CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY GENERAL EDUCATION
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What is the CSU GE-Breadth Pattern?
The CSU GE-Breadth pattern is a list of courses designed for California Community College (CCC) transfer students to satisfy the lower division general education (GE) requirements for the California State University (CSU) campuses.
CSU ADMISSION – student who is planning to transfer to one of the CSU campuses (except the Maritime Academy) can satisfy the minimum admission criteria by meeting the following requirements:
1. Transfer with an Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT)
Students who receive a newly designed California Community College associate degree for transfer (SB 1440/STAR Act) are eligible for admission with junior standing into the California State University (CSU) system. A California community college (CCC) student who has the Associates in Arts degree for Transfer (AA-T) or the Associate in Science degree for Transfer (AS-T) will be granted priority admission to the CSU into a similar baccalaureate (BA) degree program with a guarantee of junior standing as long as the student meets all prescribed admission requirements. Once admitted, the student will only be required to complete 60 additional prescribed units to qualify for the similar baccalaureate degree.
To obtain an AA-T/AS-T degree, students must:
· Complete 60 semester units or 90 quarter units of coursework that would be eligible for transfer to the California State University, including General Education:
o IGETC (for CSU) or CSU GE Breadth
· Complete at least 18 units of coursework in a major or area of emphasis as defined by the CCC
· Earn a minimum grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 in all CSU-transferable coursework \
For up-to-date information on the transfer associate degree, visit http:// www.calstate.edu/transfer/degrees/aa-degrees.shtml or visit the Counseling Department.
Note: SB 1440 does not guarantee a student admission for a specified major or campus, but requires the California State University to grant a student priority admission consideration to the local CSU campus and to a program or major that is similar to the transfer AA degree as determined by the California State University.
2. Junior-Level Transfer: To qualify for admission as an upper division transfer, applicants must have met the following requirements:
· Completed 60 or more CSU transferable semester units
· Completed at least 30 semester (45 quarter) units of general
education courses with a grade of “C” or better in each course including all general education requirements in:
o Oral Communication (Area A1 of the CSU GE-Breadth)
o Written Communication (Area A2 of the CSU GE-Breadth)
o Critical Thinking (Area A3 of the CSU GE-Breadth)
Mathematics (Area B4 of the CSU GE-Breadth)
· Have a grade point average of 2.0 or better (2.40 for non-California residents) in all CSU transferable college units attempted. Some campuses and majors will require a higher GPA.
· Are in good standing at the last college or university attended (i.e.eligible to re-enroll at that college or university)
NOTE: Completion of the CSU GE-Breadth requirements is not currently required for admission to a CSU campus. In addition, students transferring to a CSU with full certification of the CSU GE-Breadth will still need to complete 9 semester units of upper division GE and may be held to other campus specific graduation requirements outside of general education and major coursework.
3. Lower-division Transfer: An applicant who completes fewer than 60 semester (90 quarter) units of college credit is considered a lower division student. Due to enrollment pressures, most CSU campuses do not admit lower-division transfer students. Visit the CSU Mentor website at
http://www.csumentor.edu/admissionapp/undergrad_apply.asp for list of schools that do accept lower division students.
MAJOR PREPARATION – The CSU generally prefer students to complete GE and prerequisite major courses before transfer. Engineering students and students in high unit majors are advised to focus on completing the pre-major requirements while still meeting minimum admission requirements.
CERTIFICATION - after students complete the CSU GE-Breadth pattern, they must meet with a counselor in the Counseling Office for certification. Without this “certification”, students may have additional lower-division general education requirements to fulfill after transfer that vary from campus to campus in the CSU.
Certification of the CSU GE-Breadth requirements may include courses completed at Moorpark College and previously completed courses from other institutions as well.
Courses that have been completed at a regionally accredited institution other than a CCC or CSU will be included only under the following circumstances:
· the student provides an official transcript, catalog description(s) and, if required, dated course outline(s);
· the course is determined to be equivalent to a course in Moorpark College's CSU GE pattern through the pass-along process.
It is unlikely that institutions other than CCCs will have a course in critical thinking that fulfills the CSU GE Area A3 requirement. So, if you have completed a course at a college or university other than a CCC, be sure to meet with a MC counselor so you know where you stand and have time to complete additional coursework if necessary
FOREIGN COURSEWORK - Foreign coursework (from non-U.S. regionally accredited institutions) may not be used on the CSU GE Plan. Students with a substantial amount of coursework from institutions outside the U.S. should consult with a counselor to determine whether they should complete the CSU GE Pattern or the campus specific lower-division GE plan.
SCHOLARSHIP and Units - CSU GE-Breadth must be completed with a passing grade. At Moorpark, this is a grade of A, B, C, D or P. However, areas A1, A2, A3 and B4, must be completed with a C (2.0) or better for admissions to a CSU campus. And you must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher for admissions to the CSU. Some campuses and majors will require a higher GPA. See the CSUMentor website at www.csumentor.edu and Assist website at www.assist.org for details.
COURSE RESTRICTIONS – Courses listed in more than one area shall not be certified in more than one area. However, courses may be used to satisfy both CSU GE and major requirements.
ASSIST - ASSIST is an online student-transfer information system that shows how course credits earned at one public California college or university can be applied when transferred to another. ASSIST is the official repository of articulation for California’s public colleges and universities and provides the most accurate and up-to-date information about student transfer in California. ASSIST is available at www.assist.org
CSUMentor - CSUMentor is an online resource designed to help students learn more about the CSU system. Information on admissions and major requirements, course planning and applying can also be found on this website.
CAVEAT - The information, courses and transfer requirement are subject to change. Students should consult a counselor or appropriate websites (e.g., csumentor.edu, assist.org) to receive the most current transfer information L. Mai Aug. 2013