This Certificate of Achievement-Advanced is designed for students planning to transfer to either the University of California (UC) or the California State University (CSU) systems.It offers a program of study that meets the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) requirements. Though completion of lower division General Education is not usually required to transfer, and not recommended for certain majors, most students should make completion of all or most of IGETC a priority, along with completion of their lower-division major coursework. Students are advised to meet with a counselor or academic adviser to discuss transfer requirements, including General Education, lower division major preparation, minimum and competitive GPAs, and the transfer admission process.<br><br>To earn this advanced certificate, students must complete a minimum of 47-61 units, depending on the Option selected, distributed among five to six areas outlined in the IGETC pattern found at deanza.edu/articulation/ge-requirements, with a C grade or higher in each course (or with a Pass if the course was taken on a Pass/No Pass basis and the Pass is equal to a C or higher grade). Courses on this advanced certificate are approved for a specific academic year, so requirements listed in catalogs for other years do not apply. Courses completed forthis advanced certificate must be on the approved list during the year in which they were taken.