CSU GE Breadth

California State University (CSU) General Education Requirements 2023-2024

Students are required to complete a minimum of 39 units in areas A-F for full certification of lower division general education requirements. Upon request to the Admissions and Records Office, Crafton Hills College will certify completion of the following pattern to be applied toward the total general education requirement at any CSU.

This pattern of general education IS NOT applicable to any campus of the University of California (UC). Please refer to the specific UC catalog of your choice, www.assist.org, and/or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) for transfer to CSU and UC.

Completed courses MAY NOT be applied in more than one area.

Courses in bold print are approved for Fall 2023 and thereafter. 

Acceptable scores listed on the College Credit for Advanced Placement (AP) Chart, the College Credit for International Baccalaureate (IB) Chart, and the College Level Examination (CLEP) Chart may be used for CSU GE certification.

A. ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION AND CRITICAL THINKING

9 semester units or 12 quarter units required. Students MUST complete one course in each of the three areas listed with a "C" or better prior to transfer.**

1. COMMST 100, COMMST 100H, COMMST 111, COMMST 111H, COMMST 140

2. ENGL 101, ENGL 101H

3. COMMST 125, COMMST 125H, ENGL 102, ENGL 102H, PHIL 103, PHIL 103H, PHIL 110

B. SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY AND QUANTITATIVE REASONING

9 semester units or 12 quarter units required. Choose at least one course from each area. At least one of the science courses must have a laboratory. Laboratory courses are underlined.

1. Physical Science

ASTRON 150, ASTRON 150HCHEM 101CHEM 102, CHEM 123CHEM 150, CHEM 151CHEM 212CHEM 213, GEOG 110, GEOG 110HGEOG 114, GEOG 115, GEOG 126, GEOL 100GEOL 100H, GEOL 101, GEOL 101HGEOL 112, GEOL 113, GEOL 140GEOL 150, GEOL 150HGEOL 250OCEAN 100, OCEAN 101, OCEAN 101HPHYSIC 100PHYSIC 110, PHYSIC 111PHYSIC 250PHYSIC 251PHYSIC 252

2. Life Science 

ANAT 101ANAT 150ANAT 151ANTHRO 106, ANTHRO 106HBIOL 100, BIOL 123BIOL 130BIOL 130HBIOL 131BIOL 131H, MICRO 100MICRO 102MICRO 150

3. Laboratory Activity

One (1) course associated with the lecture course used to satisfy B1 or B2 required, but may also be satisfied by underlined courses in B1 or B2.

ANTHRO 116, ASTRON 160GEOG 111, GEOG 111H, GEOL 141, GEOL 160

4. Mathematics

CSCI 200, MATH 102, MATH 103, MATH 106, MATH 110, MATH 110H, MATH 115, MATH 141, MATH 160, MATH 200, MATH 250, MATH 251, MATH 252, MATH 265, MATH 266 PSYCH 120

C. ARTS AND HUMANITIES

9 semester units or 12 quarter units required. MUST include at least one course from area 1 AND area 2. Two courses maximum per discipline may be applied.

1.  ART 100, ART 100H, ART 102, ART 102H, ART 103, ART 105, ART 113, DANCE 200, DANCE 200H, ENGL 108, ENGL 109, ENGL 226, HUM 140, MUSIC 100, MUSIC 103, MUSIC 103H, MUSIC 120, MUSIC 120H, MUSIC 134, THART 100, THART 100H, THART 108, THART 109, THART 226

2.  ANTHRO 107, ANTHRO 110, ANTHRO 125, ASL 101, ASL 102, ASL 103, ASL 104, ASL 105, ASL 115, ENGL 150, ENGL 152, ENGL 152H, ENGL 155, ENGL 155H, ENGL 160, ENGL 160H, ENGL 162, ENGL 163, ENGL 164, ENGL 165, ENGL 170, ENGL 175, ENGL 232, ENGL 250, ENGL 260, ENGL 261, ENGL 270, ENGL 271, ENGL 275, ENGL 280, ENGL 281, ETHS 107ETHS 162, ETHS 163, ETHS 164, ETHS 165, HIST 100, HIST 100H, HIST 101, HIST 101H, HIST 107, HIST 135, HIST 145, HIST 150, HIST 170, HIST 170H, HIST 171, HIST 171H, HUM 101, HUM 102, HUM 140, JAPN 101, JAPN 102, JAPN 103, JAPN 104, PHIL 101, PHIL 101H, PHIL 105, PHIL 105H, PHIL 107PHIL 109RELIG 100, RELIG 100H, RELIG 101, RELIG 101H, RELIG 110, RELIG 113, RELIG 120, RELIG 135, RELIG 175, RELIG 176, SPAN 101, SPAN 102, SPAN 103, SPAN 104

D. SOCIAL SCIENCES

6 semester units or 8 quarter units required.

ANTHRO 100, ANTHRO 102, ANTHRO 102H, ANTHRO 106, ANTHRO 106H, ANTHRO 107, ANTHRO 110, ANTHRO 125, ASL 115, CD 105CD 105H, CD 126, CD 182, COMMST 135, COMMST 174, ECON 100, ECON 200, ECON 200H, ECON 201, ECON 201H, ETHS 106, ETHS 107, ETHS 132, ETHS 141, ETHS 141H, GEOG 102, GEOG 102H, GEOG 120, HIST 100, HIST 100H, HIST 101, HIST 101H, HIST 107, HIST 135, HIST 145, HIST 150, HIST 170, HIST 170H, HIST 171, HIST 171H, JOUR 135, POLIT 100, POLIT 100H, POLIT 102, POLIT 104, POLIT 106, POLIT 110, PSYCH 100, PSYCH 100H, PSYCH 102, PSYCH 103, PSYCH 110, PSYCH 111, PSYCH 118, RELIG 110, RELIG 120, RELIG 135, SOC 100, SOC 100H, SOC 105, SOC 106, SOC 130, SOC 132, SOC 141SOC 141H, SOC 145, SOC 150 

E. LIFELONG LEARNING AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT

3 semester units or 4 quarter units required.

BUSAD 155, CD 101, CD 105CD 105H, CD 115, COUN 100, COUN 110, COUN 111, COUN 120, COUN 130, COMMST 155, COMMST 178, DANCE 101*, DANCE 102*, DANCE 103*, DANCE 104*, HEALTH 102HEALTH 105, HEALTH 263, HEALTH 263H, HEALTH 265, HEALTH 267, KIN 200, KIN/D*, KIN/F* (other than 049 and 970A/B/C/D), KIN/S*, KIN/X* and any DANCE* courses cross-listed with KIN/D, PSYCH 103, PSYCH 111, PSYCH 118, SOC 150

*Maximum of one (1) total unit of credit may be applied to area E for all courses denoted with an asterisk in the above grouping.

F. ETHNIC STUDIES

3 semester units or 4 quarter units required.

ENGL 163, ENGL 164, ETHS 132, ETHS 141, ETHS 141H, ETHS 163, ETHS 164, SOC 132, SOC 141SOC 141H

CSU GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS IN U.S. HISTORY, CONSTITUTION AND AMERICAN IDEALS

Not part of the CSU GE certification requirements, but may be completed prior to transfer. Courses used to meet this requirement may also be used to satisfy other requirements for CSU GE.

POLIT 100 or POLIT 100H; plus HIST 100, HIST 100H, HIST 101, or HIST 101H

If your goal is to complete an AS-T in Biology or Chemistry, please see a counselor for information on CSU GE for STEM. The CSUGE Breadth for STEM is only approved for the Associate in Science in Chemistry for Transfer Degree and the Associate in Science in Biology for Transfer Degree. This pattern allows students to defer completion of one course from CSUGE Area C and one course from CSUGE Area D until after transfer. Students earning the AS-T in Chemistry or Biology with this pattern must complete the following before transfer:

  • All required courses in Areas A, B, E, and F
  • One (1) course in Area C1 - Arts
  • One (1) course in Area C2 - Humanities
  • One (1) course in Area D - Social Sciences

When a course is approved for CSU GE, it applies for certification starting with the year of approval and ending when it is removed.

Students who have maintained continuous enrollment at a California Community College or CSU or combination of the two that started before Fall 2021 may use the previous pattern:

Complete nine units in at least two disciplines in Area D and no Area F requirement.

**"C-" or better is required for courses passed along from other colleges.