Future Changes

For students with 21-22 Catalog* and beyond

• Area D, Social Sciences: Reduction of lower-division Area D by 3 units, which at Chico State means combining the current D1 and D2 areas.
• Area F, Ethnic Studies: Addition of lower-division Area F by 3 units
  • Ethnic Studies ad hoc committee and Fall 21 courses
• Changes approved in Interim General Education Policy EM 21-002

For students with 22-23 Catalog* and beyond

As required by the Chico State Academic Senate, Chico State's GE Program will change to make GE Minors even more coherent, meaningful and authentic, while adding more possibilities for exploration for students not pursuing a GE Minor.

• Summary of consultative and transparent process to replace and revise Interim EM 21-002
• Summary of changes, approved in General Education Policy EM 19-021 (PDF)
  • Consultation in revisions to the GE Program, revisions to the GE Minors, and implementation
  • Approved GE Minors (PDF) and upper-division Pathways 
    • Agriculture, Food, and the Environment
    • California Studies
    • Equity, Ethics, and Policy
    • Gender and Sexuality
    • Global Studies
    • Health and Wellness
    • Innovation, Design, and the Arts
    • Race, Ethnicity, and Sovereignty
    • Science, Technology, and Society
    • Sustainability and Climate Change

*See Catalog Rights