California State University General Education-Breadth
(CSUGE-Breadth)
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
Students transferring to the California State University system have the opportunity to
complete their lower division general education requirements at Chabot College. This
pattern of general education is typically 39-45 semester units. Earning a Certificate of
Achievement-University Transfer/CSU-General Education Breadth will enable Chabot
College to officially acknowledge a significant educational achievement the student has
completed at Chabot College. For more detailed course information, consult the
“CSU/GE Breadth” transfer information page in the catalog or the current FLYER #101
in the Counseling Division. Counselor assistance is advised.
Complete the required number of units/courses in each category:
Area A:
Area B:
Area C:
Area D:
Communications in the English Language
The Physical and Life Sciences and Mathematics
Arts, Literature, Philosophy and Foreign Languages
Human Social, Political and Economic Institutions and
Behavior
Area E: Understanding and Self Development
Area F: US History, Constitution and American Ideals
9 semester units
9 semester units
9 semester units
9 semester units
3 semester units
6 semester units *
(*) Courses completed in Area F can be counted in Area D)
Total…………………………………………………………………..39-45
Earning this Certificate of Achievement will not replace the “CSU/GE Certification”
document. The “Certification of CSU General Education Breadth” is a separate process.
The student must request CSU/GE Certification at the time they request their final
Chabot transcripts to be sent to the CSU school he/she plans on attending. This request is
filed with the Office of Admissions and Records.