High-Unit Majors with Authorized Exceptions to Admission and GE Breadth Requirements

With Authorized Exceptions to GE-Breadth Requirements for Undergraduate Transfers.

Campus	Major	GE-Breadth Area Exceptions Before Transfer
Bakersfield	Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Engineering Sciences	A3
Chico	Engineering (Civil, Computer, Electrical and Electronic, Mechanical, Mechatronic)	A3
East Bay	Engineering (industrial, Computer)	E
Fresno	Engineering	A3, C1, C2 must be a Philosophy course and exempt from 3rd C Area, E
Fullerton	Engineering (Civil, Computer Science, Computer, Electrical, Mechanical)	A3
Humboldt	Environmental Resources Engineering Energy Systems Engineering Mechanical Engineering Software Engineering	A3
Long Beach	Engineering (Aerospace, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Mechanical, Systems) Computer Engineering Technology Construction Engineering Technology/Management Electronic Engineering Technology Computer Science	A3
Los Angeles	Engineering (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical) Computer Science	A3
Maritime Academy	Marine Transportation Mechanical Engineering Marine Engineering Technology Facilities Engineering Technology
Monterey Bay	Biology Business Administration Computer Science Environmental Science Technology and Policy Liberal Studies Marine Science Math Nursing Sustainable Hospitality Management
Northridge	Engineering (Civil, Computer, Electrical, Manufacturing Systems, Mechanical)	A3
Pomona	Chemical Engineering Aerospace Engineering Civil Engineering Construction Engineering and Management Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Electromechanical Systems Engineering Technology Electronic Systems Engineering Technology Industrial Engineering Mechanical Engineering Manufacturing Engineering	A3
Sacramento	Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical & Electronic, Civil, Computer) Construction Management	A3
San Bernardino	Business Administration Computer Science Computer Engineering	A3
San Diego	International Business (Chinese and Asia; French and North America; French and Western Europe; German and Western Europe; Italian and Western Europe; Japanese and Asia; Portuguese and Latin America; Portuguese and Western Europe; Russian and Central Europe; Spanish and Latin America; Spanish and Western Europe; Arabic and Middle East and North Africa; Korean and Asia); Chemistry (Certificate of the ACS and General); Music (Music Education; Global Composition, Jazz Studies; Performance; Professional Studies; Aerospace Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mech. Engineering with emphasis in Bioengineering Environmental Engineering Construction Engineering
San Francisco	Civil, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering	A3
San José	Chemistry (Biochemistry and General Chemistry) Engineering (Aerospace, Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Interdisciplinary Engineering, Electrical, Industrial and Systems, Materials, Mechanical, Software) Geology Marine Biology	A3
San Luis Obispo	Biomedical Engineering Industrial Engineering Manufacturing Engineering	A3
Sonoma	Electrical Engineering	A3

GE Breadth for STEM Majors Exceptions

Students earning an Associate Degree for Transfer in a high-unit STEM major where the GE Breadth for STEM pattern is indicated by the Transfer Model Curriculum, are eligible to defer up to two lower-division GE courses until after the transfer.

Associate Degree for Transfer Major	Degree	One Course from Each of the GE-Breadth Areas Indicated
Biology
Chemistry

Disclaimer: All information provided here is for academic year 2023-24. Information is current as of January 2024 and subject to change without prior notice. Please visit the CSU campus websites or contact a specific campus for up-to-date information.