General Education refers to a broad range of courses taken to increase a student's knowledge of a variety of subjects. These courses are listed in the Student Handbook and in the Grossmont College catalog. A major is a group or series of courses designed to provide intensive education or training in a specialized area. A prerequisite is a requirement that must be met prior to enrolling in a particular course - usually an entrance test or completion of a preparatory course. Lower-division refers to students and courses at the freshman and sophomore level of college study.
Community colleges offer only lower-division courses.
Upper-division refers to students or courses at the junior or senior level of college study. A transferable course is a course at Grossmont College that is accepted by a four-year college or university. A transfer major is intended primarily for students planning to transfer to a four-year school where the major will be completed. The CSU System stands for the California State University System. Two local examples are SDSU and CSU San Marcos.