General Education Options

General Education Options

General Education (GE) is one of the required components of all Associate degrees. At Oxnard College, there are five General Education options available including the Oxnard College General Education pattern, CSU GE-Breadth, IGETC, IGETC for STEM, or the GE pattern of the intended transfer institution (including meeting Title 5 minimum requirements). The major and/or transfer path a student is pursuing will dictate the choices available to the student.

1. Oxnard College General Education Requirements

Oxnard College’s General Education (OC GE) plan is based on Title 5 requirements in the California Code of Regulations and District policy. It is not intended to prepare students for transfer and cannot be used with an Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) or UCTP. Majors at Oxnard College for which students may complete Oxnard College’s GE plan include: 

2. California State University General Education Breadth (CSU GE-Breadth) 

Certified Completion of the CSU GE-Breadth (CSU GE) pattern will fulfill the lower-division general education requirements of all CSU campuses in most majors. Note: There are some majors or colleges within CSU campuses for which CSU GE-Breadth is not the appropriate preparation. Refer to your intended campus and major at www.assist.org for guidance. CSU GE-Breadth will also satisfy GE requirements for local AA/AS Degrees. 


Majors at Oxnard College for which the CSU GE-Breadth is an option include:

​Additional majors are being developed. Please see a counselor for more information. For the latest information on Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADTs), go to www.icangotocollege.com.

3. Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) 

​Certified completion of IGETC will fulfill the lower-division general education requirements of all UC and CSU campuses in most majors. Note: There are some majors or colleges within UC/CSU campuses for which IGETC is not the appropriate preparation. See IGETC Rules by Campus and refer to your intended campus and major on www.assist.org for guidance. Additional majors are being developed. Please see a counselor for more information. IGETC will also satisfy GE requirements for local AA/AS Degrees.

Majors for which IGETC is an option include:

4. IGETC for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)

​A transfer student intending to major in science, engineering or mathematics may complete up to three GE courses after transfer. UC will accept IGETC for STEM if the UC school, college or major program to which the student transfers accepts partial IGETC certification. The courses to be completed after transfer may consist of at most one in each of the following areas: Arts and Humanities, Social and Behavioral Science, and Language Other Than English (LOTE). See: admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/glossary/igetc-for-stem.html for more information.

Majors at Oxnard College for which IGETC for STEM is an option include only the following:

5. General Education Pattern of the Intended Transfer Institution (including meeting minimum Title 5 requirements)

​​Students transferring to a four-year university in high-unit majors or where completion of the CSU GE-Breadth or IGETC is not appropriate or advisable may choose to instead follow the GE pattern of their intended institution. This may include students transferring to private universities, out-of-state universities, or UC/CSU campuses within majors that have their own specific GE requirements. This applies to all AA/AS that are designed to prepare students for transfer. 

Majors at Oxnard College for which the GE pattern of an intended Transfer Institution is the only option include: