Lower Division General Education (GE) Requirements
| GE Area (Fall 2025 or later) |
Category | Units | GE Area (Prior to Fall 2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | English Composition | 3 units | A2: Written Communication |
| 1B | Critical Thinking | 3 units | A3: Critical Thinking |
| 1C | Oral Communication | 3 units | A1: Oral Communication |
| 2 | Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning | 3 units | B4: Mathematics & Quantitative Reasoning |
| 3A | Arts | 3 units | C1: Arts |
| 3B | Humanities | 3 units | C2: Humanities |
| 4 | Social and Behavioral Sciences | 6 units | D: Social Sciences |
| 5A | Physical Science | 3 units | B1: Physical Sciences |
| 5B | Biological Science | 3 units | B2: Life Sciences |
| 5C | Laboratory (may be paired with 5A or 5B course) | 1 unit | B3: Laboratory course (associated with B1 or B2) |
| 6 | Ethnic Studies | 3 units | F: Ethnic Studies |
Upper Division General Education (UDGE) Requirements
| GE Area (Fall 2025 or later) |
Category | Units | GE Area (Prior to Fall 2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Division 2 or 5 |
Area 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning, -OR- Area 5: Physical and Biological Sciences |
3 units | UDGE-B: Scientific Inquiry & Quantitative Reasoning |
| Upper Division 3 | Arts and Humanities | 3 units | UDGE-C: Arts or Humanities |
| Upper Division 4 | Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 units | UDGE-D: Social Sciences |
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If you began your continuous enrollment at CSUCI, another CSU, or a California Community
College prior to Fall 2025, you may elect to change your GE pattern. Connect with
your Academic Advisor for more information.
Depending on the course(s) taken, you may be able to submit a GE-Graduation Course
Substitution request. Connect with your Academic Advisor for more information.
For additional GE support, connect with your Academic Advisor. You may also come in
for Drop-in Advising for quick GE questions.