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The following is information about General Education and Associate Degrees for Transfer as related to Articulation.

General Education

Bakersfield College offers the following General Education patterns for students entering Fall 2025 and beyond.

Cal-GETC—The California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) is the singular general education pathway for California Community College Students to fulfill lower-division general education requirements necessary for transfer and admissions to both the California State University (CSU) or University of California (UC). Please note that not all departments at the UCs accept Cal-GETC. Students who began their academic journey prior to Fall 2025 may have the option to complete Cal-GETC or continue with the existing IGETC or CSU Breadth requirements. Meet with a counselor to determine if Cal-GETC aligns with your educational goals. For more information about Cal-GETC, refer to the Cal-GETC Standards 1.4.
Local General Education—BC’s local general education pattern meets the general education requirements for an Associate Degree in Arts or Sciences. Please note that this general education pattern does not meet the Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) requirements. For ADTs, you must complete Cal-GETC. Students who began their academic journey prior to Fall 2025 may have the option to complete other GE patterns. Students should discuss their goals and options with a counselor.

General Education Reciprocity

Students who have been awarded an associates or bachelor’s degree from an institutionally accredited institution may be given credit for having completed the Bakersfield College local general education graduation requirements. Approved GE courses from other California Community Colleges, CSUs, and UCs may be awarded in the equivalent GE area. Students should initiate the review process with a counselor and must have official transcripts sent to the Admissions and Records Office.

Associate Degree for Transfer (ADTs)

California Community Colleges and partnering institutions (CSUs, HBCUs, and other private and independent California colleges and universities) created a transfer program that makes it easier for community college students to transfer to a guaranteed spot at a participating four-year university to earn a bachelor’s degree. By completing an Associate of Arts degree for Transfer (AA-T) or Associate of Science degree for Transfer (AS-T), students are guaranteed admission into one of the 23 CSUs and guaranteed to graduate within 60 units of transfer. In addition, some institutions offer a GPA boost for students who have completed an ADT.

Find out if your institution participates in the ADT program:

Learn more at the I Can Go To College website.

What is a C-ID?

The Course Identification Numbering System (C-ID) is a numbering system developed to ease transfer and articulation in California’s system of higher education. It is a faculty-driven system that assigns identifying designations (C-ID numbers) to transfer courses. Courses are submitted and reviewed by discipline faculty to determine that the course outline of record meets the elements defined in the C-ID descriptor. Once a course has been approved for a C-ID, it enters into a reciprocity agreement with other institutions guaranteeing transfer credit at the receiving institution for a similar course. However, students should always go to ASSIST to confirm how each college’s course will be accepted at a particular four-year college or university for transfer credit. Learn more at C-ID website.

What is TMC?

TMC stands for Transfer Model Curriculum. TMCs are the templates used to create the Associates Degrees for Transfer (ADTs—see above). The TMCs are developed and vetted by discipline faculty and, therefore, TMC course requirements vary by discipline. TMCs can include courses based on the following course designations:

C-ID: Courses with an approved C-ID
AAM: Articulation Agreement by Major (demonstrating lower division preparation in the major at a CSU)
BCT: CSU Baccalaureate Level Course List by Department for the transfer
GECC: CSU GE Certification Course List by Area

ADT Submission Forms (TMCs)

Associate Degree for Transfer - Reciprocity Policy

Students who have fulfilled a specific course requirement or entire area of an AA-T/AS-T degree at a California Community College will be considered to have met those requirements at Bakersfield College for the same degree. Students should initiate the review process with a counselor and must have official transcripts sent to the Admissions and Records Office.