California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) Requirements 2026–2027

Area 1—English Composition

1A. English Composition (one course)

ENGL C1000

Academic Reading and Writing

4

1B. Critical Thinking and Composition (one course)

ENGL C1001	Critical Thinking and Writing	4
ENGL C1001H	Critical Thinking and Writing (Honors)	4
ENGL C1003	Critical Thinking and Writing through Literature	4
ENGL C1003H	Critical Thinking and Writing through Literature - Honors	4
PHIL 100	Critical Thinking and Argumentative Writing	3

1C. Oral Communication (one course)

COMM C1000

Introduction to Public Speaking

3

Area 2—Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning (one course)

BTEC 180	Biostatistics	4
BUS 204	Business Statistics	3
CSIT 123	Introduction to Data Analytics	3
MATH 112	Algebraic Concepts for Problem Solving	4
MATH 115	Calculus with Applications	5
MATH 126	Pre-Calculus I: College Algebra	4
MATH 126S	Pre-Calculus I: College Algebra with Integrated Support	5
MATH 131	Pre-Calculus II: Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry	4
MATH 135	Precalculus Mathematics	6
MATH C2210	Calculus I: Early Transcendentals	5
MATH C2210E	Calculus I: Early Transcendentals - Embedded Support	7
MATH C2210H	Calculus I: Early Transcendentals - Honors	5
MATH C2220	Calculus II: Early Transcendentals	4
MATH 260	Calculus and Analytic Geometry III	4
PSYC 104	Statistics for Behavioral Science	4
PSYC 104H	Statistics for Behavioral Science (Honors)	4
SOCI 125	Introduction to Statistics in Sociology	4
STAT C1000	Introduction to Statistics	4
STAT C1000E	Introduction to Statistics (Embedded Support)	5
STAT C1000H	Introduction to Statistics (Honors)	4

Area 3—Arts and Humanities

3A. Arts (one course)

ART 104	Artists & Designers Now	3
ART 201	Objects and Ideas in Contemporary Art	3
ART 234	Kinetic Art	3
ART 254	Understanding and Appreciating the Photographic Image	3
ART 290	Landmarks of Art	3
ARTH 157	Art Orientation	3
ARTH 158	Indigenous Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas	3
ARTH 159	Indigenous Arts of Central and South America	3
ARTH C1100	Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era	3
ARTH C1200	Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary	3
ARTH 260	History of Modern Art	3
ARTH 260H	History of Modern Art (Honors)	3
DESN 107	History of Western Architecture-A Sustainable Perspective	3
DESN 108	World Architecture	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 134	Introduction to Performance	3
DRAM 222	Introduction to Black Theater	3
FILM 101	Introduction to Film	3
FILM 101H	Introduction to Film (Honors)	3
FILM 106	Study of Cinematic Adaptation	3
FILM 111	Film History I: 1880-1948	3
FILM 112	Film History II: 1948-Present	3
MAT 105	History of Graphic Design	3
MUS 112	American Popular Music	3
MUS 113	The Music of America	3
MUS 114	History of Rock and Roll	3
MUS 115	History of Classical Music	3
MUS 116	A Survey of World Music	3
MUS 119	Jazz History	3

3B. Humanities (one course)

ARTH 159	Indigenous Arts of Central and South America	3
CCS 232	Critical Issues in Chicana and Latina Studies	3
COMM 215	Intercultural Communication	3
DESN 108	World Architecture	3
DNCE 104	Dance on Film	3
ENGL C1002	Introduction to Literature	3
FILM 111	Film History I: 1880-1948	3
FILM 112	Film History II: 1948-Present	3
FILM 211	Identity and Film: Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality	3
FILM 212	Women and Gender in Film	3
FREN 121	Introduction to French Culture	3
FREN 201	Intermediate French (Third Semester)	4
FREN 202	Intermediate French (Fourth Semester)	4
GRMN 121	Introduction to German Culture	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 103	Early European History and Culture	3
HIST 104	Modern European History and Culture	3
HIST 115	Women in American History	3
HIST 116	History of the Americas to 1830	3
HIST 141	Mexican American History Through 1877	3
HIST 142	Mexican American History Since 1877	3
HIST 145	African American History to 1877	3
HIST 146	African American History Since 1877	3
HIST 165	California History	3
HUMN 101	Introduction to the Arts	3
HUMN 202	Humanities of the Western World: The Renaissance to the Twentieth Century	3
HUMN 205	Women in Western Art and Literature	3
ITAL 121	Introduction to Italian Culture	3
ITAL 201	Intermediate Italian (Third Semester)	4
ITAL 202	Intermediate Italian (Fourth Semester)	4
JAPN 121	Introduction to Japanese Culture	3
JAPN 123	Japanese Anime and Manga	3
JAPN 201	Intermediate Japanese (Third Semester)	4
JAPN 202	Intermediate Japanese (Fourth Semester)	4
JAPN 210	Intermediate Conversation I and Reading	3
LIT 100	Introduction to Chicano Chicana Literature	3
LIT 122	Introduction to African American Literature	3
LIT 250	American Literature: First Contact Through the Civil War	3
LIT 251	American Literature: Mid-1800s to the Present	3
LIT 260	English Literature Through the 18th Century	3
LIT 261	English Literature: Romantic to Contemporary	3
LIT 265	Shakespeare Studies	3
LIT 270	World Literature to 1600	3
LIT 271	World Literature Since 1600	3
MAT 105	History of Graphic Design	3
PHIL 101	Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality	3
PHIL 101H	Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality (Honors)	3
PHIL 102	Ethical Problems	3
PHIL 221	Philosophy of Religion	3
RELG 101	World Religions	3
RELG 101H	World Religions (Honors)	3
RELG 103	Religion in America	3
RELG 105	Eastern Religions	3
SPAN 121	Introduction to Hispanic Cultures	3
SPAN 201	Intermediate Spanish (Third Semester)	4
SPAN 202	Intermediate Spanish (Fourth Semester)	4
SPAN 221	Spanish for Native Speakers	4
SPAN 222	Spanish for Native Speakers II	4

Area 4—Social and Behavioral Sciences (two courses from two disciplines)

ADM 100	Introduction to the Administration of Justice	3
ADM 200	Concepts of Criminal Law	3
ANTH 102	Cultural Anthropology	3
ANTH 103	Introduction to Archaeology	3
ANTH 105	Evolution of Human Behavior	3
ANTH 107	Gender, Sex, and Sexuality	3
ANTH 120	Global Health	3
ANTH 190	Primate Behavior and Ecology	3
BLST 100	Introduction to Black Studies	3
CCS 100	Introduction to Chicana/o Studies	3
CCS 232	Critical Issues in Chicana and Latina Studies	3
CDEV C1000	Child Growth and Development	3
CDEV 112	The Developing Child: Conception through Early Childhood	3
CDEV 210	Child, Family, and Community	3
CDEV 235	Children in a Diverse Society	3
COMM 120	Principles of Human Communication	3
COMM 135	Gender Studies in Communication	3
COMM 220	Introduction to Mass Communication	3
CSIT 160	Technology, the Individual, and Society	3
CSIT 165	Living in an Online World	3
ECON 100	Survey of Economics	3
ECON C2001	Principles of Microeconomics	3
ECON C2002	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
ETHN 207	Race and Ethnic Relations	3
GEOG 102	People, Place, and Time: Introduction to Human Geography	3
GEOG 104	World Geography	3
GEOG 108	Environmental Sustainability and Society	3
GERO 101	Introduction to Aging	3
GERO 250	Intergenerational Issues	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 102	History of the Modern Middle East	3
HIST 107	East Asian Societies	3
HIST C1001	United States History to 1877	3
HIST C1001H	United States History to 1877 - Honors	3
HIST C1002	United States History since 1865	3
HIST C1002H	United States History since 1865 - Honors	3
HIST 113	American Military History	3
HIST 115	Women in American History	3
HIST 116	History of the Americas to 1830	3
HIST 117	History of the Americas Since 1830	3
HIST 141	Mexican American History Through 1877	3
HIST 142	Mexican American History Since 1877	3
HIST 145	African American History to 1877	3
HIST 146	African American History Since 1877	3
HIST 150	History of Mexico	3
HIST 165	California History	3
NUTR 108	Cultural Aspects of Foods and Nutrition	3
POLS C1000	American Government and Politics	4
POLS 101	Introduction to Political Science	3
POLS 101H	Introduction to Political Science (Honors)	3
POLS 103	Comparative Government	3
POLS 150	Introduction to International Relations	3
PSYC C1000	Introduction to Psychology	3
PSYC C1000H	Introduction to Psychology (Honors)	3
PSYC 100	Psychology of Personal Growth	3
PSYC 103	Social Psychology	3
PSYC 114	Abnormal Psychology	3
PSYC 115	Human Sexuality	3
PSYC 121	Human Development	3
PSYC 125	Psychology of Women	3
PSYC 145	Psychology/Sociology of the Family	3
PSYC 170	Psychology of Aging: Adult Development and Aging	3
PSYC 211	Learning and Behavior Modification	3
SOCI C1000	Introduction to Sociology	3
SOCI C1000H	Introduction to Sociology - Honors	3
SOCI 102	Contemporary Social Problems	3
SOCI 103	Social Psychology	3
SOCI 105	Introduction to Justice Studies	3
SOCI 120	Introduction to Women's Studies	3
SOCI 130	Introduction to Gender Studies	3
SOCI 140	Introduction to LGBT Studies	3
SOCI 145	Psychology/Sociology of the Family	3
SOCI 207	Race and Ethnic Relations	3
SOCI 250	Introduction to Pacific Studies	3

Area 5—Physical and Biological Sciences

Two courses and a minimum of 7 semester units are required. Select one course from 5A and one course from 5B. One course must include a corresponding laboratory. (Laboratory courses in 5A and 5B are noted with the # symbol. Courses in 5A and 5B noted with the * symbol have a corresponding lab course listed in 5C.)

5A. Physical Science (one course)

ASTR C1001	Introduction to Astronomy *	3
ASTR 120	Life in the Universe	3
CHEM 103	Chemistry and Society: For Non-Science Majors *	3
CHEM 112	Introductory General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: For Allied Health Majors #	5
CHEM 115	Introductory General Chemistry: For Allied Health Majors #	4
CHEM 140	Preparation for General Chemistry: For Science Majors #	4
CHEM 150	General Chemistry I: For Science Majors #	5
CHEM 151	General Chemistry II: For Science Majors #	5
EART 106	Earth and Space Science	3
GEOG 101	Earth's Dynamic Environment: Introduction to Physical Geography *	3
GEOL 101	Physical Geology *	3
OCEA 101	Introduction to Oceanography *	3
OCEA 101H	Introduction to Oceanography (Honors) *	3
PHSN 106	Introduction to Physical Science: 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

ANTH C1001	Introduction to Biological Anthropology *	3
ANTH C1001H	Introduction to Biological Anthropology - Honors *	3
ANTH 105	Evolution of Human Behavior	3
ANTH 190	Primate Behavior and Ecology	3
BIO 102	Introductory Biology: Ecology and Environmental Biology #	4
BIO 103	Introductory Biology: Animal Diversity	3
BIO 104	Introductory Biology: Botany (Plant Life) #	4
BIO 105	Introductory Biology: Biotechnology in Society	3
BIO 107	Introductory Biology: Marine Biology #	4
BIO 108	Introductory Biology: Ocean Ecology and Sustainability *	3
BIO 110	Introductory Biology: Preparation for Pre-Health Professions (Lecture/Lab) #	4
BIO 111	Introductory Biology: Preparation for Pre-Health Professions (Lecture) *	3
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
BIO 230	Introduction to Microbiology #	5
HORT 115	Soil Science #	3
HORT 116	Plant Science #	4
NUTR 100	Nutrition Today	3
PSYC 260	Physiological Psychology	3

5C. Laboratory: This requirement may be met by the completion of any course that includes a laboratory found above in 5A or 5B (noted by the # symbol) or a course designated as "L" that corresponds to a 5A or 5B course.

ANTH C1001L	Biological Anthropology Lab	1
ASTR C1001L	Introduction to Astronomy Lab	1
BIO 108L	Introductory Biology: Ocean Ecology and Sustainability Lab	1
BIO 111L	Introductory Biology: Preparation for Pre-Health Professions (Lab)	1
CHEM 103L	Chemistry and Society: For Non-Science Majors (Lab)	1
GEOG 101L	Earth's Dynamic Environment: Introduction to Physical Geography Lab	1
GEOL 101L	Physical Geology Laboratory	1
OCEA 101L	Introductory Oceanography Laboratory	1

Area 6—Ethnic Studies (one course)

BLST 100	Introduction to Black Studies	3
CCS 100	Introduction to Chicana/o Studies	3
CCS 232	Critical Issues in Chicana and Latina Studies	3
ETHN 100	Introduction to Ethnic Studies	3
ETHN 100H	Introduction to Ethnic Studies (Honors)	3
ETHN 207	Race and Ethnic Relations	3
SOCI 207	Race and Ethnic Relations	3

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 2026 and are valid through summer 2027. 
• The approved courses on this pattern are those available at the time of catalog publication. For the complete course approval list, please see the catalog addendum, the class schedule, or the Articulation and Transfer Center webpages.
• All courses on Cal-GETC 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.
• Cal-IGETC is not a UC admission requirement but is advantageous to most transfer students. Students are strongly encouraged to work with a MiraCosta College counselor to develop an educational plan that includes general education and major preparation coursework specific to the intended UC campus. Certification of Cal-GETC is an admission requirement for the California State University system when students are completing an Associate Degree for Transfer.

#

Laboratory course.

*

Courses with a corresponding laboratory course.