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Students should consult an advisor upon entry to the university and every semester thereafter. For information on G.E. and other University undergraduate degree requirements (GWAR, units, academic status), as well as students with declared majors and minors also need to consult the appropriate department(s).
Academic Skills Requirements for Undergraduate Students
New students enrolled at the University, fall 2018 and after are subject to the revisions to E.O. 665 contained in E.O. 1110 (2017). Effective with this executive order, the English Placement Test (EPT) and the Entry- Level Mathematics (ELM) Test shall not be offered, and the EPT and ELM committees are discontinued.
Freshman skills assessment and placement for general education written communication and mathematics/quantitative reasoning shall be based on systemwide skills assessment standards that include the Early Assessment Program/ Smarter Balanced Achievement Levels, ACT scores and/or SAT scores, high school coursework, high school GPA and math GPA.
Skills assessments are not a condition for admission to the CSU; they are a condition of enrollment. These skills assessments are designed to inform entering freshmen of placement in appropriate baccalaureate-level courses based on their skills and needs.
First-time freshmen in need of support as determined by the skills assessment will be placed in supported instruction. Supported instruction is designed to assist students in credit bearing courses. Students may also be required to participate in the Early Start Program. The Early Start Program gives students the opportunity to earn college credit in written communication and mathematics/ quantitative reasoning the summer before their first term.
Students are no longer subject to Academic Skills Assessment Plan (ASAP) "probation" or "disqualification”.
New students enrolled at the University between fall 1998 and spring 2018, are subject to System-wide Placement Test and remedial English and mathematics class requirements (E.O. 665). Non-exempt students must take the English Placement Test (EPT) and the Entry Level Mathematics (ELM) examination before registering for classes. If test results show that remedial courses in English or mathematics are needed, students must:
After two semesters, students cannot register or continue to attend classes at CSU, Dominguez Hills if all required remedial classes (ENG 88 /ENG 99 and MAT 3 /MAT 9 ) are not passed.
Furthermore, students are subject to Academic Skills Assessment Plan (ASAP) "probation" if they do not pass General Education level English (ENG 110 Freshman Composition Accelerated and ENG 111 Freshman Composition II) and mathematics (MAT 105 Finite Mathematics or equivalent) in four semesters.
Finally, students are subject to ASAP "disqualification" from the University if they do not pass General Education level English (ENG 110 Freshman Composition Accelerated and ENG 111 Freshman Composition II) and mathematics (MAT 105 Finite Mathematics or equivalent) classes in six semesters.
Non-exempt students admitted and enrolled before fall 1998 are subject to Academic Skills Assessment Plan (ASAP) guidelines for completion of the English Placement Test (EPT), the Entry Level Mathematics (ELM) examination, required remedial English and math classes, and General Education level English and math classes.
Students are subject to ASAP "probation" if they do not take the EPT and ELM and pass all required remedial English classes (ENG 88 and ENG 99 ) and mathematics classes (MAT 3 and MAT 9 ) within two semesters. Students may be ASAP "disqualified" from the University if they do not meet these requirements and classes in four semesters.
Additionally, students are subject to ASAP "probation" if they do not pass General Education level classes in English (ENG 110 Freshman Composition Accelerated and ENG 111 Freshman Composition II) and mathematics (MAT 105 Finite Mathematics or equivalent) in four semesters. Students may be ASAP "disqualified" from the University if they do not pass the General Education level classes in six semesters.
For additional information and support, students should contact the Student Success Center that houses their major or minor department. Please consult the undergraduate catalog entry for undergraduate academic advisement at CSUDH for a list of these centers with contact details.
The GWAR can be met through one of the following options:
General Education Requirements for Undergraduate Students
Students must follow the appropriate General Education (G.E.) pattern.
Students who have maintained continuous attendance at any combination of CSU, UC, or California community college under an earlier catalog may elect to complete the G.E. pattern in effect at the time of:
For additional information and support, students should contact the Student Success Center that houses their major or minor department. Please consult the undergraduate catalog entry for undergraduate academic advisement at CSUDH for a list of these centers with contact details. The General Education1 program is divided into the following areas and includes 55-65 total semester units:
Area A - English Language Communication and Critical Thinking (9 units) all courses in this area require a grade of "C-" or higher
Area B - Natural Sciences & Quantitative Reasoning (13 units) math courses in this area require a grade of “C-” or higher
Area C - Arts and Humanities (12 units)
Area D - Social Sciences (9 units)
Area E - Lifelong Learning and Self-Development (3 units)
Area F - Ethnic Studies (3 units)
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Students must take nine units of G.E. courses in residence at CSUDH.
General Education Residence Requirement: The California State University System requires all students to complete 9 semester units in general education at the campus from which they graduate. Following is the list of courses that are offered in the General Education program. These courses fulfill the objectives stated in the program description. For complete course descriptions, refer to those sections of the University Catalog that describe the programs offering the courses. All Area A courses and the Quantitative Reasoning requirement in Area B must be passed with a grade of "C-" or higher. A grade point average of 2.0 calculated at graduation is required for the entire General Education Pattern.
Complete one course from each of the following categories (A1, A2, A3): 1
A1. Oral Communication (3 units):
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Code | Title | Hours |
THE 120 | Fundamentals of Speech | 3 |
A2. Written Communication (3 units):
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Code | Title | Hours |
ENG 108 & ENG 109 | Freshman Composition I: Stretch 1 and Freshman Composition I: Stretch 2 * | 6 |
ENG 110 | Freshman Composition Accelerated | 3 |
ENG 112 | Freshman Composition Supported | 3 |
* If stretch course option is selected, completion of both ENG 108 and 109 is required to satisfy A2. Both courses must be completed with a grade of "C-" or higher.
A3. Logical/Critical Reasoning (3 units):
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Code | Title | Hours |
MAT 271 | Foundations Of Higher Math | 3 |
PHI 120 | Critical Reasoning | 3 |
PSY 110 | Critical Thinking and Problem Solving | 3 |
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To satisfy an area A or B4 requirement, the course must be passed with a grade of "C-" or higher.
Complete one course from each of the categories (B1, B2, B3, B4, B5):2
B1. Physical Science (3 units):
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Code | Title | Hours |
CHE 102 | Chemistry For The Citizen | 3 |
EAR 100 | Physical Geology | 3 |
GEO 200 | Physical Geography | 3 |
PHY 100 | Patterns In Nature | 3 |
B2. Natural Sciences in Life Science (3 units):
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Code | Title | Hours |
ANT 101 | Intro to Biological Anthro | 3 |
BIO 102 | General Biology | 3 |
B3. Natural Sciences in Science Laboratory (1 units):
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Code | Title | Hours |
BIO 103 | General Biology Laboratory 3 | 1 |
CHE 103 | Chemistry Lab for the Citizen | 1 |
EAR 101 | Physical Geology Laboratory 4 | 1 |
B4. Quantitative Reasoning and Problem Solving (3 units): 1
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Code | Title | Hours |
MAT 105 | Finite Mathematics | 3 |
MAT 131 | Elementary Statistics and Probability | 3 |
MAT 132 | Statistics and Probability with Support | 4 |
MAT 134 | Statistics & Probability - Supported | 4 |
MAT 151 | College Algebra and Trigonometry | 4 |
MAT 153 | Pre-Calculus with Trigonometry with Lab | 4 |
MAT 155 | Pre-Calculus | 4 |
MAT 171 | Survey of Calculus for Management and Life Sciences | 4 |
MAT 191 | Calculus I | 5 |
MAT 193 | Calculus II | 5 |
B5. Integrative Studies in the Natural Sciences (3 units):
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Code | Title | Hours |
BIO 336 | Environmental Biology | 3 |
BIO 340 | Genetics | 3 |
CSC 301 | Computers And Society | 3 |
EAR 312 | Natural Disasters | 3 |
EAR 416 | Earth Sciences for Teachers | 3 |
HEA 466 | Environmental Health Problems | 3 |
IDS 310 | Global Climate Change | 3 |
LBS 380 | Blended Science Methods | 4 |
SMT 310 | Science and Technology | 3 |
SMT 314 | Introduction to Cosmology | 3 |
SMT 410 | Development of Scientific Thinking and Theories | 3 |
SMT 416 | Earth Science For Teacher | 3 |
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Courses in area A and area B4 must be passed with a grade of "C-" or higher.
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Students majoring or minoring in one of the natural sciences may substitute more advanced science courses. These students should see a faculty advisor.
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Concurrent enrollment in BIO 102 General Biology or prior life science course recommended.
4
Concurrent enrollment in EAR 100 Physical Geology or prior earth science course recommended.
Complete one course from each of the following categories (C1, C2, C3) and one additional lower division course from area C1 or C2 (4 courses total):
C1. Arts Courses (3 - 6 units):
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Code | Title | Hours |
AFS 205 | Introduction to Hip Hop | 3 |
APP 225 | Pacific Islander Culture in Oceania and the U.S. | 3 |
ART 100 | Looking At Art | 3 |
ART 101 | Experiencing Creative Art | 3 |
COM 130 | Introduction to Film | 3 |
DAN 130 | Global Dance Perspectives | 3 |
ENG 271 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 3 |
MUS 101 | Introducing Music | 3 |
MUS 110 | Music Fundamentals | 3 |
MUS 201 | Music in Film: From the Silent Era to The Lord of the Rings | 3 |
MUS 250 | History of Rock | 3 |
THE 100 | Television Film & Theatre | 3 |
THE 160 | Acting For Non-Majors | 3 |
WMS 330 | Queer Art and Visual Culture | 3 |
C2. Letters Courses (3 - 6 units):
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Code | Title | Hours |
AFS 200 | Intro to Africana Studies | 3 |
APP 101 | Introduction To Asian Studies | 3 |
CHS 100 | Chicana/o Cultural Roots | 3 |
CHS 205 | Introduction to Chicana/o Literature | 3 |
COM 100 | Media & Society | 3 |
ENG 230 | Literature and Popular Culture | 3 |
FRE 220 | Second Year French | 3 |
HUM 204 | Introduction to the Humanities | 3 |
JPN 110 | Beginning Japanese I | 3 |
JPN 111 | Beginning Japanese II | 3 |
LBR 202 | Class Struggles in Film and Popular Culture | 3 |
PHI 101 | Moral Problems | 3 |
PHI 102 | Humanity, Nature & God | 3 |
PHI 201 | The Good Life | 3 |
PHI 202 | The Devil You Don't Know | 3 |
SPA 151 | Introduction to Hispanic Culture | 3 |
SPA 221 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 |
WMS 100 | Gender, Sex, the Body, & Politics: An Introduction | 3 |
WMS 410 | Queer of Color Critique | 3 |
C3. Integrative Studies in the Humanities (3 units):
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Code | Title | Hours |
AFS 331 | Key Movements: African Literature and Culture | 3 |
AFS 332 | Key Movements: Harlem Renaissance | 3 |
AFS 333 | Black Movements of the Sixties | 3 |
AFS 334 | African Culture and Art | 3 |
APP 314 | Asian Americans and the Media | 3 |
APP 315 | Asian Pop Culture and Globalization | 3 |
APP 325 | Asian Pacific Art, Music, and Literature | 3 |
APP 339 | Asian Diaspora and Transnational Asian Religions | 3 |
APP 343 | Asian Pacific Film & Literature | 3 |
ARH 370 | Art and Social Protest | 3 |
CHS 340 | Native American and Chicana Women's Narrative | 3 |
CHS 345 | Latina/o Identities in the Americas | 3 |
ENG 308 | Critical Approaches to Children's Literature | 3 |
ENG 360 | Heroes and Antiheroes | 3 |
ENG 362 | Environment in Literature & Culture | 3 |
ENG 364 | Literary Utopia | 3 |
HIS 355 | American Civil Rights History | 3 |
HIS 375 | Pop Culture in History | 3 |
HIS 376 | Film As History | 3 |
HUM 300 | Health Humanities | 3 |
HUM 301 | Mind/Brain and the Arts | 3 |
HUM 302 | Lives of Faust: Deals with the Devil | 3 |
HUM 303 | All Creatures Great & Small: Animals from Sacred to Endangered | 3 |
HUM 304 | Vampires | 3 |
HUM 305 | Never Lose Infinite Hope: Imagining Justice, Cultivating Mental Wellness | 3 |
HUM 310 | Key Concepts | 3 |
HUM 312 | Key Movements | 3 |
HUM 314 | Key Issues | 3 |
IDS 312 | Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Humanities | 3 |
LBR 310 | Success and Values | 3 |
LBR 312 | Decade of the Sixties | 3 |
LBR 314 | Key Issues: American Dream | 3 |
MUS 302 | African American Music | 3 |
MUS 312 | The Jazz Age | 3 |
MUS 345 | Global Popular Music: Identity and Social Change | 3 |
MUS 486 | Late Romantic-20th/21st Music | 3 |
NCR 390 | Fundamentals of Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding | 3 |
PHI 351 | Death and Dying | 3 |
PHI 352 | Myth as Reality | 3 |
PHI 353 | Age of Revolt | 3 |
PHI 383 | Comparative Religions | 3 |
SPA 310 | Romantic Love in the Western Tradition | 3 |
SPA 312 | Hispanic Literature, Art, and Culture | 3 |
SPA 313 | Encountering the Other | 3 |
THE 313 | Voices of Contemporary Women Playwrights | 3 |
THE 315 | Key Concepts: The American Musical | 3 |
THE 317 | Theatre of Revolt | 3 |
THE 319 | The Power of Masks | 3 |
WMS 310 | The Witch in Literature | 3 |
WMS 311 | Comedy, Sex and Gender | 3 |
WMS 314 | Feminism and Film | 3 |
WMS 315 | Literary Topics in Gender Studies and Sexuality Studies | 3 |
WMS 380 | Gender and Sexuality in Popular Culture | 3 |
Complete one course from each of the following categories (D1, D2, D3). Courses must be taken from more than one department (e.g., if you satisfy D1 and D2 with anthropology courses, then D3 category cannot be satisfied with an anthropology course. At least one area D course must be from a different department).
D1. Perspectives on Individuals, Groups and Society (3 units):
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Code | Title | Hours |
AFS 220 | African World Peoples & Soc. | 3 |
ANT 100 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
ECO 200 | Contemporary Econ Issues | 3 |
ECO 210 | Economic Theory 1A Micro | 3 |
ECO 211 | Economic Theory 1B Macro | 3 |
IDS 210 | Introduction to Environmental Studies | 3 |
LAW 240 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
LBR 101 | Introduction to Labor Studies | 3 |
LBS 205 | Child and Adolescent Development | 3 |
NCR 291 | Psychology of Peacebuilding | 3 |
PSY 101 | General Education Psychology: Understanding Human Behavior | 3 |
SOC 101 | The Individual In Society | 3 |
SOC 102 | Understanding Social Relationships in a Global Perspective | 3 |
WMS 200 | Foundations in Queer Studies | 3 |
WMS 250 | Foundations in Women's Studies | 3 |
D2. Global and Historical Perspectives (3 units):
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Code | Title | Hours |
AFS 201 | African World Civilizations | 3 |
ANT 102 | Ancient Civilizations | 3 |
CHS 200 | Introduction to Chicana/o and Latina/o History | 3 |
ENG 150 | Languages of the World | 3 |
GEO 100 | Human Geography | 3 |
HIS 120 | World History I | 3 |
HIS 121 | World History II | 3 |
LBR 200 | Labor and the Environment | 3 |
MGT 200 | Global Organizational Ethics and Social Responsibility | 3 |
POL 100 | General Education Political Science: World Perspectives | 3 |
D3. Integrative Studies in the Social Sciences (3 units):
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Code | Title | Hours |
AFS 310 | The African American Experience in the US | 3 |
AFS 311 | Afro Latinidad & the Caribbean | 3 |
AFS 312 | Cultural Pluralism: Ethnic & Global Society | 3 |
ANT 312 | Language And Culture | 3 |
ANT 330 | North American Indians | 3 |
ANT 334 | Mesoamerica Past and Present | 3 |
ANT 336 | Comparative Cultures: Culture, Environment and Globalization | 3 |
ANT 337 | Ethnography and Film | 3 |
ANT 338 | Mainland Southeast Asia | 3 |
ANT 342 | South America | 3 |
ANT 371 | Historical and Cultural Perspectives in Disability Studies | 3 |
APP 311 | Contemporary Issues in Asian American Communities | 3 |
APP 318 | Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Lao Americans: Culture, History, and Identity | 3 |
APP 327 | Values and Communication of Asian Pacific Cultures | 3 |
APP 335 | Asian Pacific Culinary Culture | 3 |
APP 350 | Asian-Pacific Gender and Family | 3 |
CHS 323 | Latina/o Perspectives on U.S. Immigration and Citizenship | 3 |
CHS 330 | Latina/o Identities in U.S. | 3 |
CHS 335 | Urban Youth Gangs in Los Angeles | 3 |
GEO 318 | Cultural Pluralism The Human Environment: Methods of Knowledge and Truth | 3 |
HEA 468 | Multicultural Health | 3 |
HIS 340 | American West | 3 |
HIS 348 | Labor In American Society | 3 |
HIS 352 | Topics in United States Foreign Relations History | 3 |
HIS 354 | History of American Immigration | 3 |
HIS 380 | Women In History | 3 |
IDS 304 | Issues in Global Studies | 3 |
IDS 318 | Interdisciplinary Approach to Cultural Pluralism | 3 |
ITC 300 | Security in a Digital Society | 3 |
LBR 313 | The Future of Workers and Work | 3 |
LBR 316 | Working Class and Education | 3 |
LBR 350 | Research Methods for Social Change | 3 |
LBS 370 | Multicultural Studies | 5 |
MLG 318 | New Perspectives on Language and Sex | 3 |
NCR 391 | Restorative Justice | 3 |
SBS 318 | Cultural Pluralism: | 3 |
SPA 318 | Movements of Latin America | 3 |
WMS 318 | Race, Class, and Gender | 3 |
WMS 340 | Politics of Women's (Un)Paid Labor | 3 |
WMS 390 | Transnational Feminisms | 3 |
Select one of the following:
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Code | Title | Hours |
BUS 100 | Entrepreneurship For Everyone | 3 |
CIS 275 | Internet Literacy | 3 |
FIN 200 | Personal Finance for Non-Finance Majors | 3 |
HEA 100 | Health & Lifestyles | 3 |
HEA 104 | Food, Health, and Environment | 3 |
HEA 201 | Healthcare Systems and Perspectives | 3 |
KIN 235 | Lifetime Fitness | 3 |
LIB 151 | Fundamentals of Information Literacy | 3 |
LBR 201 | Work/Life: Purpose, Power, and Identity | 3 |
REC 100 | Dimensions Of Leisure | 3 |
UNV 101 | Personal, Social and Intellectual Development | 3 |
Select one of the following. May be fulfilled by approved upper division.
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Code | Title | Hours |
AFS 100 | The African American Experience | 3 |
AFS 212 | Intro To Comp Eth & Global Soc | 3 |
AFS 231 | Africana Literary Traditions | 3 |
APP 201 | Introduction to Asian American Studies | 3 |
APP 212 | Introduction to Comparative Ethnic and Global Societies | 3 |
CHS 125 | Chicano/Latino Musical Culture | 3 |
CHS 212 | Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Studies | 3 |
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Courses in area A and area B4 must be passed with a grade of "C-" or higher.
2
Students majoring or minoring in one of the natural sciences may substitute more advanced science courses. These students should see a faculty advisor.
3
Concurrent enrollment in BIO 102 General Biology or prior life science course recommended.
4
Concurrent enrollment in EAR 100 Physical Geology or prior earth science course recommended.
Students must satisfy requirements in U.S. history and U.S. and California government by completing the following:
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Code | Title | Hours |
HIS 101 | History Of United States (or articulated course at a California Community College or examination) | 3 |
POL 100 | General Education Political Science: World Perspectives (or articulated course at a California Community College or examination) | 3 |
Total Hours | 6 |
Accredited community colleges and public four-year colleges may sanction (certify) that all or part of General Education requirements (post 1980), have been met. Transfer students with complete certification of California State University General Education breadth requirements or the CSU version of the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) requirements are not required to complete additional lower division courses in general education. Transfer students should request General Education certification from their community colleges. An additional nine semester units of upper division General Education courses must be completed at CSU Dominguez Hills.
General Education courses may be double-counted in either the major or the minor. Even though students may double-count certain General Education courses, they will not receive additional unit credit towards graduation by double-counting. For example, a double-counted course counts three units (not six) towards graduation. Please consult the University Catalog and/or an academic advisor for more information.