September 17, 2007 California State University (CSU) Statewide Pattern The Lower-Division Transfer Pattern (LDTP) consists of the CSU statewide pattern of coursework outlined below, plus campus-specific coursework, bringing the total pattern to at least 60 but no more than 70 transferable for students to complete at a California Community College (CCC). The CSU statewide pattern of coursework for CCC students who plan to major in at any CSU campus offering the major includes: Completion of lower-division general education requirements, following either the CSU General Education Breadth (GE-Breadth) or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) pattern; Completion of the CSU graduation requirements in United States History, Constitution and American Ideals; and Completion of additional as specified below in (3). Please note that the information here is an academic and curricular advising tool: a roadmap that enables transfer students to efficiently and effectively progress towards the CSU baccalaureate degree in a specified discipline. California Community College students should work closely with their advisers when planning their academic program in preparation for transfer to the CSU. This information does not represent any guarantee with regard to admission nor does it include or replace CSU campus admissions impaction criteria (see http://www.calstate.edu/ar/impactioninfo.shtml). These curricular guidelines are subject to change. CSU Statewide Pattern (1) Complete lower-division general education requirements. Obtain a certification of completion of GE-Breadth or IGETC by the California Community College before transferring to a CSU campus. While completing general education, follow the course pattern stated below. (2) Complete the graduation requirements in United States History, Constitution and American Ideals. 1 These are typically completed with one course each in American government and American history, or a sequence of courses that integrate the history and government topics. Students completing GE-Breadth should ordinarily use these courses to satisfy 6 units of Area D. It is however, possible to pass this requirement by examination. (3) Complete additional coursework to bring total to 45 transferable. 39 units for GE-Breadth Minimum grades of C are required in courses used to meet GE-Breadth Areas A and B4. or 37 units for IGETC Minimum grade of C is required in each course used for IGETC. 0 units required for GE-Breadth 6 units for IGETC IGETC does not permit double counting of courses to meet IGETC and U.S. History, Constitution and American Ideals requirements. 2-6 units 1 CCC courses that fulfill general education and graduation requirements in United States History, Constitution and American Ideals are listed at www.assist.org.
Total Semester Units Required for Statewide LDTP Pattern 45 Units
CSU Bakersfield In addition to the statewide pattern, the following is the CSU Bakersfield campus-specific pattern: education and/or major preparation requirements), complete the following recommended courses: A course that articulates with Advanced Composition and A course that articulates with Introduction to and A course that articulates with Introduction to Ethics (2) Total Semester Units Required for CSU Bakersfield 0-9 units 0- CSU Channel Islands This campus does not have a major, concentration, or option in. CSU Chico In addition to the statewide pattern, the following is the CSU Chico campus-specific pattern:. Students are encouraged to complete the following courses: A course that articulates with Introduction to and A course that articulates with Introduction to Ethics and A course that articulates with History of Ancient Total Semester Units Required for CSU Chico
CSU Dominguez Hills In addition to the statewide pattern, the following is the CSU Dominguez Hills campus-specific pattern: Total Semester Units Required for CSU Dominguez Hills 0- CSU East Bay In addition to the statewide pattern, the following is the CSU East Bay campus-specific pattern: Total Semester Units Required for CSU East Bay 0- CSU Fresno In addition to the statewide pattern, the following is the CSU Fresno campus-specific pattern: education and/or major preparation requirements), complete the following recommended courses: A course that articulates with a Critical Thinking course and/or A course that articulates with a Symbolic Logic course (2) Total Semester Units Required for CSU Fresno 0-
CSU Fullerton In addition to the statewide pattern, the following is the CSU Fullerton campus-specific pattern:. The following courses are recommended: A course that articulates with [CSUF PHIL 100], Introduction to * - The nature, methods and some of the main problems of philosophy. Primarily for freshmen and sophomores. Not a prerequisite for advanced courses. and A course that articulates with [CSUF PHIL 120], Introduction to Ethics* -Problems of human conduct and moral evaluation: standards for moral assessment of conduct and persons; morality and its relation to mores, social demands and personal commitments. and A course that articulates with [CSUF PHIL 105], Critical Thinking* - Development of non-mathematical critical reasoning skills, including recognition of arguments, argument evaluation and construction of arguments. and A course that articulates with [CSUF PHIL 106], Logic* - The logical structure of language and correct reasoning: deduction, induction, scientific reasoning, and informal fallacies. and A course that articulates with [CSUF PHIL 290], History of : Greek - The origins of Western philosophy, and its development through Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. *If this course was not used to meet General Education requirements Total Semester Units Required for CSU Fullerton 0- Humboldt State University In addition to the statewide pattern, the following is the Humboldt State University campus-specific pattern: Total Semester Units Required for Humboldt State University 0-
CSU Long Beach In addition to the statewide pattern, the following is the CSU Long Beach campus-specific pattern: A course that articulates with a Critical Thinking course and A course that articulates with Symbolic Logic (2). The following courses are recommended: A course that articulates with [CSULB PHIL 203, CAN PHIL 8], Ancient - From Thales to the Renaissance including the thought of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, and their influence on European philosophy through the medieval period. and A course that articulates with [CSULB PHIL 204, CAN PHIL 10], Modern - From the Renaissance to the 20th Century, including the development of modern scientific processes, and the philosophical systems of empiricism, rationalism, idealism, etc. Total Semester Units Required for CSU Long Beach 0-6 units 0- CSU Los Angeles In addition to the statewide pattern, the following is the CSU Los Angeles campus-specific pattern: A course that articulates with a second semester of expository writing that emphasizes exposition, research, and critical thinking, typically called Writing and Critical Thinking (as opposed to Literature and Composition ) (2) Total Semester Units Required for CSU Los Angeles 0-
California Maritime Academy This campus does not have a major, concentration, or option in. CSU Monterey Bay In addition to the statewide pattern, the following is the CSU Monterey Bay campus-specific pattern:. Students are encouraged to complete the following courses: A course that articulates with Oral and Written Communication and A course that articulates with Cross-Cultural Communication and A course that articulates with Critical Thinking and A course that articulates with Decision- Making and Problem Solving and A course that articulates with Introduction to and A course that articulates with Introduction to Religious Studies and A course that articulates with History of Ideas and A course that articulates with Introduction to Ethics. Total Semester Units Required for CSU Los Angeles 0- CSU Northridge In addition to the statewide pattern, the following is the CSU Northridge campus-specific pattern: Total Semester Units Required for CSU Northridge
Cal Poly Pomona In addition to the statewide pattern, the following is the Cal Poly Pomona campus-specific pattern: A course that articulates with [CPP PHL 201], Introduction to - A course that investigates basic concepts and methods of philosophy; selected metaphysical, epistemological, ethical, aesthetic, and logical problems and issues traditional to philosophy, with emphasis on their relevance for intelligent living. and A course that articulates with [CPP PHL 202], Critical Thinking - A course that covers inductive and deductive processes in reasoning; the effects of semantic considerations on reasoning and communication, with examples from contemporary society. Emphasis on detection and avoidance of logical and semantic errors. (2) Total Semester Units Required for Cal Poly Pomona 0- CSU Sacramento In addition to the statewide pattern, the following is the CSU Sacramento campus-specific pattern: A course that articulates with History of Ancient and A course that articulates with History of Early Modern and A course that articulates with Symbolic Logic Notes: 1) No other lower-division philosophy coursework may be used to satisfy requirements in the major. 2) The above courses may be used to satisfy GE area requirements as well as major requirements. (2) Total Semester Units Required for CSU Sacramento 0-
CSU San Bernardino In addition to the statewide pattern, the following is the CSU San Bernardino campus-specific pattern:. Note: It is recommended that students delay taking a symbolic logic course (except as elective credit), and instead take symbolic logic at San Bernardino [CSUSB Phil 200]. Total Semester Units Required for CSU Northridge San Diego State University In addition to the statewide pattern, the following is the San Diego State University campus-specific pattern: Courses that articulate with to include Symbolic Logic or Critical Thinking (note that Symbolic Logic is recommended preparation for Deductive Logic [SDSU PHIL 521], required for the major at SDSU) Note: The major is a Liberal Arts and Sciences degree and requires students to meet the following language requirement: Competency (successfully completing the third college semester or fifth college quarter or equivalent) is required in one foreign language. If not already complete, students should meet some of this requirement in satisfaction of Area C Humanities in CSU-GE. (2) Complete additional electives to bring total to 60 transferable Total Semester Units Required for San Diego State University 0-6 units 0-12 units 0-9 units
San Francisco State University In addition to the statewide pattern, the following is the San Francisco State University campus-specific pattern: A course that articulates with [CAN ENGL 2, SFSU ENG 114], College Composition, 1 st semester - Training in expositoryargumentative composition, emphasizing work on clear and effective sentences and the organization and development of paragraph and essay. and A course that articulates with [CAN ENGL 4, SFSU ENG 214], College Composition and Literature, 2 nd semester - Expositoryargumentative composition and critical reading skills through the study of literature; special attention to logic, style, and rhetoric. (2). Total Semester Units Required for San Francisco State University 0- San Jose State University In addition to the statewide pattern, the following is the San Jose State University campus-specific pattern: A course that articulates with [SJSU PHIL 70A], Ancient - A course that covers pre-socratics, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle; Hellenistic, Roman and Medieval philosophy. and A course that articulates with [SJSU PHIL 70B], Modern - A course that covers seventeenth and eighteenth century philosophers such as Bacon, Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, Berkeley, Hume and Kant. and Either: A course that articulates with [SJSU PHIL 9], Mathematics and Logic for General Education - A survey of basic concepts and methods, focusing on logic, computation, sets, numbers, geometry and probability, with emphasis on using these concepts in daily life and in coping with public issues. or A course that articulates with [SJSU PHIL 57], Logic and Critical Thinking - A course in basic concepts of logic; goals and
standards of both deductive and inductive reasoning; techniques of argument analysis and assessment; evaluation of evidence; language and definition; fallacies. (2) Total Semester Units Required for San Jose State University 0-6 units Cal Poly San Luis Obispo In addition to the statewide pattern, the following is the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo campus-specific pattern: Total Semester Units Required for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 0- CSU San Marcos This campus does not have a major, concentration, or option in.
Sonoma State University In addition to the statewide pattern, the following is the Sonoma State University campus-specific pattern: education and/or major preparation requirements), complete the following recommended courses: A course that articulates with Introduction to and A course that articulates with Critical Thinking and A course that articulates with Logic and A course that articulates with Ancient and A course that articulates with Modern (2) Total Semester Units Required for CSU Sonoma 0-0- CSU Stanislaus In addition to the statewide pattern, the following is the CSU Stanislaus campus-specific pattern: A course that articulates with Logic (primarily formal logic) and A course that articulates with Ancient (primarily Plato/Aristotle) and A course that articulates with Modern (primarily Descartes/Locke/Hume/Kant) Choose 2 courses from the following: A course that articulates with History (preferably a course covering early modern European history (1500-1800), typically World Civilizations II) A course that articulates with Math (preferably College Algebra or Trigonometry or Pre-Calculus) If possible use to complete math GE requirement in Area B A course that articulates with (preferably Moral Issues, and Literature, of Religion, Political, or 20th Century/Contemporary ) A course that articulates with Political Science (preferably Ancient/Medieval Political Thought or Modern Political Thought 0-6 units
(2) Complete additional coursework, if necessary, to bring total to 60 transferable Total Semester Units Required for CSU Stanislaus 0-