Fall 2021 Transfer Major Specific Requirements - CLA

These criteria will be used for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 Transfer admission consideration only.
Admission criteria are subject to change for future admission cycles. See to determine the courses offered at California institutions which will satisfy the specific course requirements.

College of Liberal Arts

Admission to all majors at ɫ��ɫ is competitive as ɫ��ɫ continues to have more qualified applicants than available new student spaces. All transfer students must declare a major when submitting their application. Review Transfer Application and Admissions eligibility for details. To review the detailed major specific requirements select the major below. If a major is highly impacted it will be noted next to the name of the major and additional supplemental criteria and requirements are indicated in the major specific details.

How will students be considered for admission?

Except for "Highly Impacted" majors, CSU eligible applicants who are considered "local" based on their high school of graduation or their military veteran status will be offered admission if they meet the major specific minimum cumulative GPA and required lower division preparation.
For local applicants who apply to a highly impacted major, their cumulative grade point average (GPA) will be increased by 0.1 during the admissions process. This ‘calculated GPA’ will be applied to the competitive ranking and departmental review for admissibility to a highly impacted program.
Other CSU eligible applicants who have met the major specific minimum cumulative GPA and the minimum required lower division preparation will be admitted on a space available basis based on their cumulative GPA and the additional preparation courses completed if specified in the criteria.
If space is available after all students meeting the minimum major GPA and preparation have been accommodated, then CSU eligible students without the minimum major preparation will be considered.
Students admitted to the major who have not completed the additional recommended transfer requirements or the additional ɫ��ɫ requirements must complete them in their first year at ɫ��ɫ.

BE AWARE: For Spring term admission, coursework and unit minimums must be completed no later than the prior Summer term.

Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) recipients: The Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) curriculum is used in lieu of the major specific degree requirements. We strongly encourage students to complete both the recommended and required courses as ɫ��ɫ remains highly competitive in our admissions process. Under current CSU guidelines, the cumulative GPA will be increased by 0.1 and this ‘calculated GPA’ will be applied in the ranking of applicants. Please see the Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) for a complete list of requirements and additional information on how the ADT will be used in the competitive ranking process.

Includes Asian American Studies, Asian Studies, Chinese Studies, and Japanese Majors.

To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Major Preparation Courses	Course Number	Course Title
General Education	Category C	Arts & Humanities (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education	Category D	Social Science & Citizenship (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Oral Communication
Critical Thinking
Mathematics

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Major Preparation Courses	Course Number	Course Title
General Education	Category C	Arts & Humanities (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education	Category D	Social Science & Citizenship (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Oral Communication
Critical Thinking
Mathematics

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Major Preparation Courses	Course Number	Course Title
ASLD	101	American Sign Language 1
ASLD	102	American Sign Language 2

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Oral Communication
Critical Thinking
Mathematics

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Major Preparation Courses	Course Number	Course Title
General Education	Category C	Arts & Humanities (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education	Category D	Social Science & Citizenship (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Oral Communication
Critical Thinking
Mathematics

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Major Preparation Courses	Course Number	Course Title
General Education	Category C	Arts & Humanities (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education	Category D	Social Science & Citizenship (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Oral Communication
Critical Thinking
Mathematics

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Major Preparation Courses	Course Number	Course Title
General Education	Category C	Arts & Humanities (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education	Category D	Social Science & Citizenship (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Oral Communication
Critical Thinking
Mathematics

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.5
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

The following suite of courses must be completed with a minimum GPA of 2.5:	Course Number	Course Title
COMM	110	Interpersonal Communication
COMM	131	Essentials of Argumentation
Complete one of the following courses:
COMM	130	Essentials of Public Speaking
COMM	171	Voice And Applied Speaking (If completed prior to Fall 2012)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Mathematics

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The for more information on this major.

To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Major Preparation Courses	Course Number	Course Title
General Education	Category C	Arts & Humanities (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education	Category D	Social Science & Citizenship (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Oral Communication
Critical Thinking
Mathematics

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.25
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Major Preparation Courses must be completed with a minimum GPA of 2.3	Course Number	Course Title
ECON	100	Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON	101	Principles of Microeconomics
MATH	115, 122	Calculus for Business; or Calculus I

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Oral Communication
Critical Thinking

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The for more information on this major

To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.25
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Major Preparation Courses must be completed with a minimum GPA of 2.3	Course Number	Course Title
ECON	100	Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON	101	Principles of Microeconomics
MATH	122	Calculus I
MATH	123	Calculus II

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Oral Communication
Critical Thinking

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The for more information on this major

To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Major Preparation Courses	Course Number	Course Title
General Education	Category C	Arts & Humanities (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education	Category D	Social Science & Citizenship (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Oral Communication
Critical Thinking
Mathematics

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.5
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Major Preparation Courses	Course Number	Course Title
BIOL	200, 211	General Biology or Introduction to Evolution & Diversity
MATH	115, 119A, 122	Calculus for Business; or Survey of Calculus I; or Calculus I
GEOL	102	General Geology
GEOL	104	Geology Laboratory
ECON	100	Principles of Macroeconomics

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Oral Communication
Critical Thinking

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The for more information on this major.

To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.5
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Major Preparation Courses	Course Number	Course Title
CHEM	111A	General Chemistry
MATH	119A, 122	Survey of Calculus I; or Calculus I
BIOL	211	Introduction to Evolution and Diversity
ECON	101	Principles of Microeconomics

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Oral Communication
Critical Thinking

Transfer Applicants Only
Additional recommended preparation for Transfer Applicants Only (grade of C or better required)	Course Number	Course Title
BIOL	212	Introduction to Cell Molecular Biology
GEOL	102	General Geology
GEOL	104	General Laboratory

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The for more information on this major.

To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Major Preparation Courses	Course Number	Course Title
General Education	Category C	Arts & Humanities (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education	Category D	Social Science & Citizenship (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Oral Communication
Critical Thinking
Mathematics

Explore:

To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Major Preparation Courses	Course Number	Course Title
General Education	Category C	Arts & Humanities (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education	Category D	Social Science & Citizenship (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Oral Communication
Critical Thinking
Mathematics

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.25
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Complete Two of the Four Major Preparation Courses	Course Number	Course Title
PSY	100	General Psychology
SOC	100	Principles of Sociology
ANTH	120	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
HDEV	180	Lifespan Human Development

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Oral Communication
Critical Thinking
Mathematics

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The for more information on this major.

To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.5
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Oral Communication
Critical Thinking
Mathematics

Explore:

To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Major Preparation Courses	Course Number	Course Title
General Education	Category C	Arts & Humanities (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education	Category D	Social Science & Citizenship (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Oral Communication
Critical Thinking
Mathematics

Explore:

To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Major Preparation Courses	Course Number	Course Title
General Education	Category C	Arts & Humanities (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education	Category D	Social Science & Citizenship (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Oral Communication
Critical Thinking
Mathematics

Explore:

To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Major Preparation Courses	Course Number	Course Title
General Education	Category C	Arts & Humanities (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education	Category D	Social Science & Citizenship (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Oral Communication
Critical Thinking
Mathematics

Explore:

To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Major Preparation Courses	Course Number	Course Title
General Education	Category C	Arts & Humanities (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education	Category D	Social Science & Citizenship (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Oral Communication
Critical Thinking
Mathematics

Explore:

To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.5
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Major Preparation Courses must be completed with a minimum GPA of 2.5:	Course Number	Course Title
POSC	100	Introduction to American Government
An additional lower division Political Science Course

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Oral Communication
Critical Thinking
Mathematics

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The for more information on this major.

To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.5
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

The following suite of major preparation courses must be completed with a minimum GPA of 2.5:	Course Number	Course Title
PSY	100	General Psychology
PSY	110	Introductory Statistics
PSY	220	Research Methods

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Oral Communication
Critical Thinking
Mathematics

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The for more information on this major.

To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Major Preparation Courses	Course Number	Course Title
General Education	Category C	Arts & Humanities (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education	Category D	Social Science & Citizenship (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Oral Communication
Critical Thinking
Mathematics

Explore:

To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Major Preparation Courses	Course Number	Course Title
General Education	Category C	Arts & Humanities (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education	Category D	Social Science & Citizenship (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Oral Communication
Critical Thinking
Mathematics

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Includes Spanish, Spanish Interdisciplinary, French and Francophone, German, Italian and Russian languages.

To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Major Preparation Courses	Course Number	Course Title
General Education	Category C	Arts & Humanities (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education	Category D	Social Science & Citizenship (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Oral Communication
Critical Thinking
Mathematics

Explore:

To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.25
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Major Preparation Courses	Course Number	Course Title
SOC	100	Principles of Sociology
SOC	142	Social Trends and Problems

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Oral Communication
Critical Thinking
Mathematics

Transfer Applicants Only
Additional recommended preparation for Transfer Applicants Only Complete one of the following (grade of C or better required)	Course Number	Course Title
SOC	170	Elementary Statistics
HDEV	190	Elementary Statistics in Social and Behavioral Sciences
PSY	110	Introductory Statistics

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Major Preparation Courses	Course Number	Course Title
General Education	Category C	Arts & Humanities (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education	Category D	Social Science & Citizenship (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Oral Communication
Critical Thinking
Mathematics

Explore:

To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Major Preparation Courses	Course Number	Course Title
General Education	Category C	Arts & Humanities (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education	Category D	Social Science & Citizenship (minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

Written Communication
Oral Communication
Critical Thinking
Mathematics

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