Fall 2023 Major-Specific Degree Requirements (College of Liberal Arts)

While first-year students may be admitted directly into some majors, many majors require that students begin as “pre-majors” and then meet precise major-specific degree criteria to official declare the major. These criteria include meeting all major-specific degree requirements in the new major and demonstrating a progressively successful academic history that reflects potential success in the major. Upon declaration of major, students must adopt the requirements of the major and any minors in effect at that time in the CSULB Catalog.

All undergraduate students must have a declared major by the time they earn 60 units. This applies equally to students who are:

Browse the following list to find the current major-specific degree requirements for your intended major. Some majors are highly impacted and will be indicated as such. Major-specific degree requirements are subject to change in future terms.

 

Includes Asian American Studies, Asian Studies, Chinese Studies, and Japanese Majors. 

To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)
Major Preparation Courses Course Number Course Title
General Education  Category C Arts & Humanities
(minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category D Social Science & Citizenship
(minimum 2 courses totaling 6 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category F Ethnic Diversity (3 units)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Mathematics

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)
Major Preparation Courses Course Number Course Title
General Education  Category C Arts & Humanities
(minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category D Social Science & Citizenship
(minimum 2 courses totaling 6 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category F Ethnic Diversity (3 units)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Mathematics

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)
Major Preparation Courses Course Number Course Title
ASLD 102 or 201 or 202 American Sign Language 2, American Sign Language 3, American Sign Language 4 

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Mathematics

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)
  • A score of “2” or higher on the ASLPU National Exam
  • Positive Recommendation from department faculty.  Contact the department for more information.
Major Preparation Courses Course Number Course Title
ASLD 101 American Sign Language 1
ASLD 102 American Sign Language 2
ANTH or LING 170 or 170 Introduction to Linguistics; or Introduction to Linguistics
ASLD 124 American Deaf Cultures
ASLD 201 American Sign Language 3
ASLD 202 American Sign Language 4
ASLD 211 Beginning Intepreting and Ethics 1
ASLD 212 Beginning Intepreting and Ethics II

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Mathematics

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)
Major Preparation Courses Course Number Course Title
General Education  Category C Arts & Humanities
(minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category D Social Science & Citizenship
(minimum 2 courses totaling 6 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category F Ethnic Diversity (3 units)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Mathematics

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)
Major Preparation Courses Course Number Course Title
General Education  Category C Arts & Humanities
(minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category D Social Science & Citizenship
(minimum 2 courses totaling 6 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category F Ethnic Diversity (3 units)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Mathematics

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)
Major Preparation Courses Course Number Course Title
General Education  Category C Arts & Humanities
(minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category D Social Science & Citizenship
(minimum 2 courses totaling 6 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category F Ethnic Diversity (3 units)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Mathematics

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)
Major Preparation Courses Course Number Course Title
General Education  Category C Arts & Humanities
(minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category D Social Science & Citizenship
(minimum 2 courses totaling 6 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category F Ethnic Diversity (3 units)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Mathematics

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.5
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)
The following suite of courses must be completed with a minimum GPA of 2.5:  Course Number Course Title
COMM 110 Interpersonal Communication
COMM 131 Essentials of Argumentation
Complete one of the following courses:     
COMM 130 Essentials of Public Speaking
COMM 171 Voice And Applied Speaking (If completed prior to Fall 2012)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Mathematics

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Mathematics

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.25
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)
Major Preparation Courses
must be completed with a minimum
GPA of 2.3
Course Number Course Title
ECON 100 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 101 Principles of Microeconomics
MATH 115 or 122 Calculus for Business; or Calculus I

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.25
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)
Major Preparation Courses
must be completed with a minimum 
GPA of 2.3
Course Number Course Title
ECON 100 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 101 Principles of Microeconomics
MATH 122 Calculus I
MATH 123 Calculus II

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)
Major Preparation Courses Course Number Course Title
General Education  Category C Arts & Humanities
(minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category D Social Science & Citizenship
(minimum 2 courses totaling 6 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category F Ethnic Diversity (3 units)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Mathematics

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.5
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)
Major Preparation Courses Course Number Course Title
BIOL 200, 211 General Biology; or Introduction to Evolution & Diversity
MATH 115, 119A, 122 Calculus for Business; or Survey of Calculus I; or Calculus I
ERTH 102 Planet Earth
ERTH 104 Planet Earth Lab
ECON 100 Principles of Macroeconomics

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking 

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.5
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)
Major Preparation Courses Course Number Course Title
CHEM 111A General Chemistry
MATH 119A, 122  Survey of Calculus I; or Calculus I
BIOL 211 Introduction to Evolution and Diversity
ECON 101 Principles of Microeconomics

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking 
Additional Lower Division Preparation Required for CSULB Students
Additional Lower Division Preparation Required for CSULB Students (Grade of "C" of better) Course Number Course Title
BIOL 212 Introduction to Cell Molecular Biology
ERTH 102 Planet Earth  
ERTH 104 Planet Earth Lab

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)
Major Preparation Courses Course Number Course Title
General Education  Category C Arts & Humanities
(minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category D Social Science & Citizenship
(minimum 2 courses totaling 6 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category F Ethnic Diversity (3 units)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Mathematics

Explore:

To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)
Major Preparation Courses Course Number Course Title
General Education  Category C Arts & Humanities
(minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category D Social Science & Citizenship
(minimum 2 courses totaling 6 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category F Ethnic Diversity (3 units)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Mathematics

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.25
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)
Complete Two of the Four
Major Preparation Courses
Course Number Course Title
PSY 100 General Psychology
SOC 100 Principles of Sociology
ANTH 120 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
HDEV 180 Lifespan Human Development

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Mathematics

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.5
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Mathematics

Explore:

To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)
Major Preparation Courses Course Number Course Title
General Education  Category C Arts & Humanities
(minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category D Social Science & Citizenship
(minimum 2 courses totaling 6 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category F Ethnic Diversity (3 units)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Mathematics

Explore:

To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)
Major Preparation Courses Course Number Course Title
General Education  Category C Arts & Humanities
(minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category D Social Science & Citizenship
(minimum 2 courses totaling 6 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category F Ethnic Diversity (3 units)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Mathematics

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Includes Linguistics, Linguistics TESOL B.A., and Linguistics Translation Studies

To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)
Major Preparation Courses Course Number Course Title
General Education  Category C Arts & Humanities
(minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category D Social Science & Citizenship
(minimum 2 courses totaling 6 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category F Ethnic Diversity (3 units)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Mathematics

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)
Major Preparation Courses Course Number Course Title
General Education  Category C Arts & Humanities
(minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category D Social Science & Citizenship
(minimum 2 courses totaling 6 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category F Ethnic Diversity (3 units)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Mathematics

Explore:

To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.5
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)
Major Preparation Courses
must be completed with a minimum GPA of 2.5:
Course Number Course Title
POSC 100 Introduction to American Government
An additional lower division Political Science Course     

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Mathematics

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.5
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)
The following suite of major preparation courses must be completed with a minimum GPA of 2.5: Course Number Course Title
PSY 100 General Psychology
PSY 220 Research Methods
PSY 241 Psychobiology
Complete One of the Following:    
PSY 110 Introductory Statistics
HDEV 190 Elementary Statistics in Social and Behavioral Sciences
SOC 170 Elementary Statistics

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Mathematics

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)
Major Preparation Courses Course Number Course Title
General Education  Category C Arts & Humanities
(minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category D Social Science & Citizenship
(minimum 2 courses totaling 6 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category F Ethnic Diversity (3 units)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Mathematics

Explore:

To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)
Major Preparation Courses Course Number Course Title
General Education  Category C Arts & Humanities
(minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category D Social Science & Citizenship
(minimum 2 courses totaling 6 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category F Ethnic Diversity (3 units)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Mathematics

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Includes Spanish, Spanish Interdisciplinary, French and Francophone, German, Italian and Russian languages.


To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)
Major Preparation Courses Course Number Course Title
General Education  Category C Arts & Humanities
(minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category D Social Science & Citizenship
(minimum 2 courses totaling 6 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category F Ethnic Diversity (3 units)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Mathematics

Explore:

To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.25
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)
Major Preparation Courses Course Number Course Title
SOC 100 Principles of Sociology
SOC 142 Social Trends and Problems

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking 
  • Mathematics

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To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must demonstrate the following:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Minimum lower division preparation (grade of C or better required)
Major Preparation Courses Course Number Course Title
General Education  Category C Arts & Humanities
(minimum 3 courses totaling 9 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category D Social Science & Citizenship
(minimum 2 courses totaling 6 units which satisfy the entire area)
General Education Category F Ethnic Diversity (3 units)

Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Mathematics

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