CSU General Education Requirements


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General Education is an academically rigorous component of the Skyline College curriculum that contributes to student success because it develops intellectual depth, breadth of outlook, and problem-solving skills. The GE Program provides students with a foundation of knowledge, abilities, and experiences so that they can succeed in their discipline majors, transfer, and engage in lifelong learning. Skyline’s Philosophy of General Education is published in the college catalog.

Through CurricUNET, faculty may propose that their courses be designated in the CSU GE pattern when proposing a new course or through the course modification process. All GE courses are college-level courses, i.e. GE courses are not pre-college basic skills courses.


CSU General Education

  • Area A: English Language Communication and Critical Thinking
    • Area A1: Oral Communication
    • Area A2: Written Communication 
    • Area A3: Critical Thinking
  • Area B: Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning
    • Area B1: Physical Science 
    • Area B2: Life Science 
    • Area B3: Lab Activity
    • Area B4: Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
  • Area C: Arts and Humanities 
    • Area C1: Arts
    • Area C2: Humanities 
  • Area D: Social Sciences 
  • Area E: Lifelong Learning and Self Development
  • Area F: Ethnic Studies