The California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) and Open Educational Resources  – Draft

This list was compiled by comparing the course requirements in the Cal-GETC Standards Handbook Version 1.0 to the courses that currently satisfy the CSU General Education (GE) Requirements and the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC). We cannot guarantee that all courses in this list will satisfy the Cal-GETC requirements.

The list of courses will be updated as more guidance is released surrounding the implementation of Cal-GETC.

AREA 1 – English Communication (9 semester or 12 quarter units)

1A: English Composition (One course: 3 semester or 4 quarter units)

ENGL 100 – College Composition

1B: Critical Thinking and Composition (One course: 3 semester or 4 quarter units)

COMM 120 – Argumentation

ENGL 105 – Argumentative Writing and Critical Thinking

ENGL 120 – Introduction to Literature

PHIL 110 – Introduction to Logic

1C: Oral Communication (One Course: 3 semester or 4 quarter units)

Since the criteria and standards for Cal-GETC Area 1C (Oral Communication) are different than those for CSU GE Area A1 (Oral Communication), all courses for this Cal-GETC area are subject to review.

COMM 110 – Public Speaking

AREA 2 – Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning (One course: 3 semester or 4 quarter unit)

MATH 110 – Introduction to Statistics

MATH 155 – Precalculus

SOCI 125 – Introduction to Statistics in Sociology

AREA 3 – Arts and Humanities (6 semester or 8 quarter units)

3A: Arts (One course: 3 semester or 4 quarter units)

ARTH 100 – Understanding Art

ARTH 110 – Survey of Western Art from Prehistory through the Middle Ages

ARTH 120 – Survey of Western Art from Renaissance to Contemporary

ARTH 130 – Survey of Asian Art

ARTH 140 – Art of Africa, Oceania and Indigenous North Americas

ARTH 150 – Survey of Modern Art

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3B: Humanities (One course: 3 semester or 4 quarter units)

ANTH 130 – Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology

ENGL 130 – Survey of American Literature 1

ENGL 135 – Survey of American Literature 2

ENGL 140 – Survey of World Literature 1

ENGL 145 – Survey of World Literature 2

ENGL 180 – Children’s Literature

HIST 130 – US History to 1877

HIST 140 – US History from 1865

HIST 150 – World History to 1500

HIST 160 – World History since 1500

HIST 170 – Western Civilization I

PHIL 100 – Introduction to Philosophy

PHIL 120 – Introduction to Ethics

PHIL 130 – History of Ancient Philosophy

PHIL 140 – History of Modern Philosophy

AREA 4 – Social and Behavioral Sciences (Two courses: two academic disciplines. 6 semester or 8 quarter units)

ANTH 110 – Introduction to Biological Anthropology

ANTH 120 – Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

ANTH 130 – Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology

ANTH 150 – Introduction to Archaeology

CDEV 100 – Child, Growth and Development

CDEV 110 – Child, Family and Community

ECON 201 – Principles of Microeconomics

ECON 202 – Principles of Macroeconomics

GEOG 120 – Introduction to Human Geography

GEOG 125 – World Regional Geography

HIST 130 – US History to 1877

HIST 140 – US History from 1865

HIST 150 – World History to 1500

HIST 160 – World History since 1500

POLS 110 – Introduction to American Government and Politics

POLS 120 – Introduction to Political Theory and Thought

POLS 130 – Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics

POLS 140 – Introduction to International Relations

PSY 110 – Introduction to Psychology

PSY 120 – Introduction to Abnormal Psychology

PSY 150 – Introduction to Biological Psychology

PSY 180 – Introduction to Lifespan Psychology

PSY 200 – Research Methods in Psychology

SOCI 110 – Introduction to Sociology

SOCI 115 – Social Problems

SOCI 130 – Introduction to marriage and Family

SOCI 140 – Introduction to Gender

SOCI 150 – Introduction to Race and Ethnicity

SOCI 160 – Introduction to Crime

AREA 5 – Physical and Biological Sciences (Two courses: one Physical Science and one Biological Science. One of the two courses must be associated with a one-semester or one-quarter unit laboratory [Section 9.5.3]. 7 semester units or 9 quarter units)

5A: Physical Science (One course: 3 semester or 4 quarter units)

CHEM 110 – General Chemistry for Science Majors I, with Lab

CHEM 150 – Organic Chemistry for Science Majors I, with Lab

GEOG 110 – Introduction to Physical Geography

GEOL 100 – Physical Geology

GEOL 110 – Historical Geology

GEOL 120 – Earth Science

PHYS 105 – Algebra/Trigonometry-Based Physics A

PHYS 205 – Calculus-Based Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A

5B: Biological Science (One course: 3 semester or 4 quarter units)

ANTH 110 – Introduction to Biological Anthropology

BIOL 115 S – Human Anatomy and Physiology with Lab

BIOL 120 B – Human Physiology with Lab

BIOL 190 – Cell and Molecular Biology

PSY 150 – Introduction to Biological Psychology

Introduction to Biology

Human Biology

Microbiology

5C: Laboratory (1 semester or 1 quarter unit)

ANTH 115 L – Biological Anthropology Lab

GEOG 111 – Physical Geography, Laboratory

GEOL 100 L – Physical Geology Laboratory

GEOL 110 L – Historical Geology Laboratory

AREA 6 – Ethnic Studies (One course: 3 semester units or 4 quarter units)

Introduction to African American Studies

Introduction to Asian American Studies

CHS 101 – Introduction to Chicana/o Studies

Introduction to Ethnic Studies

Introduction to Native American Studies

This page was last updated on October 24, 2024.