FAQs & References

CSU Graduation Requirements in United States History, Constitution and American Ideals

Establishes for all CSU students a separate graduation requirement in United States History, Constitution and American Ideals  (informally abbreviated “American Institutions” or “AI”). As with lower-division general education, transfer students may fulfill six units in American Institutions coursework before or after matriculating to the CSU. Typically, students take courses that count for both AI and GE.

 
U.S History, Constitution, and American Ideals

The CSU’s Graduation Requirements in United States History, Constitution and American Ideals are established in (Executive Order 1061 ), separately from the areas of CSU GE Breadth. EO 1061 implements Title 5 Section 40404 of California’s Code of Regulations, which calls for study in three areas:

1.   The historical development of American institutions and ideals (Area US-1), 

2.   The Constitution of the United States and the operation of representative democratic government under that Constitution (Area US-2), and

3.   The process of California state and local government (Area US-3).

While Executive Order 1061 does not set a unit or course minimum for these areas, it’s unusual for a single course to adequately address all three. Instead, participating CCC submit a sequence of courses – typically including courses from their history and/or political science departments – that together meet the graduation requirement in American Institutions.

Legislation (AB 1460) - Bill Text - AB-1460 California State University: graduation requirement: ethnic studies. 

This graduation requirement shall not apply to a postbaccalaureate student who is enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program at the university if the student has satisfied either of the following:

(1) The student has earned a baccalaureate degree from an institution accredited by a regional accrediting agency.

(2) The student has completed an ethnic studies course at a postsecondary educational institution accredited by a regional accrediting agency.

Transfer and Articulation Certification of Courses

The CSU will honor completion of lower-division general education coursework at a CCC provided the course was on the approved GE certification list in ASSIST  at the time the course was completed.

Cal-GETC

Catalog Rights Chart

CIAC Presentations

Articulation Officer Resources

California MAP Initiative Introductory Video 

Campus Admission-Specific Practices and Enrollment Resources (CASPER)

CCC Transfer Counselor Website |  C al -GE T C 

CCC Websites  | Search for a CCC 

Counselor Resources 

CCC to CSU TMC Similar Major Search for Articulation Officers

Troops to College | Veteran Success Centers

California MAP Initiative

CSU Transfer Centers

CSU Bakersfield - Transfer Resource Center 

CSU Dominguez Hills - Transfer Student Success Hub 

Fresno State - Transfer Success Center 

Cal State Long Beach - Beach Transfer Transition Center (BTTC) 

CSU Monterey Bay - Transfer Student Success Center 

Cal Poly Pomona - PolyTransfer Program 

Cal Poly SLO - Cal Poly Transfer Center 

Cal State San Bernardino - Transfer Student Success Center 

San Diego State - Transfer Student Success 

 

Independent and Private Institutions

Note: The private and independent GE certification lists are the last recorded documents by the CSU Office of the Chancellor. CSU campuses may continue to articulate courses that meet GE requirements from other institutionally accredited colleges or universities. However, only CCCs may participate in the annual Cal-GETC certification process (CSU GE Requirements , Article 5. Transfer and Articulation ).