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Students wanting to complete the Associate of Science degrees for UC Transfer (AS-UCTPs) in either Chemistry or Physics will need to complete an abbbreviated version of the Cal-GETC requirements. All GE courses must be completed with a grade of “C” (or P). All courses are 3 units unless otherwise noted. Completion of the pattern satisfies the General Education requirements for the Chemistry and/or Physics AS-UCTPs.
**Note: Courses indicated by (**) may be used to meet one area requirement only.
Area 1: English Communication
Requirement: 1 course from each subject area. 6 semester/8 quarter units
Group 1A: English Composition
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENGL C1000 | Academic Reading and Writing |
Group 1B: Critical Thinking and Composition
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENGL C1001 | Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENGL C1001H | Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors |
| ENGL C1002 | Introduction to Literature |
| PHIL 003 | Introduction to Ethics |
| PHIL 017 | Logic and Critical Reasoning |
Group 1C: Oral Communication
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COMM C1000 | Introduction to Public Speaking |
| COMM C1000H | Introduction to Public Speaking - Honors |
Area 3: Arts and Humanities
Requirement: 1 course, 3 semester/4 quarter units
One course must be selected from the Arts or Humanities.
Group 3A: Arts Courses
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ARCH 046 | History of Architecture |
| ARCH 047 | History of Modern Architecture |
| ARCH 072 | History of Landscape Architecture |
| ARTH C1100 | Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era |
| ARTH C1200 | Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary |
| ARTH C1200H | Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary - Honors |
| ARTH 001D | Survey of 20th Century Art |
| ARTH 001DH | Survey of 20th Century Art - Honors |
| ARTH 001E | Design in Society |
| ARTH 004 | Art Appreciation |
| ARTH 007 | The Art of Asia |
| ARTH 010 | American Art: A Multi-Cultural Approach |
| ARTH 012A | Art of Pre-Hispanic Mexico |
| ARTH 013 | African-American Art History |
| ARTH 014 | Women in Art History |
| ARTH 095 | New Media and Social Change |
| DANC 061 | Dance in America: A Cultural Perspective |
| DANC 061H | Honors Dance in America: A Cultural Perspective |
| FDAT 032 | History of Fashion |
| MUSC 001 | Music History: Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Periods |
| MUSC 001H | Honors Music History: Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Periods |
| MUSC 002 | Music History: Classical, Romantic and Contemporary Periods |
| MUSC 002H | Honors Music History: Classical, Romantic and Contemporary Periods |
| MUSC 003A | Music Theory Level 1 |
| MUSC 003B | Music Theory Level 2 |
| MUSC 004A | Music Theory Level 3 |
| MUSC 004B | Music Theory Level 4 |
| MUSC 005 | Fundamentals of Music |
| MUSC 007 | Film Music Appreciation |
| MUSC 009 | Jazz Music History |
| MUSC 010 | Music Appreciation |
| MUSC 054 | History of Rock and Roll Music |
| MUSC 055 | World Music |
| THEA 010 | Introduction to Theater |
| THEA 011 | Script Analysis |
| THEA 013 | Multicultural Theater |
| THEA 014A | Survey of Film: Horror & Science Fiction |
| THEA 014B | Survey of Film: Westerns and Musicals |
| THEA 014C | Survey of Film: Gangster & Detective Films |
| THEA 014D | Survey of Film: Superhero Cinema |
| THEA 014E | Survey of Film: The Star Wars Trilogies |
| THEA 015 | Introduction to Film Studies |
| THEA 016 | American Cinema |
| WGQS 002 | Women in the Arts: Multicultural Perspectives |
Courses indicated by (**) may be used to meet one area requirement only.
Group 3B: Humanities Courses
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ASLA 60B | American Sign Language II (5) |
| ENGL 005A | Survey of English Literature |
| ENGL 005B | Survey of English Literature 2 |
| ENGL 006B | World Literature 2 |
| ENGL 006BH | Honors World Literature 2 |
| ENGL 007A | American Literature 1 |
| ENGL 007B | American Literature 2 |
| ENGL 010 | Children’s Literature |
| ENGL 012 | African American Literature (Same as ETHN 012) |
| ENGL 012H | African American Literature - Honors (Same as ETHN 012H) |
| ENGL 013 | U.S. Latinx Literature (Same as ETHN 013) |
| ENGL 013H | U.S. Latinx Literature - Honors (Same as ETHN 013H) |
| ENGL 014 | Native American Literature (Same as ETHN 014) |
| ENGL 018 | Asian American Literature (Same as ETHN 018) |
| ENGL 018H | Asian American Literature - Honors |
| ENGL 021 | Gender and Sexuality in Literature |
| ENGL 021H | Honors Gender and Sexuality in Literature |
| ENGL 041 | Literature & Film |
| ENGL 041H | Honors Literature & Film |
| ENGL 043 | Classical Mythology |
| ENGL 043H | Honors Classical Mythology |
| ENGL 047 | Introduction to Poetry |
| ENGL 047H | Honors Introduction to Poetry |
| ENGL 048 | Introduction to Shakespeare |
| ENGL 048H | Honors Introduction to Shakespeare |
| ETHN 001 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies** |
| ETHN 012 | African American Literature (Same as ENGL 012) |
| ETHN 012H | African American Literature - Honors (Same as ENGL 012H) |
| ETHN 013 | U.S. Latinx Literature (Same as ENGL 013) |
| ETHN 013H | U.S. Latinx Literature - Honors (Same as ENGL 013H) |
| ETHN 018 | Asian American Literature (Same as ENGL 018) |
| FRNC 001B | Beginning French (5) |
| FRNC 002A | Intermediate French (5) |
| FRNC 002B | Intermediate French (5) |
| FRNC 003A | Advanced French Oral & Written Composition (5) |
| FRNC 003B | Advanced French Oral & Written Composition (5) |
| GERM 001B | Beginning German (5) |
| GERM 002A | Intermediate German (5) |
| GERM 002B | Intermediate German (5) |
| HIST 004A | Western Civilizations I: Prehistory to 1500 CE** |
| HIST 004B | Western Civilizations II: 1500 CE to Present** |
| HIST 005A | World History I: Prehistory to 1500** |
| HIST 005B | World History from 1500** |
| HIST 012 | African American History** |
| HIST 014 | History of the Native North Americans** |
| HIST 016 | Mexican-American History** |
| HIST 020 | History & Geography of California** |
| HIST C1001 | United States History to 1877** |
| HIST C1002 | United States History since 1865** |
| HUMN 001 | A World of Ideas: From the Ancient World to the Modern Age |
| ITAL 001B | Beginning Italian (5) |
| ITAL 002A | Intermediate Italian (5) |
| ITAL 002B | Intermediate Italian (5) |
| JPNS 001B | Beginning Japanese (5) |
| PHIL 001 | Introduction to Philosophy |
| PHIL 004 | Comparative Religions |
| PHIL 005 | Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy |
| PHIL 021 | World Philosophers on Death and the Good Life |
| PHIL 022 | Philosophy of Religion |
| SJST 001 | Introduction to Ethnic and Social Justice Studies ** |
| SPAN 001B | Beginning Spanish (5) |
| SPAN 002A | Intermediate Spanish (5) |
| SPAN 002B | Intermediate Spanish (5) |
| SPAN 003A | Advanced Spanish Oral & Written Composition (5) |
| SPAN 003B | Advanced Spanish Oral & Written Composition (5) |
| SPAN 051A | Intermediate Spanish Converstaion and Culture |
| THEA 013 | Multicultural Theater |
| WGQS 002 | Women in the Arts: Mutlicultural Perspectives |
| WGQS 004A | Women in World Cultures** |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Requirement: 1 course, 3 semester/4 quarter units
Area 4 Courses
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ADMJ 001 | Introduction to Administration of Justice |
| ADMJ 051 | Race, Class and Gender in Criminal Justice |
| ANTH 002 | Introduction to Archeology |
| ANTH 003 | Introduction to Cultureal Anthropology |
| ANTH 003H | Honors Introduction to Cultural Anthropology |
| ANTH 004 | Introduction to Liguistic Anthropology |
| ANTH 055 | Anthropology of Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion |
| BUSN 061 | Business, Government, and Society |
| CHST 002 | Child Growth and Development |
| CHST 005 | Diversity – Childhood and Culture |
| CHST 063 | Child, Family and Community |
| COMM 012 | Intercultural Communication |
| COUN 050 | Cross-Cultural Perspectives: Study of Ethnicity and Race |
| ECON C2002 | Principles of Macroeconomics (4) |
| ECON C2002H | Principles of Macroeconomics - Honors |
| ECON C2001 | Principles of Microeconomics (4) |
| ECON C2001H | Principles of Microeconomics - Honors |
| ETHN 001 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies** |
| GEOG 002 | Introduction to Cultural Geography |
| GEOG 006 | World Regional Geography |
| HSCI 008 | Contemporary Health |
| HSCI 010 | Human Sexuality |
| HSCI 014 | Concepts of Public Health and Society |
| HIST 004A | Western Civilizations I: Prehistory to 1500 CE** |
| HIST 004B | Western Civilizations II: 1500 CE to Present** |
| HIST 005A | World History I: Prehistory to 1500** |
| HIST 005B | World History from 1500** |
| HIST 012 | African American History** |
| HIST 014 | History of the Native North Americans** |
| HIST 016 | Mexican-American History** |
| HIST C1001 | United States History to 1877** |
| HIST C1002 | Unitied States History since 1865** |
| HIST 020 | History and Geography of California** |
| KINT 034 | Sport in Society |
| POLS C1000 | American Government and Politics |
| POLS C1000H | American Government and Politics - Honors |
| POLS 002 | Comparative Governments |
| POLS 003 | Introduction to Political Science |
| POLS 003H | Honors Introduction to Political Science |
| POLS 004 | International Relations |
| PSYC C1000 | Introduction to Psychology |
| PSYC 009 | Psychology of Women: A Multicultural Perspective |
| PSYC 012 | Human Growth and Development |
| PSYC 017 | Introduction to Social Psychology |
| PSYC 025 | Introduction to Abnormal Psychology |
| SJST 001 | Introduction to Ethnic and Social Justice Studies** |
| SOCI 001 | Introduction to Sociology |
| SOCI 002 | Social Problems |
| SOCI 002H | Honors Social Problems |
| SOCI 003 | Social Psychology: Sociological Perspective |
| SOCI 020 | Sociology of Race and Ethnicity |
| SOCI 028 | Sociology of Gender |
| SOCI 040 | Marriage and Family Sociology |
| SOCI 045 | Sociology of Human Sexuality |
| WGQS 001 | Introduction to Women’s Studies |
| WGQS 001H | Honors Introduction to Women's Studies |
| WGSQ 002 | Women in the Arts: Multicultural Perspectives** |
| WGQS 003 | Introduction to Gender and Queer Studies** |
| WGQS 004A | Women in World Cultures** |
Area 5: Biological Sciences
Requirement: 1 course, 4 semester/6 quarter units. A total of 4 units must be completed to meet this area requirement.
Group 5B: Biological Sciences
| Course Number | Course Title | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 001 | Introduction to Physical Anthropology | |
| BIOL 002 | Environmental Biology | |
| BIOL 010 + 010L | Introduction to Biology + Laboratory (4) | X |
| BIOL 011 | Human Biology (4) | X |
| BIOL 012 | Introduction to Ecology and Wildlife (4) | X |
| BIOL 013 | Natural History of California | X |
| BIOL 014 | California Plants and Animals (4) | X |
| BIOL 018 | Marine Biology (4) | X |
| BIOL 023 | Introduction to Infectious Diseases | |
| BIOL 024 | Bio in the News | |
| BIOL 036 | Animal Behavior | |
| BIOL 037 | Evolution – Life on Earth | |
| BIOL 038 | Biodiversity and Extinction: Hotspots, Crisis and Conservation | |
| BIOL 040 | Organismal Biology (4) | X |
| BIOL 041 | Principles of Animal Biology (5)* | X |
| BIOL 042 | Principles of Plant Biology (5)* | X |
| BIOL 043 | Principles of Cell Biology (5) * | X |
| BIOL 045 | Microbiology (5)* | X |
| BIOL 047 | Human Anatomy (5)* | X |
| BIOL 048 | Human Physiology (5)* | X |
| BIOL 056 | Ecology of the Sierra Nevada | X |
| BIOL 058 | Field Ecology | X |
| BIOL 059 | Climate Change | |
| PSYC 002 | Experimental Psychophysiology (4) | X |
| PSYC 002H | Honors Experimental Psychophysiology (4) | X |
| PSYC 007 | Physiological Psychology |
Group 5C: Laboratory Requirement
BIOL 002L can be take with/after BIOL 002 to meet this area requirement..
Area 6: Ethnic Studies
Requirement: Complete 1 course. 3 semester / 4 quarter units
Area 6 Courses
|
Course Number
|
Course Title |
|---|---|
|
SJST 001
|
Introduction to Ethnic and Social Justice Studies** |
|
ENGL 012
|
African American Literature (Same as ETHN 012)** |
|
ENGL 012H
|
African American Literature - Honors (Same as ETHN 012H)** |
|
ENGL 013
|
U.S. Latinx Literature (Same as ETHN 013)** |
|
ENGL 013H
|
U.S. Latinx Literature - Honors (Same as ETHN 013H)** |
|
ENGL 018
|
Asian American Literature (Same as ETHN 018)** |
|
ETHN 001
|
Introduction to Ethnic Studies** |
|
ETHN 012
|
African American Literature (Same as ENGL 012)** |
|
ETHN 012H
|
African American Literature - Honors (Same as ENGL 012H)** |
|
ETHN 013
|
U.S. Latinx Literature (Same as ENGL 013)** |
|
ETHN 013H
|
U.S. Latinx Literature - Honors (Same as ENGL 013H)** |
|
ETHN 018
|
Asian American Literature (Same as ENGL 018)** |
Catalog Rights Definition:
(As outlined in the Academic Programs section of the West Valley College Catalog): Students who maintain continuous enrollment, meaning they attended at least one semester or
summer session during the academic year, may choose to graduate under the catalog in effect at the time they first enrolled at West Valley College or any catalog up to the time of graduation. Students who are considered
returning students, meaning those who did not attend for a year or more before returning to college, must follow the catalog requirements in effect at the time of re-enrollment. Documented military, not exceeding two years,
will not be considered an interruption of continuous enrollment. For catalog rights, the academic year begins each fall and ends with the subsequent summer session