CHANGES TO GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH REQUIREMENTSExecutive Order 1100 Revised

Christine Molina March and April 2018

EXECUTIVE ORDER 1100

CSU Chancellor’s Office issued EO 1100 Revised in August 2017

Supersedes EO 1100 issued in February 2015

Purpose

Clarify General Education (GE) requirements

Ensure equitable opportunity for student success

Streamline graduation requirements

EXECUTIVE ORDER 1100

EO 1100 Revised

Article 2 Fulfilling CSU GE Breadth Requirements and Article 4 Subject Area Distributions

Effective for Fall 2018 Freshman and Transfer admits (GE Catalog Year = 2018/19 and later)

However, some changes will also be retroactive for continuing students (GE Catalog year = 2017/18 and earlier)

RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT

Students must complete 9 units of GE

GE Catalog year = 2017/18 and earlier: students must complete minimum 9 units (lower or upper division) in GE at SDSU

GE Catalog year = 2018/19 and later: students must complete minimum 9 units in upper division GE within the CSU

UNIT LIMITATIONS

All GE Catalog years

Elimination of the following maximum unit requirements in GE:

Maximum 7 units in one department in Area II. Foundations and Area IV. Explorations

Maximum 10 units in one department in Area II. Foundations, Area III. American Institutions, and Area IV. Explorations

Maximum 12 units in one department

UNIT LIMITATIONS

Example

With the elimination of the maximum unit requirements in one department, a student can take the following courses to satisfy the respective GE areas:

ANTH 101 (3 units) Human Biocultural Origins Area IIA2.Foundations-Life Sciences

ANTH 102 (3 units) Intro to Socio-Cultural Anth. Area IIB.Foundations-Social and Behavioral Sciences

ANTH 355 (3 units) Exploring Primate Behavior Area IVA.Explorations-Natural Sciences

ANTH 353 (3 units) Sustainability and Culture Area IVB.Explorations-Social and Behavioral Sciences.

ANTH 422 (3 units) Music and Culture Area IVC.Explorations-Humanities

UNIT LIMITATIONS

All GE Catalog years

Elimination of the maximum 3 units of GEOG 101, 103, and ANTH 101 in IIA. Foundations-Natural Sciences

Students are now able to take GEOG 101 or 103 to satisfy Physical Sciences and ANTH 101 to satisfy Life Sciences

FOUNDATIONS-SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

GE Catalog year = 2017/18 and earlier: Students must complete 2 courses taken from two different departments (6 units)

GE Catalog year = 2018/19 and later: Students must complete 3 courses taken from two different departments (9 units)

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AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS

All students will continue to be required to satisfy the American History, U.S. Constitution, and California State and Local Government

AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS

All GE Catalog years:

American Institutions courses are now included in:

Area IIB. Foundations-Social and Behavioral Sciences and

Area IVB. Explorations-Social and Behavioral Sciences

Maximum of 2 American Institutions courses can apply toward GE

Excluding 500-level courses

AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS

Example: American Institutions courses in IIB. Foundations-Social and Behavioral Sciences

GE Catalog year = 2017/18 and earlier: GE Catalog year = 2018/19 and later:

AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS

Example: American Institutions courses in IVB. Explorations-Social and Behavioral Sciences

AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS

General Catalog will identify American Institutions courses with [AI]

AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS

GE Catalog year = 2018/19 and later:

Area III. American Institutions has been eliminated

EXPLORATIONS

Students will continue to need 9 units, with one course satisfying Cultural Diversity

GE Catalog year = 2017/18 and earlier: Students complete 9 units in Natural Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Humanities OR complete the specialized GE pattern for their major (e.g. Engineering)

GE Catalog year = 2018/19 and later: All students must complete 9 upper-division units according to the following area distribution: Natural Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Humanities

Specialized GE patterns for students in Engineering and Nursing have been eliminated

EXPLORATIONS

Previously students could not double count a course in their major department and Explorations

Now, students in all GE Catalog years may double count all major courses in GE

EXPLORATIONS

Example: Psychology Major

PSY 340 (3 units) Social Psychology

Will satisfy IVB. Explorations-Social and Behavioral Sciences and will satisfy Psychology major requirement

FUTURE GE CHANGES

Future GE changes effective for Fall 2019 Freshman and Transfer Admits: Area IIC. Foundations-Humanities and Area E. Lifelong Learning and Self Development

Area IIC. Foundations-Humanities

GE Catalog year = 2019/20 and later: students will be required to complete 9 units

GE Catalog year = 2018/19 and earlier: students are required to complete 12 units

Area E. Lifelong Learning and Self-Development

New GE area

GE Catalog year = 2019/20 and later: students will be required to complete 3 units

QUESTIONS?