California State University Monterey Bay / General Education

California State University Monterey Bay (Monterey, CA)

www.csumb.edu

State university
3,945 (circa 150 graduate)

Defining Statements:

Seven broad academic goals and seven core academic values have been identified based on the CSUMB Vision Statement. These provide a common focus for CSUMB's General Education offerings, undergraduate majors, graduate degree programs, teaching certification programs, and informal enrichment opportunities.

Academic Goals

Effective and ethical communication in at least two languages with widely diverse audiences
Cross-culturally competent citizenship in a pluralistic and global society
Technological, aural, and visual literacy
Creative expression in the service of transforming culture
Ethics, social justice, and care for one another
Scientific sophistication and value for the earth and earth systems
Holistic and creative sense of self

Core Values

Applied, active, and project-based learning activities
Interdisciplinarity
Multicultural and global perspectives
Technological sophistication
Service learning
Ethical reflection and practice
Collaboration

Organizational Principles :

Each California State University allows students to fulfill General Education requirements articulated by the state and CSU system, conceives its undergraduate curriculum according to the vision of educators at that particular campus. Thus, the founding educators of CSUMB identified knowledge, skills, and attitudes anticipated as crucial to student success in the 21st-century world and workplace, then articulated them in a set of 13 University Learning Requirements. These ULRs will give you deep multicultural and community awareness and a broad knowledge base. Of the thirteen ULRs, ten align with the CSU General Education Breadth Requirements articulated in Title V of the California Code of Regulations. The remaining three University Learning Requirements constitute three of the four CSUMB campus-specific Graduation Learning Outcomes. This placement of the University Learning Requirements throughout your academic career ensures continual exposure and learning in areas of knowledge aligned with the CSUMB Vision Statement.

Requirements for Graduation:

UNIVERSITY LEARNING REQURIEMENTS (ULR'S)

	Credits
Community Participation	4
Creative and Artistic Expression	4
Culture and Equity	4
Democratic Participation	4
English Communication	4
Ethics	4
Language	4
Literature/Pop Culture	4
Mathematics/Communication	4
Science	4
Technology Information	4
U.S. Histories	4
Vibrancy (PE theory and activity)	4
Graduation Writing Requirement	4
Total	58

BASED ON FULL 54 CREDITS:
Minimum credits requried for graduation
GUR percent

120
48%

Individual courses are approved for ULR's and carry that designation; courses which meet the ULR requirement may also meet major and minor requirements. Assuming one to two courses fulfill major requirements as well, the required non-major ULR courses drops to 50-54 credits.

BASED ON 50 - 54 CREDITS:
Minimum credits requried for graduation
GUR percent

120
42% - 45%

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