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CSU General Education - Breadth

Certificate of Achievement

The CSU requires completion of 48 semester units (or 72 quarter units) of general education for graduation of which up to 39 semester units can be transferred from and certified by a California Community College.— 

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CSU General Education - Breadth Pathways

Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2023-2024. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?

Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.

  1. 5. Ethical Reasoning a. Apply ethical principles to personal, academic, professional and/or community issues. b. Work ethically and effectively with others.
  2. 4. Analytic Inquiry Skills a. Distinguish the modes of inquiry and critique used in the natural, social, and behavioral sciences and the humanities. b. Explain the connections among the various disciplines.
  3. 6. Ability to Engage Diverse Perspectives a. Recognize the multitude of diversities in the physical and human environments and how these diversities impact the individual and society. b. Recognize the diversity of human experience, the role of the natural environment, and the relationship between the two. c. Describe and appreciate the role of culture and the arts in society and in one’s personal life.
  4. 1. Communication Competency a. Attend to and clearly express ideas in written, spoken, numerical, and artistic forms. b. Communicate effectively and logically.
  5. 7. Ability to Create a. Act purposefully in combining awareness, critical thinking, and communication skills with personal responsibility in order to originate, innovate, or build upon ideas
  6. 2. Information Competency a. Evaluate multiple sources of information to apply it critically and appropriately. b. Gather, evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information.
  7. 8. Growth Orientation a. Apply the skills necessary for successful living in an ever-changing and global environment. b. Identify and adopt the concepts of personal health and fitness to enhance the quality of life.
  8. 3. Quantitative Competence a. Implement quantitative and qualitative models to make predictions, draw conclusions, and make decisions that are logical and feasible. b. Collect, organize, analyze, and process research data in a clear, synthesized format.