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3: GE ADVISING POLICIES
Starting on the 2001-03, 2003-05,
2005-07 and 2007-09 catalog |
DOUBLE MAJORS AND GE
Students with a double major in an ABET-accredited Engineering
major (on the Engineering GE template) and in another major
(on the regular GE template) may use a Petition for Special
Consideration to request exemption from the Area F requirement
in the other major. To be approved, this petition needs
the endorsement signatures of the other major’s department
chair/head and college dean. If the student does not complete
the other major, then the terms of the petition have not
been fulfilled (since the student is no longer a double
major) and the student will be required to satisfy the Area
F requirement.
Policy approved July
2006 (GE Director)
STUDY-ABROAD FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSES AND GE CREDIT
First-term (and later) foreign language courses that are
non-Cal Poly courses taken abroad may count as transfer
credit toward GE C1/C2 at Cal Poly because of the value-added
component of these study abroad courses.
Policy approved in July 2006 (GE Director)
Policy updated in January 2007 (GE Director)
C1 to C2
BIO/ENGR 213 Policy
College of Engineering majors who have passed BIO 213 and
ENGR 213, and who change majors to another college, may
count BIO/ENGR 213 as fulfilling their GE B2 requirement.
They do not have to take another B2 class.
Policy approved Spring
2005 (GE Director and Evaluations Staff)
DOUBLE COUNTING
The
following policy will govern double-counting for upper-division
courses. Courses from a student's major department may not
be used to fulfill upper-division electives in Areas C4
or D5.
Clarifications
and Exceptions to Double Counting Policy
Policies updated by GE
Committee in May 2005
1.
Subject to the approval of the GE committee, departments
that have more than one major may request exemption from
this policy to allow students from one major to be able
to use coursework from another major within the department
to fulfill an upper-division GE requirement. Such exemptions
may be allowed if departments can establish that courses
have significant emphasis and breadth beyond the student's
major.
2.
Cross-listed courses may count for upper-division GE credit
by majors from any of the departments offering the cross-listed
courses, subject to the approval of the GE Committee. Faculty
are encouraged to make the request for double-counting of
these courses when they are first proposed. The courses
will be reviewed by the GE Committee to determine if they
have sufficient breadth and are interdisciplinary. If approval
is granted, it will be on an "all or nothing"
basis: either all the courses in the cross-listing are approved
for double- counting, or none of them is.
3.
Courses with a college prefix (e.g., SCM, AG, EDES, ENGR)
may count for upper-division GE credit for majors in that
college, subject to the approval of the GE Committee. Faculty
are encouraged to make the request for double-counting of
college-prefix courses when they are first proposed. The
courses will be reviewed by the GE Committee to determine
if they have sufficient breadth and are interdisciplinary.
Area D1/40404
Any student who, PRIOR to Fall 2001, has satisfactorily
completed a single Cal Poly or transfer course (including
AP credit) which qualifies for credit under the "old"
GE D1a or D1b will be excused from taking a further course
to satisfy the CSU American History/Government requirement
contained in Title V, section 40404. Other GE requirements
(such as minimum total units and minimum units in D) will
still apply.
Refer to the American
Institutions Transitions Guidelines for detailed information
on how credit will be applied by the OAR Evaluations staff.
This policy was first
approved by David Conn, Vice Provost Academic Programs in
May, 2001 and updated on in April 2002.
College
of Engineering majors who have passed English 149,
and who change majors to another college, may count
English 149 as fulfilling their GE A3 requirement.
They do not have to take English 145 or 148.
Policy approved by GE Director, Evaluations,
Advising Staff and GE Committee in Spring 2004.
Foreign
Language
Coursework
This
policy recognizes that the early stages of learning
a foreign language require concentrating on the
acquisition of basic skills and that General Education
Area C credit should be awarded for coursework that
builds upon basic skills with a significant cultural
and literary component. GE credit should not be
awarded for coursework focused primarily on acquiring
the basic skills provided in introductory language
study--skills usually acquired in high school and
required for CSU and UC admission. Consequently,
the following standards will apply to certification
of foreign-language study for GE 2001. Cal Poly
students will earn Area C1 credit with an AP score
of 5 or above on the French and/or Spanish Literature
Exam For
more information, see Advanced
Placement matrix
Incoming
Transfer Students
Up to four quarter units of any foreign-language
coursework approved under CSU transfer agreements
and completed prior to a student's matriculation
at Cal Poly will be accepted for Area C credit.
(CSU-approved first-year coursework will be accepted
for students transferring to Cal Poly.)
Policy approved
by GE Committee in Spring, 2001
GE
Flex: (Completing Minimums
/Course Requirements for GE)
Students
who have fulfilled all course requirements in
each GE sub area, but who are below the minimum
number of required units in some GE areas, may
move a total of two units of extra GE units to
areas in which they are needed to make up the
difference. These movable units may come from
other GE areas, transfer credit, or AP credit.
The one restriction is that extra LOWER-division
GE units may NOT be used to count for UPPER-division
GE unit requirements.
Policy
approved by GE Committee in Spring 2004
Clarifications
Area B Elective (for CLA students only)
CLA majors are required to take 4 extra units in
Area B. They may choose courses in GE Areas B1 -
B5. This area does not have a specified COURSE requirement.
Therefore, students do not have to fulfill any "minimum
course requirements" before GE units or GE
Flex units can be moved into this Area B elective
area.
Area C Elective (for most majors)
~ College of Agriculture, Architecture and Environmental
Design, Business, and Science and Mathematics)
Most majors
are required to take 4 extra units in Area C. They
may choose courses in GE Areas C1 - C4. This area
does not have a specified COURSE requirement. Therefore,
students do not have to fulfill any "minimum
course requirements" before GE units or GE
Flex units can be moved into this Area C elective
area.
Clarification
approved by GE Director and Evaluations staff in
April 2006
Second
Baccalaureate Non-Engineering Students
Students seeking a second
baccalaureate degree must take a minimum of 12
GE units in residence at Cal Poly and must meet the
following General Education requirements (either in
a previous degree program or at Cal Poly):
-
U.S. history and government (40404)
One upper-division course each in Areas C4, D5, and F
Students who have met
the upper-division GE requirement in a previous degree
program and who need specific lower-division foundation
courses for the second degree may petition to take
those courses in place of upper-division area coursework.
All requests to substitute lower- for upper-division
coursework must be approved by the Director of the
General Education Program based on the recommendation
of the Evaluations office.
Students may not repeat coursework
taken previously, nor may they take courses at a
lower level than has already been completed.
Second
Baccalaureate for ABET Engineering
Students seeking a second
baccalaureate degree in engineering must
take a minimum of 12 GE units in residence
at Cal Poly and must meet the following General
Education requirements (either in a previous degree
program or at Cal Poly)
-
U.S. history and government (40404)
-
One upper-division course each in Areas B6 and C4
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Additional coursework (if required) may be taken in any
area except F
Students who need specific
lower-division foundation courses as support courses
for the second degree may petition to take those
courses in place of upper-division area coursework
if approved upper-division coursework has been taken
elsewhere. All requests to substitute non-support,
lower-division coursework for upper-division coursework
must be approved by the Director of the General
Education Program based on the recommendation of
the Evaluations office.
Students may not repeat
coursework taken previously, nor may they take courses
at a lower level than has already been completed.
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