Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC): Day Program
Transfer students may complete most of their General Education (GE) prior to matriculation at Dominican by completing the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) Areas 1-6 at a California Community College.
All IGETC coursework must be completed with a grade of ‘C’ (2.0) or better.
Transfer students who are IGETC certified by California Community Colleges (minimum 37 units) are required to take only 9 more GE units to fulfill the following Dominican GE requirements: Religion, Moral Philosophy/Ethics, and Advanced Writing and Research. For further information on these GE requirements, please see the Undergraduate Day General Education Program and Courses section of this catalog.
Please see the table below for information regarding which IGETC area(s) may be used to fulfill Dominican GE or matriculation requirements.
| Dominican GE/Matriculation Requirement |
IGETC Area |
| Expository Writing (ENGL 1004) |
English Communication Area 1A (English Composition) |
| Speech |
English Communication Area 1C (Oral Communication) |
| Mathematical Thinking and Quantitative Reasoning |
Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning Area |
| Social Science |
Social and Behavioral Sciences Area 4 |
| Natural Science |
Physical Science Area 5A and Biological Science Area 5B. At least one of the courses selected from Area 5A or 5B must include a lab. |
| Creative and Performing Arts |
Arts and Humanities Area 3A (Arts) |
| International Language (matriculation requirement) |
Languages other than English Area 6 |