Taft College Cal-GETC

California General Education Transfer Curriculum

Cal-GETC Checklist

A summary of requirements for Cal-GETC certification is listed below.

1. The institution is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges or an equivalent accrediting body.
2. A course taken at a California Community College is applied to the subject area in which it is listed by the institution where the work was completed (check www.assist.org for college Cal-GETC).
3. Coursework from other US regionally accredited institutions may be used on Cal-GETC. Coursework must be evaluated by a counselor.
4. The grade received in course is C (2.0) or higher. A grade of C- (C minus) is not acceptable. A “Credit” or “Pass” that is defined by institutional policy as being equivalent to a grade of C (2.0) or higher may be applied to Cal-GETC requirements.
5. Foreign coursework from non-United States regionally accredited institutions cannot be used for Cal-GETC.
6. Each course is a minimum of 3 semester or 4 quarter units. (Exceptions may be made for English Composition or math. See a counselor for details.)
7. All courses that meet Cal-GETC requirements are completed by the end of the semester that the student is petitioning for certification.
8. If two years of high school foreign language are used to satisfy the UC language other than English requirement (Cal-GETC Area 6), official copies of high school transcripts must be on file. This requirement can also be met by providing official documentation showing satisfactory completion, with a grade of C or better, of two years of formal schooling at the sixth grade level or higher at an institution where the language of instruction is not English. Exam results used to meet this requirement must be on file at Taft College.
9. All official transcripts from every college attended must be on file to process certification.

NOTE: Roosevelt and Revelle Colleges at UC San Diego, the School of Business at UC Berkeley, the College of Environmental Design (Architecture & Landscape Architecture majors) at UC Berkeley, and the College of Engineering at UC Riverside will not accept Cal-GETC. Students pursuing majors that require extensive lower-division major preparation may not find the Cal-GETC option advantageous. Engineering, Architecture, and Liberal Studies are examples of those majors.

Private and Out-of-State Schools That Accept IGETC

AICU; Alliant International University (formerly United States International University); American University of Paris, France; Arizona State University; Biola University; California College for the Arts; California Lutheran University; City University of London, England; Concordia University; Dominican College of San Rafael; Hawaii Pacific University; Holy Names College; John Cabot University, Rome, Italy; Menlo College; National University; Northern Arizona University; Notre Dame de Namur University (formerly College of Notre Dame); Oregon State University; Saint Mary’s College of California; Scripps College; Southern University – Baton Rouge (LA); University of La Verne; University of Northern Colorado; University of San Francisco; University of the Pacific; University of the West; Vanguard University; and Woodbury University.

A score of 5, 6, or 7 on Higher Level (HL) exams is required to grant credit for Cal-GETC certification.

An acceptable IB score for Cal-GETC equates to either 3 semester or 4 quarter units for certification purposes.

Students who have earned credit for an IB exam should not take a comparable college course because transfer credit will not be granted for both.

Applying International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit to Cal-GETC

A score of 5, 6, or 7 on Higher Level (HL) exams is required to grant credit for Cal-GETC certification.

An acceptable IB score for Cal-GETC equates to 4 quarter (3 semester) units for certification purposes.

For transfer purposes, UC will grant 8 quarter (5.3 semester) units for each IB exam completed with a score of 5, 6, or 7 on HL exams.

CSU also grants unit credit for transfer purposes of IB HL exams. See a counselor for details.

Students who have earned credit for an IB exam should not take a comparable college course because transfer credit will NOT be granted for both.

See a counselor for a list of the IB exams that may be used on the Cal-GETC pattern.

Applying Advanced Placement (AP) Credit to Cal-GETC 

A score of 3, 4 or 5 is required to grant credit for Cal-GETC certification. Students who have earned credit from an AP exam should not take a comparable college course because transfer credit will not be granted for both.

• There is no equivalent AP exam for Cal-GETC Area 1B (Critical Thinking and Composition).
• Where more than one area of Cal-GETC is possible (cf., 3B or 4) the AP exam may be used in either area (either Cal-GETC Area 3B or Cal-GETC Area 4) regardless of where the certifying CCC’s comparable course is located.
• Students earning a score of 3, 4 or 5 in a Physical or Biological science AP examination earn credit toward Cal-GETC Area 5A (Physical Science) or 5B (Biological Science) and also meet the Cal-GETC 5C (Laboratory) requirement. With this exception, each AP exam may only be applied to one Cal-GETC area.
• Generally, an acceptable AP score for Cal-GETC equates to either 3 semester or 4 quarter units for certification purposes.

• College courses, including TC courses, with similar content to an AP exam may yield transfer credit. Unit and subject credit is determined by each transfer institution. For details, see a counselor or UC/CSU Outreach representative.

• Official transcripts/scores and Advanced Placement (AP) scores must be on file with TC’s Admissions Office.

An exception is that AP exams in Biology, Chemistry, Physics 1, or Physics 2 allow CCC campuses to apply 4 semester or 5 quarter units to Cal-GETC Area 5 certification.

AP exams in Environmental Science, Physics C: Mechanics and Physics C: Electricity/Magnetism only allow CCC campuses to apply 3 semester or 4 quarter units to Cal-GETC certification.

See the chart in the Academic Policies and Procedures section for a list of the AP exams that may be used on the Cal-GETC pattern.

UC Unit Limitations

• A maximum of 4 Physical Education units are UC transferable.
• Students who complete any part of their education between 9th and 12th grade at an institution where the language of instruction is other than English, will not receive UC unit credit for courses taken at TC or an AP exam in that same language.

Courses with UC Unit Limitations

• Some courses offered at TC have transfer unit limitations, which are noted beneath the course descriptions listed in this catalog, as well as online (go to www.assist.org).