COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN (CSU GE)
2011-2012 ADVISING FORM FOR CSU TRANSFER STUDENTS
Name:
SS#
DIRECTIONS: (1) Circle courses completed and enter units completed in “UC” column; underline courses in progress and enter units in progress in
“UP” column; enter units needed in “UN” column. (2) Enter courses with old prefixes/numbers, and courses once approved and since deleted on the
“SPECIAL ENTRY” column; enter the semester the courses were completed on the “SPECIAL ENTRY” column (e.g. CHEM 2A-F89) enter units
completed in the “UC” column. (3) Enter units completed at other colleges in the “OC” column and complete the PASS ALONG worksheet on
reverse side. (4) Enter name of AP Exam on the “SPECIAL ENTRY” column (see reverse side for list of AP Exams approved to clear specific CSU
GE AREAS), and enter units in units completed “UC” column.
(LEGEND: UC=Units Completed; OC= Other College; UP=Units in Progress UN= Units Needed)
AREA A: ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION & CRITICAL THINKING. Choose
one course from each area (9 units min.) All courses must be completed with a “C” or
better.
A1: Oral Communication COMM 1, 1H, 4, 7, 8, #112
SPECIAL ENTRY
FORMERLY APPROVED
COURSES & AP EXAMS
A2:
A3: Critical Thinking:
A3:
* AJ 25 can be counted in one AREA ONLY (A3 or D8)
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A1:
A2: Written Communication: ENGL 1
AJ 25*, ENGL 2, 2H, PHIL 20, 25, COMM 5
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# Same as BUS 112
AREA B: SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY & QUANTITATIVE REASONING. Choose one course from
each group
(9&units
minimum).
laboratory
science
required
Course
*BUS 25 (Same
as AJ 25
GOVT
25) can be One
counted
in one AREA
ONLY
(A3 or(Labs
D8)! underlined).
# Same as BUS
112
in Group 3 must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
B1:
Group 1 (B1): Physical Sciences: AG 4, ASTR 10, CHEM 1, 2, 20, 21, 25, 30,
*BUS 25 (Same as AJ 25 & GOVT
can be
counted
ONLY
(A3 or D8)!
GEOG25)
1,1L,
GEOL
1 in
4, one
4H,AREA
12, MET
1, PHYS
5 ,6, 7, 20, 21, PSCI 20
B2:
Group 2 (B2): Life Sciences: AG 2, ANTH 11, BIOL 1, 2, 20, 20H, 21, 22, 25, 30, 31, 40,
PLSI 1
Group 3 (B4): Mathematics: BUS 20, 119, MATH 10, 11, 21, 70, 75, 76, 77, 80, 81, 154,
SSCI 25
AREA C: ARTS AND HUMANITIES. Must choose at least one course from Group 1 and one
course from Group 2 (9 units minimum).
B4:
C1:
Group 1 (C1): Arts: ARCH 70, 71, ART 1, 2, 3, 3H, 4, 5, 8, CINA 31, 32, MUS 1, 4, 5,
6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, DRAM 1, 2, 3, 6*, 8, 9
Group 2 (C2): Humanities: ASL 1, 2, 3, 4, AJ 123, BUS 185, DRAM 6*, ENGL 4, 4H,
10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25, 30, 31, 44, 45, 46, ETHN 1*, 2*, 3*,4*,
FREN 1, 2, 3, 4, HIST 17*, 17H*, 18*, 25*, LING 111, PHIL 1, 1H, 5, 6,
12, 13, 14, 17, PORT 2, SPAN 1, 2, 3, 4, 12, 22, 23,
* DRAM 6 can be counted in ONE AREA ONLY (C1 OR C2); ETHN 1, 2, 3, & 4 can be counted in ONE
AREA ONLY (C2 or D3); HIST 17, 17H, 18, &25 can be counted in ONE AREA ONLY (C2 or D6)
AREA D: SOCIAL SCIENCES. Must choose at least one course from Group 1 and one course
from Group 2 (9 units minimum).
Group 1 (D6) & (US-1: American Institutions Requirement): HIST 17*, 17H*, 18*
Group 2 (D8) & (US-2+US-3: American Institutions Requirement): POLS 5, 5H
Group 3 (D1): ANTH 10, 10H, 12, (D2): ECON 40, 40H, 50, 25, AGMT 1, (D3): ETHN
1*, 2*, 3*, 4*, 5, (D4) SOC 10, (D5): GEOG 2, (D6): HIST 4, 5, 23, 25*,
(D7): AG 1, COMM 9, JOUR 20, PSY 5, NUTR 20* (D8): AJ 25*, POLS
6, #7, 8, JOUR #7, (D9): CHLD 39*, 42, PSY 1*, 1H*, 10*, 34* (D0): AJ
11, 45, 114, SOC 1, 2, 23, 26*, 43, SSCI 36*
C2:
C:
D6:
D8:
* ETHN 1, 2, 3 & 4 can be counted in ONE AREA ONLY (C2 or D3); HIST 17, 17H, 18, 25 can be counted in
ONE AREA ONLY (C2 or D6); CHLD 39, NUTR 20, PSY 1, 1H, 10, 34, SOC 26, SSCI 36 can be counted
in one AREA ONLY (D7/D9 or E); AJ 25 can be counted in one AREA ONLY (A3 or D8)
# POLS 7 same as JOUR 7; CFS 26
D:
AREA E: LIFELONG LEARNING & SELF-DEVELOPMENT. (3 units minimum).
E:
CFS 80, 186, CHLD 39*, ENGL 14AB, HW 1, 7, 104, NURS 106, NUTR
18, 20*, PSY 1*, 1H*, 10*, 34*, 133, SOC 26*, SSCI 36*
* CHLD 39, NUTR 20, PSY 1, 1H, 10, 34, SOC 26, SSCI 36 can be counted in one AREA ONLY (E or D7/D9)
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MINIMUM ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR CSU TRANSFER STUDENTS:
1. Complete 60 semester units of transferable college credit (courses numbered 1-199) with a GPA of at least 2.0
2. Complete a minimum of 30 semester units of college courses with a grade of “C” or better in each course to be
selected from courses in English, arts and humanities, social science, science and mathematics at a level
equivalent to courses that meet general education requirements. The 30 semester units must include courses that
satisfy CSU GE Areas A1, Oral Communication; A2, Written Communication; A3, Critical Thinking; and B4,
Mathematics / Quantitative Reasoning.
Completion of the CSU GE Certification Pattern will satisfy the course requirements for the minimum admissions
requirements listed above (#2). Although not required for admission to the CSU, students are encouraged to complete the
CSU GE Certification Pattern prior to transfer. For impacted or competitive CSU campuses and majors there may be
additional requirements such as completion of specific major courses, completion of certain general education courses by
certain semesters, and/or higher grade point averages (see a counselor for advice).
CSU GE CERTIFICATION:
“Certification” means that College of the Sequoias has verified that a student has completed the lower division general
education requirements for the California State University. Certification is important because without it students will be
held to the general education requirements specific to the CSU campus to which the student transfers. Courses from other
colleges and universities may be considered for certification by petition through a process called “pass along
certification”: 1) courses taken at CSU campuses, participating private colleges and universities**, and other California
Community Colleges will be certified in the subject areas (AREA A - E) approved by the institution where the courses
were taken, 2) courses taken at other regionally accredited colleges and universities will be certified only if the course is
determined to be equivalent to a course in College of the Sequoias’ CSU GE Certification Pattern. Courses deemed
equivalent would be certified in the areas (AREA A - E) in which the equivalent College of the Sequoias’ courses have
been approved.
**Participating private colleges and universities include: Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Heald College, Humphreys
College, Marymount College, and San Joaquin Valley College.
AP EXAMS APPROVED TO CLEAR SPECIFIC CSU GE AREAS: UNITS IN ( )
AP SCORE=3,4,5
GE AREA
BIOLOGY (6/4)
B2+B3
CALCULUS AB (3/3)
B4
CALCULUS BC (6/3)
B4
CHEMISTRY (6/4)
B1+B3
CHINESE L&C (6/3)
C2
ENVIRON SCI (4/4) B1+B3
FRENCH LAN (6/3)
C2
AP SCORE=3,4,5
GE AREA
GERMAN LANG (6/3)
GOVT: US (3/3)
GOVT: COMPARATIVE (3/3)
HIST: EUROPEAN (6/3)
HIST: U.S. (6/3)
HIST: WORLD (6/3)
HISTORY OF ART (6/3)
HUMAN GEOG (3/3)
C2
D8
D8
D6/C2
D6/C2
D6/C2
C1/C2
D5
AP SCORE=3,4,5
GE AREA
ITALIAN L&C (6/3)
C2
JAPANESE L&C (6/3)
C2
LANG & COMP (6/3)
A2
LIT & COMP(6/6)
A2+C2
LATIN: VERGIL (3/3)
C2
MICROECONOMICS (3/3)
D2
MACROECONOMICS (3/3)
D2
AP SCORE=3,4,5
GE AREA
PHYS B (6/4)
PHYS C (Mech) (4/4)
PHYS C (Elect) (4/4)
PSYCHOLOGY (3/3)
SPANISH LANG (6/3)
SPANISH LIT (6/3)
STATISTICS (3/3)
B1 + B3
B1 + B3
B1 + B3
D9
C2
C2
B4
NOTE: The first number in the ( ) is semester units granted by all campuses of the CSU, at a minimum, as elective credits which
count toward the 60 transferable units necessary for admissions eligibility. This list includes only AP exams approved for CSU GE
and is not exhaustive; unit limitations for electives include 6 units for both calculus exams, and 6 units for more than one physics
exam (see counselor for additional details). The second number in ( ) is the semester units applied to the fulfillment of the CSU GE
requirements; unit limitation for CSU GE: 4 units for more than one physics exam.
NOTE: AP GOVT: U.S. Exam may be used to clear CSU GE AREA D8; however, in order to clear the CSU American Institution
graduation requirement for Federal, State, and Local Government students must also complete POLS 110.
NOTE: Some College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams and International Baccalaureate (IB) exams may be used
to clear CSU GE AREA requirements (see counselor for details).
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