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CpE Suggested General Education Courses

 

Area

 

Subjects

 

Course

 

Units

Upper

Division

A. BASIC SUBJECTS (6 UNITS)

A1.       Oral Communication

COMS 4 or COMS 5

3

 

A2.       Written Communication

ENGL 1A

3

 

A3.       Critical thinking

 

EXEMPT

 

B. PHYSICAL UNIVERSE & ITS LIFE FORMS (12 units)

B1.       Physical Science

Met by Major

 

 

B2.       Life Forms

BIO 5, BIO 20, or ENVS 10

3

 

B3.       Laboratory requirement

Met by Major

 

 

B4.       Quantitative Reasoning

Met by Major

 

 

B5.       Additional Course

Met by Major

 

 

C. THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES (12 units)

C1.       World Civilizations

History or Anthropology

3

 

C2.       Introduction to the Arts

ART 7, MUSC 18, or MUSC 119

3

MUSC 119

C3.       Intro. to the Humanities

PHIL 2, PHIL 6, or PHIL 112

3

PHIL 112

C4.       Further Studies in Arts &             Humanities

MUSC 129 or Philosophy

3

All

D. THE INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY (12 units)

D1a.     Social Sciences

ECON 1B

3

 

D1b.     World Cultures

 

EXEMPT

 

D2.       Social Issues

PHIL 101 recommended ENVS 112 or ETHN 100

3

All

D3.       American Institutions

GOVT 1, and HIST 17A or HIST 17B

6

 

E. UNDERSTANDING PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT (3 units)

 

Met by Major

 

Yes

Note:

1.   CpE students are exempt from Area A3.  Area E is met by CpE 190/190 (Senior Project).  This also counts for 3 units of Upper Division GE and may be used to satisfy GE residency requirements.  

2.   At least two upper division GE courses (6 units) are required in addition to CpE 190/191.  See under Areas C2, C3, C4 and D2 for suggested courses

3.   Courses suggested under D2 (ETHN 100) and D3 (Hist 17A or Hist 17B) meet GE Race and Ethnicity requirement.  

4.   Courses suggested under C4 and D2 meet GE Advanced Study requirements.  

5.   Foreign Language Proficiency:  See catalog for satisfying this requirement.

6.     Second Semester Composition: May use ENGR 150 to satisfy this requirement.

 

 

General Education & Graduation Requirements Worksheet - Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 Upper

 

 

A grade of C- or

 

 

 

Where

 

Division

 

AREA

better is required               COURSE

 

Units

 

Taken

 

GE Units

A.

Basic Subjects  (9 units)

        Example        COMS 4

3

 

CSUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A1

Oral Communication  (3 units)

"C-"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A2

Written Communication  (3 units)

"C-"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A3

Critical Thinking  (3 units)

"C-"               Met by Major

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B. 

Physical Universe & it's Life Forms  (15 units)

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B1

Physical Sciences  (3 units)

                     Met by Major

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B2

Life Forms  (3 units)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B4

Quantitative Reasoning  (3 units)

"C-"               Met by Major

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B5

Additional courses to total 15 units

                     Met by Major

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C.

The Arts and Humanities  (12 units)     

 

 

 

 

 

 

#  (No more than two courses in Area C may be taken from the same subject designation)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C1

World Civilizations  (3 units)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C2

Introduction to the Arts  (3 units)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C3

Intro. To the Humanities  (3 units)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C4

Additional courses to total 12 units

choose from C2, C3 or C4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D. 

The Individual & Society  (12 units)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D1a

Foundations in Soc. Sci  (3 units)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D2

Major Social Issues  (3 units)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D3

American Institutions  (6 units)

U.S. History

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S Const/Calif Govt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E. 

Understanding Personal Development  (3 units)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     Met by Major

 

3

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Race and Ethnicity in American Society

 

 

† See GE section of Class Schedule

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Language Proficiency

 

 

See GE section of Class Schedule

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Semester Composition

 

 

English 20 or English 20T at CSUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Writing Proficiency Exam

 

 

See GE section of Class Schedule

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Writing Intensive Course

 

 

* See GE section of Class Schedule

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

† * The Writing Intensive and Race & Ethnicity in American Society requirements can overlap with GE areas.

 

 

#    To meet the ABET requirement, the 24 units of Areas C and D may not include more than 16 units of skills courses

 

      in Art, Music or Drama, or any Foreign Language courses in the student's native language.

 

 

 

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