Academic Information for Transfer Students
The Bachelor of Arts Degree at California State University, Dominguez Hills requires 120 semester units. The Bachelor of Science degree may require up to 132 semester units. For either degree, a minimum 40 units must be upper division units. Students often select a major based on personal interest, academic strengths, faculty advice, or career goals.
Degree requirements are divided among a major, General Education (G.E.), and electives. Students may also choose to complete a minor or a second major. Students must complete all degree requirements for each major or minor before graduation. Upper division courses counted in one major or minor cannot satisfy requirements in the second major or minor.
Major requirements range from 28 to 96 units depending upon the major with an average of 39 units. The default catalog year for the major and for General Education is the year of admission to the university. Students in continuous attendance from California public colleges may claim the year they began college.
The General Education curriculum requires 55 to 59 units, including nine units of upper division courses. You must take at least nine units General Education in residence at CSUDH. See an advisor at the University Advisement Center for a complete G.E. review.
Similar to majors, minors offer a coherent, integrated pattern of lower and upper division courses. Minors average about 15 units. Minors are optional but offer the student a recognized, secondary field of knowledge for career enhancement or graduate school preparation. Most academic departments offer a minor.
The University accepts a maximum of 70 semester units from community colleges. There is no limit on units from 4 year colleges or universities. However, you must take at least 30 semester units in residence at CSUDH. Of these residence units, at least 24 must be upper division and 12 must be in the major. At least one half the upper division units used to satisfy the minor must be taken in residence at CSUDH.
Upper division (Junior/Senior) courses are numbered 300 - 499, lower division (Freshman/Sophomore) 100 - 299, and non-degree college preparation courses are numbered 1 – 99.
A total of 24 semester units graded Credit/No Credit (CR/NC) can be applied to the Bachelor=s degree. The CR/NC units may satisfy G.E. requirements, electives, or up to 50% of the units required by a minor. However, all units used to satisfy the major or prerequisites to the major must be taken for a letter grade. The Credit grade is equivalent to a C or better and the No Credit grade is equivalent to a C-, D+, D, F, IC, or WU. CR/NC grades do not contribute towards your GPA.
Scholarship
Students must have a 2.0 GPA in each of the following areas to graduate: all baccalaureate units attempted in college, total CSUDH units, units in the major, and, if applicable, units in the minor, and in all units used for General Education. You must have a 2.0 GPA in each of these areas to graduate. Several majors have additional GPA requirements (check with an advisor).
Special Requirements
The English Placement Test (EPT). All entering students who have not earned a C grade or higher in a baccalaureate level English Composition course must meet the EPT requirement by taking the EPT test or by presenting appropriate college developmental coursework . Test exemptions are based on SAT, ACT, EAP, or AP test scores. The EPT must be taken prior to registering for classes. Student must complete all required, developmental English course work in two semesters and must begin courses the first semester.
The Entry Level Mathematics (ELM) test is required of all entering students who have not met the General Education Quantitative Reasoning (math) requirement. Test exemptions are made based on SAT, ACT, EAP, AP test scores or by a C grade in Beginning or Intermediate Algebra course. Students with appropriate college developmental coursework may be exempted from the test. Students must take the ELM taken before registering for classes. Students must complete all required, developmental math course work in two semesters, and must begin courses the first semester.
The Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement is satisfied by passing the Graduation Writing Exam (GWE) or by taking an appropriate writing certification course(s): ENG 350, or IDS 397 and IDS 398. Students with 72 units or more must satisfy the GWAR as soon as possible or have a registration hold placed on their records. If transfer students have satisfied this requirement at another CSU campus before admission to CSUDH, contact the Testing Office, WH A-210 (310) 243-3909.
Other Items of Interest
It is the student’s responsibility to drop a course or withdraw for the semester. Instructors do not automatically drop students for non-attendance. During the first three weeks, students can drop courses via my.csudh.edu or submit an appropriate drop card to the Office of Records and Registration. After the first three weeks, students must obtain faculty signatures on a drop card and submit it to the Office of Records and Registration.
Registered students may receive credit-by-examination in many courses. Contact the department office to initiate the process. The units will count for graduation and may be graded with either a letter grade or Credit/No Credit.
File an application for graduation early in the semester before your planned semester of graduation. Students must also submit a major advisement form. See the class schedule for deadlines. You may elect to meet graduation requirements in effect at the time of admission, or readmission if you have interrupted attendance, or those in effect at the time of graduation.
The UAC is located in Welch Hall 220 and we can be reached by telephone at (310) 243-3538 or by email at uac@csudh.edu. The UAC fax number is (310) 243-2415.
University Advisement Center
California State University, Dominguez Hills