COURSES CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITIES GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTS
HISTORY 2 years 2 years
(“a”)
ENGLISH 4
years 4 years
(“b”)
MATHEMATICS 3 years (through Alg. 2) 3 years
(“c”) (Recommend
4 years for UC schools)
SCIENCE 2 years lab science* 2 years
(“d”) (Recommend
3 years for UC schools)
FOREIGN 2
years 1 year
LANGUAGE (Recommend
3 years for UC schools)
(“e”)
VISUAL AND PERFORMING 1 year** 1 sem.
(“f”)
ELECTIVE 1 year = 2 sem. 4½ years = 9 sem.
COURSES
(“g”)
Please note:
Final semester grade of C or higher is needed to satisfy each requirement
* Physical Science and
Earth Science count as “lab science” for California State University schools
but not for
University of California schools (i.e.
the minimum requirements are: Physical Science, Earth Science, and Biology
[or Biology and Chemistry] for CSU
schools; Biology and Chemistry for UC schools)
** Students
must satisfy the requirement by completing a single, year-long approved course
(e.g. full year of Art,
Band, or Choir)