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What do I take my first semester at CSUMB? It is first of all important to address general education requirements when answering this question. There are 48 GE units required. Nine of the 48 GE units must be upper division (courses numbered 300-499) and must be earned after you have reached junior standing (60 units or more). Upper-division GE courses taken when you are a freshman or sophomore do not count toward this unit requirement. Entering as a Freshman Students who need remediation should take: • FYS • Appropriate remediation courses • GE course, if possible • Foreign Language course, if possible Students who do not need remediation should take: • FYS • A1 (Written communication course) • Foreign Language course (or) B4 (Math), (or) another GE course Entering as a Transfer Student If you transfer from a community college or another university, specific requirements depend on your status when you enter CSUMB. Transfer students with fully certified GE Breadth Requirements If you transfer from another California institution with fully certified GE Breadth Requirements or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC), you automatically satisfy Lower Division GE Requirements. You still need to satisfy the CSUMB Language Proficiency Requirement, the nine units of Upper Division GE inclusive of upper division Service Learning (D4) and GWAR (A4), all major requirements and the minimum semester credit requirements. Transfer students without fully certified GE Breadth Requirements If you enter CSUMB without having fully certified all GE Breadth Requirements or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC), you must complete all unmet GE Breadth Requirements including American Institutions through the corresponding CSUMB GE courses, with no less than nine semester credits at the upper-division level inclusive of upper division Service Learning (D4) and GWAR (A4). You must also fulfill the CSUMB Language Proficiency Requirement. 13

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