General Education

Introduction

General education is central to a university education and should enhance students’ awareness of themselves in a complex universe, drawing upon multiple points of view. As a result of the general education experience, students should acquire knowledge of diverse disciplinary and cultural perspectives, develop skills in comparing, contrasting, applying and communicating these perspectives effectively, and cultivate attitudes of openness, curiosity and respect towards different viewpoints. These attributes are essential for engaging thoughtfully and responsibly in tasks considered appropriate to particular courses. See the University Policy Statement 411.201 on General Education.

All students who graduate from Cal State Fullerton must complete 43 semester units of general education courses selected in accordance with the areas designated by the general education program. General education courses must be selected from an approved list. Students should refer to their individual Titan Degree Audit to see a list of approved courses in each general education area. A student who has a break in enrollment for more than one semester in any calendar year may be held to new catalog requirements.

CSUF students may complete lower-division general education requirements at a community college. In choosing equivalent courses, students must follow the CSUF general education program and not the program of the community college. Visit the ASSIST website to explore the articulation agreement between CSUF and the California Community Colleges.

During the first academic year, unless the requirement has been completed, students shall enroll in these Golden Four GE Areas: 1A English Composition; 1B Critical Thinking; 1C Oral Communication; and 2A Mathematicsal Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning. Students should plan to include at least one general education course in each subsequent semester. They should work with an academic adviser to identify general education courses that will enhance their degree. General education can also be used to explore subject areas outside main areas of study or topics of personal interest.

Titan Degree Audit

The Titan Degree Audit serves as the official advising tool for both students and academic advisers. The report provides information on student progress toward the completion of general education, major and other degree requirements, and will follow the student’s progress from admission to graduation. Visit Titan Degree Audit for instructions on accessing the TDA.

General Education Requirements

The general education program at Cal State Fullerton is divided into six major areas: English Communication; Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning; Arts and Humanities; Social Sciences; Physical and Biological Sciences; and Ethnic Studies. Additionally, the program includes one Overlay, Z. Cultural Diversity, which adds content but no additional units to the general education curriculum.

Unit Requirements

43 total units including:

• Nine units upper-division (300-level or 400-level) courses in designated areas 3U, 4U and 2U/5U, which should be taken as a junior or senior at a CSU campus.
• Three units in Overlay Z, Cultural Diversity, which must be taken at CSU Fullerton (courses marked with an asterisk *).

Each GE course taken at CSU Fullerton counts in only one GE Area, except those meeting Overlay Z, Cultural Diversity or those in Area 5 that may combine the lab (5C) within the 5A or 5B course.

Academic Standards

• Letter grade required.
• “C-” (1.7) or better required in Golden Four GE Areas 1A, 1B, 1C and 2A. A “D+” (1.3) is not sufficient to fulfill these requirements.
• “D” (1.0) or better is required in all other GE Areas. A “D-” (0.7) or lower will not satisfy these GE Areas.
• CR/NC is allowed if it is the only grade option available.

Courses in the Major

• General education-certified courses offered by the department of the student’s major may be used to fulfill both general education and major requirements.
• Upper-division general education courses are not applicable for graduate (master’s or doctoral) degree credit.

Transfer Students

There are two General Education patterns that California community college students can complete.

• CSU General Education Program: This program is a lower-division, 39-semester-unit pattern. Students must take specified courses in six specific areas. Students with full General Education certification are required to complete nine semester units of upper-division general education consisting of a minimum of three semester units each in Areas 3, 4 and 2 or 5 within the CSU after transferring to CSUF.
• California General Education Transfer Curriculum: All lower-division Cal State Fullerton general education requirements may be satisfied by completing in its entirety, this transfer curriculum at a California community college. Information about Cal-GETC is available at each campus. Upper-division general education requirements for Cal-GETC-certified transfers are nine semester units of upper-division general education consisting of a minimum of three semester units each in Areas 3, 4 and 2 or 5 within the CSU after transferring to CSUF.

For either pattern, a minimum of three units of Overlay Z Cultural Diversity are required (courses identified with an asterisk *). Using their student portal, students can access their Titan Degree Audit to get a summary of their general education requirements.

CSUF General Education Plan

The following general education plan is for students who have rights to the fall 2025-spring 2026 catalog years:

Certification Policy

Under provisions of Title 5 and CSU General Education Requirements, accredited colleges and universities may certify the completion of part of the 43 units required in general education. Within the policy of the Board of Trustees, Cal State Fullerton will accept such certification of general education up to a maximum of 34 semester units, but may accept no more in general education than the number of units required in each area.

Transfer students who are certified in any area with fewer than the required units will be subject to additional units and will be permitted to take the additional units in upper-division areas.

Associate Degrees for Transfer (AA-T/AS-T)

The Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act (SB 1440) establishes a transfer Associate of Arts (AA-T) or Associate of Science (AS-T) degree for California Community College students and is designed to provide a clear pathway to the CSU degree major. It allows students to complete an associate’s degree while satisfying lower-division general education and major requirements for transfer at the same time.

It is important that students contact their local community college for information on meeting the requirements for a transfer AA-T or AS-T degree. Students who have completed an approved associate transfer degree program deemed “similar” to their Cal State Fullerton major are eligible to graduate in 60 units. The exact pathway to complete the specific major will depend on the specific AA/AS curriculum. The 60-unit graduation option will not be possible if the student changes majors or elects to add any additional degree objective, such as a second major or minor. It is highly recommended that students consult with an adviser.

For more information, visit the Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) section of the Transfer Admission Requirements website

Lower-Division Transfer Patterns by Major

Lower-Division Transfer Patterns present potential transfer students with a set of “road maps” to follow that will ensure appropriate academic preparation for studies at CSU and decrease time to graduation. The LDTP for each discipline or major has statewide as well as campus-specific components. The statewide component of the LDTP is appropriate for any CSU campus that offers the major and comprises general education coursework as well as some courses within the discipline. The campus-specific component identifies discipline-related coursework relevant to the major at the specific CSU campus where the student intends to transfer. Together, these components for an LDTP will typically total at least 60 units, which is the number of units needed to transfer to CSUF as an upper-division student.

Transfer Success Pathways (Dual Admission)

Students enrolled in a Transfer Success Pathway, also known as Dual Admission, between a California Community College and a California State University campus must meet the lower-division general education requirements necessary for transfer status.

The Objectives of General Education

The objectives of general education are written in University Policy Statement 411.201 on General Education. General education is central to a university education. The Golden Four areas of English composition, oral communication, and mathematical Concepts and quantitative reasoning are essential components of the entire general education program at Cal State Fullerton. The other general education areas build on these four.

General education courses shall include student writing appropriate to the course. Writing in general education courses shall involve the organization and expression of complex data or ideas. Instructors shall provide careful and timely evaluations of writing so that deficiencies are identified and suggestions are offered for improvement on subsequent writing in the course. Evaluations of the student’s writing competence shall be used in determining the final course grade. When a student is enrolled in a combined lecture and laboratory course, the laboratory portion of the course may be used to satisfy the general education writing requirement.

Each course in Areas 1-5 should meet the majority of the learning objectives within that area or subarea, thus satisfying the spirit and intention of the learning objectives. Courses that satisfy subarea 4B shall, in addition, include all of the subject matter elements required by the CSU graduation requirement in United States History, Constitution and American Ideals section I.A.1.a. Courses that satisfy Area 6, Ethnic Studies, must meet learning objectives that address at least three of the five CSU Area 6 Core Competencies. Courses that satisfy Overlay Z, Cultural Diversity, must include all of the learning objectives for the overlay.

According to UPS 300.004, Policy on Syllabi, course syllabi for courses that meet general education requirements shall include the following:

• A statement of the specific general education requirement(s) that the course meets.
• A statement that the course meets the general education writing requirement and an explanation of the way in which the general education writing requirement shall be met and assessed.
• A statement for courses in the Golden Four areas (1A, 1B, 1C, 2A) that reads, “A grade of ‘C-’ (1.7) or higher is required to meet this general education requirement. A grade of ‘D+’ (1.3) or below will not satisfy this general education requirement.”
• A statement for courses in all other GE areas that reads, “A grade of ‘D’ (1.0) or better is required to meet this general education requirement. A grade of ‘D-’ (0.7) or lower will not satisfy this general education requirement.”

General education courses may be taught in any modality (e.g., in-person, hybrid or fully online).

Overall Objectives

Students taking courses in Area 1 shall practice and enhance their skills and abilities to:

• Organize one’s thoughts and communicate them clearly and effectively, using language that demonstrates sensitivity to gender and cultural differences.
• Find, evaluate, select, synthesize, organize, cite and present information and arguments clearly and effectively for a variety of purposes and audiences.
• Recognize and evaluate the features, functions and contexts of language that express and influence meaning.
• Compare and contrast with care and accuracy the relative merits of alternative or opposing arguments, interpretations, assumptions and cultural values.
• Reflect in an open-minded manner on one’s own thinking in relation to the ideas of others.

Courses in subareas 1A, English Composition, and 1C, Oral Communication, shall be taught in English.

1A. English Composition

Students taking courses in subarea 1A shall practice and enhance their skills and abilities to:

1. Develop and present clearly written messages in English.
2. Express and advocate ideas clearly and effectively in writing.
3. Present well-organized written messages exhibiting sound reasoning and advocacy that depend on the critical evaluation of relevant information.
4. Understand the rhetorical principles that underlie form, content, context and effectiveness of choices made in written messages, including how matters of style affect successful communication.
5. Improve one’s own writing skills through critiquing the writing of others.
6. Use writing to synthesize creative and innovative ideas, solutions and knowledge.

1B. Critical Thinking

Students taking courses in subarea 1B shall practice and enhance their skills and abilities to:

1. Understand the role of logic and its relation to language.
2. Understand elementary inductive and deductive processes, including formal and informal fallacies.
3. Develop the skills to distinguish propositions and statements of fact from issues of judgment or opinion.
4. Develop skills to advocate for ideas.
5. Develop skills to reach well-supported factual and judgmental conclusions and the skills to successfully advocate for these conclusions.
6. Evaluate, critique and analyze the quality and sufficiency of evidence and other forms of support for a position, including recognition of underlying lines of argument.

1C.  Oral Communication

Students taking courses in subarea 1C shall practice and enhance their skills and abilities to:

1. Demonstrate the ability to communicate orally and listen effectively.
2. Understand the rhetorical principles that underlie form, content, context and effectiveness of communication choices in formal speeches or social interactions.
3. Present well-organized oral messages practicing sound reasoning and advocacy that depend on the effective discovery, critical evaluation, accurate presentation and clear reporting of relevant information and supporting evidence.
4. Understand how culture and social context influence oral communication and to appreciate the value of different communication styles.
5. Select and use effectively appropriate techniques and materials to support ideas and to motivate and persuade others.

Area 2. Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning

Courses in 2A shall be lower-division courses. Courses in 2U shall be upper-division courses. In addition to traditional mathematics, courses in Area 2 may include computer science, personal finance, statistics or discipline-based mathematics or quantitative reasoning courses.

2A. Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning

Students taking courses in subarea 2A shall demonstrate the abilities to reason quantitatively, practice computational skills, and explain and apply mathematical or quantitative reasoning concepts to solve problems.

Students taking courses in subarea 2A shall:

1. Understand and appreciate the varied ways in which mathematics is used in problem-solving.
2. Understand and appreciate the varied applications of mathematics to real-world problems.
3. Perform appropriate numerical calculations, with knowledge of the underlying mathematics, and draw conclusions from the results.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental mathematical concepts, symbols and principles.
5. Solve problems that require mathematical analysis and quantitative reasoning.
6. Summarize and present mathematical information with graphs and other forms that enhance comprehension.
7. Utilize inductive and deductive mathematical reasoning skills in finding solutions, and be able to explain how these skills were used.
8. Explain the overall process and the particular steps by which a mathematical problem is solved.
9. Demonstrate a sense of mastery and confidence in the ability to solve problems that require mathematical concepts and quantitative reasoning.

2U. Implications and Explorations in Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning

Courses in this subarea draw upon, integrate, apply and extend knowledge and skills previously acquired in subareas 2A. These courses have substantial mathematical and quantitative reasoning content and require completion of subarea 2A as a prerequisite to enrollment.

Students taking courses in subarea 2U shall:

1. Integrate themes in mathematics and quantitative reasoning from cross-disciplinary perspectives.
2. Solve complex problems that require mathematics and quantitative reasoning.
3. Relate mathematics and quantitative reasoning to significant social problems or to other related disciplines.
4. When deemed appropriate, apply disciplinary concepts from mathematics in a variety of settings, such as community-based learning sites and activities.

Area 3. Arts and Humanities

Arts and Humanities include Introduction to the Arts (3A), Introduction to Humanities (3B) and Explorations in the Arts and Humanities (3U).

Courses in 3A and 3B shall be lower-division courses. Courses in 3U shall be upper-division courses.

Overall Learning Objectives

After completing course requirements in Area 3, students shall:

1. Cultivate their intellect, imagination, sensibility and sensitivity through the study of the arts and humanities.
2. Understand and explicate major concepts, themes and imagery found in the arts and humanities, and recognize aesthetic qualities and processes that characterize works of the human intellect and imagination.
3. Understand how significant works in the arts and humanities respond to and address enduring problems of human existence.
4. Appreciate the interdisciplinary nature of the arts and humanities, including disciplines both within and outside the arts and humanities.

3A Introduction to the Arts

Students taking courses in subarea 3A shall:

1. Understand and appreciate the visual and performing arts.
2. Become cognizant of the various aesthetic and non-aesthetic values that have contributed to the development of civilization.
3. Recognize and analyze the social, historical and cultural significance of works of human imagination, including those in the culturally diverse contemporary world.
4. Cultivate, both emotionally and intellectually, an understanding of the interrelationship between the self and the creative arts through the study of the arts or through experiencing the arts, including for example, attending dance recitals, concerts and plays, and visiting art sites such as museums.

Although courses in subarea 3A may include creative activities on the part of the student, these courses may not exclusively emphasize skills development and must integrate a substantial cultural component.

3B Introduction to the Humanities

Students taking courses in subarea 3B shall:

1. Cultivate their intellectual reasoning skills, expand their capacity for creative imagination, develop their reasonable moral sensibilities, and increase their capacity for sensitive engagement through studying works of human imagination and reason (which are to be primarily, although not exclusively, written texts and literature).
2. Understand how the humanities have contributed to the development of culture, including the comparative study of the humanities in diverse cultures.
3. Understand how the humanities have sought to provide answers to complex problems facing humanity, including the relationship of the self to culture and the natural world, the nature of moral and legal obligations, and the meaning and purpose of human existence.

3U Explorations in the Arts or Humanities

Courses in this subarea shall draw upon, integrate, apply and extend knowledge and skills previously acquired in subareas 3A and/or 3B. Although courses approved for 3U will typically meet either the objectives for Explorations in the Arts or Explorations in the Humanities, some interdisciplinary courses may draw upon the learning objectives from both areas. Completing appropriate courses in subarea 3A and/or 3B shall be required as a prerequisite for all courses in 3U. The learning objectives for subarea 3U include the learning objectives for subareas 3A and/or 3B.

All courses in subarea 3U must integrate a substantial cultural component. Courses in subarea C.3 may include creative activities on the part of the student provided they do not emphasize skills development exclusively. 

In addition to the learning objectives of 3A and/or 3B, students taking courses that are Explorations in the Arts shall:

1. Gain visual and performance literacy through the scholarly observation of culturally and historically significant art with an emphasis on the endeavor of the artist/creator.
2. Cultivate an understanding of a work of art that embodies an objective, as well as subjective response to the aesthetic experience, defend an informed opinion and communicate their view to others.
3. Relate the arts to significant social problems.
4. Understand the broad, unifying themes in the arts from a wide array of perspectives.
5. Deepen previously acquired artistic appreciation and understanding through participating either in making or performing art forms or through the experience of such a process by direct observation.

In addition to the Learning Objectives of 3A and/or 3B, students taking courses that are Explorations in the Humanities shall:

6. Understand broad, unifying themes from cross-disciplinary perspectives in the humanities.
7. Understand the relevance of the humanities for the thoughtful consideration of complex contemporary problems.
8. Appreciate the complex relationship and interaction between the humanities and other fields of learning, including the natural sciences, social sciences and arts.

Area 4. Social and Behavioral Sciences

Social and Behavioral Sciences include Introduction to the Social and Behavrioral Sciences, American History, Institutions and Values, and Explorations in Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Courses in 4A and 4B shall be lower-division courses. Courses in 4U shall be upper-division courses.

Overall Learning Objectives
After completing course from different disciplinary perspectives in Area 4 students shall:

1. Understand the ways that social, political and economic institutions and human behavior are interconnected.
2. Understand problems and issues from respective disciplinary perspectives and examine issues in their contemporary as well as historical settings and in a variety of cultural contexts.
3. Understand the principles, value systems, ethics and methodologies employed in social science inquiry.
4. Understand the ways cultures construct social differences, such as those based on ethnicity, gender, race, class and sexual orientation, and their effects on the individual and society.

4A. Introduction to the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Students completing courses in subarea 4A shall:

1. Understand the purpose of the social sciences and the distinguishing features of the social sciences.
2. Understand and explain major social science concepts, methods and theories and apply them to concrete problems of contemporary society.
3. Reflect on what it means to be a social, historical, cultural, psychological and political being.
4. Reflect on their own social, cultural and political experiences in light of social science concepts, methods and theories.
5. Understand the integrated nature of social, political and economic behaviors and institutions in different geographical and historical contexts.
6. Understand processes of social, political and cultural change and differentiation in a variety of cultural contexts.

4B American History, Institutions and Values

Students completing courses in subarea 4B shall:

1. Recognize the significance of cultural, intellectual, ethical, economic and political struggles that have shaped American society over time.
2. Understand critically the historical development of American institutions and values and their impact on the individual and collective lives of Americans.
3. Recognize the significance of the interaction of ethnic and other social groups to the historical development of American society, institutions and values within contexts of accommodation and resistance.
4. Understand critically how government under the Constitution of the United States has shaped American society.
5. Critically situate changes in American society within the context of global events.
6. Analyze primary source materials, engage in critical and constructive discussions, and communicate effectively in writing.

In addition, courses in subarea 4B partially meet the CSU graduation requirement in United States History, Constitution and American Ideals. These courses shall include all of the following subject matter elements:

1. Significant events covering a minimum time span of approximately 100 years and occurring in the entire area now included in the United States of America, including the relationships of regions within that area and with external regions and powers as appropriate to the understanding of those events within the United States during the period under study.
2. The role of major ethnic and social groups in such events and the contexts in which the events have occurred.
3. The events presented within a framework that illustrates the continuity of the American experience and its derivation from other cultures, including consideration of three or more of the following: politics, economics, social movements and geography.

4U Explorations in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Because courses in subarea 4U build upon the learning objectives in 4A, completing subarea 4A shall be required as a prerequisite for all courses in 4U. In addition, students completing courses in subarea 4U shall:

1. Examine problems, issues and themes in the social sciences in greater depth; in a variety of cultural, historical and geographical contexts; and from different disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives.
2. Analyze and critically evaluate the application of social science concepts and theories to particular historical, contemporary and future problems or themes, such as economic and environmental sustainability, globalization, poverty and social justice.
3. Analyze and critically evaluate constructs of cultural differentiation, including ethnicity, gender, race, class and sexual orientation, and their effects on the individual and society.
4. Apply theories and concepts from the social sciences to address historical, contemporary and future problems confronting communities at different geographical scales, from local to global.

Area 5. Physical and Biological Sciences

Physical and Biological Sciences includes Physical Science, Biological Science, Laboratory Experience, and Implications and Explorations in Physical and Biological Sciences.

Courses in 5A through 5C shall be lower-division courses. Courses in 5U shall be upper-division courses.

Shared Learning Objectives
5A. Physical Science
5B. Biological Science
5C. Laboratory Experience

Subareas 5A, 5B and 5C share a set of core learning objectives. Students taking courses in subareas 5A, 5B and 5C shall:

• Understand the nature of scientific inquiry and the unique way that the natural sciences and mathematics describe the universe.
• Evaluate the validity and limitations of theories and scientific claims in interpreting experimental results.
• Understand the dynamic and evolving nature of the sciences.
• Recognize the importance of scientific paradigms and methods in understanding scientific concepts.
• Use quantitative techniques and scientific reasoning to investigate problems and phenomena in the natural universe.
• Understand the potential limits of scientific endeavors and the value systems and ethics associated with human inquiry.
• Understand different types of uncertainty and its impact on scientific methodology and reasoning.
• Analyze and manipulate graphical representations of data.
• Formulate and evaluate hypotheses using quantitative techniques.
• Use statistical techniques to evaluate uncertainty in experimental data.

5A. Physical Science

Students taking courses in subarea 5A shall explore the core objectives described above through in-depth exploration of the physical universe. Students taking courses in subarea 5A shall obtain a foundational understanding of either the nature of matter and energy, or Earth as a planet and its relation to the universe.

Students taking courses focusing on the nature of matter and energy shall:

1. Understand that energy exists in many forms, and that in any process, energy changes form and/or place, but the total amount of energy remains the same.
2. Recognize that objects interact with one another by exerting forces, and that unbalanced forces acting on an object cause change in the motion of the object.
3. Understand that all matter has observable properties that depend on the conditions and scale at which we look. Investigations of matter at the atomic and subatomic levels explain the properties, reactions and interactions of matter.

Students taking courses focusing on the Earth as a planet and its relation to the universe shall:

1. Apply basic principles of the physical and life sciences to understand earth and astronomical systems.
2. Understand that earth materials and structures are organized in interacting systems and that the Earth itself is part of a planetary system.
3. Understand that the Earth changes continuously and is part of a universe that itself is changing.
4. Recognize that energy and matter flow and cycle through earth and astronomical systems, of which human society is an integral part.
5. Understand that changes within an earth or astronomical system may affect other earth or astronomical systems. Humans are part of and may affect or be affected by these systems.
6. Understand that earth and astronomical systems have interacted and evolved over billions of years encompassing the lifetime of planet Earth, the solar system and the universe.

5B. Biological Science

Students taking courses in subarea 5B shall explore the foundations of the Biological Sciences through in-depth exploration of living systems. Students taking courses in subarea 5B shall:

1. Understand that living things are made of smaller structures whose functions enable organisms to survive.
2. Understand that living things depend on each other and the physical environment as they interact to obtain, change and exchange matter and energy.
3. Understand that the great diversity of living things — ranging from single-celled organisms to complex multi-celled organisms, including microbes, plants and animals — is the result of billions of years of evolution through the mechanisms of heredity, mutation and natural selection.

5C. Laboratory Experience

Students taking courses in subarea 5C shall:

1. Apply scientific methodology through active experimental methods and experiences (laboratory/activity).
2. Evaluate the validity and limitations of theories and scientific claims in interpreting experimental results.

Courses in subarea 5C shall be associated with 5A or 5B.

5U. Implications and Explorations in the Physical and Biological Sciences

Courses in this subarea draw upon, integrate, apply and extend knowledge and skills previously acquired in subareas 5A-5C. These courses have a substantial scientific content and require completion of appropriate courses in subareas 5A-5C as prerequisites to enrollment. 

Students taking courses in subarea 5U shall:

1. Integrate themes in physical and/or biological science from cross-disciplinary perspectives.
2. Solve complex problems that require scientific reasoning.
3. Relate physical and/or biological science to significant social problems or to other related disciplines.
4. When deemed appropriate, apply disciplinary concepts from the natural sciences in a variety of settings, such as community-based learning sites and activities.

Area 6. Ethnic Studies

An “Ethnic Studies course” is a course taught by faculty from the African American Studies, Asian American Studies, and Chicana and Chicano Studies Departments and identified in the catalog as taught through the African American Studies, Asian American Studies, and Chicano and Chicano Studies Departments as the home departments, if cross-listed.

Only the Ethnic Studies Requirement Committee may interpret California State University Core competencies for the Ethnic Studies Requirement into CSUF GE Area 6 learning objectives to be used to select courses to fulfill the requirement. Courses that satisfy the Ethnic Studies requirement shall meet learning objectives that address at least three of the five CSU core competencies. 

Courses in Area 6 may be upper-division courses so long as adequate numbers of lower-division course options in Area 6 are available to students.

Students completing courses in Area 6 shall:

1. 1. (for lower division courses) Identify, define and interpret core concepts such as race, racism, racial inaction, ethnicity, equity, ethnic-centrism, eurocentrism, white supremacy, self-determination, liberation, decolonization, sovereignty, anti-racism, migration, labor systems, settler colonialism, imperialism, citizenship and immigration in any one or more of the following disciplines: African American Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicanx/a/o and Latinx/a/o Studies, and Native American Studies. Addresses CSU GE Area 6 core competency 1.

1. 2. (for upper division courses) Analyze, evaluate and apply core concepts such as race, racism, racialization, ethnicity, equity, ethnic-centrism, eurocentrism, white supremacy, self-determination, liberation, decolonization, sovereignty, anti-racism, migration, labor systems, settler colonialism, imperialism, citizenship and immigration in any one or more of the following disciplines: African American Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicanx/a/o and Latinx/a/o Studies, and Native American Studies. Addresses CSU GE Area 6 core competency 1.

2. Apply theory, creative expression, and/or knowledge to describe the histories, cultures, lived-experiences and struggles within and/or across African American, Asian American, Chicanx/a/o and Latin/a/o, and/or Native American communities from one or more of the following: African American Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicanx/a/o Studies, Latinx/a/o Studies and Native American Studies. Addresses CSU GE Area 6 core competency 2.
3. Describe and critically analyze the intersection of race with forms of difference affected by systems and hierarchies of oppression, for example:

• Structural racism.
• Capitalism, genocide.
• Sexism, heterosexism.
• Ableism.
• Political and cultural representation.

 in African American, Asian American, Chicanx/a/o and Latinx/a/o and/or Native American communities. Addresses CSU GE Area 6 core competency 3.

4. Demonstrate knowledge of and critically analyze creative activities and imagination such as poetry, performance, music, media and popular culture in African American, Asian American, Chicanx/a/o and Latinx/a/o, and/or Native American communities. Addresses CSU GE Area 6 core competency 3.
5. Explain and interpret how histories of struggle, justices, solidarity, cultural and creative practice, language, identity development and/or liberation are relevant to current identities and social structures on communal, national, international and/or transnational scales as experienced, enacted and studied by African Americans, Asian Americans, Chicanx/a/os, and Latinx/a/os, and Native Americans. Addresses CSU GE Area 6 core competency 4.
6. Describe, document and critically reflect on engagement with community issues focused on anti-racist and anti-colonial issues, and the practices and movements in African American, Asian American, Chicanx/a/o and Latinx/a/o, and/or Native American communities to build a just and equitable society. Addresses CSU GE Area 6 core competency 5.
7. Engage, produce and critically analyze creative activities and imagination such as poetry, performance, music, media and popular culture in African American, Asian American, Chicanx/a/o and Latinx/a/o, and/or Native American communities. Addresses CSU GE Area 6 core competency 5.

Z. Cultural Diversity 

Courses that satisfy the Cultural Diversity requirement must include all of the following learning objectives and in addition be approved G.E. courses in any area or subarea except Areas 1, 2A or 6. A course satisfying Overlay Z shall be taken at CSU Fullerton.

Students completing courses in Overlay Z shall:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which culture, difference and otherness are socially constructed and fundamental to social interaction in an interconnected world.
2. Demonstrate reflection and appreciation of the complex relationships that various factors such as gender, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, religion, class and exceptionality bring to a discussion of society and culture.
3. Demonstrate a critical understanding of how power, privilege and oppression play out across a range of cultures, human experiences, intersecting social locations and historical experiences, including but not limited to one’s own experiences.
4. Recognize how one’s own cultural histories and practices mediate one’s own sense of self and relationships to others.
5. Describe and understand how to enact ethical and transformative frameworks and modes of exchange and communication that promote rights, social justice, equity and inclusiveness.

Courses in general education that meet these learning objectives will be identified by an asterisk (*) in appropriate publications or websites.