2007-2008 General Catalog, California State University, Fresno.

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General Education Appendix

Applies only to General Catalog years 1988-89 through 1998-99

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The following is the General Education program for students enrolled under 1998-1999 or earlier catalogs. (See the appropriate catalog for greater detail.)

The 1998-1999 General Education Program requires students to complete a minimum of 51 semester units. This includes 18 units minimum in CORE, 27 units minimum in BREADTH, and 9 upper-division units minimum, of which 6 units are in CAPSTONE. The 9 upper-division units can be taken no sooner than the term in which 60 units of coursework are completed. Also, 9 units must be taken in residence at California State University, Fresno.

Because the goal of General Education is to provide a solid foundation with a broad scope and the goal of the major is to provide depth in a specific discipline or program, the following stipulations apply:

  1. A CORE course also may be applied to a student's major requirement unless the department specifically prohibits it.
  2. A maximum of two General Education courses from one department or program may be applied to satisfy BREADTH requirements. (However, a department or program may prohibit any General BREADTH Education course from simultaneously satisfying its own departmental or programmatic requirements.)
  3. Courses used to satisfy may not be used to satisfy requirements for the major.

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CORE

Required: one course from each of the following six categories for a minimum of 18 units.

  1. English 1
  2. Speech 3, 7, or 8
  3. Quantitative Reasoning:
    Decision Sciences 71
    Mathematics 45, 70, 72, 75
    Computer Science 20, 40
    Electrical and Computer Engineering 70, 71
    Agricultural Economics 71
    Health Science 92
    Mathematics 11
    Plant Science 99
    Psychology 42
  4. Critical Thinking:
    Anthropology 30
    Computer Science 1
    English 21, 30, 44
    Greek 10
    Natural Science 4
    Philosophy 25, 26, 27, 45
    Sociology 3
    Speech 5
    Geomatics Engineering 5
    Women's Studies 12
    Note: Students must complete the Critical Thinking requirement prior to the completion of 60 units.
  5. History 11 or 12
  6. Political Science 2 or 101

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BREADTH

Required: one course from each of the following nine Divisions for a minimum of 27 units.

Division 1 - Physical Processes
Chemistry 1, 1A, 1B, 3A, 3B
Geology 1, 2, 15 (HNE only)*
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* Humans and the Natural Environment (HNE) is an 18-unit interdisciplinary thematic cluster offered through The College of Science and Mathematics. For more information about this program, see Natural Science, Interdisciplinary Courses.

Physical Science 21
Physics 2A, 2B, 4A and 4AL, 4B and 4BL, 10

Note: MATH 4R or second-year high school algebra is a prerequisite for all courses in Division 1.

 

Division 2 - Biological Processes
Biology 10, 15 (HNE only)*
Biological Science Core 1A
Botany 10
Zoology 10

 

Division 3 - Behavioral/Environmental Systems
Anthropology 1, 3
Geography 5, 7
Plant Science 105
Psychology 10, 36

 

Division 4 - Personal Life and Growth
Art 13, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70
Child and Family Studies 38
Dance 16
Drama 22, 32, 34
English 41, 43
Gerontology 10, 111
Health Science 90, 124
Industrial Engineering 125
Music 2 and 102, 3 and 103, 18 and 118, 21 and 121
Nutrition 53
Kinesiology 31
Psychology 61, 132, 171
Recreation and Leisure Studies 80, 101
Speech 4

 

Division 5 - Fine Arts
African American Studies 24
Art 1
Art History 10, 11
Chicano and Latin American Studies 7, 9
Dance 171
Drama 62, 163
Music 9, 74

 

Division 6 - Humanities and Literature
Applied Ethics 100
Armenian 148
English 20, 101, 102, 103
French 48, 109
German 48
Greek 48
History 1, 2
Humanities 10, 11, 12, 14
Italian 48
Philosophy 1, 10, 120, 131
Spanish 48, 140, 142

 

Division 7 - Languages
Armenian 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B
Chinese 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B
Communicative Disorders and Deaf Studies 91
French 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B
German 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B
Greek 1A, 1B
Hebrew 1A, 1B
Hmong 1A, 1B
Italian 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B
Japanese 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B
Latin 1A, 1B
Linguistics 10
Portuguese 1A, 1B
Sanskrit 10A, 10B
Spanish 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 4A, 4B

 

Division 8 - Social, Economic, and Political Systems
Agricultural Economics 1
Anthropology 2
Economics 25, 40, 50
Geography 2, 4
Political Science 1, 8, 120

Social Science 15 (HNE only)*

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* Humans and the Natural Environment (HNE) is an 18-unit interdisciplinary thematic cluster offered through The College of Science and Mathematics. For more information about this program, see Natural Science, Interdisciplinary Courses.

Sociology 1, 2

 

Division 9 - Other Cultures and Women's Studies
African American Studies 25, 27, 38, 144, 178
American Indian Studies 50, 103
Armenian Studies 10
Asian American Studies 15, 30, 56
Chicano and Latin American Studies 3, 5, 160
Ethnic Studies 1
History 101, 178
Sociology 131
Women's Studies 10, 101, 131, 135

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CAPSTONE

Students enrolled under the university's General Catalog from 1998-99 and before are required to complete two Capstone courses. The list below includes all Capstone courses available during the current academic year. Please see the 1998-99 General Catalog for INTD course descriptions.

The Capstone requirement may be fulfilled by completing any two courses in the following list:

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