Upper-Division General Education Requirements

The CSU provides California Community College transfers with two options for fulfilling CSU lower-division general education requirements:

• CSU General Education Breadth Pattern

• CSU Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum

You can ask your college counselor which program is best for you.

Focusing on general education courses is the best choice for most majors. You can complete a maximum of 39 semester units of CSU GE Breadth before transferring to a CSU.

If you are pursuing high-unit majors such as engineering, some science and other technical majors, you will need to work closely with a counselor and your advisor to plan which classes you should take for upper-division transfer. CSU campuses do allow high-unit majors to take fewer general education courses before transfer. Just remember, ultimately you will need to meet the general education requirements in order to graduate. So if you enroll at CSU having completed few general education units, completion of your baccalaureate program may take longer than expected. Good planning with your counselor and advisor is essential if you are enrolled in a high-unit major.