General Education Patterns
Bakersfield College degrees may be obtained using one of five General Education Patterns. Follow the Bakersfield College General Education for an Associate Degree, follow the CSU Breadth for a degree and transfer to a California State University, or follow the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) for a degree and then transfer to a University of California or one of many private schools.
- BC General Education Pattern
- California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) (starting Fall 2025)
- CSU General Education Breadth (ending Summer 2025)
- Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) (ending Summer 2025)
- Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) for STEM (Ending Summer 2025)
Note
For the Bakersfield College General Education Pattern, catalog rights apply for course
requirements. Catalog Rights do not apply for the California State University General
Education (CSU GE) Breadth List or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum
(IGETC).