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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