General Education Requirements for Transfer to CSU (CSUGE): Option II
California State University
The California State University (CSU) is the nation’s largest university system, with 23 campuses located across the state, from Humboldt in the north to San Diego in the south.
While part of the CSU system, each campus has a unique identity. CSU campuses have distinct student populations and programs. Many of their programs are offered in the late afternoon and evenings for students who work during the day.
The 23 CSU campuses are:
- Bakersfield
- Channel Islands
- Chico
- Dominguez Hills
- East Bay
- Fresno
- Fullerton
- Humboldt
- Los Angeles
- Long Beach
- Maritime Academy
- Monterey Bay
- Northridge
- Pomona
- Sacramento
- San Bernardino
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- San Jose
- San Luis Obispo
- San Marcos
- Sonoma
- Stanislaus
General Education (GE) consists of courses selected from a variety of disciplines, intended to provide a well-rounded education. Completing a GE pattern is one of the recommended components for transfer to any CSU. Other transfer components include grade point average and preparation for the major coursework. Please visit the Transfer Center or Counseling office to obtain all the requirements for transfer to a CSU.
GOLDEN FOUR: Areas A1, A2, A3 and B4 are required for admission into any CSU. P/NP grades are not recommended in these areas, as many CSU campuses require letter grades of “C” or better for graduation.
Minimum admission eligibility for upper division transfer applicant:
- Completion of at least 60 transferable units with a minimum GPA of 2.0;
- Within total units completed, completion of a minimum of 30 lower division units of General Education/Breadth; and
- Completion of areas A1, A2, A3 and B4 with a grade of “C” or better.
Students are encouraged to see a counselor or advisor by appointment to discuss transfer and the CSU-GE Breadth option as part of a student educational plan.
AREA A: English Language, Communication and Critical Thinking
Complete one course in each category for a minimum 9 semester/12 quarter units.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| A1. Oral Communication | ||
| SPCH 100 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| SPCH 100H | Interpersonal Communication - Honors | 3 |
| SPCH 101 | Public Address | 3 |
| SPCH 101H | Public Address - Honors | 3 |
| SPCH 103 | Argumentation and Debate | 3 |
| SPCH 106 | Small Group Communication | 3 |
| A2. Written Communication | ||
| ENGL 101 | Reading and Composition | 4 |
| ENGL 101E | Reading and Composition, Enhanced | 5 |
| ENGL 101H | Reading and Composition - Honors | 4 |
| ENGL 102 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| A3. Critical Thinking | ||
| ENGL 103 | Composition and Critical Thinking | 3 |
| ENGL 103H | Composition and Critical Thinking - Honors | 3 |
| ENGL 104 | Argumentative Writing and Critical Thinking | 3 |
| ENGL 104H | Argumentative Writing and Critical Thinking - Honors | 3 |
| PHIL 110 | Philosophy/Logic | 3 |
| PHIL 210 | Symbolic Logic | 3 |
| SPCH 103 | Argumentation and Debate | 3 |
AREA B: Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning
No fewer than 9 semester/12 quarter units. One course from biological sciences, physical sciences and mathematics. At least one science course must be a laboratory course: (Lab).
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| B1. Physical Sciences | ||
| ASTR 115 | Planetary Astronomy | 3 |
| ASTR 115H | Planetary Astronomy - Honors | 3 |
| ASTR 116 | Stellar Astronomy (Lab) | 4 |
| ASTR 117 | Life In The Universe | 3 |
| CHEM 103 | College Chemistry I (Lab) | 5 |
| CHEM 104 | College Chemistry II (Lab) | 5 |
| CHEM 110 | Beginning General Chemistry (Lab) | 5 |
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry I (Lab) | 5 |
| CHEM 112 | General Chemistry II (Lab) | 5 |
| CHEM 210 | Organic Chemistry A | 3 |
| CHEM 220 | Organic Chemistry B | 3 |
| ESCI 110 | Earth Science (Lab) | 4 |
| ESCI 119 | Physical Geology without Laboratory | 3 |
| ESCI 120 | Physical Geology (Lab) | 4 |
| ESCI 121 | Historical Geology | 4 |
| ESCI 122 | Earth History | 3 |
| ESCI 124 | Natural Disasters | 3 |
| ESCI 130 | Physical Oceanography | 3 |
| GEOG 118 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 130 | Introduction to Weather and Climate | 3 |
| PHYS 109 | Physics and the Arts | 3 |
| PHYS 110 | Physics in Everyday Life (Lab) | 4 |
| PHYS 110H | Physics in Everyday Life - Honors | 4 |
| PHYS 111 | College Physics A (Lab) | 4 |
| PHYS 112 | College Physics B (Lab) | 4 |
| PHYS 201 | Physics A: Mechanics (Lab) | 5 |
| PHYS 201H | Physics A: Mechanics - Honors | 5 |
| PHYS 202 | Physics B: Thermodynamics and Electromagnetism (Lab) | 5 |
| PHYS 203 | Physics C: Waves, Optics & Modern Physics (Lab) | 5 |
| B2. Biological Sciences | ||
| ANTH 212 | Introduction to Physical Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 212L | Introduction to Physical Anthropology Lab (Lab, must be taken with ANTH 212)) | 1 |
| BIOL 102 | Human Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 105 | General Biology (Lab) | 4 |
| BIOL 105H | General Biology - Honors (Lab) | 4 |
| BIOL 108 | Biology of Cancer | 3 |
| BIOL 110 | Field Biology (Lab) | 4 |
| BIOL 117 | Biology of Infectious Diseases | 3 |
| BIOL 124 | Molecular and Cellular Biology (Lab) | 5 |
| BIOL 125 | Evolution, Ecology & Biodiversity (Lab) | 5 |
| BIOL 145 | Environmental Science | 3 |
| BIOL 200 | Human Anatomy (Lab) | 4 |
| BIOL 201 | Human Physiology (Lab) | 4 |
| BIOL 220 | Microbiology (Lab) | 5 |
| BIOT 107 | Biotechnology: Transforming Society Through Biology | 3 |
| BIOT 108 | Intro to Biotechnology: Real World Biology Applications | 4 |
| FOR 102 | Introduction to Forest Ecology | 3 |
| PSY 102 | Psychobiology | 3 |
| B4. Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| MATH 144 | Technical Mathematics | 5 |
| MATH 151 | Plane Trigonometry | 4 |
| MATH 160 | Mathematics for Everyday Living - A Liberal Arts Course | 5 |
| MATH 165 | Introductory Statistics | 4 |
| MATH 165H | Introductory Statistics - Honors | 4 |
| MATH 168 | Mathematics for Elementary Teachers l | 5 |
| MATH 170 | College Algebra | 4 |
| MATH 175 | Pre-Calculus | 6 |
| MATH 180 | Calculus for Business and Social Sciences | 4 |
| MATH 190 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry l | 5 |
| MATH 191 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry ll | 5 |
| MATH 210 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry lll | 5 |
| MATH 211 | Differential Equations | 5 |
| MATH 212 | Introduction to Linear Algebra | 4 |
| PSY 103 | Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
AREA C: Arts and Humanities
No fewer than 9 semester/12quarter units. Choose one course from arts and one from humanities, plus one additional course in either arts or humanities.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| C1. Arts | ||
| ARCH 250 | History of Architecture: Prehistory to Mannerism | 3 |
| ARCH 251 | History of Architecture: Baroque to the Present Day | 3 |
| ART 100 | Art History - Fundamentals of Global Art History | 3 |
| ART 100A | Survey of Western Art from Prehistory through the Middle Ages | 3 |
| ART 100AH | Survey of Western Art from Prehistory through the Middle Ages - Honors | 3 |
| ART 100B | Survey of Western Art from Renaissance to Contemporary | 3 |
| ART 100BH | Survey of Western Art from Renaissance to Contemporary - Honors | 3 |
| ART 101 | Art History - Ancient Art | 3 |
| ART 102 | Art History - Western Medieval Art | 3 |
| ART 103 | Art History - Renaissance and Baroque Art in Western Europe | 3 |
| ART 104 | Art History - Modern and Contemporary Art | 3 |
| ART 105 | Art History - Topics in Contemporary Art | 3 |
| ART 106H | Art History - Ancient Latin American Art - Honors | 3 |
| ART 108 | History of Photography | 3 |
| ART 109 | Survey of Arts of Africa, Oceania, and Indigenous North America | 3 |
| ART 110 | Introduction to the Visual Arts | 3 |
| ART 111 | Beginning Drawing | 3 |
| ART 112 | Intermediate Drawing | 3 |
| ART 130 | Beginning Painting | 3 |
| ART 140 | Beginning Ceramics | 3 |
| ART 199 | Motion Picture Appreciation | 3 |
| ART 199H | Motion Picture Appreciation - Honors | 3 |
| ART 200 | History of Motion Pictures: 1895-1945 | 3 |
| ART 201 | History of Motion Pictures 1945-Present | 3 |
| ART 206 | History of Latin American Art - Colonial through Contemporary | 3 |
| ART 207 | History of Asian Art | 3 |
| ART 207H | History of Asian Art - Honors | 3 |
| COMM 136 | Cultural History of American Films | 3 |
| DANC 102 | History of Dance | 3 |
| ENGL 290 | Ethnic Voices in Film | 3 |
| MUSE 109 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUSE 110 | History of Music I | 3 |
| MUSE 111 | History of Music II | 3 |
| MUSE 112 | History of Jazz | 3 |
| MUSE 113 | History of Rock and Roll | 3 |
| MUSE 114 | Introduction to American Music | 3 |
| PHTO 108 | History of Photography | 3 |
| THEA 101 | Introduction to Theatre Arts | 3 |
| THEA 101H | Introduction to Theatre Arts - Honors | 3 |
| THEA 200 | Script Analysis: The Art of the Theatre | 3 |
| THEA 201 | Stage Acting I - Beginning | 3 |
| THEA 202 | Stage Acting II - Intermediate | 3 |
| C2. Humanities | ||
| ARCH 250 | History of Architecture: Prehistory to Mannerism | 3 |
| ARCH 251 | History of Architecture: Baroque to the Present Day | 3 |
| ASL 101 | American Sign Language I | 5 |
| ASL 102 | American Sign Language II | 5 |
| CHIN 101 | Chinese I | 5 |
| CHIN 102 | Chinese II | 5 |
| CHIN 201 | Chinese III | 5 |
| COMM 111 | Introduction to Popular Culture | 3 |
| COMM 200 | Visual Communications | 3 |
| ENGL 102 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 213 | Horror Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 213H | Horror Literature - Honors | 3 |
| ENGL 216 | American Latino Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 224 | Queer Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 224H | Queer Literature - Honors | 3 |
| ENGL 233 | Asian American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 243 | African American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 251 | Introduction to English Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL 252 | Introduction to English Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL 261 | Introduction to U.S. American Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL 262 | Introduction to U. S. American Literature II: 1865-The Present | 3 |
| ENGL 271 | Introduction to World Literature: Ancient - Early Modern | 3 |
| ENGL 272 | Introduction to World Literature: 1600's through Twentieth Century | 3 |
| ENGL 280 | Introduction to Women's Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 291 | Film as Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 291H | Film as Literature - Honors | 3 |
| ENGL 293 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 293H | Children's Literature - Honors | 3 |
| ENGL 294 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENGL 295 | Ethnic Voices in U.S. Literature from 1900 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 298 | Literature of the Bible | 3 |
| ENGL 290 | Ethnic Voices in Film | 3 |
| FREN 101 | French I | 5 |
| FREN 102 | French II | 5 |
| GER 101 | German I | 5 |
| GER 102 | German II | 5 |
| GER 201 | German III | 5 |
| GER 202 | German IV | 5 |
| HIST 102 | Western Civilization 1715 to the Present | 3 |
| HIST 103 | History of World Civilization up to 1500 C.E. | 3 |
| HIST 103H | History of World Civilization up to 1500 C.E./Honors | 3 |
| HIST 104 | History of World Civilization since 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 104H | History of World Civilization since 1500 - Honors | 3 |
| HIST 107 | History of the United States before 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 107H | History of the United States before 1877 - Honors | 3 |
| HIST 108 | History of the United States since 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 108H | History of the United States since 1877 - Honors | 3 |
| HIST 130 | Latin American Culture and Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 131 | History of Latin America to 1825 | 3 |
| HIST 132 | History of Modern Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 140 | History of the American West | 3 |
| HIST 160 | History of Women in the United States | 3 |
| HUM 101 | Humanities - Prehistory through the Medieval Period | 3 |
| HUM 101H | Humanities - Prehistory through the Medieval Period - Honors | 3 |
| HUM 102 | Humanities from the Renaissance through the 19th Century | 3 |
| HUM 110 | Humanities in the Modern Period | 3 |
| HUM 115 | Multi-Cultural Mythologies | 3 |
| HUM 120 | British Civilization | 3 |
| HUM 123 | Introduction to Peace Studies - Saving Civilization | 3 |
| HUM 125 | Italian Civilization | 3 |
| HUM 127 | Spanish Civilization | 3 |
| HUM 129 | French Culture and Civilization | 3 |
| HUM 162 | Japanese Culture through Anime and Manga | 3 |
| ITAL 101 | Italian I | 5 |
| ITAL 102 | Italian II | 5 |
| JPN 101 | Japanese I | 5 |
| JPN 102 | Japanese II | 5 |
| KIN 166 | American Food And Culture: Global Origins, History, and Current Impacts | 3 |
| PHIL 101 | Great Religions of the World | 3 |
| PHIL 106 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 106H | Introduction to Philosophy - Honors | 3 |
| PHIL 108 | Philosophy - Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 130 | History of Ancient Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 131 | History of Modern Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 140 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
| SOC 130 | Introduction to LGBTQ Studies | 3 |
| SPAN 101 | Spanish I | 5 |
| SPAN 102 | Spanish II | 5 |
| SPAN 127 | Spanish Civilization | 3 |
| SPAN 130 | Latin American Culture and Civilization | 3 |
| SPAN 201 | Spanish III | 5 |
| SPAN 201H | Spanish III - Honors | 5 |
| SPAN 202 | Spanish IV | 5 |
| SPAN 210 | Intermediate Spanish for Spanish Speakers I | 5 |
| SPAN 211 | Intermediate Spanish for Spanish Speakers II | 5 |
| SPCH 150 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
AREA D: Social, Political and Economic Institutions and Behavior; Historical Background.
No fewer than 6 semester/9 quarter units.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| AJ 101 | Introduction to the Administration of Justice | 3 |
| AJ 102 | Concepts of Criminal Law | 3 |
| ANTH 210 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 210H | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology - Honors | 3 |
| ANTH 212 | Introduction to Physical Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 216 | Sex and Gender in Cross Cultural Perspectives | 3 |
| ANTH 216H | Sex and Gender in a Cross Cultural Perspective - Honors | 3 |
| ANTH 220 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 222 | Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 224 | Anthropology of Religion, Magic, and Witchcraft | 3 |
| BUS 132 | Business, Ethics and Society | 3 |
| BUS 171 | Human Relations in the Workplace | 3 |
| CHLD 110 | Early Childhood Development | 3 |
| CHLD 111 | Child Development Youth - Adolescence | 3 |
| CHLD 114 | Home-Child-Community Relations | 3 |
| COMM 100 | Mass Media and Society | 3 |
| COMM 111 | Introduction to Popular Culture | 3 |
| COMM 150 | Communication Theory | 3 |
| COUN 212 | Diversity & Inclusion in Society | 3 |
| ECON 100 | Survey of Economics | 3 |
| ECON 101 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 101H | Principles of Macroeconomics - Honors | 3 |
| ECON 102 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ETHN 101 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| ETHN 116 | Introduction to Chicano/Latino Studies | 3 |
| GEOG 102 | Cultural Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 103 | Introduction to Global Studies | 3 |
| GEOG 104 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 105 | Global Issues | 3 |
| HIST 102 | Western Civilization 1715 to the Present | 3 |
| HIST 103 | History of World Civilization up to 1500 C.E. | 3 |
| HIST 103H | History of World Civilization up to 1500 C.E./Honors | 3 |
| HIST 104 | History of World Civilization since 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 104H | History of World Civilization since 1500 - Honors | 3 |
| HIST 107 | History of the United States before 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 107H | History of the United States before 1877 - Honors | 3 |
| HIST 108 | History of the United States since 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 108H | History of the United States since 1877 - Honors | 3 |
| HIST 109 | The World in Conflict - The 20th Century, a History | 3 |
| HIST 111 | History of the African-Americans to 1876 | 3 |
| HIST 112 | History of the African-Americans since 1876 | 3 |
| HUM 125 | Italian Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 130 | Latin American Culture and Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 131 | History of Latin America to 1825 | 3 |
| HIST 132 | History of Modern Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 139 | History of California | 3 |
| HIST 140 | History of the American West | 3 |
| HIST 145 | History of Mexico | 3 |
| HIST 155 | History of the Vietnam War | 3 |
| HIST 160 | History of Women in the United States | 3 |
| HIST 222 | History of World War II | 3 |
| HUM 120 | British Civilization | 3 |
| HUM 123 | Introduction to Peace Studies - Saving Civilization | 3 |
| HUM 127 | Spanish Civilization | 3 |
| KIN 166 | American Food And Culture: Global Origins, History, and Current Impacts | 3 |
| KIN 167 | Women in Sport | 3 |
| KIN 178 | Race, Gender and Sports | 3 |
| KIN 179 | Health and Social Justice | 3 |
| POLI 103 | American Government and Politics | 3 |
| POLI 103H | American Government and Politics - Honors | 3 |
| POLI 105 | Comparative Politics | 3 |
| POLI 108 | Political Theory | 3 |
| POLI 116 | International Relations | 3 |
| PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 101H | Introduction to Psychology - Honors | 3 |
| PSY 203 | Research Methods in Psychology | 4 |
| PSY 205 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 206 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| PSY 212 | Psychological Disorders | 3 |
| PSY 220 | Introduction to Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 225 | Psychology of Human Sexuality | 3 |
| PSY 226 | Psychology of Women | 3 |
| SOC 114 | Marriage, Family, and Intimate Relations | 3 |
| SOC 118 | Race and Ethnicity | 3 |
| SOC 130 | Introduction to LGBTQ Studies | 3 |
| SOC 201 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 201H | Introduction to Sociology - Honors | 3 |
| SOC 202 | Contemporary Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC 220 | Introduction to Gender | 3 |
| SPAN 127 | Spanish Civilization | 3 |
| SPAN 130 | Latin American Culture and Civilization | 3 |
| SPCH 150 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
AREA E: Lifelong Understanding
No fewer than 3 semester/4 quarter units.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| BUS 146 | Principles of Money Management | 3 |
| BUS 171 | Human Relations in the Workplace | 3 |
| COUN 120 | Managing Stress and Anxiety for Emotional Well-Being | 3 |
| COUN 130 | Understanding Addiction | 3 |
| COUN 145 | Career/Life Planning | 3 |
| COUN 160 | Strategies for College Success | 3 |
| COUN 161 | Higher Education Transitional Skills for Student Veterans/Families | 3 |
| COUN 212 | Diversity & Inclusion in Society | 3 |
| COUN 214 | Managing Relationships | 3 |
| KIN 100 | Introduction to Kinesiology | 3 |
| KIN 116 | Yoga | 1 |
| KIN 117 | Vinyasa, Aerial, and Acroyoga | 1 |
| KIN 118 | Meditation and Mindfulness | 3 |
| KIN 166 | American Food And Culture: Global Origins, History, and Current Impacts | 3 |
| KIN 167 | Women in Sport | 3 |
| KIN 168 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
| KIN 170 | Fitness for Life | 3 |
| KIN 171 | Health and Wellness in Society | 3 |
| KIN 171H | Health and Wellness in Society - Honors | 3 |
| KIN 173 | Introduction to Nutrition | 3 |
| PSY 206 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| PSY 225 | Psychology of Human Sexuality | 3 |
| SOC 114 | Marriage, Family, and Intimate Relations | 3 |
AREA F: Ethnic Studies
No fewer than 3 semester/4 quarter units.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ETHN 101 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| ETHN 116 | Introduction to Chicano/Latino Studies | 3 |
CSU History, Constitution & American Ideals
This is a CSU Baccalaureate requirement and not part of CSU certification. Students may complete the following courses prior to transferring. (The CSU system will not award a degree until the U.S. History and American Institutions requirement are fulfilled.)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Group A. U.S. History | ||
| HIST 107 | History of the United States before 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 107H | History of the United States before 1877 - Honors | 3 |
| HIST 108 | History of the United States since 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 108H | History of the United States since 1877 - Honors | 3 |
| HIST 111 | History of the African-Americans to 1876 | 3 |
| HIST 112 | History of the African-Americans since 1876 | 3 |
| HIST 160 | History of Women in the United States | 3 |
| Group B. American Institutions | ||
| POLI 103 | American Government and Politics | 3 |
| POLI 103H | American Government and Politics - Honors | 3 |