General Studies Requirements
Communication Skills (minimum 7 units) - GS I:
A. Written (6 units)
B. Oral (1-3 units)
| SPE 10 | Introduction to Communication | 2 |
| | or | |
| SOC 30 | Human Communication | 3 |
Critical Thinking (minimum 3 units) - GS II:
| | and | |
| PHI 10B | Critical Thinking Part Two | 1.5 |
Note: PHI 10A/PHI 10B double counts as QL1
Arts and Sciences (minimum 21 units) – GS III:
At least three units must be taken in each of the following categories (A - G):
A. Art or Music
B. Literature
C. History
D. Natural and Physical Sciences
E. Mathematics
| MTH 1 | Precalculus With Trigonometry | 4 |
| MTH 10 | Quantitative Reasoning and Mathematical Ideas | 3 |
| MTH 28 | Mathematical Analysis for Business | 3 |
| | or | |
| MTH 38 | Elements of Probability and Statistics | 3 |
All the above count as QL2 as well.
F. Social and Behavioral Sciences
| ECO 1 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| PSY 1 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 12 | Child/Human Development | 3 |
| | or | |
| SOC 1 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
G. Contemporary Economics or Politics
Language and Culture - GS IV: (8 units)
Not needed for B.S. degrees.
Required for B.A. degree only
| SPA 1 | Elementary Spanish I | 4 |
| SPA 2 | Elementary Spanish II | 4 |
Philosophy and Religious Studies - GS V:
(minimum 15 units - must include 3 units of Ethics and 3 units of Philosophical Ideas.)
A. Religious Studies (6-9 units)
2. Christian Thought
| RST 170A | Faith and Human Development Part A | 1.5 |
| | and | |
| RST 170B | Faith and Human Development Part B | 1.5 |
3. Christian Ethics
| RST 49 | Biomedical Issues in Christian Ethics | 3 |
| | or | |
| RST 145A | Contemporary Issues in Christian Ethics A | 1.5 |
| | and | |
| RST 145B | Contemporary Issues in Christian Ethics B | 1.5 |
4. Religion and Religions
B. Philosophy (6-9 units)
1. Philosophical Ideas
| PHI 16A | Philosophy Through Culture Part A | 1.5 |
| | and | |
| PHI 16B | Philosophy Through Culture Part B | 1.5 |
2. Ethics
| PHI 21A | Moral Values Part One | 1.5 |
| | and | |
| PHI 21B | Moral Values Part Two | 1.5 |
| | or | |
| PHI 92A | Business Ethics Part One | 1.5 |
| | and | |
| PHI 92B | Business Ethics Part Two | 1.5 |
| | or | |
| PHI 192A | Business Ethics Part One | 1.5 |
| | and | |
| PHI 192B | Business Ethics Part Two | 1.5 |
Diversity (6 units) - GS VI:
| ART 5 | Fundamentals of Art | 3 |
| MUS 6M | Varieties of Music | 3 |
| | | |
| PHI 16A | Philosophy Through Culture Part A | 1.5 |
| | and | |
| PHI 16B | Philosophy Through Culture Part B | 1.5 |
| | | |
| PHI 21A | Moral Values Part One | 1.5 |
| | and | |
| PHI 21B | Moral Values Part Two | 1.5 |
| | | |
| PHI 92A | Business Ethics Part One | 1.5 |
| | and | |
| PHI 92B | Business Ethics Part Two | 1.5 |
| | | |
| PHI 192A | Business Ethics Part One | 1.5 |
| | and | |
| PHI 192B | Business Ethics Part Two | 1.5 |
| | | |
| RST 61 | World Religions | 3 |
| SOC 1 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
Quantitative Literacy (6 units) - GS VII:
Baccalaureate students must take six (6) units of Quantitative Literacy (QL). The six units must come from either two QL2 courses OR one QL1 course and one QL2 course, but NOT two QL1 courses.
A. QL1
| BUS 16A | Accounting Principles I | 4 |
| | or | |
| BUS 16B | Accounting Principles II | 4 |
| | or | |
| | and | |
| PHI 10B | Critical Thinking Part Two | 1.5 |
B. QL2
| MTH 1 | Precalculus With Trigonometry | 4 |
| MTH 10 | Quantitative Reasoning and Mathematical Ideas | 3 |
| MTH 28 | Mathematical Analysis for Business | 3 |
| MTH 38 | Elements of Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| PHS 1 | Scientific Concepts | 3 |
| CHE 1A | General Chemistry | 3.0-4.0 |
Double Counting Courses
A course must have received a General Studies designation from the Curriculum Committee for the area(s) for which it might be double counted to fulfill General Studies requirements.
The following conditions apply to double counting:
- A course may not fulfill more than one category in Area III. At most six units of the 21 unit minimum in Area III may be double counted in other General Studies areas.
- With the exception of Phi 5 and Phi 10, no course from Areas I through IV may double count to satisfy a requirement in Area V.
- When completing a double major, no more than 9 upper division units may be double counted to satisfy requirements for both majors.
Triple Counting Courses
The following conditions apply to double or triple counting of a General Studies course:
- A course may not fulfill more than one category in Area III.
- With the exception of PHI 5 and PHI 10, no course from Areas I-IV may double count to satisfy a requirement in Area V.
- When completing a double major, no more than 9 upper division units may be double counted to satisfy requirements for both majors.
Please note: This policy thus allows a course to double or triple count in Areas I, II, IV, and VI. Only Phi 5 and Phi 10 double count to satisfy Area V. This means, for example, that Phi 10 double counts as Critical Thinking (Area II) and Philosophy (Area V), Phi 155 double counts as Philosophy (Area V) and QL2 (Area VI) and Phi 5 triple counts (as Critical Thinking (Area II) as Philosophy (Area V), and as QL1 (Area VII). To determine if a course double or triple counts, focus on Areas 1, II, IV, V, and VI (all Areas EXCEPT Area III, which does not allow double counting).