BACCALAUREATE DEGREE
REQUIREMENTS
BACCALAUREATE DEGREE
All baccalaureate degrees at Sacramento State require completion of
the requirements listed below. Degree requirements fall into three
categories: General Education requirements; major/minor requirements;
and other all-University requirements. All requirements
within a catalog category must be fulfilled under the same catalog.
Notes:
• These requirements are derived from Title 5 of the California
Code of Regulations, action of the California State University
Trustees or Sacramento State Faculty Senate.
• Changes may be made in General Education and/or Graduation
Requirements during the 2006-2008 catalog years. See
the annual Schedule of Classes for any changes in requirements.
Total Units
A minimum of 120 semester units is required. Some majors require
additional units. No more than 70 units taken at a community
college or other two-year college may be applied to this total.
Upper Division Units
Completion of at least 40 of the total units must be in junior
and senior level courses numbered 100-199 at Sacramento State.
Major
Completion of a specific number and pattern of courses in one or
more academic departments is defined as a major and is required
for graduation. Major requirements vary from a minimum of 31
units to a maximum of 108 units, with majors for the bachelor of
arts requiring a minimum of 24 upper division units and majors
for the bachelor of science requiring a minimum of 36 upper division
units. Students may complete the requirements for more than
one major within one degree. Some Sacramento State majors require
an academic minor or approved area of concentration (see
requirement listings by major in Academic Programs).
General Education Requirements
All students under the 1992-94 and subsequent University Catalogs
must complete 51 units of General Education requirements,
including the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement and
University graduation requirements.
General Education program requirements can be found at General
Education.
History and Government
Demonstrated competency in U.S. History, U.S. Constitution,
and California state and local government is required for graduation.
These requirements may be satisfied through appropriate
courses or through examinations given each semester by the History
and Government departments.
English Composition
Two semesters of college-level English Composition courses,
ENGL 1A and 20 (or their equivalents) with a grade of “C-” or
higher, are required for graduation.
Graduation Writing Assessment
Requirement
Writing Proficiency Examination Office
Calaveras Hall 111
All students subject to degree requirements of the 1979-80 and
subsequent catalogs must satisfy the Graduation Writing Assessment
requirement in order to graduate. To do so, students must
take the Writing Proficiency Examination (WPE) no later than
the first semester of their junior year (within the first 74 units of
their undergraduate degree).
Students having satisfied the Graduation Writing Requirement
at other CSU campuses may be considered to have satisfied the
requirement at Sacramento State. Evidence of successful completion
must be provided. See the current year Class Schedule for a
complete explanation of all writing requirements.
Residence
At least 30 of the total units must be taken on the Sacramento
State campus. A minimum of 24 of these units must be upper
division, including at least 12 upper division units in the major
(except for Business Administration, English and Psychology
which require 15 units). Sacramento State units earned by extension
and/or challenge examination do not count toward the
Sacramento State residence credit requirement.
Grade Point Average
An overall grade point average of 2.0 is required in five areas:
1. total courses attempted;
2. Sacramento State courses attempted;
3. upper division courses applied to the major;
4. courses applied to the minor, and
5. courses used to complete General Education requirements.
Departments may impose additional grade point requirements
(e.g., a department may require a “C-” or better in every course
which is applied to the major).
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