Bachelor's Degree Unit Requirements
Total Unit Requirements
The minimum number of semester units necessary for a bachelor's
degree, exclusive of remedial courses (i.e. courses numbered 0-99),
is as follows:
| Bachelor of Arts degree |
120 |
| Bachelor of Fine Arts degree |
132 |
| Bachelor of Music degree |
132 |
| Bachelor of Science degree |
120-135 |
Upper Division Requirement
A minimum of 40 semester units of upper division course work is
required for a CSUF bachelor's degree. Courses offering upper-division
credit are those numbered at the 300 and 400 levels.
All units from upper-division courses are applicable to the upper-division
unit requirement, including units from courses in the major, the
minor, and General Education.
Special Unit Totals
The maximum number of special semester units accepted for a bachelor's
degree is as follows:
| Type
of Units |
Maximum |
| Transferable units from community
colleges |
70 |
| Transferable units from a four-year
university or college or from a combination of two and four-year
institutions for degrees requiring 120 units |
90 |
| From credit by examination
(including Advanced Placement) |
30 |
| From extension and correspondence
courses |
24 |
| From Credit/No Credit (CR/NC)
courses |
36 |
| From Internship courses |
6 |
| From Independent Study courses |
9 |
| From Tutorial courses |
3 |
Residence Requirement
A minimum of thirty (30) semester units must be earned in courses
taken at CSU Fullerton. Twenty-four (24) of these units must be
earned in upper-division courses. At least twelve (12) upper-division
semester units in the major must be taken at this institution. Courses
taken in extension (except for summer sessions and intersession,
courses offered as part of the special sessions program) and units
earned through credit by examination may not be used to fulfill
these requirements.
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