Both the general education units and elective units may be fully completed either before or after admission. For purposes of transfer credit, a course may count only once. The academic year is divided into three, fifteen-week trimesters. New students may enter in any trimester. Applicants must have earned a combination of at least 60 transferable college semester units of general education and electives, all from a regionally accredited school.
General education comprises a number of disciplines.
The combination of 60 transferable college semester units must include English 1. Applicants must submit a writing sample as described on the admission application. Two Upper-Division General Education Courses. Two Upper-Division General Education Courses. The Upper-Division General Education Courses are to be integrated into the junior and senior years.