General Education Transfer Certification Request

General Education Transfer Certification Request

Before you submit a General Education Transfer certification request, please read the following information:

What is it?

Students transferring to a California State University (CSU) or University of California (UC) have the option of using one of the following general education patterns at any California Community College: CSU General Education Breadth or Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC). Upon successful completion, most CSUs and UCs will recognize the GE certification as a student having completed all lower-division requirements and general education requirements. (1)

Who is eligible?

All students transferring to a CSU, UC, and in some cases, other colleges and universities. (2)

Foothill College GE certification policy:

Last community college attended prior to transferring must be Foothill College in order to request a certification

Only one (1) official GE certification will be processed per student

Request must be submitted prior to transfer. (3)

All other college and/or university official transcripts must be on file with Admissions and Records--including College Board AP Exam scores, if using AP credit

PROCESSING TIME:

Within 7 to 14 business days. (4)

CHECKLIST:

It is highly recommended that you first meet with a Foothill College counselor to make sure you are ready to request a certification.

Attach a PDF copy of your DegreeWorks audit.

All eligible and applicable general education courses completed outside of Foothill-De Anza College District that you would like considered must be evaluated prior to submitting request. (5)

If transferring to a non CSU/UC and requesting a certification, you must provide that institution's contact information.

(1) Some majors are excluded or may have different requirements. Please contact your transfer institution for more information.

(2) Many non CSU/UC colleges or universities will accept the CSU GE Breadth or IGETC CSU/UC pattern. Please contact your transfer institution for more information.

(3) Students are responsible to submit a certification request prior to transferring. Foothill College reserves the right to process certification requests for students already enrolled at their transfer institution.

(4) Requests that have in-progress coursework in one, or more, general education areas will be processed within 7 to 14 business days after coursework has been completed and a letter grade has been received. Processing time is subject to change during Spring and Summer quarters.

(5) Submitting a certification request without having your external transcripts evaluated may cause processing delays.

*LOTE may be satisfied with two (2) years (4 semesters) of any second-level, or higher, foreign language with the last semester's grade being a C-, or higher. Foreign high school transcripts must be translated into English and must provide a grading scale and transcript key. Transcript may be attached with your certification request.

I have read and understand the Foothill College GE certification request poliy.*

Student Information

CWID*

Please Enter your 8-digit Foothill College student identification number

Last Name*

Middle Initial

First Name*

Email Address*

Date of Birth*

Please enter your date of birth as MM/DD/YYYY

Transfer Institution Information

Expected transfer Term and Year*

Example: Spring 2023

I will be transferring to a:*

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Please select your transfer CSU campus:*

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Please select your transfer UC campus:*

Select

IGETC UC CERTIFICATION NOTICE

All University of California campuses will accept a partial IGETC-UC certification.* Partial IGETC-UC certifications will be given to students that have completed ALL but 2 courses on the IGETC-UC pattern.

*Except UC Berkeley

UC BERKELEY CERTIFICATION NOTICE

UC Berkeley does NOT accept partial certifications. All IGETC-UC Areas must be completed to process your request.

Non CSU or UC Transfer Institution Information

INSTRUCTION'S FOR NON CSU/UC CERTIFICATION REQUESTS

Please provide the following information about the institution you would like us to send your certification to:

Institution Name
Full Address (if mailed)
Email Address (if emailed)
Contact Person or Department Name

Failure to provide us the above information could cause significant delays in processing your certification request.

Enter your transfer institution's contact information:*

Certification Type Information

Select a general education pattern:*

Note: If you are transferring to a UC, you must select IGETC-UC.

Select

Select a certification type:*

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Do you have any pending general education requirements?:*

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Please list all your pending, in progress, general education courses required for a FULL certification along with the term and year of expected completion:*

EXAMPLE:

Math 10 Spring 2023

Soc 1 Spring 2023

NOTE: After each entry, please hit enter or return on your keyboard to start a new entry.

Do you have additional information or comments to add?*

Select

Additional information and/or Comments:*

Please be brief AND specific (300 max character limit, including spaces). Unsure? Use this free online character count tool: https://www.wordcounttool.com/character-counter.

Submission

Attach a PDF copy of your DegreeWorks audit:*

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