Getting InPlan C
Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) for CSU and UC 2010–2011
AREA 1—English Composition
UC: Two courses are required. Select one course from Group 1A and one course from Group 1B.
CSU: Three courses are required. Select one course from each group (1A, 1B, and 1C).
1A. English Composition (a minimum of 3 semester units)
| Required courses: | ||
| ENGL 100 | Composition and Reading | 4 |
1B. Critical Thinking—English Composition (a minimum of 3 semester units)
| Required courses: | ||
| ENGL 201 | Critical Thinking, Composition, and Literature | 4 |
| ENGL 201H | Critical Thinking, Composition, and Literature (Honors) | 4 |
| ENGL 202 | Critical Thinking and Composition | 4 |
1C. Oral Communication—CSU ONLY (a minimum of 3 semester units)
| Required courses: | ||
| COMM 101 | Oral Communication | 3 |
| COMM 106 | Group Communication | 3 |
AREA 2—Mathematical Concepts & Quantitative Reasoning
One course and a minimum of 3 semester units are required. Select one of the following courses:
| Required courses: | ||
| BIO/BTEC 180 | Biostatistics | 4 |
| MATH 103 | Statistics | 4 |
| MATH 115 | Calculus with Applications | 4 |
| MATH 125 | College Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 135 | Pre-Calculus Mathematics | 5 |
| MATH 150 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | 5 |
| MATH 155 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry II | 4 |
| MATH 260 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry III | 4 |
| PSYC/SOC 104 | Statistics for Behavioral Science | 3 |
AREA 3—Arts & Humanities
Three courses and a minimum of 9 semester units are required. Select one course from group 3A and one course from group 3B. Select a third course from either group 3A or 3B.
3A. Arts
| Required courses: | ||
| ART 157 | Art Orientation | 3 |
| ART 158 | Traditional Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | 3 |
| ART 201 | Objects and Ideas in Contemporary Art | 3 |
| ART 254 | Understanding and Appreciating the Photographic Image | 3 |
| ART 258 | Ancient to Gothic Art | 3 |
| ART 259 | History of Renaissance to Modern Art | 3 |
| ART 260 | History of Modern Art | 3 |
| ART 260H | History of Modern Art (Honors) | 3 |
| DNCE 100 | Dance Appreciation | 3 |
| DNCE 101 | Dance History | 3 |
| DNCE 105 | Dance Cultures of the World | 3 |
| DRAM 105 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
| DRAM 106 | Study of Filmed Plays | 3 |
| DRAM 120 | Dramatic Literature (Ancient Greeks to Shakespeare) | 3 |
| DRAM 121 | Dramatic Literature (Restoration to Present) | 3 |
| FILM 101H | Introduction to Film (Honors) | 3 |
| FILM 106 | Study of Filmed Plays | 3 |
| MUS 105 | Music Fundamentals | 3 |
| MUS 113 | Musics in Multicultural America | 3 |
| MUS 114 | History of Rock and Roll (F'09) | 3 |
| MUS 115 | History and Appreciation of Western Music | 3 |
| MUS 115H | History and Appreciation of Western Music (Honors) | 3 |
| MUS 116 | A Survey of World Music | 3 |
| MUS 117 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS 118 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS 119 | History of Jazz | 3 |
3B. Humanities
| Required courses: | ||
| ASIA/PHIL 105 | Asian Philosophy and Religion | 3 |
| COMM 215 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| CHNS 201 | Intermediate Chinese (Third Semester) | 4 |
| FILM 101 | Introduction to Film | 3 |
| FILM 110 | Film History | 3 |
| FREN 201 | Intermediate French (Third Semester) | 4 |
| FREN 202 | Intermediate French (Fourth Semester) | 4 |
| GRMN 201 | Intermediate German (Third Semester) | 4 |
| HIST 103 | Western Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 104 | Western Civilization | 3 |
| HUMN 101 | Introduction to the Arts | 3 |
| HUMN 201 | Humanities of the Western World: Pre-History Through the Middle Ages | 3 |
| HUMN 202 | Humanities of the Western World: The Renaissance to the Twentieth Century | 3 |
| HUMN 205 | Women in Western Art and Literature | 3 |
| HUMN 250 | American Studies | 3 |
| HUMN 251 | American Studies | 3 |
| ITAL 201 | Intermediate Italian (Third Semester) | 4 |
| ITAL 202 | Intermediate Italian (Fourth Semester) | 4 |
| JAPN 201 | Intermediate Japanese (Third Semester) | 5 |
| JAPN 202 | Intermediate Japanese (Fourth Semester) | 5 |
| LIT 120 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| LIT 250 | American Literature | 3 |
| LIT 251 | American Literature | 3 |
| LIT 260 | English Literature | 3 |
| LIT 261 | English Literature | 3 |
| LIT 265 | Shakespeare Studies | 3 |
| LIT 270 | World Literature | 3 |
| LIT 271 | World Literature | 3 |
| PHIL 101 | Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality | 3 |
| PHIL 102 | Contemporary Moral Problems | 3 |
| PHIL 122 | World Religions | 3 |
| PHIL 221 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
| SPAN 201 | Intermediate Spanish (Third Semester) | 4 |
| SPAN 202 | Intermediate Spanish (Fourth Semester) | 4 |
| SPAN 203 | Spanish for Native Speakers (F'09) | 3 |
| SPAN 205 | Advanced Composition: Hispanic Film and Literature | 3 |
AREA 4—Social & Behavioral Sciences
Three courses and a minimum of 9 semester units are required. Select three courses from at least two disciplines.
| Required courses: | ||
| ADM 100 | Introduction to the Administration of Justice | 3 |
| ADM 100H | Introduction to the Administration of Justice (Honors) | 3 |
| ADM/SOC 105 | Introduction to Justice Studies | 3 |
| ANTH 102 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 102H | Cultural Anthropology (Honors) | 3 |
| ANTH 104 | Native American Cultures | 3 |
| ANTH 190 | Primate Behavior and Ecology | 3 |
| ASIA/HIST 107 | East Asian Societies | 3 |
| CHLD/PSYC 121 | Human Development | 3 |
| COMM 120 | Principles of Human Communication | 3 |
| COMM 135 | Gender Studies in Communication | 3 |
| COMM 220 | Introduction to Mass Communication | 3 |
| ECON 100 | Survey of Economics | 3 |
| ECON 101 | Principles of Economics: MACRO | 3 |
| ECON 102 | Principles of Economics: MICRO | 3 |
| GEOG 102 | Cultural Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 104 | World Geography | 3 |
| GERO 101 | Introduction to Aging | 3 |
| HIST 100 | World History to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 100H | World History to 1500 (Honors) | 3 |
| HIST 101 | World History Since 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 101H | World History Since 1500 (Honors) | 3 |
| HIST 105 | History of England | 3 |
| HIST 108 | History of Africa | 3 |
| HIST 109 | History of the Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 110 | United States History | 3 |
| HIST 111 | United States History | 3 |
| HIST 116 | History of the Americas | 3 |
| HIST 117 | History of the Americas | 3 |
| HIST 150 | History of Mexico | 3 |
| HIST 165 | California History | 3 |
| PLSC 101 | Introduction to Political Science | 3 |
| PLSC 102 | American Institutions and History (F'09) | 4 |
| PLSC 103 | Comparative Government | 3 |
| PLSC 150 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 |
| PSYC 100 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 101 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 103 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 101H | Introduction to Sociology (Honors) | 3 |
| SOC 102 | Contemporary Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC 103 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 110 | Comparative Cultures | 3 |
AREA 5—Physical & Biological Sciences
Two courses and a minimum of 7 semester units are required. Select one course from group A and one course from group B. One course must include a corresponding laboratory. (Lab courses are noted with the # symbol.)
5A. Physical Science
| Required courses: | ||
| ASTR 101 | Descriptive Astronomy | 3 |
| ASTR 101L | Descriptive Astronomy Laboratory # | 1 |
| ASTR 201 | Introductory Astronomy | 3 |
| CHEM 100 | Introductory Chemistry # | 4 |
| CHEM 102 | Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry # | 4 |
| CHEM 103 | Chemistry and Society | 3 |
| CHEM 103L | Chemistry and Society Laboratory # | 1 |
| CHEM 104 | Chemistry of Living Things (Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry) # | 5 |
| CHEM 108 | Preparatory Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 110 | General Chemistry # | 5 |
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry # | 5 |
| EART 106 | Earth and Space Science | 3 |
| GEOG 101 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 101L | Physical Geography Laboratory # | 1 |
| GEOL 101 | Physical Geology | 3 |
| GEOL 101H | Physical Geology (Honors) | 3 |
| GEOL 101L | Physical Geology Laboratory # | 1 |
| GEOL 120 | Environmental Geology: Earth Hazards and Humanity | 3 |
| OCEA 101 | Introduction to Oceanography | 3 |
| OCEA 101H | Introduction to Oceanography (Honors) | 3 |
| OCEA 101L | Introductory Oceanography Laboratory # | 1 |
| PHSN 101 | Fundamentals of Physical Science | 3 |
| PHSN 106 | Energy, Motion, and Matter: An Introduction to Physics and Chemistry | 3 |
| PHYS 111 | Introductory Physics I # | 4 |
| PHYS 112 | Introductory Physics II # | 4 |
| PHYS 151 | Principles of Physics I # | 4 |
| PHYS 152 | Principles of Physics II # | 4 |
| PHYS 253 | Principles of Physics III # | 4 |
5B. Biological Science
| Required courses: | ||
| ANTH 101 | Biological Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 101H | Biological Anthropology (Honors) | 3 |
| ANTH 101L | Biological Anthropology Laboratory # | 1 |
| BIO 100 | General Biology (Lecture and Lab) # | 4 |
| BIO 101 | General Biology | 3 |
| BIO 101L | General Biology Laboratory # | 1 |
| BIO 102 | Ecology and Environmental Biology # | 4 |
| BIO 103 | Animal Diversity | 3 |
| BIO 105 | Genes and Technology in Society | 3 |
| BIO 105L | Genes and Technology in Society Laboratory # | 1 |
| BIO 150 | General Botany # | 4 |
| BIO 170 | Marine Biology # | 4 |
| BIO 172 | Marine Ecology | 3 |
| BIO 172L | Marine Ecology Laboratory # | 1 |
| BIO 202 | Foundations of Biology: Evolution, Biodiversity, and Organismal Biology # | 4 |
| BIO 204 | Foundations of Biology: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Genetics, and Molecular Biology # | 4 |
| BIO 220 | Human Physiology # | 4 |
| PSYC 260 | Physiological Psychology | 3 |
AREA 6—Language Other Than English (UC only)
This proficiency may be met by having completed two years of high school course work in a language other than English with a "C-"* or better or by selecting one of the following courses:
| Required courses: | ||
| CHNS 101 | Elementary Chinese (First Semester) | 4 |
| FREN 101 | Elementary French (First Semester) | 4 |
| GRMN 101 | Elementary German (First Semester) | 4 |
| ITAL 101 | Elementary Italian (First Semester) | 4 |
| JAPN 101 | Elementary Japanese (First Semester) | 5 |
| SPAN 101 | Elementary Spanish (First Semester) | 4 |
CSU Graduation Requirement in U.S. History, Constitution and American Ideals
All CSU campuses have a graduation requirement in U.S. History, Constitution and American Ideals. Students may be certified as completing this requirement at MiraCosta College by completing one of the groups listed below.
Group I
| Required courses: | ||
| HIST 110 | United States History | 3 |
| HIST 111 | United States History | 3 |
Group II
| Required courses: | ||
| HIST 116 | History of the Americas | 3 |
| HIST 117 | History of the Americas ** | 3 |
Group III
| Required courses: | ||
| HIST 141 | History of the Mexican-American in the United States | 3 |
| HIST 142 | History of the Mexican-American in the United States | 3 |
Group IV
| Required courses: | ||
| HIST 145 | History of African-Americans in the United States | 3 |
| HIST 146 | History of African-Americans in the United States ** | 3 |
Group V
| Required courses: | ||
| PLSC 102 | American Institutions and History | 4 |
These courses may be used to partially satisfy the Area 4 requirement.
Important Information & Footnotes
This general education certification pattern can be subject to change year by year, but students are assured that courses taken to meet this pattern will be honored if they are approved for the academic year that the course is completed. Courses on this list are approved effective Fall 2010 and are valid through Summer 2011.
All courses on IGETC must be completed with a "C" or better. A "P" (Pass) is acceptable, but UC permits no more than 14 semester transferable units to be completed on a pass/no pass basis.
UC credit may be limited for some courses. For example, no credit is given for an introductory course if it is taken after a more advanced college course. Credit may also be limited for courses with overlapping content. In addition, duplicate credit will not be awarded for the honors and non-honors versions of a course. UC credit limitations are noted on the catalog course descriptions.
IGETC is not a UC admission requirement but is advantageous to many but not all transfer students. Students should work with a MiraCosta College counselor to develop an educational plan that includes general education and major preparation course work specific to the intended UC campus.
| * | Grades of C- are not acceptable except for high school language courses. |
| ** | These courses cannot be used to meet this requirement if taken in the Fall 2004 semester. |
| () | Course approved beginning semester and year indicated. Course taught on campus prior to IGETC approval. |
| # | Laboratory course. |
