The Stanislaus State General Education (GE) program changed in 2021-22 with the implementation of AB 1460 Ethnic Studies Graduation Requirement. In order to honor the transfer pathway of students who started prior to the new law, transfers enrolling at Stan State for the first time in Fall 2022 will follow the 2020-21 GE Program. Major requirements will follow the 2022-23 catalog.

The University’s General Education requirements are listed below. Click on the titles below for more information about general education, the mission, goals, and outcomes of the General Education Program, and the credit policy and credit by examination for General Education.

About General Education

Mission Statement of the General Education Program

Goals and Outcomes of the General Education Program

Credit Policy for General Education

Credit by Examination for General Education

General Education Requirements

A. Communication Skills

(9 units minimum)

Include one course from each subarea (A1, A2, and A3).

B. Natural Sciences and Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning

(13 units minimum)

Include one course from each subarea (B1, B2, B3, B4, and UD‐B).

1. Physical Sciences

AGST 2014 - Introduction to Soils 4 unit(s) or
GEOG 2014 - Introduction to Soils 4 unit(s)
ASTR 2100 - Descriptive Astronomy 3 unit(s)
CHEM 1000 - Chemistry in the Modern World 3 unit(s)
CHEM 1100 - General Chemistry I 4 unit(s)
CHEM 2100 - Chemistry/Biochemistry for Nurses I 3 unit(s)
GEOG 2010 - Introduction to Physical Geography 3 unit(s)
GEOL 2100 - Principles of Geology 3 unit(s)
GEOL 2200 - History of Earth and Life 3 unit(s)
GEOL 2400 - Introduction to Earth Science 3 unit(s)
GEOL 2500 - Dinosaurs 3 unit(s)
PHSC 1300 - Environmental Pollution 3 unit(s)
PHSC 2100 - Atmosphere, Weather, Climate 3 unit(s)
PHYS 1500 - Energy and Matter 3 unit(s)
PHYS 2100 - Basic Physics I 4 unit(s)
PHYS 2110 - Basic Physics II 4 unit(s)
PHYS 2250 - General Physics I 4 unit(s)

2. Biological/Life Sciences

AGST 2200 - Principles of Horticulture and Practices 3 unit(s)
BIOL 1010 - Principles of Biology 3 unit(s)
BIOL 1150 - General Biology II 4 unit(s)
BIOL 2310 - Human Genetics 3 unit(s)
BIOL 2650 - Environmental Biology 3 unit(s)
BOTY 1010 - Plant Biology 3 unit(s)

3. Laboratory Requirement

B3 may also be satisfied by completing a B1 or B2 course that includes a laboratory component.

ASTR 2112 - Astronomy Laboratory 1 unit(s)
BIOL 1020 - World of Biology Laboratory 1 unit(s)
CHEM 1102 - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 unit(s)
GEOG 2012 - Introduction to Physical Geography Laboratory 1 unit(s)
GEOL 2102 - Principles of Geology Lab 1 unit(s)
GEOL 2202 - History of Earth and Life Lab 1 unit(s)
PHYS 1502 - Energy and Matter Laboratory 1 unit(s)
PHYS 2252 - General Physics I Laboratory 1 unit(s)

4. Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning

MATH 1000 - Excursions into Mathematics 4 unit(s)
MATH 1030 - Elementary Foundations of Mathematics I 3 unit(s)
MATH 1036 - Elementary Foundations of Math with Support IB 3 unit(s)
MATH 1070 - College Algebra 3 unit(s)
MATH 1072 - College Algebra with Support II 3 unit(s)
MATH 1080 - Trigonometry 3 unit(s)
MATH 1100 - Precalculus 4 unit(s)
MATH 1410 - Calculus I 4 unit(s)
MATH 1500 - Finite Mathematics 3 unit(s)
MATH 1552 - Finite Mathematics and Business Statistics II 3 unit(s)
MATH 1600 - Statistics 4 unit(s)
MATH 1602 - Statistics with Support II 3 unit(s)
MATH 1610 - Statistics for Decision Making 3 unit(s)
MATH 1910 - Calculus with Applications I 3 unit(s)

UD‐B: Upper Division B

(3 units minimum)

Complete 3 units. Upper Division G.E. courses are designed to be taken after upper-division status (completion of 60 semester units) is attained. In order to receive GE credit, students must have completed 45 units at the time of registration, and have completed the following by the start of the Upper Division G.E. course: General Education oral communication (A1), written communication (A2), critical thinking (A3), and mathematics/quantitative reasoning (B4) courses (the “Golden Four” courses).

a. Biology

BIOL 3000 - Frontiers in Biology 3 unit(s)
BIOL 3020 - Introduction to Evolution 3 unit(s)
BIOL 4350 - DNA: The Code of Life 3 unit(s)
BOTY 4000 - Medicinal Plants and Herbs 3 unit(s)
MBIO 3000 - Microbes and You 3 unit(s)

b. Chemistry

CHEM 3070 - The Chemicals in Your Life 3 unit(s)
CHEM 3100 - Environmental Chemistry 3 unit(s)

c. Computer Science

CS 3500 - Human-Centered Design 3 unit(s)
CS 3550 - Introduction to Computational Thinking 3 unit(s)
CS 4000 - Personal Computing 3 unit(s)
CS 4010 - Computing for the Sciences 3 unit(s)

d. Honors

HONS 3100 - Methods of Inquiry in Science 3 unit(s)

e. Mathematics

MATH 3030 - Geometry for Teachers 3 unit(s)
MATH 3350 - Applied Mathematical Models 3 unit(s)

f. Nursing

NURS 3400 - Human Pathophysiology 3 unit(s)

g. Other Natural Sciences

NSCI 3000 - Science for Self-Sufficiency 3 unit(s)
NSCI 3060 - Planetary Science and Engineering 3 unit(s)

h. Physics and Physical Sciences

ASTR 3000 - Contemporary Astronomy 3 unit(s)
GEOL 3050 - Environmental Geology 4 unit(s)
GEOL 3060 - Planetary Science and Engineering 3 unit(s)
GEOL 3500 - Earthquakes and Volcanoes 3 unit(s)
GEOL 3600 - Physical Oceanography 3 unit(s)
GEOL 4810 - Development and Management of Water Resources 4 unit(s)
GEOL 4900 - The Climate Crisis: Science and Solutions 3 unit(s)
PHSC 3500 - Solar and Alternative Energies 3 unit(s)
PHYS 3080 - How Things Work 3 unit(s)
PHYS 3520 - Modern Physics and Quantum Mechanics 3 unit(s)
PHYS 3550 - Physics for War, Physics for Peace 3 unit(s)

C. Arts and Humanities

(12 units minimum)

Complete 3 units in each subarea (C1, C2, UD‐C), and any additional 3 lower-division units from C1 or C2.

1. Arts

ART 1000 - Introduction to Studio Art 3 unit(s)
ART 1010 - Foundation Drawing 3 unit(s)
ART 1030 - Foundation Printmaking Option A 3 unit(s)
ART 1035 - Foundation Printmaking Option B 3 unit(s)
ART 1040 - Foundation Digital Media 3 unit(s)
ART 1100 - Foundation Painting 3 unit(s)
ART 1200 - Foundation Sculpture 3 unit(s)
ART 1340 - Introduction to Ceramics 3 unit(s)
ART 1350 - Looking At Art 3 unit(s)
ART 2000 - Visual Culture 3 unit(s)
ART 2515 - Art History Survey - Ancient 3 unit(s)
ART 2520 - Art History Survey - Modern 3 unit(s)
ART 2522 - Art Hist Survey - Contemporary 3 unit(s)
ART 2525 - Art History Survey - Non-Western 3 unit(s)
ART 2526 - Art History Survey - Islamic 3 unit(s)
ART 2527 - Art History Survey - Asian 3 unit(s)
ART 2528 - Art History Survey - Latin American 3 unit(s)
ART 2530 - Art Appreciation 3 unit(s)
FA 1000 - Introduction to the Fine Arts 3 unit(s)
MUS 1000 - Introduction to Music 3 unit(s)
MUS 1190 - Music Fundamentals 3 unit(s)
MUS 2000 - Music of World Cultures 3 unit(s)
MUS 2400 - Orchestra 1 unit(s)
MUS 2410 - Concert Chorale 1 unit(s)
MUS 2430 - University Chamber Singers 1 unit(s)
MUS 2440 - Wind Ensemble 1 unit(s)
THEA 1010 - Introduction to Theatre 3 unit(s)
THEA 1110 - Playgoing 3 unit(s)
THEA 1500 - Introduction to Acting 3 unit(s)
THEA 1510 - Dance for the Stage 3 unit(s)
THEA 1540 - Dance for the Stage II 3 unit(s)
THEA 2300 - Theatre Workshop I 3 unit(s)

2. Literature/Philosophy/World Languages

ENGL 1010 - Introduction to Literature 3 unit(s)
ENGL 2010 - Introduction to Creative Writing 4 unit(s)
ESL 1000 - Editing for Language and Dialect 4 unit(s)
ESL 1005 - Essay Skills for Language and Dialect 4 unit(s)
ESL 2000 - Essay Strategies and Vocabulary for Language and Dialect 3 unit(s)
GERM 1010 - Elementary German I 4 unit(s)
GERM 1020 - Elementary German II 4 unit(s)
HONS 1010 - Reading Seminar in Humanities 3 unit(s)
HUM 2000 - Introduction to the Humanities 3 unit(s)
ITAL 1010 - Elementary Italian I 3 unit(s)
ITAL 1020 - Elementary Italian II 3 unit(s)
PHIL 1010 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 unit(s)
PHIL 2200 - Ancient Philosophy 3 unit(s)
PHIL 2230 - Modern Philosophy 3 unit(s)
PHIL 2300 - Philosophy of Science 3 unit(s)
PHIL 2400 - Contemporary Moral Issues 3 unit(s)
PHIL 2500 - Philosophy and Film 3 unit(s)
PHIL 2700 - Introduction to Political Philosophy 3 unit(s)
PORT 1000 - Elementary Portuguese 4 unit(s)
PORT 2000 - Intermediate Portuguese 4 unit(s)
PORT 3000 - Advanced Portuguese 4 unit(s)
SPAN 1010 - Elementary Spanish I 3 unit(s)
SPAN 1020 - Elementary Spanish II 3 unit(s)
SPAN 2010 - Intermediate Spanish I 4 unit(s)
SPAN 2011 - Spanish for Native Speakers I 3 unit(s)
SPAN 2015 - Spanish for Native Speakers II 3 unit(s)
SPAN 2020 - Intermediate Spanish II 4 unit(s)

UD‐C: Upper Division C

(3 units minimum)

a. Art

ART 3605 - Text and Image 3 unit(s)
ART 3622 - Documentary Videography 3 unit(s)
ART 3640 - Digital Photography 3 unit(s)
ART 3700 - Computer Art 3 unit(s)
ART 3830 - Visual Art and Ecology 3 unit(s)
ART 4070 - Women and Gender in the History of Art I: Europe and the United States 3 unit(s) or
GEND 4070 - Women and Gender in the History of Art I: Europe and the United States 3 unit(s)
ART 4080 - Women and Gender in the History of Art II: Global and Transnational Contexts 3 unit(s) or
GEND 4080 - Women and Gender in the History of Art II: Global and Transnational Contexts 3 unit(s)
ART 4500 - Art, Museums, and Society 3 unit(s)
ART 4525 - Italian Renaissance 3 unit(s)
ART 4535 - Art of the Baroque Age 3 unit(s)
ART 4536 - Colonial Latin American Art 3 unit(s)
ART 4538 - 18th-Century Art: Rococo and Neoclassicism 3 unit(s)
ART 4547 - Twentieth Century Latin American Architecture unit(s)
ART 4548 - Global Modernisms 3 unit(s)
ART 4549 - Latin American Modernism 3 unit(s)
ART 4555 - American Art 3 unit(s)
ART 4556 - Contemporary Latin American Art 3 unit(s)
ART 4558 - History of Photography 3 unit(s)
ART 4560 - Pre-Columbian Art 3 unit(s)
ART 4562 - Islamic Art 3 unit(s)
ART 4565 - African Art 3 unit(s)

b. English

ENGL 3550 - Years of War, Days of Peace 3 unit(s)
ENGL 3920 - Survey of World Literature 3 unit(s)
ENGL 3940 - Multicultural American Literature 3 unit(s)
ENGL 3945 - Multicultural California Literature 3 unit(s)
ENGL 4010 - Introduction to Rhetoric 4 unit(s)
ENGL 4320 - African American Literature and Cultural Studies 3 unit(s)
ENGL 4330 - Latinx Literature and Cultural Studies 3 unit(s)
ENGL 4530 - Gender and Sexuality in Literature 3 unit(s)
HUM 3000 - Exploration in Humanities 3 unit(s)

c. Ethnic Studies

ETHS 3110 - Chicano/a/x-Latino/a/x Film 3 unit(s)
ETHS 3250 - Black/African American Film 3 unit(s)
ETHS 3600 - Indigenous Perspectives in Theatre 3 unit(s) or
THEA 3600 - Indigenous Perspectives in Theatre 3 unit(s)
ETHS 3950 - Producing Media for Social Change 4 unit(s)
ETHS 4560 - Chicano/a/x - Latino/a/x Theatre 3 unit(s) or
THEA 4560 - Chicano/a/x - Latino/a/x Theatre 3 unit(s)

d. Gender Studies

GEND 4070 - Women and Gender in the History of Art I: Europe and the United States 3 unit(s) or
ART 4070 - Women and Gender in the History of Art I: Europe and the United States 3 unit(s)
GEND 4080 - Women and Gender in the History of Art II: Global and Transnational Contexts 3 unit(s) or
ART 4080 - Women and Gender in the History of Art II: Global and Transnational Contexts 3 unit(s)
GEND 4150 - Gender and Ethnicity in Children’s Literature and Culture 3 unit(s)
GEND 4170 - Gender, Sexuality, and Popular Culture 3 unit(s)
GEND 4304 - Women’s Spirituality 3 unit(s)
GEND 4530 - Gender and Sexuality in Literature 3 unit(s)

e. Honors

HONS 3000 - Intellect Methods Humanities 3 unit(s)

f. Music

MUS 3400 - American Music 3 unit(s)
MUS 3410 - History of Jazz 3 unit(s)

g. Philosophy

PHIL 3010 - Advanced Introduction to Philosophy 3 unit(s)
PHIL 3050 - Existentialism 3 unit(s)
PHIL 4000 - Philosophy Through Literature 3 unit(s)
PHIL 4050 - Environmental Ethics 3 unit(s)
PHIL 4350 - Power of Information 3 unit(s)
PHIL 4401 - Professional Ethics 3 unit(s)
PHIL 4430 - Bioethics 3 unit(s)
PHIL 4440 - Business Ethics 3 unit(s)
PHIL 4450 - Eastern Philosophy 3 unit(s)

h. Theatre

THEA 3020 - Children’s Theatre 3 unit(s)
THEA 3600 - Indigenous Perspectives in Theatre 3 unit(s) or
ETHS 3600 - Indigenous Perspectives in Theatre 3 unit(s)
THEA 4000 - Fashion and Costume Through Time 3 unit(s)
THEA 4020 - Performance for Children 4 unit(s)
THEA 4540 - History of American Musical Theatre 3 unit(s)
THEA 4550 - American Theatre 3 unit(s)

i. World Languages

PORT 3930 - Portuguese and Brazil Literature in Translation 3 unit(s)
SPAN 3930 - Spanish and Latin-American Literature in Translation 3 unit(s)
SPAN 3970 - Contemporary Latin-American Prose Translation 3 unit(s)

D. Social, Economic, and Political Institutions and Human Behavior

(9 units minimum)

Include 3 units from D1, 3 units from D2, and 3 units from UD‐D. Courses shall be completed from at least two different disciplines.

1. United States History

The California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Section 40404, requires “…comprehensive study of American history and American government including the historical development of American institutions and ideals, the Constitution of the United States and the operation of representative democratic government under that Constitution, and the processes of state and local government…”

HIST 2600 - Problems in U.S. History 3 unit(s)
HIST 3610 - Colonial North America 3 unit(s)
HIST 3620 - Early National United States 3 unit(s)
HIST 3630 - U.S. Reconstruction WWII 3 unit(s)
HIST 3640 - Contemporary United States 3 unit(s)

2. Human Institutions, Societies, and Cultures

AGEC 2510 - Principles of Agricultural Economics 3 unit(s)
AGST 1500 - Introduction to Agricultural Science 3 unit(s)
ANTH 2060 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3 unit(s)
ANTH 2080 - Introduction to Physical Anthropology 3 unit(s)
ANTH 2090 - Introduction to Archaeology 3 unit(s)
BUS 2090 - Ethics and Social Responsibility for Businesses and Businesspeople 3 unit(s)
COGS 2100 - Introduction to Cognitive Studies 3 unit(s)
COMM 2011 - Introduction to Communication Studies 3 unit(s)
COMM 2200 - Introduction to Mass Media 3 unit(s)
CJ 2250 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 unit(s)
ECON 2500 - Principles of Macro Economics 3 unit(s)
ECON 2510 - Principles of Micro Economics 3 unit(s)
ENVR 2300 - Environmental Conservation 3 unit(s)
ETHS 2000 - Introduction to Black/African American Studies 3 unit(s)
ETHS 2050 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies 3 unit(s)
ETHS 2100 - Introduction to Chicanx and Latinx Studies 3 unit(s)
ETHS 2200 - Introduction to Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies 3 unit(s)
ETHS 2300 - Introduction to Native American/Indigenous Studies 3 unit(s)
ETHS 2400 - Contemporary Race and Ethnic Studies 3 unit(s)
GEND 2020 - Women’s and Feminist Activism 3 unit(s)
GEND 2040 - Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies 3 unit(s)
GEND 2110 - Trans Identities and Issues 3 unit(s)
GEOG 2020 - Introduction to Cultural Geography 3 unit(s)
GEOG 2300 - Environmental Conservation 3 unit(s)
GEOG 2350 - Water and Power 3 unit(s)
GEOG 2400 - Global Cultures and Environments 3 unit(s)
HIST 1010 - World Civilizations I 3 unit(s)
HIST 1020 - World Civilizations II 3 unit(s)
HONS 2010 - Reading Seminar in Social Sciences 3 unit(s)
HONS 2990 - Sophomore Seminar: Institutions 3 unit(s)
NURS 1040 - Human Development over the Life Span 3 unit(s)
PSCI 2000 - Introduction to Political Science 3 unit(s)
PSCI 2030 - Global Politics 3 unit(s)
PSYC 2010 - Introduction to Psychology 3 unit(s)
SOCL 1010 - Introduction to Sociology 3 unit(s)
SW 2010 - Introduction to the Social Work Profession 3 unit(s)
THEA 2000 - The World of Fashion 3 unit(s)

UD‐D: Upper-Division D

(3 units minimum)

a. Accounting

ACC 4140 - Income Tax Accounting 4 unit(s)

b. Agriculture

AGST 3000 - Agriculture, Society, and the Natural World 3 unit(s)

c. Anthropology

ANTH 3000 - Anthropology and Global Issues 3 unit(s)
ANTH 3010 - The Great Discoveries 3 unit(s)
ANTH 3030 - The World on a Plate: Humans and Food 3 unit(s)
ANTH 3060 - Peoples and Cultures of the Amazon 3 unit(s)
ANTH 3070 - Peoples and Cultures of Africa 3 unit(s)
ANTH 3080 - Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean 3 unit(s)
ANTH 3090 - Peoples and Cultures of Latin America 3 unit(s)
ANTH 3105 - Peoples and Cultures of the Pacific 3 unit(s)
ANTH 3106 - Peoples and Cultures of Asia 3 unit(s)
ANTH 3250 - Anthropological Perspectives on Global Health 3 unit(s)
ANTH 3260 - Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Problems 3 unit(s)
ANTH 3555 - Aztecs, Mayas, and Predecessors 3 unit(s)
ANTH 3560 - On the Inka Road 3 unit(s)
ANTH 3800 - Language and Culture 3 unit(s) or
ANTH 4100 - Medical Anthropology 3 unit(s)
ANTH 4600 - Anthropology of Caregiving, Death, & Dying 3 unit(s)

d. Business Administration

ACC 3005 - Personal Financial Planning 3 unit(s)

e. Child Development

CDEV 3040 - Child Development in Cultural Context 3 unit(s)
CDEV 3140 - Human Development I: Childhood 3 unit(s) or
PSYC 3140 - Human Development I: Childhood 3 unit(s)
CDEV 3240 - Human Development II: Adolescence 3 unit(s) or
PSYC 3240 - Human Development II: Adolescence 3 unit(s)
CDEV 3340 - Human Development III: Adulthood and Aging 3 unit(s) or
PSYC 3340 - Human Development III: Adulthood and Aging 3 unit(s)

f. Cognitive Studies

COGS 3100 - Communication Networks 3 unit(s)
COGS 4100 - Philosophical Aspects of Cognitive Science 3 unit(s)
COGS 4350 - The Information of Meaning 3 unit(s)

g. Communication Studies

COMM 3100 - Advanced Interpersonal Communication 3 unit(s)
COMM 3550 - Media and Public Perception 3 unit(s)
COMM 4160 - Intercultural Communication 3 unit(s)
COMM 4220 - Technology and Communication 3 unit(s)
JOUR 3030 - Freedom of Speech and Press: Contemporary Issues 3 unit(s)
JOUR 3040 - History of Journalism 3 unit(s)

h. Criminal Justice

CJ 4915 - Sex Crimes and Gender Issues in Criminal Justice 3 unit(s)

i. Economics

ECON 3100 - Economic History of the U.S. 3 unit(s)
ECON 4500 - Economics of Investment 4 unit(s)

j. English

ENGL 3860 - Introduction to Sociolinguistics 3 unit(s)

k. Ethnic Studies

ETHS 3100 - Asian Americans in Media and Popular Culture 3 unit(s)
ETHS 3225 - Black/African American Experiences 3 unit(s)
ETHS 3275 - Chicanx and Latinx Experiences 3 unit(s)
ETHS 3300 - The Hmong American Experience 3 unit(s)
ETHS 3350 - Asian American and Pacific Islander Experiences 3 unit(s)
ETHS 3400 - Native American/Indigenous Experiences 3 unit(s)
ETHS 4200 - Racial and Ethnic Experiences 3 unit(s)

l. Gender Studies

GEND 3550 - Society and Gender 3 unit(s)
GEND 3560 - Society and Sexuality 3 unit(s)
GEND 4100 - Gender and Education 3 unit(s)
GEND 4110 - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Issues in Education 3 unit(s)
GEND 4120 - Promoting Cultural Humility to Reduce LGBTQIA2S+ Health Disparities 3 unit(s) or
NURS 4120 - Promoting Cultural Humility to Reduce LGBTQIA2S+ Health Disparities 3 unit(s)
GEND 4220 - Gender, Environment and Sustainability 3 unit(s)
GEND 4750 - Comparative World Women 3 unit(s) or
HIST 4750 - Comparative World Women 3 unit(s)

m. Geography

GEOG 3010 - Cultural Geography 3 unit(s)
GEOG 3020 - Human Ecology 3 unit(s) or
ENVR 3020 - Human Ecology 3 unit(s)
GEOG 3330 - Ethnic Geography 3 unit(s)
GEOG 3340 - California Cultures and Environments 3 unit(s)
GEOG 3510 - Geography of North America 3 unit(s)
GEOG 3520 - Geography of Mexico and Central America 3 unit(s)
GEOG 3530 - Africa, South of the Sahara 3 unit(s)
GEOG 3540 - Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean 3 unit(s)
GEOG 3550 - Geography of Europe 3 unit(s)
GEOG 4050 - Restorative Human Ecology 3 unit(s)
GEOG 4130 - Hazards and Risk Assessment 3 unit(s)
GEOG 4750 - Geographic Information Systems 3 unit(s)

n. History

HIST 3720 - U.S. Ethnic and Immigrant Past 3 unit(s)
HIST 4595 - World Environmental History 3 unit(s)
HIST 4750 - Comparative World Women 3 unit(s) or
GEND 4750 - Comparative World Women 3 unit(s)
HIST 4930 - Migrants and Refugees in the Middle East 3 unit(s)

o. Honors

HONS 3050 - Methods of Discovery 3 unit(s)

p. Kinesiology

KINS 3500 - Drugs in the Athletic Environment 3 unit(s)
KINS 3900 - Disparities in Public Health 3 unit(s)
KINS 4330 - Family Health 3 unit(s)

q. Nursing

NURS 3040 - Women’s Health 3 unit(s)

r. Politics and Public Administration

PSCI 3055 - Marx on the Human Condition 3 unit(s)
PSCI 3225 - Civil Liberties 4 unit(s)
PSCI 4050 - Political Ideologies 4 unit(s)
PSCI 4318 - Environmental Policy and Politics 4 unit(s)

s. Psychology

PSYC 3140 - Human Development I: Childhood 3 unit(s) or
CDEV 3140 - Human Development I: Childhood 3 unit(s)
PSYC 3240 - Human Development II: Adolescence 3 unit(s) or
CDEV 3240 - Human Development II: Adolescence 3 unit(s)
PSYC 3340 - Human Development III: Adulthood and Aging 3 unit(s) or
CDEV 3340 - Human Development III: Adulthood and Aging 3 unit(s)
PSYC 4250 - Drugs and Behavior 3 unit(s)

t. Sociology

SOCL 3150 - The Family 3 unit(s)
SOCL 3190 - Disability and Society 3 unit(s)
SOCL 3820 - Food and Culture in Global Society 3 unit(s)
SOCL 4520 - Personality and Society 3 unit(s)

E. Lifelong Learning and Self‐Development

(3 units minimum)

Complete 3 units. Requirement may not be satisfied entirely through Physical Education Activities courses (KINS 1010-1999 ).

CIS 2000 - Introduction to Business Computer Systems 3 unit(s)
CS 2000 - Effective Computing 3 unit(s)
ENGL 1006 - First-Year Composition Seminar (Stretch A) 4 unit(s)
GEND 2500 - Women’s Lives and Sustainable Happiness 3 unit(s)
GEOG 2200 - Introduction to Geospatial Applications 3 unit(s)
GEOG 2250 - Wilderness Exploration and Navigation 3 unit(s)
HONS 3500 - Information and Research and Analysis 3 unit(s)
HSCI 1000 - Introduction to Health Science 3 unit(s) or
NURS 1000 - Introduction to Health Science 3 unit(s)
KINS 1000 - Health in Today’s Society 3 unit(s)
KINS 1001 - Lifelong Wellness Through Physical Activity 2 unit(s)
KINS 1010-1999 - Physical Education Activities 1 unit(s)
KINS 4540 - Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Health 3 unit(s)
LEAD 2500 - Leadership Development 3 unit(s) or
MDIS 2500 - Leadership Development 3 unit(s)
MDIS 1040 - Seminar in First-Year Experience 1-2 unit(s)
MDIS 1200 - The Stanislaus Seminar in First-Year Experience 1-3 unit(s)
MDIS 1400 - Designing Your Stan State 2 unit(s)
MDIS 3600 - Designing Your Tomorrow 2 unit(s)
NSCI 1000 - Information Investigation in STEM Discipline 3 unit(s)
PSYC 1000 - Sexual Behavior 3 unit(s)
PSYC 2030 - Psychology of Adjustment 3 unit(s)
SOCL 2000 - Intergenerational Experiences 3 unit(s)

F. Ethnic Studies

(3 units minimum)

Commencing with the 2021-22 catalog year, the California State University shall require, as an undergraduate graduation requirement, the completion of, at minimum, one three- unit course in ethnic studies. Courses listed below fulfill this requirement.

Lower Division Courses

ETHS 2000 - Introduction to Black/African American Studies 3 unit(s)
ETHS 2050 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies 3 unit(s)
ETHS 2100 - Introduction to Chicanx and Latinx Studies 3 unit(s)
ETHS 2200 - Introduction to Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies 3 unit(s)
ETHS 2300 - Introduction to Native American/Indigenous Studies 3 unit(s)
ETHS 2400 - Contemporary Race and Ethnic Studies 3 unit(s)

Upper Division Courses

ETHS 4360 - Theories and Concepts in Ethnic Studies 3 unit(s)
ETHS 4970 - Community Organizing and Activism 3 unit(s)