General Education Requirements for Engineering Majors
***This policy was superceded by F04-064: General Education Program Policy Consolidation***
The Academic Senate approved the following programatic exceptions to General Education requirements for the Engineering Department:
Segment I:
Quantitative Reasoning |
3 units |
Oral Communication |
3 units |
Written Communication fulfilled by English 1141
|
3 units |
Waiver of Critical Thinking Requirement (see footnote 3 for justification)2
|
|
Segment II:
Behavioral & Social Sciences |
9 units of BSS cluster work plus 3 units for Statutory Requirement1
|
12 units |
Humanities & Creative Arts |
6 units of Segment HCA offerings5, plus English or Alternate 214 accepted, plus waiver to Active Participation1, 4
|
9 units |
Physical & Biological Sciences |
12 units Physical Sciences6 (Chem. 111, 112; 113, Phys. 141) |
12 units |
NOTE: Engineering majors are of course expected to fulfilled the American Ethnic Heritage and Lifelong Development requirements in the process of taking the Segment II work as indicated above.
Segment III:
6 units of Segment III work in a
cluster necessarily composed of a
humanities course or emphasis and a
biological science course or emphasis5. 6 units
NOTE: Naturally the student is expected to fulfill the C.E.D. requirement in the process of taking the 6 units Segment III cluster.
DOUBLE-COUNTING: With respect to double-counting: 15 units will be permitted to be double-counted1.
1 This is a recommended exception to our local policy.
2 This is a recommended exception to Title 5.
3 Much work in Engineering major courses involves processes and development in critical thinking and problem-solving skills and competencies. We follow the successful model of San Jose State in agreeing that this is a sensible and valid accommodation.
4 Many activities in the Engineering curriculum involve significant hands-on experience with graphics and design. It is our judgment that the functional equivalent of this good General Education requirement is fulfilled by these integral major activities.
5 Segment III cluster must contain a humanities course in order to achieve the requisite 12 unit total.
6 Segment III cluster must contain a biological science course thus fulfilling Title 5’s science prescriptions.