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General Education Requirements: Track 1

Foundational Studies courses address skills essential for college and professional success, and introduce concepts that will be developed in University Studies Theme and Breadth courses.

Students should complete their Foundational Studies as early as possible in their University career.

Freshman Seminar: (3 quarter units)
UNST 101A, B, C
Rhetoric (8-13 quarter units)
Three consecutive quarters (or two consecutive semesters) of College WritingENGL 111, 112, 113
or
Freshman Seminar in Writing (for qualified studentsENGL 124
Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning (4 quarter units)
One of the following college math courses:MATH 108, MATH 115, MATH 121, MATH 155, CPTG 117, DATA 115
World Languages (4-12 quarter units)
Three consecutive quarters of college language through:LANG 153
or
appropriate score on language placement exam
Health and Fitness (2 quarter units)
Lifetime FitnessHLSC 120

University Studies courses include inter-disciplinary Theme courses, as well as Breadth courses from a variety of disciplines.

Theme I
Social Sciences
SSCI Theme Course4 quarter units
Breadth Course(s)4 quarter units
Theme II
Arts & Humanities
HUMN Theme Course4 quarter units
Breadth Courses8 quarter units
Theme III
Religious Beliefs and Practices
RLGN Theme Course4 quarter units
Breadth Courses:
Beliefs & Heritage Course4 quarter units
Scripture Course4 quarter units
Additional Religion Course4 quarter units
Theme IV
Natural Science (must include 1 lab class)
NSCI Theme Course4 quarter units
Life Science4 quarter units
Physical Science4 quarter units
Senior Seminar
UNST 404
4 quarter units
Service Learning
3 Service Learning courses
(from General Education, Major, Minor, and / or Electives)

Students’ transfer credits may reduce General Education requirements:

Freshman: a first-year student who transfers at least 24 units may waive UNST 101 (First Year Seminar).

Sophomore: a transfer student who qualifies, at minimum, for sophomore standing (44 units) and has completed at least 12 units of qualifying humanities credits may waive the Theme II HUMN interdisciplinary course requirement.

Junior/Senior: a transfer student who qualifies, at minimum, for junior standing (88 units) or Senior standing (136 units) and has completed at least 8 units of qualifying social science credits may waive the Theme I SSCI Interdisciplinary course requirement. Junior transfer students must complete two Service Learning requirements; senior transfer students must complete one Service Learning requirement. Junior/Senior transfer students must also complete either RLGN 304 and 4 units from Theme IIIC OR RLGN 305, 4 units from IIIC and 4 units from IIIB.

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