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Chart 2: Changing to the 01-03, 03-05, 05-07 or 07-09 Catalog


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 

Students that changed from pre-2001 to 01-03, 03-05, 05-07, or 07-09 catalogs can use this conversion chart to convert GE Chart 2 courses to GE Chart 3 (2001 and later)


  Most Majors CLA only ENGR only
AREA A:  COMMUNICATION  11 units 11 units 11 units
Students must satisfy both the minimum number of units and courses. Minimum Units
(Minimum # Courses)
A1 Expository Writing  (1 course)
A2 Oral Communication (1 course)
A3 Reasoning, Argumentation, and Writing  (1 course)

AREA B:  SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS

15 units

18 units

26 units

Students must satisfy both the minimum number of units and courses.

Minimum Units
(Minimum # Courses)

B1  Mathematics/Statistics

(2 courses)

B2 Life Science

(1 course)

B3 Physical Science

(1 course)

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

 


(1 course)

 

B6 Upper-division  (Engineering)

0

0

(1 course)

Engineering:  Additional Area B 

0

 

(2 courses)

AREA C: ARTS AND HUMANITIES

18 units

15 units

16 units

Students must satisfy both the minimum number of units and courses

Minimum Units
(Minimum # Courses)

C1 Literature 

(1 course)

C2 Philosophy

(1 course)

C3 Fine and Performing Arts

(1 course)

C4 Upper-division elective  (not in major)

(1 course)

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

(1 course)

0

0

AREA D/E: SOCIETY AND THE INDIVIDUAL

18 units

18 units

16 units

Students must satisfy both the minimum number of units and courses

Minimum Units
(Minimum # Courses)

D1 The American Experience (40404)

(1 course)

D2 Political Economy

(1 course)

D3 Comparative Social Institutions

(1 course)

D4 Self Development (CSU Area E)

(1 course)

D5 Upper-division elective  (not in major)

(1 course)

(1 course)

(0)

AREA F:  TECHNOLOGY  

3 units

3 units

0 units

Students must satisfy both the minimum number of units and courses

Minimum Units
(Minimum # Courses)

Upper-division course

3

3

(0)

Additional General Education Units
(If needed to complete the 72-unit requirement

     

TOTAL GE UNITS

72

72

72



 

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Last Update: 12/17/07


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