Objectives
General Education requirements are designed to assure that all graduates of the University, whatever their major, have acquired essential skills, experiences, and a broad range of knowledge appropriate to educated people within a society. Students who complete the General Education program examine the modern world and issues facing societies from multiple perspectives and translate knowledge into judgment and action in the form of civic engagement.
Students will be able to:
Goal 1. Evaluate issues and integrate ideas from multiple perspectives, including cultural, national and international, and disciplinary perspectives, and identify actions consistent with their own civic responsibility.
Goal 2. Identify clear, logical, and creative arguments.
Goal 3. Find and critically examine information.
Goal 4. Communicate effectively using a variety of formats.
Goal 5. Understand the physical universe and its life forms, scientific methodology, and mathematical concepts, and use quantitative reasoning.
Goal 6. Cultivate intellect, imagination, sensibility and sensitivity through the study of philosophy, literature, languages, and the arts.
Goal 7. Understand social, cultural, political, and economic institutions and their historical backgrounds, as well as human behavior and the principles of social interaction.
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General Education Categories and Courses
As a graduation requirement, all CSU Channel Islands (CI) students must complete 48 units of General Education distributed across categories A-E. Nine of the 48 units of General Education are required to be in-residence, upper division, interdisciplinary general education (UDIGE) courses numbered in the 330-349 or 430-449 ranges. Students will need to earn a grade of C- or higher in to receive GE credit for courses in areas A1, A2, A3, and B3. Students will need to earn a grade of C or higher in their UDIGE courses to satisfy the Graduate Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR), a graduation requirement.
Transfer students who enter CI as GE certified will need to complete nine units of UDIGE courses to meet the 48 unit requirement. In planning to fulfill the General Education requirements, students are encouraged to consult this section of the Catalog, the General Education forms on the Academic Advising website, or an academic advisor.
Upper Division Interdisciplinary General Education (UDIGE)Courses
Nine of the 48 units of General Education have been designated as UDIGE courses. These courses integrate significant content, ideas, and ways of knowing from more than one discipline. Each of these courses will involve the student in collaborative work, critical thinking, and integration of ideas. By taking nine units of these courses in categories A-E, students will extend their experience across the curriculum and gain more breadth of educational experience. In addition, they will begin to make connections between their majors and a variety of other fields and ways of knowing, increasing both their knowledge and their ability to communicate with people across the disciplinary spectrum.
- The nine units of in-residence UDIGE required of all students must be selected from the listing of UDIGE courses. Courses may be cross-listed in two or more disciplines. A minimum of three of the nine semester units must come from a discipline outside the student’s major and not be cross-listed with the student’s major discipline.
- All UDIGE courses will include substantive written work, consisting of in-class writing and outside-class writing of revised prose.
- Students must have junior standing and successfully complete GE categories A1, A2, A3, and B3, or have permission from the instructor to enroll in UDIGE courses.
- UDIGE courses numbered 330-349 do not have prerequisites other than those listed above.
- UDIGE courses numbered 430-449 may have prerequisites other than those listed above.
- Upper Division Interdisciplinary General Education Courses
Major-Specific Courses
Some majors require specific GE courses. Students should consult the catalog for their majors’ requirements, or contact their faculty or academic advisors.
Cross-Listed Courses
Many UDIGE courses are cross-listed. Students may only receive credit once for each cross-listed course. For example: PSY 345 is cross-listed with SPED 345. The student may choose to receive course units for either of the two courses, but not both.
Double-Counting
A course may meet the content requirements for two or more program areas (majors, minors, and other sub-programs), however, the units for the course are counted only once toward the total units for graduation. Double-counting between a program and General Education requirements is allowed; however, only six of the nine units of UDIGE courses may be double-counted between a major and General Education. Some UDIGE courses will also fulfill the Multicultural requirement. GE: Double Counting Multicultural & UDIGE Course List
Courses in More Than One Category
A course may be found in more than one GE category. The student may choose which category requirements the course will fill.
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