5 CCR s 40405.1

Cal. Admin. Code tit. 5, s 40405.1

CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
TITLE 5. EDUCATION
DIVISION 5. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITIES
CHAPTER 1. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
SUBCHAPTER 2. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
ARTICLE 5. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION
This database is current through 02/09/07, Register 2007, No. 6
s 40405.1. California State University General Education -Breadth
Requirements.

(a) Each recipient of the bachelor's degree completing the California
State University General Education-Breadth Requirements pursuant to this
subdivision (a) shall have completed a program which includes a minimum of
48 semester units or 72 quarter units of which 9 semester units or 12
quarter units shall be upper division level and shall be taken no sooner
than the term in which the candidate achieves upper division status. At
least 9 of the 48 semester units or 12 of the 72 quarter units shall be
earned at the campus granting the degree. The 48 semester units or 72
quarter units shall be distributed as follows:

(1) A minimum of 9 semester units or 12 quarter units in
communication in the English language, to include both oral
communication and written communication, and in critical thinking,
to include consideration of common fallacies in reasoning.

(2) A minimum of 12 semester units or 18 quarter units to include
inquiry into the physical universe and its life forms, with some
immediate participation in laboratory activity, and into
mathematical concepts and quantitative reasoning and their
applications.

(3) A minimum of 12 semester units or 18 quarter units among the
arts, literature, philosophy and foreign languages.

(4) A minimum of 12 semester units or 18 quarter units dealing with
human social, political, and economic institutions and behavior and
their historical background.

(5) A minimum of 3 semester units or 4 quarter units in study
designed to equip human beings for lifelong understanding and
development of themselves as integrated physiological, social, and
psychological entities.

The specification of numbers of units implies the right of
discretion on each campus to adjust reasonably the proportions among
the categories in order that the conjunction of campus courses,
credit unit configurations and these requirements will not unduly
exceed any of the prescribed semester or quarter unit minima.
However, the total number of units in General Education-Breadth
accepted for the bachelor's degree under the provisions of this
subdivision (a) should not be less than 48 semester units or 72
quarter units.

(b) The president or an officially authorized representative of a college
which is accredited in a manner stated in Section 40601 (d) (1) may
certify the extent to which the requirements of subdivision (a) of this
section have been met up to a maximum of 39 semester units (or 58 quarter
units). Such certification shall be in terms of explicit objectives and
procedures issued by the Chancellor.

Note: Authority cited: Section 89030, Education Code. Reference:
Section 89030, Education Code.Authority cited: Section 89030,
Education Code. Reference: Section 89030, Education Code.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 7-11-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register
80,
No. 28).

2. Amendment filed 3-19-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register
82,
No. 12).

3. Renumbering and amendment of former sections 40405.2 and 40405.3 to
40405.1
and renumbering of former section 40405.1 to section 40402.1 filed
9-16-91;
operative 10-16-91 (Register 92, No. 2).

4. Amendment repealing first paragraph filed 7-19-2004; operative
7-19-2004.
Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to
Education Code section89030.1 (Register 2004, No. 36).

5 CCR s 40405.1, 5 CA ADC s 40405.1
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