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All Cal State East Bay undergraduate students participate in the General Education (GE) Program, along with their major program, to develop and bolster a breadth of knowledge and skills. Cal State East Bay has a vibrant and meaningful GE Program that incorporates state-mandated and CSUEB-specific (“local”) requirements.
By CSU policy, all baccalaureate students must complete a minimum of 48 semester units of GE distributed over six areas. Transfer students who have earned lower division GE credit from a California community college, another CSU, or the University of California prior to attending Cal State East Bay will have those lower division credits honored. However, transfer students still must complete 9 semester units of upper division GE at CSUEB (or another CSU campus). Important GE policies to keep in mind are detailed in the following sections.
48 Units of General Education (Lower-division and Upper-division GE Courses)
The GE program requires a minimum of 48 semester units of GE, including a minimum of 9 semester units of upper-division GE, distributed over six areas (GE Areas A-F), as specified in the GE Area descriptions below. Transfer students must earn a minimum of 39 semester units in lower-division GE courses that meet the requirements of the CSU or IGETC transfer plan and complete a minimum of 9 semester units of upper-division GE at a CSU.
9 Units of Upper-division GE
At least 9 of the 48 semester units must be from approved upper-division GE courses taken within the CSU. At CSUEB, upper-division courses are numbered 300-499. Upper-division GE should not be taken until earning a minimum of 60 semester units (junior standing) in all baccalaureate-level coursework. Lower-division GE courses in Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4 must be passed with grades of C- (CR) or better before enrolling in any upper-division GE course.
Minimum Course Grades
Grades of C- (CR) or better are required in GE Area A1 Oral Communication, A2 Written Communication, A3 Critical Thinking, and B4 Quantitative Reasoning. In all other GE areas, grades of D (or CR) or better are required for GE credit.
Double-counting of GE with Other Requirements
Major courses and campus-wide required courses will also fulfill (double count for) the GE requirement provided the courses are certified for GE credit.
For Areas A, B, C, D, and F, no one course or test can be used to clear more than one GE Area requirement. American Institutions (U.S. Code) classes may be double-counted with GE if the U.S. Code courses are certified for GE credit. Transfer students from institutions that allow both U.S. Code classes to double-count with GE will have those agreements honored. Students who take a course that is approved for both GE and Overlay may count that course for both requirements. Students who take a course that is approved for Second Composition and one of GE Areas A3, B, C, D, or F may count that course for both requirements.
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