1. All students must complete 51 units of approved GE courses with letter grades. If a requirement is waived without unit credit, additional approved GE courses must be taken to complete a minimum of 48 GE units.
2. All three areas described below must be completed by all students: Core GE (39 units), SJSU Studies (12 units) and American Institutions (0-6 units).
3. Transfer students may satisfy all Core GE by completing an Intersegmental GE Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) or a CSU 39-unit breadth certification prior to transfer. Second baccalaureate students satisfy Core GE with their first baccalaureate.
4. All students must satisfy SJSU Studies at SJSU regardless of GE completed at other institutions. Exceptions:
5. If a course is listed as a sequence (AB), the entire sequence must be completed to satisfy the requirement.
6. Written Communication (IA), Mathematical Concepts, Critical Thinking and Oral Communication courses require a minimum grade of "C."
7. To find approved courses, check the GE designator listed for the requirement. This designator is printed by each GE class section in the SJSU Schedule of Classes.
8. All GE courses must be on the approved list of the California Community College (CCC), California State University (CSU) or University of California (UC) for CSU Breadth Requirements or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) where and when the course is taken.
9. The following GE courses require prerequisites to enroll:
See the SJSU Schedule of Classes or this catalog for additional information about these tests.
10. Subsequent to initial completion of all CSU general education requirements (at the lower and upper divisions), a student may not be required to satisfy further exclusively general education requirements associated with an additional major program or baccalaureate degree.
11. Complete information on specific requirements and approved courses is found each semester in the SJSU Schedule of Classes.
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