Academic Affairs Policy Code: AA 2024-05

I. Reference

1. This policy outlines the practices and procedures for departments and academic programs in terms of the unit count for upper division General Education (GE) courses and major/ minor courses.
2. The guidelines in this policy are designed to:
   1. Assist students to meet graduation requirements within the scope of their major/ minor and General Education courses.
   2. Assist in maintaining consistency when calculating units for major, minor, and General Education courses.
   3. Assist departments and programs to establish or redefine double-count courses in majors and minors.
3. Double-count courses will be noted automatically in each major or minor. No action is required by the student.

II. Policy

1. Major courses and campus-wide required courses that are approved for GE credit shall also fulfill (double-count for) the GE requirement (EO 1110-R section 2.2.6.1).
2. A course may be double-counted to satisfy requirements in either the major and the upper division GE or the minor and the upper division GE.
3. Courses may not be double-counted for both the major and the minor.
4. A minimum of a C- or better is required in each CSU or transfer-course in written communication in the English language (A2), oral communication in the English language (A1), critical thinking (A3), and mathematics/quantitative reasoning (B4). (EO 1100-R section 2.2.2.a).
   • Departments set minimum grades for fulfillment of major/minor program requirements. Thus, a student who receives a D in a B4 course, for example, in a major that requires a minimum of a D for the program requirement would meet the program requirement through this course, but not the GE B4 requirement.
5. Students who complete double-counted GE requirements under one academic plan shall be considered to have met those GE requirements if they change academic plans.

All Revision & Review Approved Dates

AA 2016-02, Approved 07/26/2016 (Status: Archived)

Attachments and Links

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Related Policy

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Keywords

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Approval Signatures

Executive

Approved: Michael E. Spagna, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Date: 05/09/2024

Area Manager/Owner

Approved: Kimberly Costino, Dean, Undergraduate Studies
Date: 05/09/2024

Older Version Approval Signatures

Reaffirmed: Rodrick Hay, Interim Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs
Date: 07/16/2016