2024-2025 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, 095; DANC 061, 061H; FDAT 088; MUSC 001, 001H, 002, 002H, 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, 014, 018, 018H, 021, 021H, 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 001, 001A, 001B; ITAL 001B, 002A, 002B; JPNS 001B; PHIL 001, 004, 005, 021, 022; SJST 001; SPAN 001B, 002A, 002B, 003A, 003B, 051A; 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
ADMJ 001, 051; ANTH 002, 003, 003H, 004, 055; BUSN 061; CHST 002, 005, 063; COMM 012; 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, 001H, 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, 001AH, 001B, 001BH, 002, 012A, 012B, 030A, 030B, 060; 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.