The New The New IGETC IGETC

StandardsStandards

20082008

The art of progress is to The art of progress is to preserve order amid preserve order amid

change and to preserve change and to preserve change amid order.change amid order.

--Alfred North WhiteheadAlfred North Whitehead

IGETC Standards IGETC Standards ReviewReview

Three main goals:Three main goals:• Maintain the Academic Standards of Maintain the Academic Standards of

IGETC (10.0)IGETC (10.0)• Help Students that have met those Help Students that have met those

standards get counseled and standards get counseled and certified as efficiently as possible certified as efficiently as possible

• Eliminate procedural barriers in Eliminate procedural barriers in order to increase and streamline order to increase and streamline certificationcertification

New IGETC Standards: New IGETC Standards: HighlightsHighlights

• The “recommended” IGETC form (11.5)The “recommended” IGETC form (11.5) No more simple “check marks” on transcripts, No more simple “check marks” on transcripts,

please!please! Try to create the same “fields” of information Try to create the same “fields” of information

on your formon your form• Partial IGETC Certification

“Good cause” no longer necessary Timing restrictions eliminated UC Berkeley College of Letters & Science:

– No Partial Certification – Case by case basis

Certification of IGETC Certification of IGETC (11.0(11.0))

• Certification is completed by the last Certification is completed by the last community college attended during a regular community college attended during a regular session (fall or spring for semester schools; session (fall or spring for semester schools; fall, winter or spring for quarter schools) fall, winter or spring for quarter schools) (11.1)(11.1)

• Any community college can certify at their Any community college can certify at their discretion, even if they are not the last CCC discretion, even if they are not the last CCC attended (11.1)attended (11.1)

• No limitation of courses from other US No limitation of courses from other US regionally accredited institutions (11.0)regionally accredited institutions (11.0)

• Must use official transcripts (Except for LOTE)Must use official transcripts (Except for LOTE)

The New AP Chart (7.1)The New AP Chart (7.1)• Gives subject credit for specific Gives subject credit for specific

areasareas

• Relieves the burden of having to Relieves the burden of having to find campus specific course find campus specific course equivalencyequivalency

• Creates uniformity throughout the Creates uniformity throughout the statestate

Establishing Equivalency Establishing Equivalency for for

Non-CCC CoursesNon-CCC Courses• Using any CCC IGETC course list to Using any CCC IGETC course list to

establish equivalency for non-CCC establish equivalency for non-CCC courses (5.2.1 #2)-not only yours!:courses (5.2.1 #2)-not only yours!: Check for appropriate unit value (8.0)Check for appropriate unit value (8.0) Check for appropriate grades (9.0)Check for appropriate grades (9.0) United States regionally accredited United States regionally accredited

institution (11.0 and 5.0 at top)institution (11.0 and 5.0 at top) Content trumps approval date! (under Content trumps approval date! (under

5.2.1)5.2.1)

Course Search Course Search FunctionFunction

ASSIST:ASSIST:““AArticulation rticulation SSystem ystem

SStimulating timulating IInterinstitutional nterinstitutional SStudent tudent TTransfer”ransfer”

http://info.assist.org

““Database,” then “ASSIST Database,” then “ASSIST Maintenance Reports”Maintenance Reports”

““Click here to go to the Click here to go to the ASSIST Maintenance ASSIST Maintenance

Reports”Reports”

Enter Username and Enter Username and PasswordPassword

(obtain from articulation (obtain from articulation officer)officer)

Click on “Course Click on “Course Search”Search”

Under “Institutions” select Under “Institutions” select “All Community College “All Community College

Campuses”Campuses”

Enter name of course in Enter name of course in “Search in course title” box“Search in course title” box

Select “Courses with any Select “Courses with any IGETC qualification” in IGETC qualification” in

“IGETC Areas”“IGETC Areas”

Scroll down and click on Scroll down and click on “Continue”“Continue”

Find course with similar Find course with similar title and click on “curric”title and click on “curric”

Clicking on “curric” will Clicking on “curric” will list transfer status and list transfer status and

IGETC areaIGETC area

If available, Click on “PDF” If available, Click on “PDF” for course description and for course description and

outlineoutline

Combining quarter and Combining quarter and semester units to satisfy semester units to satisfy

requirements (8.2)requirements (8.2) • Convert units to either all quarter Convert units to either all quarter

or all semester units to satisfy an or all semester units to satisfy an area, regardless of whether you are area, regardless of whether you are a quarter or semester institutiona quarter or semester institution Example: Student has 6 semester units Example: Student has 6 semester units

of Econ and 4 quarter units of general of Econ and 4 quarter units of general PsychologyPsychology

6 x 1.5 = 9 quarter units + 4 quarter 6 x 1.5 = 9 quarter units + 4 quarter units =13 units =13

Upper Division Upper Division Coursework (5.2.2Coursework (5.2.2))

• For general introductory courses For general introductory courses from an outside institution, the main from an outside institution, the main consideration should be to:consideration should be to: Analyze course to determine if the Analyze course to determine if the

course content matches an approved course content matches an approved IGETC courseIGETC course

• Please note: Please note: CSU requires 39 units CSU requires 39 units of lower division coursework, so of lower division coursework, so some students may need to take some students may need to take additional lower division coursework additional lower division coursework after transferafter transfer

CSU U.S. History, CSU U.S. History, Constitution and American Constitution and American Ideals Requirement (10.7)Ideals Requirement (10.7)

• CSU campuses have the discretion whether to allow courses used to satisfy the CSU United States History, Constitution and American Ideals (AI) graduation requirement to count in both Area 3B/4F and to meet the AI graduation requirement.

Remember…Remember…

Change is inevitable…Change is inevitable…..except from a vending machine...except from a vending machine.

Robert GallagherRobert Gallagher

The IGETC Standards, Policies and The IGETC Standards, Policies and Procedures can be found at: Procedures can be found at: www.cacctcw.org/igetc.htm