Degree Requirements

Baccalaureate Caste Requirements

A student must complete the post-obit requirements in order to earn a Bachelor of Arts or Science degree. Requirements are described in item in the latter role of this section. Virtually students accumulate a combination of units in the major, General Teaching, and nondesignated electives in social club to fulfill the requirements of a baccalaureate caste. These requirements are fulfilled when a student successfully completes:

  1. a minimum of 120 semester units for the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Scientific discipline caste programs
  2. an academic major requirement
  3. General Instruction requirements
  4. Specific course/skill requirements: (a) English language Composition (English 5A-B, x, or equivalent); (b) The states History (History xi or 12); (c) United States and California Constitution (Political Science 2 or 101); (d) Upper-division writing skills; (e) Multicultural/International Requirement
  5. a minimum of 30 residence units, of which 24 must be upper division, 12 in the major, and 9 in General Educational activity
  6. a minimum of a C average for units in the major, all California State University, Fresno units, and full units.

To receive the degree, a educatee files an online application for graduation via the Educatee Center by 1 of the published deadlines. Later paying the fee online, your awarding is submitted to Undergraduate Degree Evaluations.

Double (Concurrent) Major Requirements

Undergraduate students may desire to complete the requirements for more than one major at the time of completion of the baccalaureate caste (i.e., graduate with a double major). All requirements for each degree must be met. When students apply for graduation, they must designate which is the primary caste major. Minimum requirements and exceptions for double majors are equally follows:

  • Double B.A. majors must include a minimum of 24 units exclusive of the other major, 12 of which must be upper-division.
  • Double B.S. majors must include a minimum of 36 units sectional of the other major, 18 of which must be upper-sectionalisation.
  • Units may exist double-counted for both majors above 24 mutually exclusive units (12 upper-division) in B.A. programs and 36 units (18 upper-division) in B.Southward. programs.
  • Courses in General Education may be used to fulfill major or minor requirements.
  • Students may not earn a special major equally a double major.

I Degree with More than One Major and/or Minor: Two majors leading to the aforementioned baccalaureate degree (B.A. or B.S.) practice not constitute separate baccalaureate degrees. Only one degree and one diploma will be awarded. Only one awarding fee is required for one degree, regardless of the number of majors and minors. A student may earn a maximum of two majors and two minors and then long as all piece of work can be completed within 144 units.

Graduating with Two Degrees: A educatee may exist awarded more than than one baccalaureate degree (such as a B.A., B.Due south., or B.F.A.) at the same fourth dimension provided that requirements of all degree programs take been completed. Students who consummate two dissimilar baccalaureate degrees must utilise for all degrees in a single degree menses by submitting separate applications simultaneously. A fee is required for each application submitted. Students who concurrently complete the requirements for two baccalaureate degrees will exist acknowledged on separate diplomas for each degree earned.

Notation: Students may not pursue a baccalaureate and master'southward caste concurrently.
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Special Major for a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science Degree

The Special Major Degree provides an opportunity for students to engage in an individualized course of study leading to a degree when one's bookish and professional goals are non accommodated by standard degree majors. The Special Major consists of correlated studies in two or more fields and should provide integrated instruction comparable in quality and depth to regular major programs. It is not intended as a means of bypassing normal graduation requirements.

The candidate must accept the special major program canonical by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs or designee prior to the semester of graduation. The minimum requirement for the Special Major is an approved program of 45 units at least 30 units of which must be upper division work. Units applied to satisfy General Pedagogy requirements may be included in the Special Major. Besides, a maximum of vi independent study units may be included in the Special Major Programme. Whatsoever exception to the in a higher place criteria must exist approved in writing by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Diplomacy or designee.

A student requesting a Special Major must obtain application forms from the Academy Advising Heart. On these forms the student must: 1) Fix a statement giving reasons for desiring a Special Major in terms of academic and professional goals and why these goals cannot exist met through a standard major; two) Develop a specific list of courses which would lead to the bookish and professional person goals stated above; 3) Secure the signed approval from the University Advising Center, too as from the Special Major Counselor and department chair in the areas from which the Special Major courses are drawn. The student must submit the foregoing material to the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs or designee for last approval.

Armed forces students or dependents utilizing benefits are non eligible for Special Majors. Please consult with the Veterans Resources Middle for more information.

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Residence Requirements

The residence requirement for the baccalaureate caste specifies that 30 units shall exist earned in residence at the campus granting the degree. 20-four of these units shall be earned in upper-partition courses, 12 of the units shall be in the major, and 9 units shall be in Full general Instruction. The residence requirement for graduate students is 21 units.

Extension credit and credit by evaluation, including credit past test, may non be used to fulfill the above described requirements.

Specific Course/Skill Requirements

English Requirement. English language ten, Composition, or its equivalent is a university graduation requirement that should exist completed before the cease of the 4th semester of university omnipresence. (A grade of C is the minimum adequate grade to satisfy this requirement.)

U.S. History and Regime Requirements. Undergraduate and second baccalaureate caste candidates must demonstrate competence with respect to the Constitution of the Us, American history, and in the principles of land and local government of California in order to graduate. This may exist washed by passing examinations or by completing History 11 or 12 and Political Science 2. (In cases in which students accept completed the federal regime requirement at another establishment, Political Science 102 [1 unit] volition fulfill the California government requirement.) (Search History Section -- American History Requirement , Political Science Department -- Usa Constitution Requirement, and General Pedagogy.)

Upper-Division Writing Skills (UDWS) Requirement. All undergraduate and second baccalaureate degree candidates must demonstrate competency in writing skills at the upper-division (junior-senior) level equally a requirement for graduation. After completing threescore units and English Limerick (ENGL 5A, 5B or 10) or its equivalent with a C or better, students may meet this requirement in ane of two ways:

  1. Pass the Upper-Segmentation Writing Examination (UDWE) equanimous of two essays. Students are permitted to take the examination a maximum of two times. Upon successful completion of the UDWE, undergraduate students may request one unit of credit (ENGL 100W), which volition be posted to their transcripts the semester post-obit the date the UDWE was passed. Telephone call the Bulldog Testing Function, 559.278.4137.
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  2. Obtain a CR or alphabetic character grade of C or amend in an canonical upper-sectionalization writing course at this academy. Canonical writing courses can exist identified in the catalog by the letter W (e.g., ENGL 160W, BA 105W).

Information technology is imperative that the UDWS requirement be met inside two semesters after completing 60 units. The UDWS requirement cannot be fulfilled by a class or examination taken outside of The California State University system and cannot be satisfied at a CSU campus at which the student has not matriculated.

Passing the UDWE does not exempt students from taking a Due west class if it is required in their major, e.one thousand., PLANT 110W.

Graduate students should consult Graduate Studies regarding the graduate-level writing proficiency requirement.

Unit of measurement Limitations

The following unit limitations use to all available's degrees:

  1. A maximum of lxx transferable semester units (105 quarter) is allowed from two-twelvemonth institutions (community/inferior colleges).
  2. A maximum of 8 semester units of Kinesiology (P.E.)/Trip the light fantastic toe Techniques/Athletics activity is allowed. (Kinesiology and Dance majors may have credit for 12 semester units.)
  3. A maximum of 12 semester units is allowed for work experience/internship/agricultural projects. (A maximum of 6 semester units may transfer into the university. A maximum of half-dozen semester units of the 12 is allowed in agricultural projects.) All work experience and internships are graded on a credit/no credit basis.
  4. A maximum of 24 semester units at California State University, Fresno is allowed for CR/NC grading, excluding Credit by Examination. (Search Credit/No Credit Grading for other limitations.)
  5. A maximum of 30 semester units is allowed for Credit past Examination (excluding Credit for Advanced Placement Test).
  6. A maximum of 24 semester units is allowed for credit through Extension and/or correspondence coursework.
  7. A maximum of 6 semester units is allowed for independent report coursework.
  8. A maximum of half-dozen semester units is allowed for coursework in typing/keyboarding.
  9. A maximum of 30 semester units is allowed for armed services service and/or education.

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Second Baccalaureate Degree

Please notation: Pursuant to Executive Order 1084, postbaccalaureate students (i.e., those who already hold a bachelor's caste) seeking a 2nd baccalaureate degree volition only be considered for nursing majors.

  1. If eligible, postbaccalaureate students seeking an additional undergraduate degree must complete the post-obit requirements: (a) a minimum of 30 units in residence at California State Academy, Fresno since completion of the most contempo degree, including 24 upper-division units; (b) at least 12 units in the major in residence at this university since the final baccalaureate caste. (Departments may fix higher requirements.); (c) all units required in the major. No credit may be applied from courses taken for an earlier degree. If required major courses were previously taken, the student must substitute, with the approval of the department, additional major courses. Graduate-level courses (200 series) may not be applied toward the requirements for a second baccalaureate caste or additional undergraduate major; (f) filing of an undergraduate degree application and payment of graduation fee. (Run across Graduation.)
  2. Students pursuing a 2d baccalaureate degree cannot select the itemize used for the initial undergraduate degree. If students do not remain in continuous attendance, the requirements will be those in consequence at the fourth dimension they reenter the academy or complete their programs. (See Choice of Catalog.)
  3. Postbaccalaureate students may not earn a minor or a second minor.
  4. Determination of honors at graduation for students earning a second baccalaureate degree volition be calculated based on grades earned in all courses required by the academy to complete the second degree which are taken subsequent to completing their first degree.

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Postbaccalaureate Credit

Upper-division and/or graduate-level units earned at Fresno State in the semester or summer session in which the bachelor's degree is granted will be notated on the student'south permanent record as postbaccalaureate credit as long as

  1. the courses are not needed for the available'southward caste.
  2. the educatee is neither on academic probation nor academic disqualification at the beginning of the final term.
  3. the units are not in excess of stated maximum limitations (due east.yard., 6 units of contained study).
  4. course is not a repeated effort.

In addition, only credit for courses in which grades A, B, C, or CR are earned may be counted. No grade may have its credit divided between baccalaureate and postbaccalaureate programs; use of such credit for graduate degrees at California State University, Fresno requires special approval and is limited to ane-third of the total units required in a graduate degree program. (Search Graduate Studies - Advancement to Candidacy.) Only students with graduate standing may enroll in the post-obit courses: 290, 298, 299. (Search Graduate Studies - Criteria for Thesis and Projection.) Apply of postbaccalaureate credit for other purposes is to be determined past the appropriate dominance.

ITEP Postbaccalureate Credit. Students participating in an canonical ITEP degree plan are granted upward to 14 units of postbaccalaureate credit for coursework that is in excess of the 120 unit undergraduate degree requirement.  Courses in excess will be notated in the postbaccalaureate record on the transcript. Students will also be able to request a letter in support of their postbaccalaureate credit by the Kremen School of Education Dean.  For more information, contact the ITEP program straight.
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Graduation

Students who conceptualize meeting bachelor's caste requirements by the end of a term should file an online application for a degree (including appropriate fees) with Undergraduate Degree Evaluations. The Division of Research and Graduate Studies processes graduate degree applications. See Semester Calendar for filing dates and deadlines located on the Office of the University Registrar's webpage. Failure to use earlier the last deadline will filibuster the granting of the degree.

Undergraduate Degree Evaluations review student applications for available degrees and informs them regarding eligibility. Degrees are not awarded to students withI orRD grades remaining on their records. Students receiving I grades during the last year that have non been completed (or changed toF grades) by the appropriate clearance deadline will not exist considered for graduation that semester and must reapply for the caste. (Search Incomplete.)

In gild to be eligible for graduation, students must:

  1. Submit an online application for the caste and pay the graduation fee
  2. Have completed with appropriate scholastic standing all courses required for the degree.
  3. Take filed official transcripts for all coursework attempted prior to graduation

Information technology is the responsibility of students to be certain all requirements have been met and documentation has been filed with the Undergraduate Caste Evaluations or the Division of Research and Graduate Studies by the advisable deadlines. No additions, deletions, or changes to students' records are permitted later the degree has been recorded. Graduates receive their official diplomas by mail.

Honors at Graduation. Honors at the time of graduation from the university are awarded to undergraduate students based on the following criteria:

  1. Students must have an overall minimum grade point average of iii.five on all piece of work attempted.
  2. Students must have a minimum grade point boilerplate of iii.5 on all work taken at the university.

The grade signal average earned at California Land University, Fresno determines which honors the student receives:

Summa Cum Laude (highest honors) three.90 to iv.00
Magna Cum Laude (high honors) 3.seventy to iii.89
Cum Laude (honors) three.50 to iii.69

Since the requirement for honors could change, students are requested to cheque the electric current Full general Catalog for the criteria in upshot at the time of graduation.

The California Promise Program

The California Promise Program enables a specific number of CSU campuses to plant pledge programs for inbound first-time students who are both interested and able to complete baccalaureate degrees in four years. All campuses have established programs for students with Associate Degrees for Transfer from whatever California Community Higher to complete their baccalaureate degrees in two years. The programme is limited to students who are residents of California. Detailed program information can be found on the website at http://fresnostate.edu/academics/californiapromise/ or contact capromise@mail.fresnostate.edu.

Students who commit to enter either the 4-yr or two-twelvemonth pledge volition be given a priority registration date for each state-supported enrollment period and will be provided with routine and thorough bookish advisement. In order to remain in the program, students must run across with their advisors as prescribed, develop an enrollment plan and complete 30 semester units within each academic yr, including summertime. Participating campuses may stipulate other requirements besides. Fresno State has an additional ii.75 GPA requirement to remain in the program.

xv to Cease

Graduating in four years as an entering freshman, or 2 years every bit an entering transfer student, is possible. By earning xxx units per twelvemonth, or 15 per semester, a student volition complete the minimum 120 units needed for an undergraduate degree. "15 to Finish" is a campus-wide initiative to provide undergraduate students with guidance in completing caste requirements in a timely manner. Meeting regularly with an advisor and creating a semester-past-semester plan will assist ensure the right classes are taken in the correct order to achieve a timely graduation. For more, visit https://studentaffairs.fresnostate.edu/15tofinish.html.

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Commencement

All degrees conferred fall inside eight schools and colleges. Each organizes its ain anniversary to honor graduating students. For additional data, see Kennel Bookstore, Educatee Life, and/or the Office of the Vice President for Pupil Affairs and Dean of Students.

Certificates

Many students want to report areas not covered by traditional caste programs to increase professional person competence, to acquire paraprofessional training, to modify careers or to promote personal enrichment. A baccalaureate or master'due south caste, or second baccalaureate or second major may be inappropriate for them, yet they may still deserve recognition for their work. To meet the needs of these students the university has established 3 kinds of certificates:

  1. The Certificate of Completion is awarded for successfully completing a planned educational feel (workshop, briefing, brusque course, or seminar) designed for specific academic objectives.
  2. The Certificate of Special Report is awarded for successfully completing a structured program of educational experiences, at least 12 semester units, adamant in advance past a section or college/school, and consisting of upper-division (100-199) courses, professional (300-399) courses, and related activities.
  3. The Document of Advanced Study is awarded for successfully completing an established, approved plan of at least 12 semester units of graduate (200-299) courses, upper-division (100-199) courses, and professional (300-399) courses, as recommended past a department and canonical by the Division of Research and Graduate Studies.

Please annotation: Awarded certificates are non currently posted on the Fresno State official transcript.

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Public School Instructor and Services Credentials

California Country University, Fresno offers bones - Multiple Subject area, Single Subject, and Special Teaching - teaching credentials also equally avant-garde - Specialist and Services - credentials required for employment in K-12 public schools. The Kremen School of Didactics and Human Evolution is the primary unit of measurement responsible for professional preparation and credential authorization. Still, bailiwick matter training required for bones credential programs and professional preparation required in some advanced credentials - schoolhouse nursing, psychology, schoolhouse social work, agriculture, voice communication-language pathology, and deafened and hard-of-hearing - are provided by various academic departments. For information about credential programs, refer to the Education section of this catalog or to the appropriate bookish section.

Basic Education Credentials, Elementary
Multiple Field of study:
Multiple Subject, BLCAD
Multiple Subject, with emphasis in Early Childhood Education
Multiple Subject Internship
CalState TEACH

Basic Instruction Credentials, Secondary
Single Discipline:

  • Agriculture
  • Fine art
  • Concern
  • English; English-Drama; English-Speech
  • Foreign Languages - Spanish, French
  • Industrial Engineering science
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Physical Education
  • Science - Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science
  • Social Science

Single Subject area Internship

Basic Instruction Credentials, Special Didactics
Preliminary Education Specialist (formerly Preliminary Level I Pedagogy Specialist)

  • Mild/Moderate Disabilities (including internship)
  • Moderate/Severe Disabilities (including internship)
  • Deaf and Hard of Hearing (including internship)

Advanced Specialist and Services Credential
 Specialist Teaching Credentials

Agriculture

Early Childhood

Reading and Literacy Leadership

Professional Level II Education Specialist:

  • Mild/Moderate Disabilities (including internship)
  • Moderate/Astringent Disabilities (including internship)
  • Deaf and Hard of Hearing (including internship)

Services Credentials

  • Preliminary Administrative
  • Professional Administrative

Spoken language-Language Pathology

Schoolhouse Nurse Services

Pupil Personnel in

  • School Counseling
  • School Psychology
  • School Social Work, Child Welfare and Attendance

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