Sep 30, 2024  
MyRoadmaps Catalog 
    
MyRoadmaps Catalog

General Education Requirements Overview


Core General Education

Fundamental Skills of an Educated Person

Requirements units
Oral Communication (A1) 3
Written Communication I (A2) 3
Critical Thinking and Writing (A3) 3
Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 3
Subtotal 12 units

Fundamental Knowledge of an Educated Person

Requirements units
Physical Science (B1)* 3
Life Science (B2)* 3
One lab course in either Physical or Life Science (B3)  
Arts (C1) 3
Humanities (C2) 3
A third course from either Arts or Humanities (C1 or C2) 3
Social Sciences (D) 6-9
Human Understanding & Development (E) 3
Ethnic Studies (F) 0-3
Subtotal 27 units

SJSU Studies

Upper Division General Education (R, S, and V) 

Integrated Knowledge of an Educated Person

Requirements units
Earth, Environment, and Sustainability (R) 3
Self, Society & Equality in the U.S. (S) 3
Cultures and Global Understanding (V) 3
Subtotal 9 units

Graduation Requirements

Requirement units
American Institutions (may be satisfied in Core) 0-6
Physical Education (two units or courses of activity are required) 0-2
Writing in the Disciplines (WID) 0-3
Subtotal 0-11 units

Total General Education Units

Requirements units
Core 39
Upper Division 9
Subtotal 48 units