Quarter GE: Policies and Breadth

GE Breadth and Other Graduation Requirements (Effective Fall 2004- Spring 2018)

The information below includes the GE requirements and other graduation requirements under previous catalogs under the quarter system. These GE policies were in effect Fall 2004 - Spring 2018. Students who started from their freshman year at CSUEB (referred to as "native students") or transfer students entering into CSUEB before Fall 2018 should follow the GE and graduation requirements under the "native" or "transfer" GE pattern.

Full narrative description of the GE breadth requirements and learning outcomes under quarters .

Quarter GE and Graduation Requirements for Native Students.
- Quarter Graduation Checklist for Native Students.
Quarter GE and Graduation Requirements for Transfer Students.
- Quarter Graduation Checklist for Transfer Students.

Understanding Your GE Catalog Rights

Important Quarter GE Policies (Before Fall 2018)

72 Units of GE (Upper & Lower-division GE Courses)

The GE Program requires a minimum of 72 quarter units of GE, including a minimum of 12 quarter units of upper-division GE, distributed over six areas (GE Areas A-D, F, & G), as specified in the GE Area descriptions below. Transfer students must earn a minimum of 60 quarter units in lower-division GE courses that meet the requirements of the CSU or IGETC transfer plan and complete a minimum of 12 quarter units of upper-division GE taken after attaining upper-division status at CSUEB.

12 Units of Upper-division GE

At least 12 of the 72 quarter units of GE must be from approved upper-division (numbered 3000 and above) GE courses taken at CSUEB. Upper-division GE cannot be taken until earning a minimum of 90 quarter units in all baccalaureate-level coursework.

12 Units of GE in Residence

Minimum GE Course Grades

Enforced from Fall 2017

Grades of C- (CR) or better are required in Communication in Oral Communication (GE Area A1), Written Communication (A2), Critical Thinking (A3), and Quantitative Reasoning (B4). In all other GE areas, grades of D (or CR) or better are required.

Lower-division GE Breadth (60 Quarter Units)

Area A. Communication in the English Language and Critical Thinking (12 Units)

A1. Oral Communication (4 quarter units)

COMM 1000 Public Speaking
COMM 1004 Interpersonal Communication
COMM 4183

A2. Written Communication (4 quarter units)

ENGL 1001 College Writing I

A3. Critical Thinking (4 quarter units)

PHIL 1000 Workshop in Clear Thinking
PHIL 1001 Introduction to Logic
PHIL 3002 Modern Logic
PHIL 3010 Critical Legal Reasoning
PSYC 1100 Critical Thinking in Psychology

Area B. Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning (16 Units)

B1. Physical Science (4 quarter units)

B2. Life Science (4 quarter units)

B3. Science Laboratory

B4. Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning (4 quarter units)

MATH 1110 The Nature of Mathematics
MATH 1130 College Algebra
MATH 1300 Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry
MATH 1304 Calculus I
MATH 1810 Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences
STAT 1000 Elements of Probability and Statistics
STAT 2010 Elements of Statistics for Business and Economics
FIN 2300 Personal Finance

B5. Science Elective (4 quarter units)

Area C. Humanities: Arts and Letters (12 Units)

C1. Fine Arts (4 quarter units)

C2. Letters (4 quarter units)

C3. Humanities Elective (4 quarter units). Any additional C1 or C2 course.

Completion of an approved Modern Language and Literature sequence will satisfy lower-division Area C (i.e., C1-C3) provided none of the courses are taken credit-by-exam. The approved sequences are listed Lower-division Area C Courses (Quarters).

Area D. Social Sciences (12 Units)

Area F. Performing Arts and Activities (4 Units)

Area G. GE Electives (4 Units) -- Native Students Only

G1, G2, G3. Activity Courses Accompanying Freshman Learning Communities (3 quarter units)

GS 1011, 1021, 1031

These courses integrate Area A course content, build learning communities and emphasize academic skill development and support services.

G4. Information Literacy (1 quarter unit)

LIBY 1210 (Completed in the Freshman Cluster) or LIBY 1551

Courses fulfilling this GE requirement develop information processing and technical competencies, which include the ability to find resources; access, evaluate, and organize information; understand ethical, social, and legal dimensions; communicate information; and select and use appropriate technology.

Upper-division GE Breadth (12 Quarter Units)

B6. Upper-division Science (4 Units)

C4. Upper-division Arts or Humanities (4 Units)

D4. Upper-division Social Sciences (4 Units)

Other Graduation Requirements

Second English Composition

Cultural Groups and Women Overlay Requirement

A minimum of 3 quarter units of coursework must recognize the contributions to American civilization and knowledge that members of various cultural groups and women have made. The purpose of this requirement is to provide you with an introduction to the research, literature, and methodologies of the disciplines of ethnic studies and gender/women's studies from historical, cultural, social, and economic perspectives. Courses are taught by faculty committed to the four competencies listed below and are designed to give you a comprehensive understanding of the contributions to U.S. society made by cultural groups [African Americans, Asian Americans, Latino(a) Americans, Native Americans] women, and gays/lesbians (hereafter referred to as "groups").

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of your Cultural Groups/Women requirement, you should have developed the following competencies:

knowledge of, and respect for, one or more of the groups and their contributions to U.S. society, including, but not limited to, three or more of the following aspects-historical, linguistic, cultural, economic, political, literary;
ability to analyze critically the relationships between the groups and the dominant society, between the groups themselves, and between members of the same group;
working knowledge of the groups' histories and contemporary experiences as subjects (as opposed to objects or victims) and of their voices and expressions, including, but not limited to, oral traditions, writings, and art forms;
comprehension of the origins and functions of discrimination, exploitation, and oppression of the groups, both historically and in the present, and ability to identify various patterns of discrimination.

American Institutions Requirement (U.S. Code)

Must complete two courses (8 quarter units) that collectively cover all three areas:

US-1. American History

US-2. The U.S. Constitution

US-3. California State and Local Government

The "Code" requirements (US-1, 2, and 3) can be completed with one course from the First Category and one course from the Second Category as follows:

First Category Courses

ES 1201 Ethnicity in American HIstory I
HIST 1101 History of the United States to 1877
HIST 3400 America to 1900
HIST 3540
POSC 1201 American Political Institutions
POSC 3441 American Constitutional Law: Government
POSC 3442 American Constitutional Law: Rights

Second Category Courses

ES 1202 Ethnicity in American HIstory II
HIST 1102 History of the United States Since 1877
HIST 3500 History of California
POSC 1202 Public Policy/California Politics
POSC 3120 State and Local Politics and Government
POSC 3150 Politics of California

Transfer students who partially completed the Code requirement before entering CSUEB should go see an advisor to confirm which course(s) to take to complete the requirement.

Official examinations to fulfill US-1, US-2, and US-3 may be taken through the Testing Office. The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) offers History of the U.S. I and History of the U.S. II which meets US-1 and American Government which meets US-2. The Code Exam on California State & Local Government meets US-3.

Students may fulfill the U.S. History and U.S. Constitution requirements with a score of 3 or above on the Advanced Placement test in U.S. History or with a score of 3 or above on the Advanced Placement test in American Government and Politics. These students still need to complete the California state and local government requirement with a Second Category course or the appropriate Code Exam.