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Chart 3: GE Requirements for
2001-03 and 2003-05, 2005-07 and 2007-09



     GE REQUIREMENTS for 01-03, 03-05, & 05-07 and 07-09  

All GE courses are 4 units unless otherwise indicated.
Courses from a student's Major department may not be used to fulfill Areas C4, or D5. (10/21/04)
Some programs indicate specific GE courses to fulfill Major and Support course requirements.
Non unit requirements are marked with

Most Majors = Colleges of Agriculture, Architecture & Environmental Design, Business, Science & Mathematics
CLA
= College of Liberal Arts.  Engineering = Engineering Titled Programs 

       
 

Most Majors

CLA only

ENGR only

GE Units Taken in Residence

12

12

12

GE Upper-Division Units Required

12

12

8

AREA: A: COMMUNICATION

12 units

12 units

12 units

A1 Expository Writing 

4

4

4

A2 Oral Communication

4

4

4

A3 Reasoning, Argumentation, and Writing  

4

4

4

AREA B:  SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS

16 units

20 units

28 units

B1 Mathematics/Statistics

8

8

8

B2 Life Science

4

4

4

B3 Physical Science

4

4

4

B4 One lab taken with either a B2 or B3 course

B5 elective (Courses for CLA students only)
CLA students may take B5, or any course from B1-B4

 


4

 

B6 Upper-division Area B (Engineering Programs)

0

4

Engineering:  Additional courses in Area B

0

0

8

AREA C: ARTS AND HUMANITIES

20 units

16 units

16 units

C1 Literature

4

4

4

C2 Philosophy

4

4

4

C3 Fine and Performing Arts

4

4

4

C4 Upper-division elective 

4

4

4

Area C Elective (Choose one course from C1-C4)

4

0

0

AREA D/E: SOCIETY AND THE INDIVIDUAL

20 units

20 units

16 units

D1 The American Experience (Title 5, 40404)

4

4

4

D2 Political Economy

4

4

4

D3 Comparative Social Institutions

4

4

4

D4 Self Development (CSU Area E)

4

4

4

D5 Upper-division elective 

4

4

0

AREA F: TECHNOLOGY  (upper division)

4 units

4 units

Total

72 units

72 units

72 units

 

 
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Last Update: 5/4/07


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