Transfer Students

Lower Division Transfer Requirements

Complete lower division GE requirements as follows:

Area A - Communication in English Language and Critical Thinking (9 semester units)
A1 - Oral Communication
A2 - Written Communication
A3 - Critical Thinking

Area B - Physical Universe and its Life Forms (9 semester units)
B1 - Physical Science
B2 - Life Science
B3 - Laboratory activity associated with B1 or B2
B4 - Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning

Area C - Arts, Literature, Philosophy, and Foreign Languages (9 semester units)
C1 - Arts (at least one course)
- Humanities (at least one course)

Area D - Social, Political and Economic Institutions and Behavior; Historical
Background (9 semester units)
At least 2 disciplines
Complete graduation requirements in US History, Constitution and American Ideals

Area E - Lifelong Understanding and Self Development (3 semester units)
CSU transfer requirements for Geological Sciences

Complete Introductory Geology course with lab - equivalent to GEOL 101 at CSUSB (satisfies B1 and B3 GE requirements)

Complete Calculus 1 - equivalent to Math 211 at CSUSB (satisfies B4 GE requirements)

Complete General Chemistry for Science Majors with corresponding lab (equivalent to CHEM 205 (BA) or CHEM 215 (BA/BS) at CSUSB
Additional transfer requirements for Geological Sciences at CSUSB

Bachelor of Arts
Physics - 1 year sequence
Equivalent to PHYS 121-123 or PHYS 221-223

General Education
Any course in C, D, and/or E GE categories not specified in required GE Transfer Package to satisfy the number of units required to transfer after satisfying Physics requirement

Bachelor of Science
Physics - 1 year sequence
Equivalent to PHYS 221-223

Chemistry
Second course in General Chemistry with lab
Equivalent to CHEM 216 at CSUSB

Mathematics
Calculus 2
Equivalent to MATH 212 at CSUSB

Below are recommended 2 and 3 year graduation plans for transfer students who have completed all requirements. Get Adobe Reader to view the following PDF documents.

2 year Graduation Plans