As part of the requirements for a bachelor's degree, all students must meet general education requirements. A minimum of 48 semester units is required for GE-Breadth: 37-39 of lower-division and at least 9 upper division courses. All of the lower-division courses for GE-Breadth may be completed at a California Community College before you transfer to a CSU campus.

The CSU GE-Breadth Requirements is a lower division 39 semester unit pattern. Students must take specified courses in the areas of:

• Area A - Communication in the English language and Critical Thinking
• Area B - Physical Universe and Its Life Forms
• Area C - Arts, Literature, Philosophy, and Foreign Language
• Area D - Social, Political, and Economic Institutions
• Area E - Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development

Each California Community College has a list of courses that can be used in each of the areas. The list is also available at www.assist.org. Each of the areas has a minimum number of units or courses. See the Transfer Student Planner for more information about each of the areas.

Up to 39 lower-division GE-Breadth units required can be certified by a California Community College or other certifying institution. Students who are certified with 39 semester units of lower-division GE-Breadth units will not be required to complete any additional lower-division general education work after transfer.

It is important that you request that your California Community College certify completion of California Community College coursework that meets CSU general education requirements. Certification means that CSU will accept these courses to meet the CSU GE-Breadth areas designated by your California Community College.

California Community Colleges can certify each subject area (Area A, B, C, D, E) or the whole pattern.