2007-08 Academic Year - Humboldt State University

Components of the Degree
120 units
40 upper division (B.A. majors)
The major requires from 24 to 80 units.
In general, 15 units per semester each fall and spring semester
leads to graduation in 4 years. Some majors may require more.
Check you major’s 4-year plans available at
www.humboldt.edu/~humboldt/programs/type.
The general education (GE) component requires 48 units. These
units may simultaneously satisfy major, minor, or diversity/common
ground requirements.
Diversity & common ground (DCG) requires two courses. These
may simultaneously satisfy major, minor, or GE requirements.
The elective component can be from 0 to 40 units,
depending on the chosen major and/or minor.
An optional minor requires from 12 to 24 units.
The Institutions component requires two courses or exams;
one Institutions course may count in G.E.
Major &
Electives
Minor
(optional)
General
Education
Institutions
DCG
• Liberal Studies/Elementary Education,
and Liberal Studies/Child Development
(Elementary Education) majors have
GE requirements incorporated into the
major requirements.
• Environmental Resources Engineering
majors should consult their advisors
regarding special provisions for fulfilling
GE.
• Students must complete GE Basic Subjects
and Mathematical Concepts/Quantitative
Reasoning courses with grades of
C- or higher.
• Students must complete GE Basic Subjects
(Area A) and Mathematical Concepts/Quantitative
Reasoning courses (a
portion of Area B) by the time they earn
60 units. Transfer students who come
to HSU with more than 30 units, must
complete these courses by the time they
earn 30 units at Humboldt.
• Information and advice regarding GE requirements
are available at the Advising
Center, SBS 295.
Lower Division Component
Students must complete a minimum of 36
lower division units in approved GE courses.
These break down to a minimum of nine units
in each of four areas, designated A, B, C, and
D. Each area has specific requirements and
goals, described on the following pages.
NEW THIS YEAR —Humboldt Connections
– Radical! In this exciting new GE option,
students will be able to enroll in linked interdisciplinary
GE courses on topics relevant
to the Humboldt region. Students may take
Area A courses with a thematically linked
Area D or Area C GE course. This two year
pilot program begins in Fall 2007. Courses
in the program will be labeled 109 R – R
for Radical!
The two options offered are:
1) ENGL 100R: First Year Reading and
Composition taken concurrently with
ENGL/GEOG 109R: Off the Beaten Path:
Exploring Humboldt through Literature and
Landscapes. These courses count for Area
A and either Area C or D.
2) FOR 100R: Critical Thinking taken concurrently
with NRPI/PSCI 109R: Shake,
Rattle and Roll: Organizing Communities for
Disaster. These courses count for Area A
and Area D.
Upper Division Component
Upper division GE courses build upon knowledge
and abilities developed in lower division
GE courses. Students must complete nine
upper division units: three units each from
areas B, C, and D.
In addition, all students need three units
in an area E course (human integration).
Humboldt State offers area E courses at
an upper division level, but transfer students
can meet the requirement with transferable
lower division units appropriately certified by
a CSU or California Community College.
Transfer Students
Students who transfer to Humboldt from a
California Community College, and who have
followed the approved CSU or IGETC general
education pattern, may satisfy up to 39
semester units of GE with transfer course
work. Transfer students from accredited
private or non-California colleges will have
their transfer courses applied to GE through
individual review of transcripts.
Send transcripts of all previous work to
the Office of Admissions. A Degree Audit
Report for Students (DARS) will be made
available at the time of orientation or initial
enrollment that indicates how courses taken
elsewhere apply to Humboldt’s all-university
requirements (general education, American
institutions, diversity and common ground,
unit minimums and limits, etc.) and in many
cases, the major program. The DARS report
also reflects HSU courses completed
and in-progress, and is available to enrolled
students whose first term of enrollment was
fall 2003 and later.
A minimum of nine units of GE course work
must be completed in residence (i.e., at
Humboldt) to satisfy the residency requirement.
You should expect to have to
study at least two hours per
week per unit of coursework in
order to succeed.
A student taking a full load
of 15 units should study 30
hours per week.
2007-2008 Humboldt State University Catalog
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