ESL Communication Certificate of Achievement
Major Code: 01411
The ESL Communication Certificate is designed for students with the goal of achieving a mastery of English language skills at the college level, sufficient to thrive in any professional, undergraduate, or graduate level setting where English is the dominant language. After completion of this certificate, students may choose to continue their undergraduate study to complete a degree or transfer to a university. Students will already have achieved completed coursework that fulfills general education for SWC, CSUGE, IGETC, and/or four-year universities.
- ESL 159A fills the Humanities general education requirement for SWC & CSUGE
- ESL 115A, ENG 115, or ENG 115H fill the English Composition general education requirement for SWC, IGETC, & CSUGE

Students intending to pursue a degree or transfer should select their COMM course with the assistance of a counselor to ensure that it satisfies the requirements of a student's chosen degree or university.

COMM 103 or COMM 104 fills the Oral Communication general education requirement for CSUGE, and the Communication and Analytical Thinking requirement for SWC
COMM 160 fills the Critical Thinking general education requirement for CSUGE and the Communication and Analytical Thinking general education requirement for SWC

COMM 176 or COMM 200 fills the Social and Behavioral Sciences general education requirement for SWC, CSUGE, & IGETC

Course List
Code	Title	Units
Program Requirements ¹
Section 1: Required ESL Courses
ESL 159A & ESL 159B	ACADEMIC ESL ADVANCED READING AND GRAMMAR IV and ACADEMIC ESL ADVANCED WRITING AND GRAMMAR IV	9
Section 2: Transfer Level Composition Course
Choose one course		4
ESL 115A	COLLEGE COMPOSITION FOR MULTILINGUAL STUDENTS
or ENGL 115	COLLEGE COMPOSITION: READING AND WRITING ANALYTICALLY
or ENGL 115H	HONORS COLLEGE COMPOSITION: READING AND WRITING ANALYTICALLY
Section 3: Communication Course
Choose one course		3
COMM 103	ORAL COMMUNICATION
or COMM 104	PUBLIC SPEAKING
or COMM 160	ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE
or COMM 176	INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
or COMM 200	INTRODUCTION TO MASS COMMUNICATION AND SOCIETY
Total Units		16

: Some courses within this program may require additional coursework that must be completed prior to enrollment in these courses. Please consult the individual course listings for prerequisites and any other limitations on enrollment.