
Regardless of the previously declared catalog term(s) when a student applies for graduation, s/he may select the catalog term for any of the graduation requirements in effect (1) at the time the student applies for graduation or (2) at the time the student graduates. The student may also select the catalog term for General University and General Education requirements to be the same as that of the Major or Minor requirements. If while enrolled, a student declares or changes his/her Major/Concentration/Option/Track/Minor, the student may select the catalog term for the Major or Minor requirements in effect at the time of the declaration or change. The student may also select the catalog term for General University and General Education requirements to be the same as that of the Major or Minor requirements.Ĭhanging the Major/Concentration/Option/Track/Minor If the Major/Minor requirements change, a student may select the catalog term for Major/Minor requirements in effect at the time the student requests the change. If a student is following an earlier version of a Major/Minor in which his/her Department has discontinued or modified required courses, the department will authorize appropriate substitutions. Special Circumstances for Major and (Optional) Minor Requirements But the catalog rights (and thus the catalog term) for the Major or (optional) Minor are established when the Major or Minor is declared at CSU San Marcos and, at that time, the student may also select the catalog term for General University and General Education requirements to be the same as that of the Major or Minor requirements. Transfer students attending a California Community College follow requirements in effect at the beginning of their study at a community college for General University and General Education. Typical Circumstance for Transfer Students See Section V for the definition of continuous attendance.
Major or (optional) Minor Requirements.Ī student’s catalog terms may or may not be the same for all three types, as described below in Sections II and III.Īs long as a student maintains continuous attendance at CSU San Marcos, or a combination of CSU campuses and California Community Colleges, his/her catalog rights are protected, and thus his/her catalog term(s) for the graduation requirements listed above, are protected. General Education Requirements: Lower-Division Areas A-E, Upper-Division BB,CC, DD and. History, Constitution and American Ideals Writing Requirement Language Other Than English General University Requirements: Total Units Campus Residency GPA U.S. There are three types of graduation requirements: at the time changes in Major or Minor requirements are found to affect the student.īy choosing the catalog term(s) for the graduation requirements, a student is claiming his/her catalog rights. at the time the student declares or changes his/her Major/Concentration/Option/Track/Minor or. at the time the student applies for graduation or at the time the student graduates from CSU San Marcos. when the student entered the CSU campus from which s/he intends to graduate. at the time the student began his/her college program at any one of the California State University (CSU) campuses or California Community Colleges. A student may elect to meet the graduation requirements in effect: Election of Graduation Requirements and Catalog Rights for Undergraduate Students I. Failure to keep informed of such changes will not exempt students from whatever penalties they may incur. All parts of the catalog are subject to change from year to year as university rules, policies, and curricula change. Cal State San Marcos will make every effort to adhere to these requirements for students subject to this catalog particularly important is the “Graduation Requirements” section. Students are held individually responsible for meeting the requirements outlined in this catalog. Privacy Rights of Students in Education Records (FERPA). Academic Regulations and Catalog Rights.