California Code of Regulations › Title 5 - Education › Division 5 - Board of Trustees of the California State Universities › Chapter 1 - California State University › Subchapter 2 - Educational Program › Article 6 - Undergraduate Degrees › Section 40500 - Bachelor of Arts Degree: Required Curriculum

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
To be eligible for the Bachelor of Arts degree, the candidate
						shall have completed the following requirements:
(a) General Education-Breadth Requirements. The
					 courses in General Education-Breadth Requirements shall be distributed in the manner
					 prescribed in Sections
					 40405-40405.4.
(b) Major 24 semester units (36 quarter units).
There shall be one major with a minimum of 24 semester units
						(36 quarter units). At least 12 semester units (18 quarter units) in the major shall
						be upper division courses or their equivalent. The maximum number of units shall be
						determined by the campus.
(c)
					 Additional Units. Units to complete the total required for the degree may be used as
					 electives or to meet other requirements.
(d) Total. For candidates electing, pursuant to
					 Section 40401, to meet graduation requirements
					 established prior to the 2000-01 academic year, the total semester units required
					 for the Bachelor of Arts Degree shall be 124 semester units (186 quarter units). For
					 candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree who are meeting graduation requirements
					 established between the 2000-01 and through the 2013-14 academic years, a minimum of
					 120 semester units (180 quarter units) shall be required. For candidates for the
					 Bachelor of Arts degree who are meeting graduation requirements established during
					 or after the 2013-14 academic year, no fewer and no more than 120 semester units
					 shall be required unless the Chancellor grants an exception.
1. New section
						filed 7-11-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No.
						28).
2. Amendment of NOTE filed 3-19-82; effective thirtieth day
						thereafter (Register 82, No. 33).
3. Amendment filed 8-11-82; effective
						thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 33).
4. Amendment of
						subsection (a) and NOTE filed 9-16-91; operative 10-16-91 (Register 92, No.
						2).
5. Amendment of subsections (d) and (e) filed 8-11-2000; operative
						8-11-2000. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code section
						89030.1
						(Register 2000, No. 39).
6. Amendment of section heading, repealer of
						first paragraph and removal of first version of section
						40500 (applicable to students entering
						the curriculum prior to the commencement of the 1981-82 academic year) filed
						7-19-2004; operative 7-19-2004. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to
						Education Code section
						89030.1
						(Register 2004, No. 36).
7. Amendment of subsection (b), repealer of
						subsection (c), subsection relettering and amendment of newly designated subsection
						(d) filed 8-9-2012; operative 8-9-2012 pursuant to Education Code section
						89030.1.
						Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.8
						(Register 2012, No. 32).
8. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 2-11-2013;
						operative 2-11-2013. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code
						section
						89030.1
						(Register 2013, No. 7).
9. Amendment of subsections (b) and (d) filed
						9-1-2017; operative 9-1-2017 pursuant to Education Code section
						89030.1(e).
						Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code section
						89030.1(e)
						(Register 2017, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  89030, Education
						  Code. Reference: Section
						  89030, Education
						  Code.