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General Education Guidelines (2022) [pdf]

General Education Course Proposals

F15-13 Amendment B  [pdf]

General Education Area F FAQs

• CSU General Education requirements will change in fall 2025 to conform to California Assembly Bill 928, the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act. Now known as Cal-GETC (California General Education Transfer Curriculum), the new policy requires a single set of lower-division GE requirements for California community college students intending to complete their baccalaureate degrees at a CSU or UC campus. The policy is designed to reduce confusion about GE requirements at the various CSU and UC campuses and to enhance students’ ability to complete a four-year degree in a timely manner.

• Specific policies that represent a change from prior CSU GE guidelines include:
  • With few exceptions, it requires freshmen to complete GE Areas A2 (written communication) and B4 (mathematics/quantitative reasoning) in their first year of study.
  • It broadens the definition of mathematics/quantitative reasoning to allow a more diverse set of courses to meet GE Area B4.
  • In addition to traditional mathematics courses in algebra, trigonometry, and calculus, GE options may now include quantitative reasoning courses geared toward specific majors, personal finance, and computer science courses. The change allows students more flexibility in completing their bachelor’s degrees, and more opportunities to apply mathematical and quantitative reasoning to the world around them.
  • Transfer credit policies have been clarified so that GE certified courses or programs completed at any CSU campus shall meet GE requirements at any CSU campus. This policy applies to both lower- and upper-division GE course requirements.