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Sacramento City College offers certificates of achievement to satisfy the general education requirements for the California State University (CSU) system or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC).

Dean Rukiya Bates
Phone (916) 558-2204
Email counseling@scc.losrios.edu

Certificates of Achievement

CSU GE-Breadth Certificate

This certificate is designed for students planning to transfer to a California State University (CSU) campus. Completion of this certificate ensures that the student has met the lower division General Education requirements for all CSU campuses.

Catalog Date: August 1, 2024

Certificate Requirements

Course Code	Course Title	Units
A minimum of 39 units from the following:		39
Students must complete a minimum of 39 units used to satisfy the CSU General Education requirements. See the CSU General Education patterns listed in the Sacramento City College (SCC) catalog or consult with an SCC counselor.
Total Units:		39

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to:

explain the values of a culture as expressed through its art or language.
demonstrate effective expository and persuasive writing skills.
develop a reasoned solution to a problem.
evaluate new and accepted ideas about the natural universe using testable methodology.
evaluate the methods of inquiry and evidence used in the behavioral and social sciences.

Intersegmental GE Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) Certificate

This certificate is designed for students planning to transfer to a California State University (CSU) or University of California (UC) campus. It ensures that the student has met the lower division General Education/Breadth requirements for all CSU and UC campuses.

Catalog Date: August 1, 2024

Certificate Requirements

Course Code	Course Title	Units
A minimum of 34 units from the following:		34
Students must complete a minimum of 34 - 37 units used to satisfy either the UC or CSU IGETC certification requirements. See the IGETC pattern in the Sacramento College (SCC) catalog or consult with an SCC counselor.
Total Units:		34

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to:

explain the values of a culture as expressed through its art or language.
demonstrate effective expository and persuasive writing skills.
develop a reasoned solution to a problem.
evaluate new and accepted ideas about the natural universe using testable methodology.
evaluate the methods of inquiry and evidence used in the behavioral and social sciences.