Apr 23, 2024  
University Catalog 2020-2021 
    
University Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

General Education Lower Division Courses


A. English Language Communication and Critical Thinking: (9 Units)


Take one course in each subarea: A1, A2, A3.

American Institutions: (6 Units)


Take one course in each subarea: U.S. History, U.S. Constitutional and State/Local Government.

B. Natural Science and Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning: (9 Units)


Take one Course in each subareas: B1, B2, B4

Note: * B3 course can be taken in place of either B1 or B2, but not both.

B3 Interdisciplinary Physical/ Biological*


Note: * one B3 course can be taken in place of either B1 or B2, but not both

C. Arts and Humanities: (6 Units)


Take one course in each subarea: C1, C2.

C1 Arts


C2 Humanities


D. Social Sciences: (6 Units)


Notes:


2 courses from any two disciplines OR: 2 courses from two different disciplines

E. Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development: (3 Units)


Take one course from the list.

Notes:


  • General Education (GE) requirements must add up to at least 48-semester units - 39 Lower Division and 9 Upper Division units.
  • An Introduction to Higher Education course  (IHE) is required of all first-time freshmen.
  • A minimum C- grade in A1, A2, A3, and B4 classes is required. This does not apply to meet the prerequisite for courses that require these courses to be completed with a grade of C or better.   
  • A minimum C grade average in general education is required of all students following the Fall 2016 or later catalog.
  • Civic Learning/Community Engagement Requirement  (cl)  - a total of 6 semester units, 3-semester units will be fulfilled by completing the IHE course. One (cl)course must be completed at the upper-division general education level. These courses are designated as (cl) before the course listing.
  • Diversity Requirement  ((d) or (re)) - a total of 6-semester units; students must complete one race/ethnicity (re) course and one diversity(d) course or another race/ethnicity (re) course. These courses are designated as (re) and (d) before the course listing.
  • Writing Intensive Requirement  (wi) - a total of 6-semester units; students must complete two writing-intensive (wi) courses, with at least one in their major. These courses are designated as (wi) before the course listing.