EXHIBIT 99.906.CERT.

                     CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                            OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

Evelyn M Curran, President, and Gregory R. Kingston, Treasurer of
VALIC Company I (the "Registrant"), each certify to the best of his or her
knowledge that:

1.   The attached Form N-CSR report of the Registrant fully complies with the
     requirements of Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
     1934; and

2.   The information contained in such N-CSR report fairly represents, in all
     material respects, the financial conditions and results of operations of
     the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in the report.

Dated: January 16, 2004

/s/ Evelyn M. Curran
Evelyn M. Curran
President

/s/ Gregory R. Kingston
Gregory R. Kingston
Treasurer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that
appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement
required by Section 906, has been provided to the Registrant and will be
retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.