Sofia University Articulation Information Our bachelor s degree program General Education requirements follow the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) that is a general education pattern that fulfills all lower-division general education requirements. Students may take their general education requirements at Sofia or they may complete the requirements at a community college and then transfer the completed requirements to Sofia. The IGETC pattern requires completion of a minimum of 37 semester/49 quarter units of lower division work with a C grade or better in each course. Sofia s General Education requirements are as follows (credit is specified in quarter units): Area 1 - English Communication (12 units) Area 2 - Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning (4 units) Area 3 - Arts and Humanities (17 units) Area 4 - Social and Behavior Sciences (8 units) Area 5 - Physical and Biological Sciences (8 units) The following is a mapping for course equivalences at four local community colleges. Note that additional articulation details can be found for more community colleges at www.assist.org. Sofia University is equivalent to the IGETC for UC and CSU option. AREA 1: English Communication (12 units) 3 courses required ENG 100, 101 and 102. Sofia: ENG 100 Written Communication (4 units) CLEP: College Composition Canada College: ENGL 100 - Reading & Composition (3 units) Skyline College: ENGL 100 Composition (3 units) College of San Mateo: ENGL 100 - Composition and Reading (3 units) DeAnza College: EWRT 1A - Composition and Reading (5 units) IGETC: 1A-English Composition Sofia: ENG 102 Critical Thinking (4 units) Canada College: ENGL 110 - Composition, Literature and Critical Thinking (3 units) Skyline College: ENGL 110 - Composition, Literature and Critical Thinking (3 units) College of San Mateo: ENGL 110 - Composition, Lit & Critical Thinking (3 units) DeAnza College: EWRT 2 - Critical Reading, Writing and Thinking (5 units) or SPCH 9 - Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written Communication (5 units) IGETC: 1B-Critical Thinking
Sofia: ENG 101 Oral Communication (4 units) Canada College: COMM 110 - Public Speaking (3 units) Skyline College: COMM 110 Public Speaking (3 units) College of San Mateo: COMM 110 Public Speaking (3 units) DeAnza College: SPCH 1 - Public Speaking (4 units) IGETC: 1C-Oral Communication Area 2 - Mathematical Concepts & Quantitative Reasoning (4 units) 1 course required MTH 100, 101, 102 or BAC 2040 Either MTH 100 or MTH 101 is needed to satisfy the General Education Requirement for Quantitative Skills. MTH 100 is required for Business and Liberal Arts majors. Either MTH 100 or MTH 101 is required for Psychology majors. Sofia: MTH 100 College Algebra (4 units) CLEP: College Algebra. Canada College: MATH 120 - Intermediate Algebra (5 units) Skyline College: MATH 120 Intermediate Algebra (5 units) College of San Mateo: MATH 120 - Intermediate Algebra (5 units) DeAnza College: MATH 45 - Pre-Calculus Algebra (5 units) Sofia: MTH 101 Finite Math (4 units) Canada College: MATH 125 - Elementary Finite Math (3 units) Skyline College: MATH 125 - Elementary Finite Math (3 units) College of San Mateo: MATH 125 - Elementary Finite Math (3 units) DeAnza College: MATH 11 - Finite Mathematics (5 units) Sofia: MTH 102 Liberal Arts Mathematics (4 units) College of San Mateo: MATH 145 - Liberal Arts Mathematics (3 units) DeAnza College: MATH 12 - Intro Calculus for Business & Social Sciences (5 units) Sofia: BAC 2040 Business Statistics (3 units) Canada College: BUS 123 Statistics (3 units) or MATH 200 - Elem Probability & Statistics (4 units) Skyline College: MATH 200 - Elem Probability & Statistics (4 units) College of San Mateo: MATH 200 - Elem Probability & Statistics (4 units) DeAnza College: MATH 10 - Elementary Statistics and Probability (5 units)
Area 3 - Arts and Humanities (17 units) 5 courses required AIK 100, (ART 100 or MUS 100), PHI 244, CRE 100 and Foreign Language Elective (3-5 units). Sofia: AIK 100 Introduction to Aikido (1 unit) Canada College: 1 unit of Physical Education Skyline College: 1 unit of Physical Education College of San Mateo: 1 unit of Physical Education DeAnza College: 1 unit of Physical Education IGETC: 3A-Arts Sofia: ART 100 Art Appreciation (4 units) Canada College: ART 104 - History of Modern Art (3 units) or ART 103-18th Century to Contemporary Art History (3 units) or ART 101 - Ancient, Classical, Medieval Art History (3 units) College of San Mateo: ART 101-Art and Architecture From the Ancient World to Medieval Times (3 units) or ART 102 - Art of Renaissance & Baroque (3 units) or ART 104 - Art of the 20th Century (3 units) Skyline College: ART 101-History of Western Art I (3 units) or ART 102- History of Western Art II (3 units) or ART 130 - Art Appreciation (3 units) DeAnza College: ARTS 1A - Introduction to the Visual Arts (4 units) IGETC: 3A-Arts Sofia: MUS 100 Music Appreciation (4 units) Canada College: MUS 100 - Fundamentals of Music (3 units) or MUS 210 - Histories of Popular Music and Rock (3 units) or MUS 240 - Music of the Americas (3 units) Skyline College: MUS 100 - Fundamentals of Music (3 units) or MUS 115 - Music, Art And Ideas (3 units) or MUS 250 - World Music (3 units) or MUS 276 - Hip Hop: Culture and Politics (3 units) College of San Mateo: MUS 100 - Fundamentals of Music (3 units) or MUS 202 - Music Listening and Enjoyment (3 units) or MUS 250 - World Music (3 units) or MUS 275 - History Of Jazz (3 units) DeAnza College: ELIT 1 - Introduction to Film (4 units) IGETC: 3A-Arts Sofia: PHI 244 Introduction to Ethics (4 units) Canada College: PHIL 240 - Introduction to Ethics (3 units) College of San Mateo: PHIL 244 Intro to Ethics: Contemporary Social & Moral Issues (3 units) Skyline College: PHIL 240 - Introduction to Ethics (3 units) DeAnza College: ELIT 9 - Introduction to Literature (4 units) IGETC: 3B-Humanities Sofia: CRE 100 Creative Expression (4 units) Canada College: ENGL 161 - Creative Writing I (3 units)
Skyline College: ENGL 161 - Creative Writing I (3 units) College of San Mateo: ENGL 161 - Creative Writing I (3 units) DeAnza College: HUMI 1 - Creative Minds (4 units) IGETC: 3B-Humanities Sofia: Foreign Language Elective (3-5 units) Skyline College: SPAN 110 - Elementary Spanish (5 units) or ASL 100 - American Sign Language I (5 units) or CHIN 111 - Elementary Chinese I (3 units) or another 3-5 unit Foreign Language elective. Canada College: SPAN 110 - Elementary Spanish (5 units) or ASL 100 - American Sign Language I (5 units) or another 3-5 unit Foreign Language elective. College of San Mateo: SPAN 110 - Elementary Spanish (5 units) or ASL 100 - American Sign Language I (5 units) or CHIN 111 - Elementary Chinese I (3 units) or another 3-5 unit Foreign Language elective. DeAnza College: CANT 3 - Elementary Cantonese (5 units) or another 3-5 unit Foreign Language elective. Area 4 - Social and Behavior Sciences (8 units) 2 courses required HUM 101, HUM 102 or SOC 100 and PSY 100 Sofia: HUM 101 Human Growth and Development (4 units) CLEP: Human Growth and Development. Canada College: HMSV 100 - Introduction to Human Services (3 units) Skyline College: HSCI 130 - Human Sexuality (3 units) College of San Mateo: ANTH 110 - Cultural Anthropology (3 units) DeAnza College: ANTH 4 - World Prehistory (4 units) IGETC: 4A-Social Science Sofia: HUM 102 Cultural Studies (4 units) Canada College: ANTH 110 - Cultural Anthropology (3 units) or COMM 150 - Intercultural Communication (3 units) Skyline College: ANTH 110 - Cultural Anthropology (3 units) or COMM 150 - Intercultural Communication (3 units) College of San Mateo: ANTH 110 - Cultural Anthropology (3 units) or COMM 150 - Intercultural Communication (3 units) DeAnza College: ANTH 2 - Cultural Anthropology (4 units) IGETC: 4A-Anthropology Sofia: SOC 100 Social Sciences and History (4 units) CLEP: Social Sciences and History Canada College: GEOG 110 - Cultural Geography (3 units) or COMM 150 - Intercultural Communication (3 units) Skyline College: COMM 150 - Intercultural Communication (3 units) College of San Mateo: COMM 150 - Intercultural Communication (3 units)
DeAnza College: HIST 2 - Introduction to California Studies (4 units) IGETC: 4G-Interdisciplinary Sofia: PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology (4 units) CLEP: Introductory Psychology Canada College: PSYC 100 - General Psychology (3 units) Skyline College: PSYC 100 - General Psychology (3 units) College of San Mateo: PSYC 100 - General Psychology (3 units) DeAnza College: PSYC 1 - General Psychology (4 units) IGETC: 4I-Psychology Area 5 - Physical and Biological Sciences (8 units) Students are required to complete one biological and one physical science course with a paired lab class, choosing from BIO 101/103 or BIO 102/104 and PSC 100/101 or CHE 100/101 Sofia: BIO 101 Human Biology (3 units) Canada College: BIOL 130 - Human Biology (3 units) Skyline College: BIOL 130 - Human Biology (3 units) College of San Mateo: BIOL 130 - Human Biology (3 units) DeAnza College: BIOL 11 - Human Biology (6 units) Sofia: BIO 103 Human Biology Lab (1 unit) Canada College: BIOL 132 - Human Biology Laboratory (1 unit) Skyline College: BIOL 132 - Human Biology Laboratory (1 unit) College of San Mateo: BIOL 132 - Human Biology Laboratory (1 unit) DeAnza College: BIOL 11 - Human Biology (6 units) Sofia: BIO 102 General Biology (3 units) CLEP: Biology Canada College: BIOL 110 - Principles Of Biology (4 units) Skyline College: BIOL 110 - Principles Of Biology (4 units) College of San Mateo: BIOL 110 - Principles Of Biology (4 units) DeAnza College: BIOL 2 - General Biology (6 units) Sofia: BIO 104 General Biology Lab (1 unit) CLEP: Biology Canada College: BIOL 110 - Principles Of Biology (4 units) Skyline College: BIOL 110 - Principles Of Biology (4 units) College of San Mateo: BIOL 110 - Principles Of Biology (4 units) DeAnza College: BIOL 2 - General Biology (6 units)
Sofia: PSC 100 Introduction to Physical Science (3 units) Canada College: BIOL 102 - Environmental Science (4 units) Canada College: BIOL 100 - Intro To Life Sciences (3 units) College of San Mateo: BIOL 102 - Environmental Science (4 units) College of San Mateo: BIOL 100 - Intro To Life Sciences (3 units) Skyline College: ENVS 100 - Intro to Environmental Science (4 units) DeAnza College: BIOL 6C - Evolution and Ecology (6 units) Sofia: PSC 101 Introduction to Physical Science Lab (1 unit) Canada College: BIOL 102 - Environmental Science (4 units) College of San Mateo: BIOL 102 - Environmental Science (4 units) Skyline College: ENVS 100 - Intro to Environmental Science (4 units) DeAnza College: BIOL 6C - Evolution and Ecology (6 units) Sofia: CHE 100 General Chemistry (3 units) CLEP: Chemistry Canada College: CHEM 210 - General Chemistry I (5 units) Skyline College: CHEM 210 - General Chemistry I (5 units) College of San Mateo: CHEM 210 - General Chemistry I (5 units) DeAnza College: CHEM 1A - General Chemistry (5 units) IGETC: 5A-Physical Science CHE 101 General Chemistry Lab (1 unit) CLEP: Chemistry Canada College: CHEM 210 - General Chemistry I (5 units) Skyline College: CHEM 210 - General Chemistry I (5 units) College of San Mateo: CHEM 210 - General Chemistry I (5 units) DeAnza College: CHEM 1A - General Chemistry (5 units) IGETC: 5A-Physical Science Business Administration Program Requirements The following Lower Division classes can be transferred from Community Colleges. All Upper Division classes must be taken at Sofia University. Lower Division (14 classes, 42 units) Sofia: BSB 1010 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 units) Canada College: ECON 100 - Principles of Macro Economics (3 units) Skyline College: ECON 100 - Principles of Macro Economics (3 units) College of San Mateo: ECON 100 - Principles of Macro Economics (3 units)
DeAnza College: ECON 1 Principles of Macroeconomics (4 units) IGETC: 4B-Economics Sofia: BSB 1011 Principles of Microeconomics (3 units) Canada College: ECON 102 - Principles of Micro Economics (3 units) Skyline College: ECON 102 - Principles of Micro Economics (3 units) College of San Mateo: ECON 102 - Principles of Micro Economics (3 units) DeAnza College: ECON 2 - Principles of Microeconomics (4 units) IGETC: 4B-Economics Sofia: BAC 2060 Financial Accounting (3 units) Canada College: ACTG 121 - Financial Accounting (4 units) Skyline College: ACTG 121 - Financial Accounting (4 units) College of San Mateo: ACTG 121 - Financial Accounting (4 units) DeAnza College: ACCT 1A - Financial Accounting I (5 units) Sofia: BSB 1012 Introduction to Managerial Accounting (3 units) Canada College: ACTG 131 - Managerial Accounting (4 units) Skyline College: ACTG 131 - Managerial Accounting (4 units) College of San Mateo: ACTG 131 - Managerial Accounting (4 units) DeAnza College: ACCT 1C Managerial Accounting (5 units) Sofia: BAC 2040 Business Statistics (3 units) Canada College: BUS 123 Statistics (3 units) or MATH 200 - Elem Probability & Statistics (4 units) Skyline College: MATH 200 - Elem Probability & Statistics (4 units) College of San Mateo: MATH 200 - Elem Probability & Statistics (4 units) DeAnza College: MATH 10 - Elementary Statistics and Probability (5 units) Sofia: BSB 1013 Information Systems and Technology (3 units) Canada College: CIS 118 - Introduction to Computer Science (4 units) Skyline College: BUS 103 - Introduction to Business Information Systems (3 units) College of San Mateo: BUS 295 - Computer Systems in Business (3 units) or CIS 110 - Introduction to Computer Information Systems (3 units) DeAnza College: CIS 3 Business Information Systems (4.5 units) Sofia: BAC 3600 Introduction to Psychology and History (3 units) Canada College: PSYC 100 - General Psychology (3 units) Skyline College: PSYC 100 - General Psychology (3 units) College of San Mateo: PSYC 100 - General Psychology (3 units) DeAnza College: PSYC 1 - General Psychology (4 units) IGETC: 4I-Psychology BAC 2080 Marketing Management (3 units) Canada College: BUS 180 Marketing (3 units)
Skyline College: BUS 180 Marketing (3 units) College of San Mateo: BUS 180 Marketing (3 units) DeAnza College: BUS 90 - Principles of Marketing (5 units) BSB 1014 Human Resource Management (3 units) Canada College: MGMT 215 - Management of Human Resources (3 units) Skyline College: BUS 101 - Human Relations at Work (3 units) College of San Mateo: MGMT 215 - Management of Human Resources (3 units) DeAnza College: BUS 56 - Human Relations in the Workplace (5 units) ELP 1002 Academic Listening and Speaking (3 units) Canada College: COMM 180 Introduction to Communication Studies (3 units) Skyline College: COMM 180 Introduction to Communication Studies (3 units) College of San Mateo: COMM 180 Introduction to Communication Studies (3 units) DeAnza College: BUS 85 Business Communications (4 units) BSB 1015 Entrepreneurial Leadership (3 units) Canada College: BUS 150 - Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management (3 units) Skyline College: BUS 150 - Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management (3 units) College of San Mateo: BUS 150 - Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management (3 units) DeAnza College: BUS 55 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship (5 units)