General Education Transfer Requirements

The California State University (CSU) and the University of California (UC) campuses have different general education requirements. Depending on the chosen campus and major, one may be advised to complete minimum general education courses or an entire general education pattern. The minimum general education pattern is called the campus-specific general education breadth pattern. There are three complete general education patterns. For transfer to CSU only, one may complete the CSU-GE pattern, depending upon the major. For transfer to UC and CSU, one may complete the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) depending upon the major. Consult a counselor, university representative, or university web site to determine which GE pattern will satisfy the general education requirements needed at the planned institution.