Cal-GETC Certificate of Achievement

Completion of the California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) will permit a student to transfer from a California Community College (CCC) to a California State University (CSU) or University of California (UC) campus or program generally without the need, after transfer, to take additional lower-division, general education courses to satisfy campus general education requirements. Note: Students transferring to a CSU who have Cal-GETC certified as complete will still need to complete 9 semester units of upper-division general education (GE) after transfer and may also be held to other campus specific graduation requirements outside of general education and major coursework.

A minimum “C” grade is required in each college course for Cal-GETC. A “C” is defined as a minimum of 2.0 grade points on a 4.0 scale. A “C-” grade valued at less than 2.0 grade points on a 4.0 scale cannot be used for Cal-GETC certification. Complete a guidance class or meet with a counselor to accurately plan coursework to satisfy transfer admission and upper-division major requirements. Courses in which a student receives a “P/NP” (pass/no-pass) grade may be used toward Cal-GETC certification, but be advised that CSU and UC campuses may have limitation on the number of P/NP grades accepted to satisfy transfer, major, and graduation requirements at those institutions.