Preparation for Major courses
For each major at a four-year institution, there are lower-division (freshman and sophomore level) preparatory courses designed to prepare students for upper-division study (junior and senior level). Based on the availability of courses, students are strongly encouraged to complete as many major prerequisite courses as possible prior to transfer. Preparation for Major courses for UC and CSU schools can be found on ASSIST (www.assist.org). The ASSIST website is designed to provide students with the most accurate and up-to-date information available. ASSIST lists which community college courses are equivalent to their four-year counterparts and/or will meet specific requirements. Students can also get valuable information such as additional screening requirements, if the major is impacted, and if there is a required GPA for a specific major on ASSIST.
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For students looking to transfer to a private/ independent or out-of-state school, you should first access the Miramar Transfer Center website or talk to a Counselor to find out if Miramar has an articulation agreement with your school of interest (www.sdmiramar.edu/transfer). If Miramar has no articulation with the school, you should contact the school’s admissions office directly or talk to a Miramar Counselor to find out the best way for you to take courses towards major preparation.
general Education
courses
General Education (GE) is a set of courses from a variety of different subject areas that every student must complete in order to earn a bachelor’s degree, regardless of major. The goal is to provide a well-rounded or “liberal“ education and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that together help make up an “educated person.“
The completion of GE prior to transfer is not required for admission to most universities. However, it is usually in the students’ best interest to complete an appropriate transfer GE pattern at the community college. This is because GE requirements that are not fulfilled prior to transfer must be completed later at the university, which often extends the time and expense of a university education.
Students usually follow one of three transfer GE options. These are:
the IgEtc pattern
(see page 101)IGETC is accepted by all CSU campuses and most UC campuses and majors. It is also accepted by some private/independent or out of state universities.
the cSU gE pattern
(see page 109)CSU GE is accepted by all CSU campuses and some private/independent or out of state universities. It is not accepted by the UC system.
other transfer general Education
options
(see page 117)It is usually not recommended for students who plan to transfer to the UC or CSU systems to follow this option. However, students entering high-unit majors such as science or engineering, those transferring to a private/independent or out of state institution,
or those who plan to apply to only one university may be best served by an alternative general education pattern.
It is strongly recommended that students consult with a counselor to determine which general education pattern is most appropriate for their individual educational goals.
Completion of the IGETC or CSU GE pattern also fulfills the requirements for a General Education Certificate (see page 198). Students who complete one of these patterns and additional transfer coursework may also qualify for one of the following Miramar College associate degrees:
• Administration of Justice for Transfer (see page 135)
• Anthropology for Transfer (see page 215) • Art History for Transfer (see page 141) • Art/Visual Studies (see page 139) • Biology Studies (see page 157)
• Business Administration for Transfer (see page 160)
• Chemistry Studies (see page 164) • Communication Studies for Transfer (see
page 171)
• Earth Science Studies (see page 212) • English for Transfer (see page 184) • English/Literature Studies (see page 183) • Health and Physical Education Studies (see
page 187)
• History for Transfer (see page 216)
• Human Development Studies (see page 169) • Humanities Studies (see page 195)
• Kinesiology for Transfer (see page 188) • Mathematics Studies (see page 203) • Mathematics for Transfer (see page 204) • Music Studies (see page 207)
• Occupational/Technical Studies (see page 199) • Philosophy for Transfer (see page 196)
• Physics for Transfer (see page 212) • Pre-Engineering Studies (see page 213)
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• Psychology (see page 218)
• Political Science for Transfer (see page 217) • Sociology for Transfer (see page 219) • Spanish for Transfer (see page 223)
• Social and Behavioral Sciences (see page 220) • Studio Arts for Transfer (see page 138) • World Language Studies (see page 222)
general Education certification
General Education Certification is a legal agreement between the UC or CSU systems and the California Community Colleges that permits a student to transfer from a community college to a UC or CSU campus without the need to complete additional lower division general education courses to satisfy university GE requirements after transfer. Miramar College will provide an IGETC or CSU GE certification to one university campus when specifically
requested by the student. This certification may include courses taken from other colleges, or credit earned through other means, such as Advanced Placement (AP) test credit. Students do not have “catalog rights“ to a certification pattern. Additional information on certification rules that are specific to the IGETC and CSU GE patterns are discussed later in those sections.
IGETC or CSU GE certification also fulfills the
requirements for a General Education Certificate (see page 198).
Students who transfer without certification may have to meet additional GE requirements at the university. This often means taking additional courses after transfer.
cSU U.S. History, constitution, and
american Ideals certification
(see page 117) The California State University, before awarding a degree, requires students to complete courses or examinations that address American Institutions, the U.S. Constitution, and California government. This requirement may be fulfilled at a California Community College prior to transfer by completing a combination of courses that satisfies all three areas of the requirement. The requirement may also be completed at a CSU campus after transfer. Certification of CSU U.S. History, Constitution, and American Ideals is not required prior to transfer.However, it is usually in the students’ best interest to complete this certification at the community college. CSU U.S. History, Constitution, and American Ideals certification is described in more detail on page 117.
transfer general
Education options
University of california and
california State University
Intersegmental general Education
transfer curriculum (IgEtc)
(option 3)
about the IgEtc Pattern
The Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) is a general education pattern that will fulfill all lower-division general education requirements at all California State University (CSU) campuses and most University of California (UC) campuses/majors. It is also accepted by some private/independent or out of state universities. IGETC is usually recommended for students who intend to transfer to a UC campus, or who are not yet sure of their intended transfer university. Completion of the IGETC pattern is not an admission requirement for transfer to most UC or CSU campuses, nor is it the only way to fulfill the lower division GE requirements of a UC or CSU campus prior to transfer.
Students pursuing an Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in Biology or Chemistry have the option of selecting the IGETC for STEM pattern. The IGETC for STEM general education option permits students to delay one general education course in Area 3 (Arts and Humanities) and one course in Area 4 (Social and Behavioral Sciences) until after transfer.
It is strongly recommended that students consult with a counselor to determine which general education pattern is most appropriate for their individual educational goals.
additional IgEtc Information and Restrictions
• Each course must have been IGETC approved at the time it was completed. See www.assist.org for a list of certified courses and approval dates.
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• Courses may be approved for more than one IGETC area. However, each course may be used to certify only one of the areas it is approved for. • Students should apply for IGETC certification at the last community college attended prior to transfer. IGETC certification requests will be processed for students who have completed at least one course at a SDCCD college. Certification forms are available at the Counseling or
Evaluations Office.
• AP credit and coursework completed at
accredited U.S. colleges and universities may be used to fulfill some IGETC requirements. All such credit must be evaluated through the Evaluations office. Foreign coursework is not acceptable. • All courses must be passed with a “C” or higher.
Pass (P) grades are also acceptable. “C-” is not acceptable.
• Students transferring to UC need not complete the Oral Communication requirement (Area 1C). • Students transferring to CSU need not complete
the Languages Other than English requirement. • Some UC campuses do not allow use of IGETC for
students who were previously enrolled at a UC campus.
• Some community college courses have limitations on the amount of credit awarded by the receiving university. See a counselor, the course description in the college catalog, or www.assist.org for more information.
IgEtc is not recommended for the following transfer destinations:
• UC San Diego Eleanor Roosevelt College • UC Berkeley Colleges of Business, Chemistry,
Engineering, Natural Resources, Optometry • UC Davis College of Engineering
• UC Irvine Schools of Engineering, Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences
• UC Riverside Colleges of Engineering, Natural and Agricultural Sciences
• UC Santa Barbara Colleges of Engineering, Creative Studies
• UC Los Angeles Schools of Engineering and Applied Science
the IgEtc Pattern
() Colleges in parenthesis indicate where the course is approved for IGETC Requirements.
C—City College M—Mesa College MMR—Miramar College
* Courses with asterisks are listed in more than one area but shall not be certified in more than one area.
+ Courses with pluses indicate transfer credit may be limited by either UC or CSU, or both. Please consult a counselor for additional information. @ Courses with at symbols indicate CSU-only
requirements.
area 1—English communication
2–3 courses, 6–9 semester/8–12 quarter units group a: English composition
1 course, 3 semester/4–5 quarter units
ENGL 101 Reading and Composition (C,M,MMR) OR
ENGL 105 Composition and Literature (C,M,MMR)
group B: critical thinking - English composition 1 course, 3 semester/4–5 quarter units
Courses must have English Composition as a prerequisite
ENGL 205 Critical Thinking and Intermediate Composition (C,M,MMR)
PHIL 205 Critical Thinking and Writing in Philosophy (C,M,MMR)
group c: oral communication
1 course, 3 semester/4–5 quarter units
@ COMS 103 Oral Communication (C,M,MMR) @ * COMS 135 Interpersonal Communication
(C,M,MMR)
@ COMS 160 Argumentation (C,M,MMR) @ COMS 170 Small Group Communication (C,M)
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area 2—Mathematical concepts
and Quantitative Reasoning
1 course, 3 semester/4–5 quarter units
Courses must have Intermediate Algebra as a prerequisite.
+ BIOL 200 Biological Statistics (C,M) BUSE 115 Statistics for Business (M)
+ MATH 116 College and Matrix Algebra (C,M,MMR) + MATH 119 Elementary Statistics (C,M,MMR) + MATH 121 Basic Techniques of Applied Calculus I
(C,M,MMR)
+ MATH 122 Basic Techniques of Calculus II (C,M,MMR)
+ MATH 141 Precalculus (C,M,MMR)
+ MATH 150 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I (C,M,MMR)
+ MATH 151 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II (C,M,MMR)
MATH 245 Discrete Mathematics (C,M,MMR) MATH 252 Calculus with Analytic Geometry III
(C,M,MMR)
MATH 254 Introduction to Linear Algebra (C,M,MMR)
MATH 255 Differential Equations (C,M,MMR) + PSYC 258 Behavioral Science Statistics (C,M,MMR)
area 3—arts and Humanities
3 courses, 9 semester/12–15 quarter units
At least one course from the Arts and one from the Humanities.
3a: arts courses
ARTF 100 Art Orientation (C,M,MMR) ARTF 107 Contemporary Art (M,MMR) ARTF 109 Modern Art (C,M,MMR)
ARTF 110 Art History: Prehistoric to Gothic (C,M,MMR)
ARTF 111 Art History: Renaissance to Modern (C,M,MMR)
+ ARTF 113 Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas (M,MMR)
+ ARTF 115 African Art (C,M) + ARTF 120 Native American Art (M)
ARTF 125 Art History: Arts of the Asian Continent (C,M,MMR)
ARTF 130 Pre-Columbian Art (M)
* ARTF 191 Cultural Influences on Photography (M) ARTF 194 Critical Photography (M)
ARTG 118 Graphic Design History (C,MMR) BLAS 110 African American Art (C,M)
+ BLAS 111 Cultural Influences on African Art (M) BLAS 120 Black Music (C,M)
CHIC 230 Chicano Art (C,M)
DFLM 101 Introduction to Film (MMR) DFLM 102 The American Cinema (MMR) DRAM 105 Introduction to Dramatic Arts (C,M) DRAM 107 Study of Filmed Plays (C)
DRAM 109 Theatre and Social Issues (C)
DRAM 136 History of Canonized Theatre - Ancient Greece to the Restoration (C)
DRAM 137 History of Canonized Western Theatre - Restoration to the Present (C) DRAM 150 Cinema as Art & Communication I (M) DRAM 151 Cinema as Art & Communication II (M) MUSI 100 Introduction to Music (C,M,MMR) MUSI 101 Music History I: Middle Ages to Mid
18th Century (M)
MUSI 102 Music History II: Mid 18th–Early 20th Century (M)
MUSI 103 History of Rock Music (M,MMR) MUSI 105 Music of Our Time (M) MUSI 109 World Music (C,M,MMR) MUSI 111 Jazz - History & Development
(C,M,MMR)
MUSI 125 Music, The Arts, and Humanity (M) PHOT 150 History of Photography (C) RTVF 160 Introduction to Cinema (C)
3B: Humanities courses
AMSL 116 American Sign Language Level II (C,M) * AMSL 150 Introduction to Deaf Culture (M)
AMSL 215 American Sign Language Level III (C,M) AMSL 216 American Sign Language Level IV (C,M) ARAB 102 Second Course in Arabic (C)
ARAB 201A Third Course in Arabic (C)
ARCH 126 History of Ancient World Architecture (M)
ARCH 127 History of World Architecture: Romanesque through Contemporary (M)
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* BLAS 145A Introduction to African History (C,M) * BLAS 145B Introduction to African History (C)
BLAS 150 Black Women in Literature, Film and the Media (C,M)
BLAS 155 African American Literature (C,M) CHIC 130 Mexican Literature in Translation (C,M) CHIC 135 Chicana/o Literature (C,M)
CHIC 138 Literature of La Raza in Latin America in Translation (C,M)
CHIC 190 Chicano Images in Film (C,M) * CHIC 210 Chicano Culture (C,M)
CHIN 102 Second Course in Mandarin Chinese (M) CHIN 201 Third Course Mandarin Chinese (M) CHIN 202 Fourth Course in Mandarin Chinese (M) ENGL 208 Introduction to Literature (C,M,MMR) ENGL 209 Literary Approaches to Film (C,M,MMR) ENGL 210 American Literature I (C,M,MMR) ENGL 211 American Literature II (C,M,MMR) ENGL 215 English Literature I: 800–1799
(C,M,MMR)
ENGL 216 English Literature II: 1800–Present (C,M,MMR)
ENGL 220 Masterpieces of World Literature I: 1500 BCE–1600 CE (C,M,MMR) ENGL 221 Masterpieces of World Literature II:
1600–Present (C,M,MMR)
ENGL 230 Asian American Literature (M,MMR) ENGL 237 Women in Literature (C,MMR) ENGL 240 Shakespeare (C,M)
FREN 102 Second Course in French (C,M) FREN 201 Third Course in French (C,M) FREN 202 Fourth Course in French (C,M) GERM 102 Second Course in German (C,M) GERM 201 Third Course in German (C,M) * HIST 100 World History I (C,M,MMR) * HIST 101 World History II (C,M,MMR)
* HIST 105 Introduction to Western Civilization I (C,M,MMR)
* HIST 106 Introduction to Western Civilization II (C,M,MMR)
* HIST 120 Introduction to Asian Civilizations (C,M,MMR)
* HIST 121 Asian Civilizations in Modern Times (C,M,MMR)
* HIST 131 Latin America Before Independence (M) * HIST 132 Latin America Since Independence (M)
HUMA 101 Introduction to the Humanities I (C,M,MMR)
HUMA 102 Introduction to the Humanities II (C,M,MMR)
HUMA 103 Introduction to the New Testament (C,M)
HUMA 104 Introduction to the Old Testament (M) HUMA 106 World Religions (C,M,MMR)
HUMA 201 Mythology (C,M,MMR)
HUMA 205 Exploring Human Values through Film (M)
ITAL 102 Second Course in Italian (C,M) ITAL 201 Third Course in Italian (C,M) JAPN 102 Second Course in Japanese (M) JAPN 201 Third Course in Japanese (M) JAPN 202 Fourth Course in Japanese (M) LATI 102 Second Course in Latin (M) LATI 201 Third Course in Latin (M)
PHIL 102A Introduction to Philosophy: Reality & Knowledge (C,M,MMR)
PHIL 102B Introduction to Philosophy: Values (C,M,MMR)
PHIL 103 Historical Introduction to Philosophy (M)
PHIL 104A History of Western Philosophy (C,M) PHIL 104B History of Western Philosophy (C,M) PHIL 105 Contemporary Philosophy (C) PHIL 106 Asian Philosophy (C,M) PHIL 107 Reflections on Human Nature
(C,M,MMR)
PHIL 108 Perspectives on Human Nature & Society (C,M)
PHIL 110 Philosophy of Religion (M) PHIL 111 Philosophy in Literature (C,M) PHIL 112 Philosophy of Science (M) PHIL 125 Philosophy of Women (C,M) * PHIL 126 Introduction to Philosophy of
Contemporary Gender Issues (C,M) PHIL 130 Philosophy of Art and Music (C,M) RUSS 102 Second Course in Russian (M) RUSS 201 Third Course in Russian (M)
+ SPAN 102 Second Course in Spanish (C,M,MMR) + SPAN 201 Third Course in Spanish (C,M,MMR)
SPAN 202 Fourth Course in Spanish (C,M,MMR) SPAN 215 Spanish for Spanish Speakers I (C,M) SPAN 216 Spanish for Spanish Speakers II (C,M) SUST 102 Environmental Ethics (C)
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TAGA 102 Second Course in Tagalog (M,MMR) TAGA 201 Third Course in Tagalog (M,MMR) VIET 102 Second Course in Vietnamese (M) VIET 201 Third Course in Vietnamese (M)
area 4—Social and Behavioral
Sciences
3 courses, 9 semester/12–15 quarter units
Courses from at least two disciplines or an interdisciplinary sequence.
4a: anthropology and archaeology courses
ANTH 103 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (C,M,MMR)
ANTH 107 Introduction to Archaeology (C,M,MMR) ANTH 110 Anthropology of Magic, Witchcraft, and
Religion (M)
ANTH 200 Introduction to North American Indians (M)
ANTH 210 Introduction to California Indians (C,M) ANTH 215 Cultures of Latin America (C,M)
CHIC 201 The Indigenous Tradition of Mexico and Ancient Mesoamerica (C,M)
4B: Economics courses
ECON 120 Principles of Macroeconomics (C,M,MMR)
ECON 121 Principles of Microeconomics (C,M,MMR)
4c: Ethnic Studies courses
* AMSL 150 Introduction to Deaf Culture (M) BLAS 100 Introduction to Black Studies (C,M) + BLAS 104 Black Psychology (C,M)
+ BLAS 115 Sociology from a Black Perspective (C) BLAS 116 Contemporary Social Problems From a
Black Perspective (C,M)
BLAS 125 Dynamics of the Black Community (M) BLAS 130 The Black Family (C,M)
BLAS 135 Introduction to Black Politics (C) + BLAS 140A History of the U.S., Black Perspectives
(C,M,MMR)
+ BLAS 140B History of the U.S., Black Perspectives (C,M,MMR)
* BLAS 145A Introduction to African History (C,M)
* BLAS 145B Introduction to African History (C) CHIC 110A Introduction to Chicano Studies (C,M) CHIC 110B Introduction to Chicano Studies (C,M) + CHIC 141A United States History From a Chicano
Perspective (C,M)
+ CHIC 141B United States History From a Chicano Perspective (C,M)
CHIC 150 History of Mexico (C,M) * CHIC 170 La Chicana (C,M)
CHIC 201 The Indigenous Tradition of Mexico and Ancient Mesoamerica (C,M)
* CHIC 210 Chicano Culture (C,M)
FILI 100 Filipino American Experience (MMR) + HIST 150 Native Americans in United States
History (M)
+ HIST 151 Native Americans in United States History (M)
* SOCO 150 Sociology of Latinos/Latinas (C,M)
4D: gender Studies
BLAS 175 Psycho-History of Racism and Sexism (M)
* CHIC 170 La Chicana (C,M)
GEND 101 Introduction to Gender Studies (C) + HIST 141 Women in United States History I
(M,MMR)
+ HIST 142 Women in United States History II (M,MMR)
* PHIL 126 Introduction to Philosophy of Contemporary Gender Issues (C,M) PSYC 133 Psychology of Women (M,MMR)
4E: geography courses
GEOG 102 Cultural Geography (C,M,MMR) GEOG 104 World Regional Geography (C,M,MMR) GEOG 154 Introduction to Urban Geography (C,M)
4F: History courses
BLAS 140A History of the United States, Black Perspectives (C,M,MMR)
BLAS 140B History of the United States, Black Perspectives (C,M,MMR)
+ CHIC 141A United States History from a Chicano Perspective (C,M)
CHIC 141B United States History from a Chicano Perspective (C,M)
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CHIC 150 History of Mexico (C,M) * HIST 100 World History I (C,M,MMR) * HIST 101 World History II (C,M,MMR)
* HIST 105 Introduction to Western Civilization I (C,M,MMR)
* HIST 106 Introduction to Western Civilization II (C,M,MMR)
+ HIST 109 History of the United States I (C,M,MMR) + HIST 110 History of the United States II
(C,M,MMR)
HIST 115A History of the Americas I (C,M,MMR) HIST 115B History of the Americas II (C,M,MMR) * HIST 120 Introduction to Asian Civilizations
(C,M,MMR)
* HIST 121 Asian Civilizations in Modern Times (C,M,MMR)
HIST 123 U.S. History from the Asian Pacific American Perspective (C,M) HIST 130 The Modern Middle East (M)
* HIST 131 Latin America Before Independence (M) * HIST 132 Latin America Since Independence (M) + HIST 141 Women in United States History I
(M,MMR)
+ HIST 142 Women in United States History II (M,MMR)
+ HIST 150 Native Americans in United States History (M)
+ HIST 151 Native Americans in United States History (M)
HIST 154 Ancient Egypt (M) HIST 175 California History (M)
4g: Interdisciplinary, Social & Behavioral Sciences
AGRI 100 Principles of Sustainable Agriculture (C) + CHIL 101 Human Growth and Development
(C,M,MMR)
+ CHIL 103 Lifespan Growth and Development (C,MMR)
* COMS 135 Interpersonal Communication (C,M,MMR)
CRES 101 Conflict Resolution and Mediation (C) DJRN 100 Mass Media in the Digital Age (C) ENGL 202 Introduction to Linguistics (C,M) FUTR 101 Introduction to Futures Studies (C) FUTR 102 Creating Futures: Methods and Tools (C) FUTR 103 Emerging Technologies (C)
JOUR 202 Introduction to Mass Communication (C,M,MMR)
NUTR 153 Cultural Foods (M,MMR) PEAC 101 Introduction to Peace Studies (C) PEAC 102 Nonviolence and Conflict Resolution (C) PEAC 201 Environmental Sustainability, Justice
and Ethics (C)
* SOCO 220 Introduction to Research Methods in Sociology (C,MMR)
SOCO 223 Globalization and Social Change (C,M,MMR)
SUST 101 Introduction to Sustainability (C,MMR)
4H: Political Science, government & legal Institutions courses
ADJU 101 Introduction to Administration of Justice (C,MMR)
ADJU 193 Concepts of Criminal Law (MMR) ADJU 230 Constitutional Law I (MMR) POLI 101 Introduction to Political Science
(C,M,MMR)
POLI 102 The American Political System (C,M,MMR)
POLI 103 Comparative Politics (C,M,MMR) POLI 140 Contemporary International Politics
(C,M,MMR)
SOCO 223 Globalization and Social Change (C,M,MMR)
4I: Psychology courses
BLAS 175 Psycho-History of Racism and Sexism