Students who started attending a California Community College or California State University in Fall 2025 or later should follow this GE program. Students will complete 34 lower division GE units and 9 upper division GE (UDGE) units.
As outlined by the CSU, all students are required to complete a series of lower- and upper-division GE courses to graduate
LOWER DIVISION GENERAL EDUCATION (34 units)
Subject Area 1 • English Communication
A minimum grade of C- is required.
- 1A English Composition (3 units)
- 1B Critical Thinking (3 units)
- 1C Oral Communication (3 units)
Subject Area 2 • Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
A minimum grade of C- is required.
- One course (3 units)
Subject Area 3 • Arts and Humanities
• 3A Arts (3 units)
• 3B Humanities (3 units)
Subject Area 4 • Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Two courses (6 units)--two different disciplines
Subject Area 5 • Physical and Biological Sciences
- 5A Physical Science (3 units)
- 5B Biological Science (3 units)
- 5C Laboratory (1 unit)--May be embedded in 5A or 5B course, as long as 7 units met for lower-division Subject Area 5.
Subject Area 6 • Ethnic Studies
- One course (3 units)
UPPER DIVISION GENERAL EDUCATION (9 units)
- Upper-Division Subject Area 5 • Science or Subject Area 2 Mathematical Concepts/Quantitative Reasoning (3 units)
- Upper-Division Subject Area 3 • Arts and Humanities (3 units)
- Upper-Division Subject Area 4 • Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 units)