Certification of CSU GE-B or IGETC is important in the transfer process. All California State Universities accept a common pattern of general education. The certification is the official notice verifying that a transfer student has completed courses satisfying lower division general education requirements. The universities can only require upper division GE and graduation requirements for students who are fully GE certified by the community college.

The request for certification of CSU GE or IGETC is done at the time you request transcripts be sent to the university. All areas of CSU GE-B or IGETC must be completed for full certification. Partial certification by area is possible for the CSU GE-B. Partial certification of IGETC is restricted to having all but a maximum of two classes completed. (Pass grades [P] are acceptable as long as they are equivalent to “C” or better grades where taken.)

Woodland Community College (beginning Fall 2021) offers a Certificate of Achievement (CA) in CSU GE-B and a Certificate of Achievement (CA) in IGETC. These certificates do not take the place of the GE Certification as the GE Certification is a separate document sent directly to the CSU or UC.