General Education Certification definition

General Education Certification means that SMC has verified that a student has completed the lower-division general education requirements, and this guarantees that no additional lower-division general education courses can be imposed on a student as a condition of graduation. “Certified” community college students are deemed to have satisfied the lower-division general education requirements of their chosen transfer institution. “Uncertified” UC and CSU transfer students will have their transfer coursework applied to the graduation requirements of their new UC or CSU campus, but may find that they must complete more lower-division general education units than are required of a “certified” transfer. For this reason, “fully certified” transfer is strongly recommended. NOTE: Students transferring to a CSU should be aware that nine (9) units of upper- division general education courses must be completed after transfer.

Examples of General Education Certification in a sentence

• The Curriculum Committee recommends to the Faculty Senate additions, deletions, and modifications in both major degree programs and general education patterns for the Associate in Arts (AA) degree, the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC), the California State University (CSU) General Education Certification Requirements, and Occupational Certificate Requirements.

• Minimum units necessary to meet the CSU General Education Certification requirements.

• California State University General Education PatternStudents should be aware that this list is subject to change and does not apply to the University of California System.CSU General Education Certification Approximately 124 semester units are required for a baccalaureate degree at a California State University, of which 48 units must be in general education within a prescribed pattern.

• The 30 semester (45 quarter) units must include all of the four basic subject requirements with a C or better in Written Communication, Oral Communication, Critical Thinking and Mathematics.ORCompletion of IGETC or CSU General Education Certification (see below) will satisfy the 30 semester unit/general education requirements above.Students are required to petition for CSU General Education Certification in the Graduation Office prior to transfer.

• Her duties have included the preparation of Environmental Assessment study reports, transportation demand management studies and multi-modal analysis and report writing.

• More information about PEP can be found at collegeofsanmateo.edu/pep.Transfer StudentsStudents who have completed lower division coursework at other colleges and universities and wish to apply that credit to the completion of a College of San Mateo certificate, associate degree, or to a California State University General Education Certification, or to an IGETC Certification should have their transcripts officially evaluated after applying for admission at collegeofsanmateo.edu/apply.

• At the June 6, 2008 regular meeting of the Representative Assembly, Davis Division Regulations 522 (Baccalaureate Degree Requirement in General Education) and 523 (Criteria for General Education Certification) were adopted by the Assembly.

• General education requirements may be met through completion of the Associate of Science (AS) or General Education Certification of Completion at SLCC.

• Students who take EDU 4050, but do not successfully complete the course, are ineligible for any General Education Certification or for Teacher of Students with Disabilities Certification.

• An alternate plan is to complete the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) or CSU General Education Certification and a minimum of 60 transferable units.1. Total Units: Satisfactory completion of a minimum of 60 associate degree semester units.