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 19, 2006

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

/s/ Gregory R. Kingston
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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.