2023-2024 Certification and Certificate of Achievement Advising Guide

Directions: Check (Χ) courses as Completed (C), In Progress (IP), Planned (P) or list courses taken at other colleges. Indicate Advanced Placement (AP) score of 3 or higher where appropriate. Proof of AP and official transcripts is required for transcript evaluation. “H” denotes Honors courses.

Note: For many majors, completion of IGETC courses with a grade of C or better fulfills lower division general education requires to transfer to the UC & CSU systems. Please consult with a counselor. A full or partial “certification” may be requested on a Transcript Request form available in the Admissions & Records office or on the WVC website. For CSU American Institution graduation requirements, see CSU GE Advising Guide.

Area 1: English Communication

CSU: 3 courses required: one course each from Area 1A, Area 1B, and Area 1C. (3 semester or 4-5 quarter units from each Area)

UC: 2 courses required: one course each from Area 1A and Area 1B. (3 semester or 4-5 quarter units from each Area)

Area	Code	C	IP	P
1A: English Composition | ENGL 001A	1A
1B: Critical Thinking/English Composition | ENGL 001B, 001C, 001CH; PHIL 003, 017	1B
1C: Oral Communication (CSU requirement only) | COMM 001, 001H, 010, 010H, 020	1C

Area 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning

1 course of at least 3 semester or 4-5 quarter units

Area	Code	C	IP	P
MATH 000G, 001, 002, 003A, 003AH, 003B, 003BH, 004A, 004B, 004C, 010, 010H, 012, 019, 080	2

Area 3: Arts and Humanities – 3 courses required

9 semester or 12-15 quarter units:  At least one from Arts (3A), one from Humanities (3B) and a third course from either 3A or 3B.

Area	Code	C	IP	P
3A: Arts | ARCH 046, 047, 072; ARTS 001A, 001AH, 001B, 001BH, 001D, 001DH, 001E, 001G, 001J, 004, 007, 010, 012A, 012B, 013, 014; DANC 061, 061H; MUSC 001, 002, 003A, 003B, 004A, 004B, 005, 007, 009, 010, 054, 055; THEA 010, 010H, 011A, 011B, 011C, 012, 013, 014A, 014B, 014C, 014D, 014E, 015, 016; WGQS 002, 004A	3A
3B: Humanities | ASLA 060B; ENGL 005A, 005B, 006A, 006AH, 006B, 006BH, 007A, 007B, 010, 012, 012H, 013, 013H, 018, 018H, 041, 041H, 043, 043H, 044, 046, 046H, 047, 047H, 048, 048H, 049, 049H; ETHN 001, 012, 012H, 013, 013H, 018; FRNC 001B, 002A, 002B, 003A, 003B; GERM 001B, 002A, 002B; HIST 004A, 004B, 005A, 005B, 012, 014, 016, 017A, 017B, 017BH, 020; HUMN 001A, 001B; ITAL 001B; JPNS 001B; PHIL 001, 004, 005, 021, 022; SJST 001; SPAN 001B, 002A, 002B, 003A, 003B; THEA 013; WGQS 002, 004A	3B
Choose Additional Course from 3A or 3B (not required for BIOL AS-T majors)	3A or 3B

Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences – 2 courses required

6 semester or 8 quarter units: The 2 courses are required from at least two different disciplines. Only 1 course required for Biology AS-T Majors

Area	Code	C	IP	P
ANTH 002, 003, 003H, 004, 055; CHST 002, 005, 063; COMM 012; COUN 050; ECON 001A, 001AH, 001B, 001BH; ETHN 001, GEOG 002, 006; HSCI 008, 010, 014; HIST 004A, 004B, 005A, 005B, 012, 014, 016, 017A, 017B, 017BH, 020; POLI 001, 001H, 002, 003, 003H, 004; PSYC 001, 001H, 009, 012, 017, 025; SJST 001; SOCI 001, 002, 002H, 003, 012, 020, 028, 040, 045; WGQS 001, 002, 003, 004A	4

Area 5: Physical and Biological Sciences – 2 courses required.

7-9 semester or 9-12 quarter units. Complete one course from 5A and 5B; at least one course must be a lab course in 5C

Area	Code	C	IP	P
5A: Physical Sciences | ASTR 010, 011, 014, 020, 020H, 021, 021H, 022; CHEM 001A, 001B, 002, 012A, 012B, 030A, 030B; GEOG 001; GEOL 001A, 001B, 012, 015; OCEA 010; PHYS 001,002A, 002B, 004A, 004B, 004C, 005, 010; PSCI 010, 020	5A
5B: Biological Sciences | ANTH 001; BIOL 002, 010+010L, 011, 012, 013, 014, 018, 022, 023, 024, 035, 036, 037, 038, 040, 041, 042, 043, 045, 047, 048, 055, 056, 058, 059; PSYC 002, 002H, 007	5B
5C: Laboratory | BIOL 002L, 050 or any underlined course from List 5A or 5B.	5C

Area 6: Language other than English (UC REQUIREMENT ONLY)

Proficiency equivalent to two years of high school study in the same language with a grade “C-” or better, OR complete a course below or a higher level foreign language course. If completed in high school, submit official transcripts to Admissions and Records.

Area	Code	C	IP	P
ASLA 060A, 060B; FRNC 001A, 001B, 002A, 002B; GERM 001A, 001B, 002A, 002B; ITAL 001A, 001B, 002A, 002B; JPNS 001A, 001B: SPAN 001A, 001B, 002A, 002B	6

Note: Although courses may be noted in multiple areas, a single course may be used to meet only one area requirement.

Area 7: Ethnic Studies

3 semester or 4 quarter units.

Area	Code	C	IP	P
ETHN/SJST 001; ETHN/ENGL 012, 012H, 013, 013H, 018	7

Note: Although courses may be noted in multiple Areas, a single course may be used to meet only one Area requirement.

Requirements are subject to change. Visit credit courses in Assist.org website for a complete listing of courses approved for EACH academic year. For the most recent list of courses and details, please review the Articulation Web page.