Terms to Know
- General Education (GE) Courses:聽All students are required to take 48 units of GE. General Education courses are meant to provide you with a well-rounded set of skills and knowledge in various subjects.
- Major Courses:聽Courses in the major vary depending on the degree, option, and catalog year. Major courses focus on a particular subject and related careers.
- Ethnic Studies:聽You have the option of taking GE requirements from various ethnic and cultural perspectives. Ethnic studies courses include Asian American Studies, American Indian Studies, Africana Studies, Central American Studies, Chicana/o Studies, and Queer Studies.
- Lower Division Courses:聽100-200 level courses taken during Freshmen/Sophomore years (0-59 units)
- Upper Division Courses:聽300-400 level courses taken during Junior/Senior years (60+ units)
- Catalog Year:聽Is the academic plan you follow based on when you begin your degree or declare your major at the university.
- Prerequisites:聽Courses/exams completed before moving into a higher-level course.
- 颁辞-谤别辩耻颈蝉颈迟别蝉:听Courses that must be taken together in the same semester. For example, many science and math lectures have co-requisite labs, which are meant to supplement the material learned in the associated lecture.