Cal-GETC General Education Pattern (transfers to a UC or CSU)

Cabrillo College A.A. or A.S. General Education Pattern (fulfills local, non-transferable degree)

AA (non-transfer) Degree GE pattern ("blue sheet")

This pattern is designed for students seeking an Associate in Arts degree from Cabrillo. Most often, this pattern is followed by students in occupational programs (horticulture, culinary arts, early childhood education, etc.)

• PDF: lists all the courses in each category by title and course number

• Schedule of Classes: use the filter "Course Type" to view courses in each "CAB GE" Category.

AS (non-transfer) Degree GE pattern ("green sheet")

This pattern is designed for students seeking an Associate in Science degree from Cabrillo. Most often, this pattern is followed by students seeking a broad-based associate degree (liberal arts and sciences, history, anthropology, etc.), whose immediate goal does not include transfer to a four-year university.

• PDF: lists all the courses in each category by title and course number

• Schedule of Classes: use the filter "Course Type" to view courses in each "CAB GE" Category.

CSU GE pattern ("yellow sheet")

This pattern is designed for students planning on transfer to colleges in the California State University (CSU) system. Students seeking a BA/BS degree in high unit majors (biology, engineering, etc.) should meet with a counselor to discuss the need to include courses required by your major in your education plan. This GE pattern can be used to get an AA degree, or in some cases an AS degree as well as the AD-Ts.

• PDF: lists all the courses in each category by title and course number

• Schedule of Classes: use the filter "Course Type" to view courses in offered each "CSU GE" Category. Click on the course to view the Course Description.

IGETC GE pattern ("lavender sheet")

This pattern is designed for students planning on transfer to colleges in either the University of California (UC) system or to colleges in the California State University (CSU) system. Students seeking a BA/BS degree in high unit majors (biology, engineering, etc.) should meet with a counselor to discuss the need to include courses required by your major in your education plan. This GE pattern can be used to get an AA degree, or in some cases an AS degree as well as an AD-T.

• PDF: lists all the courses in each category by title and course number

• Schedule of Classes: use the filter "Course Type" to view courses in each "IGETC GE" Category.

Beginning Fall 2025, Cabrillo College, and all other California Community Colleges, implemented a singular transfer general education (GE) pathway for students known as the California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC).

Good News for students! The Cal-GETC pattern will be recognized by both the California State University (CSU) and the University of California (UC) systems. This implementation is part of a statewide initiative within the California Community College (CCC) system in response to the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act of 2021, Assembly Bill 928.

Yes, starting Fall 2025, only a student with catalog rights can utilize their CSU GE Breadth or IGETC pattern towards certificate and degree completion and/or towards GE certification for transfer.

Students who have not maintained continuous enrollment and have lost catalog rights must use the Cal-GETC pattern beginning Fall 2025.

Cal-GETC applies to:

• New incoming students who begin their enrollment at Cabrillo College in Fall 2025 and thereafter.

• Students with external credits from the University of California (UC), in-state private/independent universities, and out-of-state universities with no claim to Cabrillo College catalog rights.

• Returning students who have not maintained continuous enrollment at Cabrillo College prior to Fall semester 2025 and have lost catalog rights.

No, the US History, Constitution, and American Ideals Requirement is not required for completion of Cal-GETC.

• However, for students pursuing transfer to a CSU institution, an approved GE course focused on US History, Constitution, and American Ideals is a CSU graduation requirement.

The Language Other Than English (LOTE) requirement was previously part of the IGETC general education pattern. However, due to the realignment of general education requirements under AB 928, LOTE is now only a graduation requirement for the University of California (UC).

Students seeking UC transferability who have not fulfilled the LOTE requirement through high school coursework, an AP exam, or other UC-approved criteria may still meet this UC graduation requirement by enrolling in an approved Language Other Than English course.

• No, courses for Cal-GETC must be passed with a minimum grade of “C,” where a “C” grade is defined as a 2.0 on a 4.0 grade point average (GPA) scale.

• A “Credit” or “Pass” grade is acceptable, provided that it is equivalent to a grade of “C” or higher. A college transcript must reflect this policy.

• The Golden 4 (Cal-GETC GE Areas 1A, 1B, 1C, and 2): should only be taken with a letter grade and should not be taken Pass/No Pass.

No, only a full certification of general education (GE) is available with Cal-GETC.

This is a change from how students could use the IGETC pattern, which offered partial certification, or the CSU GE Breadth pattern, which offered a partial certification.

General Education Worksheets can be found on the Cabrillo General Education website.

The Intersegmental Committee of the Academic Senates (ICAS) website has additional information about Cal-GETC.