BACHELOR'S DEGREE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST
To graduate with a Bachelor's Degree, you will need to complete the following:
GENERAL EDUCATION - GE Catalog
☐General Education:
51 units in General Education (Approved GE courses Areas A-E) 1992-2013/14 Catalogues
48 units in General Education (Approved GE courses Areas A-E) 2014/15 Catalogue and forward
☐9 units Approved Upper Division General Education Courses
☐9 units General Education in Residence (Sacramento State courses)
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
☐American Institutions (US History, US Constitution and California State & Local Government)
☐English 5 (minimum C- grade)
☐Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR):
☐WPJ (Writing Placement for Juniors)
☐Writing Intensive (WI) course (minimum C- grade)
☐Race and Ethnicity in American Society
☐Second Semester Writing Requirement/ English 20 (minimum C- grade)
☐Foreign Language Requirement (minimum C- grade)
UNIT REQUIREMENTS
☐Total Units: Minimum 120 semester units
☐Total Upper Division Units: Minimum 40 semester units
☐Residence Units: Minimum 30 units at Sacramento State; 24 of the 30 units must be upper division and 12-15 of
the Upper Division units must be in your major
GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) REQUIREMENTS - MINIMUM 2.00 REQUIRED IN THE FOLLOWING
☐All college courses attempted
☐All college courses attempted at Sacramento State
☐All General Education courses used to meet the 51 or 48 unit requirement
☐All Upper Division Courses used to meet major requirements*
* Please check with your Major/Minor Department regarding additional GPA and minimum grade requirements
MAJOR/ MINOR REQUIREMENTS
☐Consult with Major Advisor and the Sacramento State Online Catalog regarding requirements
GRADUATION FILING REQUIREMENTS
☐Visit the online graduation website
to check if your major accepts online graduation applications
Online Graduation Application
☐Log in to your Student Center and access your graduation application under the “other academic” drop-down
menu
☐If you need help with applying, visit the online application manual
for step by step instructions
Paper Graduation Application
☐Complete graduation application & obtain Department Chair or designee signature if paper application is being
submitted.
☐Photocopy your Graduation Application (with signatures) for your records
☐Pay graduation application filing fee
☐Submit Original Graduation Application with proof of payment to University Registrar's Office (Lassen Hall)
For more information visit the Graduation web site at www.csus.edu/registrar/Graduation.
