California Code of Regulations
Title 5 - Education
Division 5 - Board of Trustees of the California State Universities
Chapter 1 - California State University
Subchapter 2 - Educational Program
Article 6 - Undergraduate Degrees
Section 40500 - Bachelor of Arts Degree: Required Curriculum

Universal Citation: 5 CA Code of Regs 40500

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

To be eligible for the Bachelor of Arts degree, the candidate shall have completed the following requirements:

(a) General Education-Breadth Requirements. The courses in General Education-Breadth Requirements shall be distributed in the manner prescribed in Sections 40405-40405.4.

(b) Major 24 semester units (36 quarter units).

There shall be one major with a minimum of 24 semester units (36 quarter units). At least 12 semester units (18 quarter units) in the major shall be upper division courses or their equivalent. The maximum number of units shall be determined by the campus.

(c) Additional Units. Units to complete the total required for the degree may be used as electives or to meet other requirements.

(d) Total. For candidates electing, pursuant to Section 40401, to meet graduation requirements established prior to the 2000-01 academic year, the total semester units required for the Bachelor of Arts Degree shall be 124 semester units (186 quarter units). For candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree who are meeting graduation requirements established between the 2000-01 and through the 2013-14 academic years, a minimum of 120 semester units (180 quarter units) shall be required. For candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree who are meeting graduation requirements established during or after the 2013-14 academic year, no fewer and no more than 120 semester units shall be required unless the Chancellor grants an exception.

1. New section filed 7-11-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No. 28).
2. Amendment of NOTE filed 3-19-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 33).
3. Amendment filed 8-11-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 33).
4. Amendment of subsection (a) and NOTE filed 9-16-91; operative 10-16-91 (Register 92, No. 2).
5. Amendment of subsections (d) and (e) filed 8-11-2000; operative 8-11-2000. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code section 89030.1 (Register 2000, No. 39).
6. Amendment of section heading, repealer of first paragraph and removal of first version of section 40500 (applicable to students entering the curriculum prior to the commencement of the 1981-82 academic year) filed 7-19-2004; operative 7-19-2004. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code section 89030.1 (Register 2004, No. 36).
7. Amendment of subsection (b), repealer of subsection (c), subsection relettering and amendment of newly designated subsection (d) filed 8-9-2012; operative 8-9-2012 pursuant to Education Code section 89030.1. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code section 11343.8 (Register 2012, No. 32).
8. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 2-11-2013; operative 2-11-2013. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code section 89030.1 (Register 2013, No. 7).
9. Amendment of subsections (b) and (d) filed 9-1-2017; operative 9-1-2017 pursuant to Education Code section 89030.1(e). Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code section 89030.1(e) (Register 2017, No. 35).

Note: Authority cited: Section 89030, Education Code. Reference: Section 89030, Education Code.

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