell and Molecular Biology BIOL 20 Marine Biology +BIOL 21 Marine Biology Laboratory BIOL 25 Conservation Biology BIOL 34 Fundamentals of Genetics +BIOL 34L Fundamentals of Genetics Laboratory +MICR 1 Medical Microbiology +MICR 22 Microbiology NF 25 Introduction to Nutrition Sciences NF 25H Introduction to Nutrition Sciences - Honors PSYC 1B Biological Psychology PSYC 1BH Biological Psychology - Honors +ZOOL 3 Fundamentals of Zoology
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AREA 6. Ethnic Studies:
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Course Title AABS 1 Introduction to Black Studies APIS 1 Introduction to Asian American Studies ETHS 1 Introduction to Ethnic Studies ETHS 2 Race and Racism in Education LCAS 1 Introduction to Chicanx Studies NAIS 1 Introduction to Native American Studies
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Optional - This is not part of Cal-GETC
CSU GRADUATION REQUIREMENT IN U.S. HISTORY, CONSTITUTION, AND AMERICAN IDEALS
It is recommended that you use one of the options below as part of courses in Cal-GETC Area 3 or 4.
Option 1: HIST C1001 (or C1001H) + HIST C1002 (or C1002H)
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Option 2: Completion of one course from U.S. History plus one course from American Institutions:
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United States History HIST C1001 HIST C1001H HIST C1002 HIST C1002H HIST 1 HIST 9 HIST 30 HIST 31 HIST 36 HIST 40 HIST 44 -
American Institutions POLS C1000 POLS C1000H POLS 25 POLS 35
The American Institution & U.S. History courses may be used to fulfill the 9 units indicated in AREA 3 or AREA 4.
Optional - This is not part of Cal-GETC
Language Other Than English (LOTE)
For UC transfer – Language Other Than English (LOTE) can be certified on Cal-GETC in one of the following ways but is not required:
- Completion of a level one or higher Mt. SAC course in ARAB, CHIN, FRCH, GERM, ITAL, JAPN, KORE, LATN, SIGN, or SPAN or an applicable course from another college with a “C” or better grade.
- Completion of a year two (fourth semester) or higher language other than English course in high school with a “C-” or better grade at an English-language institution.
- A passing score on an applicable Advanced Placement (AP) exam, International Baccalaureate (IB) exam, SAT Subject Test, or General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCE) Examiniations.
- Formal schooling through the sixth-grade or higher at a non-English language institution.
- Proficiency in a language other than English (discuss details with a counselor).
Cal-GETC certification may not be accepted to satisfy LOTE graduation requirements that vary by UC college and major. View UC graduation requirements.
