Campuswide GE Requirements Overview

Students should consult their College or school advising office to determine which courses best fulfill their GE requirements.

College and School Guidelines

College of Letters and Science

A Writing II course also approved for GE credit may be applied toward the relevant GE foundation area.

In the Scientific Inquiry foundation, one 5-unit course from either subgroup must carry laboratory, demonstration, or Writing II credit. Other courses in the subgroups may be 4 units. For students entering Fall Quarter 2018 through Spring Quarter 2019, the requirement is reduced to three courses, one from each subgroup and a third course from either subgroup, of which one course must be 5 units and carry either laboratory/demonstration or Writing II credit. Other courses in the subgroups may be 4 units.

Students who complete a year-long GE Cluster series (1) fulfill the Writing II requirement, (2) complete 40 percent of their general education requirements, and (3) receive laboratory/demonstration credit where appropriate.

Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science

Courses in the Life Science subgroup can be supplemented with the following choices: Chemistry and Biochemistry 153A, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering CM145, and Civil and Environmental Engineering M166.

Engineering writing requirement courses also approved for GE credit may be applied toward relevant GE foundation areas.

Students must meet with a counselor in the Office of Academic and Student Affairs to determine the applicability of GE Cluster courses toward engineering writing or GE requirements. Completion of a GE Cluster series may satisfy no more than four requirements. The third term of a cluster may satisfy a GE requirement or an engineering writing requirement.

In addition to GE requirements, students must complete the following school requirements: Writing I and engineering writing, technical breadth, and ethics.

Herb Alpert School of Music

A Writing II course also approved for GE credit may be applied toward relevant GE foundation areas.

Meyer and Renee Luskin School of Public Affairs

A Writing II course also approved for GE credit may be applied toward the relevant GE foundation area.

In the Scientific Inquiry foundation, one 5-unit course from either subgroup must carry laboratory, demonstration, or Writing II credit. Other courses in the subgroups may be 4 units. For students entering Fall Quarter 2018 through Spring Quarter 2019, the requirement is reduced to three courses, one from each subgroup and a third course from either subgroup, of which one course must be 5 units and carry either laboratory/demonstration or Writing II credit. Other courses in the subgroups may be 4 units.

Students who complete a year-long GE Cluster series (1) fulfill the Writing II requirement, (2) complete 40 percent of their general education requirements, and (3) receive laboratory/demonstration credit where appropriate.

School of the Arts and Architecture

Courses required to satisfy the major or other courses taken in the major field may not be used to satisfy the Arts and Humanities requirement.

A Writing II course also approved for GE credit may be applied toward relevant GE foundation areas.

Students who complete a year-long GE Cluster series fulfill the Writing II requirement and complete 40 percent of their GE requirements. Students who do not complete the year-long GE Cluster series must meet with a counselor in the Student Services Office to determine applicable GE credit.

In addition to GE requirements, students must complete the following school requirements: Writing I and II, quantitative reasoning, foreign language, 12 units of upper-division nonmajor coursework, and diversity.

School of Education and Information Studies

A Writing II course also approved for GE credit may be applied toward the relevant GE foundation area.

In the Scientific Inquiry foundation, one 5-unit course from either subgroup must carry laboratory, demonstration, or Writing II credit. Other courses in the subgroups may be 4 units. For students entering Fall Quarter 2018 through Spring Quarter 2019, the requirement is reduced to three courses, one from each subgroup and a third course from either subgroup, of which one course must be 5 units and carry either laboratory/demonstration or Writing II credit. Other courses in the subgroups may be 4 units.

Students who complete a year-long GE Cluster series (1) fulfill the Writing II requirement, (2) complete 40 percent of their general education requirements, and (3) receive laboratory/demonstration credit where appropriate.

School of Nursing

A Writing II course also approved for GE credit may be applied toward relevant GE foundation areas.

Preparation for the major courses may overlap with GE courses.

Students must meet with the prelicensure student support coordinator in the Student Affairs Office to determine the applicability of GE Cluster courses toward Writing II or GE requirements. Completion of a GE Cluster series may satisfy no more than four requirements. The third term of a cluster may satisfy a GE requirement or a Writing II requirement.

School of Theater, Film, and Television

Courses applied to GE may not be used to satisfy Writing II, foreign language, school literature requirement, or major requirements.