Students who started attending a California Community College or California State University between Fall 2018 and Spring 2021 should follow this GE pattern. Students will complete 39 lower division GE units and 9 upper division GE (UDGE) courses numbered 330 - 349 or 430 - 449 ranges.
*Transfer students who completed the CSU GE or the IGETC pattern at the community college will have their GE requirements fulfilled.
Please review the for a detailed list with description of each requirement. You will need to select the correct catalog year using the drop-down menu.
LOWER DIVISION GENERAL EDUCATION (39 units)
A minimum of C- is required for each area.
- A1: Oral Communication (3 units)
- A2: Written Communication (3 units)
- A3: Critical Thinking (3 units)
At least one course in B1 or B2 must include a B3 laboratory component.
- B1: Physical Sciences - (3-4 units) * Includes Lab
- B2: Life Sciences - (3-4 units) * Includes Lab
- B3: Laboratory (1-4 units)
- B4: Mathematics - Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 units) *A minimum of C- is required.
Complete a minimum of three courses in Areas C1 and C2, with at least one course from each subarea.
- C1 Arts: Arts, Cinema, Dance, Music, Theater (3 units)
- C2 Humanities: Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other than English (3 units)
- 3 courses (9 units) *At least 2 courses must be from different disciplines.
- One course (3 units)
*Courses that are primarily physical activity courses (e.g. PADA 151) may satisfy no more than 1 unit of the 3 unit requirement.
Students must complete one course each in Areas UDGE-B, UDGE-C, and UDGE-D.