The Community College Advantage

California community college transfer students receive first priority over other transfer applicants to UC and CSU, including applicants from four-year colleges and intercampus transfers.

Nearly 90% of all transfer students at UC and CSU started out at a California Community College!

IGETC AND CSU CERTIFICATION

The IGETC (Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum) is a series of courses that community college students can use to satisfy lower division general education requirements at any campus of the University of California (UC) or California State University (CSU).

The CSU General Education Certification identifies courses that students can complete at IVC to meet the lower division general education requirements at all CSU campuses.

Students who are following either the IGETC or CSU pattern should apply for certification at the Counseling Center the semester prior to transfer. Students who have attended other colleges in addition to IVC should make an appointment with an IVC counselor.

ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS

These are agreements developed between IVC and other colleges indicating course comparability and transferability. IVC has extensive articulation agreements with all of the UC and CSU campuses. To obtain the most current articulation agreements, students may visit ASSIST. ASSIST is the official source for California articulation and student transfer information.