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General Education Requirements
(No single course may be applied to more than one Area or Subarea requirement.)
| Area |
Subarea |
Minimum
Courses |
Minimum
Units |
General
Requirements |
| Subarea |
Area |
A.
Communication
in English
Language |
A1 Oral Communication |
1 |
4 |
12 |
| 1. | Minimum of 12 upper division units taken as upper division student in residence for B6, C4 and D4 electives
|
| 2. |
One G.E. course that focuses on cultural minorities and/or women in the U.S.A.
|
| 3. |
One upper division or lower division transfer G.E. course about
Lifelong Understanding
|
| 4. | No courses used for U.S. history/government at Cal State East Bay can be used for G.E.
|
| 5. | No course can be used for G.E. if it has the prefix of the major department, except Areas A, B4, G4; one course in one thematic cluster (B1-3, C1-3, D1-3); and Area C for MLL courses in a language other than the student's major.
|
| 6. | Students must select courses from three different disciplines for each of the following lower division areas: B, C, and D.
|
|
| A2 Written Communication |
1 |
4 |
| A3 Critical Thinking |
1 |
4 |
B.
Natural
Sciences
and
Mathematics |
B1 Physical Science |
1 |
4 |
20 |
| B2 Life Science |
1 |
4 |
| B3 Science Lab Course* |
1 |
|
| B4 Quantitative Reasoning |
1 |
4 |
| B5 Science Elective |
1 |
4 |
| B6 U.D. Science Elective |
1 |
4 |
C.
Humanities:
Fine Arts
and
Letters |
C1 Fine Arts |
1 |
4 |
16 |
| C2 Letters |
1 |
4 |
| C3 Humanities Elective |
1 |
4 |
| C4 U.D. Humanities Elective |
1 |
4 |
D.
Social
Sciences |
D1 Elective |
1 |
4 |
16 |
| D2 Elective |
1 |
4 |
| D3 Elective |
1 |
4 |
| D4 U.D. Elective |
1 |
4 |
|
F. Performing Arts and Activities** |
1 |
4 |
4 |
G.
G.E. Electives*** |
G1-2-3 Frosh Activities |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| G4 Information Literacy |
1 |
2 |
| TOTALS |
20 |
72 |
* Can be simultaneously met with a course that satisfies Area B1, B2, or B5 if that course includes a lab.
** Transfer students please note: Area F (Performing Arts and Activities) is not a certifiable area, but will be waived if your G.E. is fully certified. This requirement may be satisfied with a lower or upper division course selected from the Area F list, or a transfer course(s) that meets the CSUEB criteria.
*** Transfer students please note: In your case, Area G is satisfied with ENGL 1002 (College Writing II) or an equivalent transfer course. If the course you are using to clear Area A3 (Critical Thinking) is on the CSU/UC IGETC 1B Critical Thinking-English Composition list, this course can simultaneously satisfy your ENGL 1002, second composition requirement. If this is the case, you will need to satisfy Area G with any other course that qualifies for G.E. Areas B through F, Lifelong Understanding, or Cultural Groups/Women.