General Education Options
General Education Options
About General Education
General Education (GE) is one of the required components of all Associate degrees. At Moorpark College, there are three General Education options available for the students to select including the Moorpark College General Education pattern, Cal-GETC, 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.
Moorpark College General Education Requirements
Moorpark College’s General Education (MC GE) plan is based on Title 5 requirements of the California Educational Code and District policy. This Pattern is not intended to prepare students for transfer and cannot be used with an Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT).
Majors at Moorpark College for which students may complete Moorpark College’s GE plan include:
California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC)
The Cal-GETC (California General Education Transfer Curriculum) was developed for use by California Community College (CCC) transfer students and it is the singular lower division general education pathway that meets the academic requirements necessary for transfer admission to the California State University (CSU) and the University of California (UC) systems. The Cal-GETC pattern is most helpful for students who want to keep their options open before making a final decision on the major and/or transferring institution, including the CSU and UC systems, and many independent, private and out-of-state colleges and universities.
The Cal-GETC pattern is also an option for meeting the general education requirements for the associate in arts and associate in science degree in a specific major, the associate degrees for transfer (ADT), or when using Pattern 3 of the Moorpark College GE for the AA in General Studies degrees.
Associate degrees at Moorpark for which the Cal-GETC pattern is an option for GE include:
- Accounting, Associate in Science
- Administration of Justice, Associate in Science for Transfer
- Animal Care and Training, Associate in Science
- Anthropology, Associate in Arts
- Anthropology, Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Archaeology, Associate in Arts
- Art, Associate in Arts
- Art History, Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Asian Studies, Associate in Arts
- Biological Sciences, Associate in Science
- Biotechnology, Associate in Science
- Biology, Associate in Science for Transfer
- Business Administration, Associate in Science
- Business Administration 2.0, Associate in Science for Transfer
- Chemistry, Associate in Science
- Child Development, Associate in Science
- Child and Adolescent Development, Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Communication Studies 2.0, Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Computer Network Systems Engineering, Associate in Science
- Computer Science, Associate in Science for Transfer
- Criminal Justice, Associate in Science
- Cybersecurity, Associate in Science
- Dance, Associate in Arts
- Design, Associate in Science
- Early Childhood Education, Associate in Science for Transfer
- Economics, Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Elementary Teacher Education, Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Elementary Teacher Education: Integrated Programs, Associate in Arts for Transfer - for students with catalog rights of Fall 2025 and beyond.
- English, Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Engineering, Associate in Science
- Environmental Science, Associate in Arts
- Environmental Science, Associate in Science
- Environmental Science, Associate in Science for Transfer
- Exercise Science, Associate in Science
- Film Studies, Associate in Arts
- Film Television Media Arts, Associate in Arts
- Film, Television, and Electronic Media, Associate in Science for Transfer
- Game Design, Associate in Science
- Geography, Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Geology, Associate in Science
- Geology, Associate in Science for Transfer
- Global Business, Associate in Science
- Health Sciences, Associate in Arts
- History, Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Hospitality Management, Associate in Science for Transfer
- Journalism, Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Kinesiology, Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Law, Public Policy, and Society, Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Mathematics 2.0, Associate in Science for Transfer - for students with catalog rights of Fall 2025 and beyond.
- Media Arts, Associate in Science
- Music, Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Nursing Science, Associate in Science
- Nutrition and Dietetics, Associate in Science for Transfer
- Philosophy, Associate in Arts
- Philosophy, Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Photography, Associate in Science
- Physics 2.0, Associate in Science for Transfer - for students with catalog rights of Fall 2025 and beyond.
- Political Science, Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Psychology, Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Public Health, Associate in Science for Transfer
- Radiologic Technology, Associate in Science
- Social Justice Studies, Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Social Work and Human Services, Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Sociology, Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Spanish, Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Studio Arts, Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Technical Theatre, Associate in Arts
- Theatre Arts, Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Theatre Arts: Acting, Associate in Arts
General Education Pattern of the Intended Transfer Institution
Pattern 2 of General Education is for students transferring to a four-year university in high-unit majors or where completion of the Cal-GETC is not appropriate or advisable. Instead, these students may choose to follow the GE pattern of their intended institution (minimum Title 5, 21 units). 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.
Pattern 3 of General Education is for students planning to transfer to a California public four-year university (CSU or UC) and plan to use the Cal-GETC to fulfill their lower division general education requirements.
Majors at Moorpark College for which the GE Pattern 2 and 3 can be used include: