NEW Requirements at SWC
Get Ready! |
Changes Are Coming in Fall 2025! |
| Whether you're a continuing student at SWC or a new student who has never taken a SWC course, changes are coming in Fall 2025 you'll want to know about. |
Meet Cal-GETC |
The University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges systems have created a single general education pattern for students who want to transfer to a CSU or UC. The California General Education Transfer Curriculum, or Cal-GETC, takes the place of the CSU Breadth and IGETC patterns beginning in Fall 2025.
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AREA 1 - ENGLISH COMMUNICATION Students must take three courses: one English Composition, one Critical Thinking and Composition, and one Oral Communication (at least 9 units) 1A: ENGLISH COMPOSITION Students must take one course (at least 3 units) 1B: CRITICAL THINKING AND COMPOSITION Students must take one course (at least 3 units) 1C: ORAL COMMUNICATION Students must take one course (at least three units) |
AREA 2 - MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS AND QUANTITATIVE REASONING (One course: 3 semester |
AREA 3 - ARTS AND HUMANITIES (Two courses: one Arts and one Humanities. 6 semester or 8 |
AREA 4 - SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (Two courses: two academic disciplines. 6 semester |
AREA 5 - PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (Two courses: one Physical Science and one |
AREA 6 – ETHNIC STUDIES (One course: 3 semester units or 4 quarter units) |
New Requirements To Earn an Associate Degree |
Recent changes in state and local requirements for graduation will take effect in Fall 2025. If you're a new student in Fall 2025, these changes, you will meet these new requirements. For continuing students, your catalog rights will determine what requirements you have to earn your associates degree.
For detailed course information, visit the 2025-2026 Southwestern College Catalog.
I am a new student in Fall 2025. What do I need to know about the associate degree requirements?TBD |
I have already taken classes at SWC before Fall 2025. What do I need to know about associate degree requirements?TBD |
Common Course Numbering |
New Course Titles! New Course Numbers!
Beginning in Fall 2025 some of the college's most popular courses will have new numbers and titles. The California Community College system has adopted a naming and numbering system that all colleges in the state will use for the most common general education courses. The Common Course Numbering (CCN) system will ensure that students take the correct classes they need for an associate degree or to transfer no matter what community college they attend. The CCN system will result in a smoother transfer process by reducing confusion over how courses transfer or meet degree requirements, making it easier for students to choose courses that align with their goals.The six courses below will appear in the Fall 2025 catalog with their new titles.
Current Course Number & Title(Prior to FA 2025) |
New Course Number & Title(Effective FA 2025) |
COMM 104 Public Speaking |
COMM C1000 Introduction to Public Speaking |
ENGL 115 College Composition: Reading and Writing Analytically |
ENGL C1000 Academic Reading and Writing |
ENGL 116 Critical Thinking and Argument |
ENGL C1001 Critical Thinking and Writing |
MATH 119 Elementary Statistics |
STAT C1000 Introduction to Statistics |
PS 102 Introduction to American Government and Politics |
POLS C1000 American Government and Politics |
PSYC 101 General Psychology |
PSYC C1000 Introduction to Psychology |