Click here to learn how to see if a course is approved for CSU GE-Breadth certification.
Click here to learn how to see courses that satisfy CSU GE-Breadth certification areas.
The CSU General Education-Breadth (GE-Breadth) program allows California community college transfer students to fulfill lower-division general education requirements for any CSU campus prior to transfer. This curriculum provides an alternative to the IGETC requirements and campus-specific GE-Breadth requirements. This can be a good option if you know you want to transfer to a CSU but don't know which campus you will attend, or if you know which campus you will attend but don't know which major you will pursue. To find this information in ASSIST, look at the CSU GE-Breadth Certification Course List for your community college.
It is important to note that CSU GE-Breadth certification is not an admission requirement nor does completion guarantee admission to the campus or program of choice. The GE-Breadth program requires that students who select this option complete at least 48 semester units of general education to receive the baccalaureate degree. At least nine of these units must be upper-division level and taken at the university.
The GE-Breadth program is designed to educate students to: think, write, and speak clearly and logically; reason quantitatively; gain knowledge about the human body and mind, the development and functioning of human society, the physical and biological world, and human cultures and civilizations; and develop an understanding of the principles, methods, and values of human inquiry.
Up to 39 of the 48 GE-Breadth units required can be transferred from and certified by a California community college or other certifying institution. "Certification" is the official notification from a California community college that a transfer student has completed courses fulfilling lower-division general education requirements. Students who are certified with 39 semester units of lower-division GE-Breadth units will be required to complete a minimum of 9 semester units of upper-division general education work after transfer.
After you have applied for admission, you should visit your California community college admission or counseling office to request certification of courses meeting general education requirements. The California community college will then officially notify the university campus that these requirements have been met. CSU campuses will also accept certification of courses meeting the CSU graduation requirement in the U.S. History, Constitution, and American Ideals.
The 48 semester units required for CSU GE-Breadth are distributed as follows:
Area A
Communication in the English Language and Critical Thinking (at least 9 semester or 12-15 quarter units required with at least one course each from Oral Communication, Written Communication and Critical Thinking)
Area B
Physical Universe and Its Life Forms (at least 9 semester or 12-15 quarter units required with at least one course each from Physical Science, Life Science (at least one to contain a laboratory component) and Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning)
Area C
Arts, Literature, Philosophy, and Foreign Language (at least 9 semester or 12-15 quarter units required with at least one course each in Arts and Humanities)
Area D
Social, Political, and Economic Institutions (at least 9 semester or 12-15 quarter units required with courses in at least 2 disciplines)
Area E
Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development (at least 3 semester or 4-5 quarter units)
Below is an example of a CSU GE Certification list from Chaffey College showing some of the Life Science courses approved for CSU GE-Breadth Certification. Course work completed before the date approved or after the date removed may not be used for certification.
|