Transfer Articulation
Articulated General Education and Transfer Requirements
PAU's general education requirements largely mirror the requirements to transfer to a CSU. We have outlined below a general articulation plan as it relates to courses guaranteed to transfer from a CA community college to the CSU system. This list is not comprehensive - we encourage students to complete a transfer evaluation to get a clear sense of how many courses they may transfer to PAU.
You can also visit https://resource.assist.org/ to see a list of courses at your community college that are certified to meet the CSU general education requirements.
| PAU General Education Area | Unit Requirements |
Any course designated as a CSU Transfer area: |
|---|---|---|
| Area A – English Language, Communication and Critical Thinking | Minimum of 9 semester units or 12 quarter units |
A1—Oral Communication
A2—Written Communication
A3—Critical Thinking
|
| Area B – Scientific Inquiry |
Minimum of 6 semester units or 8 quarter units. Includes one course from each: Physical Science and Life Science |
B1—Physical Sciences B2—Life Science |
| Area C – Arts and Humanities |
Minimum of 9 semester units or 12 quarter units. Select courses in at least two disciplines. |
C1—Art C2—Humanities |
| Area D – Social Sciences |
Minimum of 9 semester units or 12 quarter units. Select courses in at least two disciplines |
Any Area D |
| Area E – Human Understanding and Development |
Minimum of 3 semester units or 4 quarter units. |
Any Area E |
| Mathematics | Minimum of 3 semester units or 4 quarter units of transfer-level math.
Students who have taken and passed an Introduction to Statistics course prior to enrolling at PAU will not be required to take MATH320 or MATH325. |
B4—Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning |
| Introduction to Psychology | Minimum of 3 semester units or 4 quarter units. | May also be called General Psychology |
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