Unit Requirements

The unit requirements in the College are designed to ensure that you focus your studies in the liberal arts and sciences, that your studies are at an appropriate level of sophistication, and that you are exposed to scholarly approaches and material other than those of your major.

Summary of Unit Requirements

120-Unit Minimum

• You must complete at least 120 semester units to graduate.
• You may take more than 120 units as long as you graduate in no more than eight semesters (counting all the institutions you have attended).

• Of the 120 units it takes to graduate, you must complete at least 60 in L&S courses (courses offered by an approved major program in the College).

• Of the 120 total units, you must complete at least 36 in upper division courses (numbered 100-199).

• Of these 36 upper division units, you must complete at least 6 units from courses offered outside your major department. Courses outside your major department that are cross listed with courses offered by your department may not be used to fulfill this requirement.