CSU SACRAMENTO

General Education Requirements

If you are transferring from a California Community College or a California State University, you can satisfy the General Education Requirements for admissions by completing a GE Certification, IGETC or the SDSU pattern described below. NOTE: majors in Liberal Studies should complete the GE pattern described in the SDSU General Catalog.

Communication & Critical Thinking

Complete one course from each of the following three sections (9 units)

Oral Communication

Courses at selected institution:   COMS 4
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:

Written Communication

Reading and Composition, College Writing, Rhetoric and Writing, 1st Semester Composition or Writing, Composition and Literature, English Composition, Expository Writing, Academic Writing, Writing Discourse, Freshman Composition, Composition I, Intensive Writing, Other

Critical Thinking

Courses at selected institution:   SOC 8
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:

Natural Science and Quantitative Reasoning

Complete one course from each of the following four sections (10 units)

Physical Science

Courses at selected institution:   ENVS 10, NUFD 5, PHYS 11A, PHYS 5A, PHYS 5B
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:

Life Science

Courses at selected institution:   BIO 10, ENVS 10
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:

Laboratory

Courses at selected institution:   PHYS 11A, PHYS 5A, PHYS 5B
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:

Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning

Courses at selected institution:   MATH 24, PSYC 9, STAT 1
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Complete two courses (6 units)

Social Behavioral Sciences

Courses at selected institution:   ANTH 3, ECON 1A, ECON 1B, HIST 17B, POLS 1
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:

Humanities

Complete 9 units with a minimum of one course each in Arts and Humanities.
Arts includes: Art, Cinema, Dance, Music and Theatre.
Humanities includes: History, Languages other than English, Literature, Philosophy, Religious Studies.

Arts

Courses at selected institution:   GPHD 20, INTD 15, INTD 20, MUSC 18
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:

Humanities

Courses at selected institution:   FREN 2A, HIST 50, SPAN 2A, SPAN 2B, SPAN 7
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:

Lifelong Learning and Self-Development

Complete one course (3 units)

Lifelong Learning and Self-Development

Courses at selected institution:   CHDV 35, EDUC 21, KINS 99, PHOT 20
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:

Ethnic Studies

Complete one course (3 units)

Ethnic Studies

Courses at selected institution:   ETHN 14, ETHN 30
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:

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