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GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM EFFECTIVE FALL 2001

The new GE Program was phased in beginning Fall Quarter 2001 with full implementation targeted for Fall Quarter 2002. (68 units)

*May be replaced by approved upper-division Interdisciplinary Synthesis courses.

IGE students will complete a total of 68 units to satisfy General Education requirements.

INTERDISCIPLINARY GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (IGE) (32 units)

FIRST YEAR

     IGE 120 Consciousness and Community (4) IGE 121 Rationalism and Revelation: Ancient World (4)

IGE 122 Authority and Faith: The Medieval and Renaissance Worlds (4)

SECOND YEAR

     IGE 220 Ways of Knowing: Culture and Contact (4) IGE 221 Ways of Coexisting: Reform and Revolution (4) IGE 222 Ways of Doing: The Industrial Age (4)

THIRD YEAR

IGE 223 Ways of Living: The Contemporary World (4)

IGE 224 Connections Seminar: Exploration and Personal Expression (4)

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General Education-Unit Distribution

The General Education Program at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona shall be organized into the following distribution areas. The new GE program outlined below was adopted beginning fall 2001 with full implementation targeted for fall 2002. Starting fall 2002, all students must adhere to the new GE program and the new upper division synthesis courses.

Area A. Communication and Critical Thinking (12 units)

One course from each sub-area:

Area B. Mathematics and Natural Sciences (16 units)

At least one course from each sub-area, including at least one lab course from sub-area 2 or 3.

Area C. Humanities (16 units)

At least one course from each sub-area.

Area D. Social Sciences (20 units)

Two courses in sub-area 1, and at least one course from each of sub-areas 2, 3, and 4.

Area E. Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development (4 units)

(formerly Area 3G)

Interdisciplinary Synthesis Courses

These courses will integrate two or more of the Areas B, C, and D and can be used to satisfy the requirement in any one of the GE areas. Students must complete all lower-division courses in Area A and relevant subareas from the areas being integrated by an interdisciplinary synthesis course.

It is understood that any student completing this course must also complete two other synthesis courses so that the three synthesis areas of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Mathematics and Natural Sciences are covered.

General Education-Approved Coursework

Courses are approved by the Campus Academic Senate by area to meet the university general education program requirements. Coursework in General Education should not be taken without a specific curricular goal. Many degree programs specify which university approved courses meet their more specific degree requirements. Such departments will list approved courses in their degree curriculum layouts and in their catalog section. Special Topics courses (those numbered 499) are not eligible for GE credit. Students should consult with their departmental degree advisors. Undeclared students should consult with the staff of the University Advising Centers.

Courses listed as a sequence should be taken in order. For example, in the sequence MAT 114-115, MAT 114 should be completed before taking MAT 115. Each course in the sequence counts as one course toward meeting general education requirements.

Interdisciplinary General Education (IGE)

The Interdisciplinary General Education (IGE) Program offers undergraduates an integrated approach to fulfilling their lower-division general education requirements. IGE is one of the longest-lived interdisciplinary programs in the California State University and has received national recognition for its work in general education, team-teaching and learning communities.

IGE provides a community with a large university. Students work and study together over an eight-course sequence fulfilling 32 units of humanities and social sciences general education. Many courses are team-taught by faculty from complementary fields, providing students with an introduction to the complexities of different academic disciplines as well as exposure to a variety of teaching styles. The IGE Arts Package offers a set of theater, music, and other experiences that augment the curriculum and build the community.

IGE satisfies area E and major portions of areas A, C and D of the lower division general education requirements. IGE is open to any student or department wishing to adopt it as an option, and is the preferred program for engineering, architecture and liberal studies majors. Applicants must be exempt from or receive a score of 151 or greater on the English Placement Test (EPT). For more information, contact the IGE Program Director or departmental advisors.

Transfer and Change of Major Students and General Education Certification

Community college transfer students and Cal Poly Pomona students who change their major should be aware that many courses on the Cal Poly Pomona General Education list are also major department entrance or prerequisite requirements and will still have to be taken to meet degree requirements. Therefore, even if they may be certified by their community colleges as having met all (or most) CSU lower division general education requirements, or have met GE requirements prior to change of major, they may need to take additional courses to satisfy prerequisites for the major. For example, students may have met the quantitative reasoning requirement by taking an algebra course at the community college, or at Cal Poly Pomona, and be so certified. This will not meet the calculus requirement for engineering, which also meets the Cal Poly Pomona GE quantitative reasoning requirement. Calculus will still have to be taken. Such "excess" coursework will be given as "elective credit." Some transfer students may be certified by their community colleges as having met the CSU General Education quantitative reasoning requirement with coursework which does not meet the Cal Poly Pomona Mathematics proficiency requirement. Such students will also have to take coursework to meet this graduation requirement.

General Education-Course Lists

Certain professional programs include GE course patterns not listed here. Students should consult the curriculum of the specific major to identify the exact GE requirement for the major. The symbol (+) indicates that a course may be taken on a credit/no credit basis. Please refer to the corresponding major section in this catalog for prerequisites and a detailed description of general education courses listed below.

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AREA A-Communication and Critical Thinking (12 units)

Students must take one course from each sub-area.

1. Written Communication

Freshman English I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ENG 104

(4)

(All speakers of English as a second language who have not achieved the minimum EPT score for ENG 104 must take ENG 102 and ENG 103 in place of ENG 104.)

AREA B-Mathematics and Natural Science (16 units)

Students must take at least one course from each sub-area. At least one laboratory course from sub-areas 2 or 3 is also required. Laboratory classes are marked with an "L" following the course number. Students must meet both ELM and MDPT course prerequisites before enrolling in any mathematics or statistics course.

1. Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning

Students must meet both ELM and MDT course prerequisites before enrolling in any mathematics or statistics course.

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4. Science and Technology Synthesis (upper division)

Students must complete all GE lower-division requirements in Areas A and B before they take any B4 synthesis course. Select one 4-unit course (or two 2-unit courses) from the following list or see the quarterly Schedule of Classes for approved courses:

*These interdisciplinary courses fulfill units in only one subarea (B4, C4, or D4) as approved.

For Liberal Studies Major Pre-Credential Options only: Required for students who plan to meet state requirements for elementary school teachers and for precredential option in Liberal Studies. The following courses are to be taken in sequence. Students must take all courses listed in order to meet General Education requirements. See departmental advisor for more information.

AREA C-Humanities (16 units)

Students are required to take at least one course from each sub-area. A minimum of 16 units must be completed. See also the Interdisciplinary General Education Program (IGE) Section, which is the pattern recommended for students in Engineering and Architecture.

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4. Humanities Synthesis (upper division)

Students must complete all GE lower-division requirements in Areas A and C before they take any C4 synthesis course. Select one course from the following list or see the quarterly Schedule of Classes for approved courses:

*These interdisciplinary courses fulfill units in only one subarea (B4, C4, or D4) as approved.

Area D. Social Sciences (20 units)

Students must take two courses in sub-area 1, and at least one course from each of sub-areas 2, 3, and 4. See also the Interdisciplinary General Education Program (IGE) section, which is the recommended pattern for most students in engineering and architecture.

1. U.S. History, Constitution, and American Ideals (8 units)

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4. Social Science Synthesis (upper division)

Students must complete all GE lower-division requirements in Areas A and D before they take any D4 synthesis course. Select one course from the following list or see the quarterly Schedule of Classes for approved courses:

Interdisciplinary Synthesis Courses

These courses will satisfy the requirement in one of subareas: B4, C, D4. Students must complete all lower-division courses in Area A and relevant subareas before they take an Interdisciplinary Synthesis course.

Select one course from the following list or see the quarterly Schedule of Classes for approved courses:

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INTERDISCIPLINARY GENERAL EDUCATION (IGE) PROGRAM (32 units)

The Interdisciplinary General Education Program provides an integrated approach to learning about literature, humanities, social sciences, and the arts. IGE is an alternative to the traditional university general education pattern. Students must be exempt from or score at least 151 on the EPT to qualify for admission to the IGE program.

The IGE program is open to any qualified student or undergraduate department wishing to adopt it as an option, and is the recommended pattern for Engineering, Architecture, and Liberal Studies majors. Students may substitute AP credit for up to 2 courses in the IGE Program. For more information, see departmental advisors or the IGE Program Director.

The eight course sequence has the following common goals:

Learning Outcomes

Please refer to the University Programs section in this catalog for IGE course descriptions.

HOW THE IGE PROGRAM MEETS UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS

Engineering students should see an advisor for specific additional coursework required by major.

AREA A Communication and Critical Thinking

ENG 104 (A1) satisfied upon completion of the first-year sequence (IGE 120, IGE 121, and IGE 122). Select from the new GE list to satisfy A2 and A3.

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AREA B Mathematics and Natural Science

Not satisfied. Select courses from the new GE list as specified by major.

AREA C Humanities

Any two courses (8 units) from the new GE sub-areas C1, C2, or C3 satisfied at the end of the first year with the completion of IGE 120, IGE 121, and IGE 122. Take the remaining four-unit course from the new GE list. (Example: If "2" and "3" are replaced by IGE courses, then take "1" from the regular list, and so on.) Select from the new GE list to satisfy C4.

AREA D SOCIAL SCIENCES

D1 (8 units) and D3 satisfied upon completion of the second-year sequence (IGE 220, 221, 222); D2 satisfied upon completion of the IGE Program. To satisfy D4, choose from the new GE list.

AREA E LIFELONG LEARNING

Area E is satisfied upon completion of the IGE Program.

The university’s American Cultural Perspectives requirement is satisfied upon completion of the second-year sequence (IGE 220, IGE 221, and IGE 222).

INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (ISGE)

Pending final approval by the Academic Senate and the University President, this program is intended to satisfy university general education science requirements in Area B. Upon completion of three courses totaling 16 units, students would satisfy Areas B1, B2, B3 and B4. The ISGE program is a continuous, one-year set of three courses, open to all non-science and non-engineering majors.

ISGE is an innovative approach to teaching science to nonscientists using natural systems processes as interdisciplinary, integrative themes. In this course series, students learn the key similarities between many dozens of specific case studies in astronomy, physics, chemistry, geology, biology, computer science, and mathematics, as well as numerous bridges between the natural and human sciences. Students achieve an understanding of the world as one, not as a kaleidoscope of fragmented specialties.

Students have the convenience of using CD-ROM or Internet lessons at home or in university computer labs for a considerable portion of their learning. Two face-to-face discussion, skill-training sessions per week balance the technology-based materials. There are no prerequisites for the ISGE series; the upper division course must be taken after the lower-division work is complete.

AMERICAN CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES REQUIREMENT

The American Cultural Perspectives Requirement is a graduation requirement. Courses satisfying this requirement may be part of either a student's General Education program, major, or minor. These courses may also be taken as electives. This requirement will not constitute an additional unit load on the degree requirements of students in any program. This requirement was implemented fall quarter, 1995.

To satisfy this requirement a student must take at least one four-unit course. Courses that meet the American Cultural Perspectives Requirement should satisfy all of the following criteria:

Introduce theoretical perspectives and nonwestern/nontraditional approaches for studying gender, ethnicity, and class.

Include the study of at least one other marker of social difference, such as sexual orientation, religious affiliation, national origin, etc.

Include substantive materials (books/films/lectures/articles/etc.) by and/or about members of at least two of the following socio-cultural groups: African Americans, Native Americans, Chicano/Latino Ameri cans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islands Americans, Middle Eastern Americans, and European/white ethnic Americans.

Address intra-cultural differences as well as inter-cultural commonalities between groups that collectively represent the American population. The commonalities and differences may be examined by focusing on diverse cultural practices, environmental ethics, political histories, religious beliefs, or means of artistic expression.

The following courses have been approved to satisfy this requirement:

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