Campus guidance

Berkeley

College of Chemistry

Completion of IGETC/Cal-GETC is not required. However, when completed by the end of the spring term before transferring to UC Berkeley, IGETC/Cal-GETC is accepted in satisfaction of the English Reading and Composition Requirement and the Foreign Language Requirement. IGETC/Cal-GETC does not necessarily satisfy the entire breadth requirement 

College of Engineering

IGETC/Cal-GETC offered at California community colleges is not accepted as completion of breadth.

College of Environmental Design

Completion of IGETC/Cal-GETC from a California community college will meet general education requirements.

College of Letters and Science

Either IGETC/Cal_GETC or the college's requirements (reading and composition, quantitative reasoning, and language other than English) are acceptable. Completion of IGETC/Cal-GETC will satisfy the college’s entire breadth requirements. 

Rausser College of Natural Resources 

IGETC/Cal-GETC does not fully satisfy lower-division requirements for Rausser majors. For some majors, IGETC/Cal-GETC does satisfy certain breadth requirements. You may find that you have to take fewer courses overall if you just focus on fulfilling a specific major’s lower-division requirements.

Haas School of Business

IGETC/Cal-GETC is not accepted.

Davis

All undergraduate colleges accept IGETC/Cal-GETC. However, for Bachelor of Science degrees and selective majors, IGETC/Cal-GETC is not recommended; students should focus instead on completing major preparation and taking UC Davis general education pattern courses as time permits.

Irvine

All Schools accept IGETC/Cal-GETC.

UCLA

All Schools accept IGETC/Cal-GETC. However, completion of IGETC/Cal-GETC is not required/encouraged for students applying to the School of Engineering; engineering students are instead encouraged to focus on lower-division major preparation prior to transfer. For the School of Nursing and the School of Theater, Film, and Television, IGETC/Cal-GETC is required. 

Merced

School of Engineering

IGETC/Cal-GETC is strongly discouraged but is accepted; students are encouraged to focus on lower-division major preparation prior to transfer. 

School of Natural Sciences

IGETC/Cal-GETC is not recommended but is accepted; students are encouraged to focus on lower-division major preparation prior to transfer.

School of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts

IGETC/Cal-GETC is recommended, and students are encouraged to complete as much lower-division major preparation as possible prior to transfer. 

Riverside

College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

IGETC/Cal-GETC is recommended.

College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences

IGETC/Cal-GETC is not accepted. 

The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering

IGETC/Cal-GETC is acceptable; some additional coursework may be required after enrollment.

School of Business Administration

IGETC/Cal-GETC is recommended.

School of Education 

IGETC/Cal-GETC is recommended. 

School of Public Policy 

IGETC/Cal-GETC is recommended.

San Diego

John Muir, Earl Warren, Eleanor Roosevelt, Thurgood Marshall, and Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Colleges

IGETC/Cal-GETC clears all lower-division GE requirements; some upper-division courses are required after enrollment.

Revelle College

IGETC/Cal-GETC does not clear all lower-division GE requirements. Students with IGETC/Cal-GETC are required to complete 3 courses in mathematics and 4 courses in natural science before transfer or while enrolled at UC San Diego.

Santa Barbara

College of Creative Studies and College of Letters and Science

IGETC/Cal-GETC is acceptable.

College of Engineering

Students are encouraged to focus on major preparation rather than GE but may use IGETC/Cal-GETC to substitute for GE requirements. 

Please note: Students planning to transfer to UCSB into a major in biological or physical sciences, economics, engineering, computer science, mathematics, statistics, or psychology must be careful to complete lower-division major preparation courses to ensure competitiveness and make normal, timely progress through the major.

Santa Cruz

IGETC or Cal-GETC is accepted in lieu of the campus general education requirements, with the exception of the upper-division Disciplinary Communication (DC) requirement, which must be completed at UCSC after transfer.

IGETC/Cal-GETC is not recommended for majors that require extensive course preparation, such as those in Baskin Engineering or Physical and Biological Sciences. Students in these majors should prioritize completing required and recommended major preparation and take general education courses as their schedules allow.

All students should consult the assist.org Major Articulation Agreement for their intended major(s) to find specific guidance on completing both major preparation and general education requirements.

Certification Guidelines

Full or partial UC IGETC certification is accepted. Certification must be clearly identified as UC IGETC and noted on the student’s official transcript or an IGETC Certification form. An IGETC Certification form is not required for full certification, provided the student’s official transcript clearly indicates UC IGETC and includes definitive language such as “completed” or “satisfied.” Partial UC IGETC certification (missing no more than two courses) must be accompanied by an IGETC Certification form that specifies exactly how many courses are missing from each area.

Cal-GETC certification follows the same guidance as outlined for IGETC: full certification must be clearly noted on the student’s official transcript with definitive language such as “completed” or “satisfied.” Only partial UC Cal-GETC certification (missing no more than two courses from among Subject Areas 3, 4, 5, or 6) must be accompanied by a Cal-GETC Certification form that specifies exactly how many courses are missing from each area.