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General Studies

Department Information

Academic Programs and Graduate Studies
General Education Office: Student Services and Administration Building, 1st Floor
Phone: (510) 885-2941

General Education Director: Sally Murphy (Communication), Ph.D. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

General Information

GS courses are interdisciplinary courses not housed in any department or college. They are primarily designed for General Education purposes.

Undergraduate Courses

Undergraduate Courses (Course prefix: GS)
Course Number Course Information
1010 General Education Activities (1)
Integrates thematic and basic subject course content. Builds communities to support attainment of expected G.E. course outcomes through group and individual strategies. Identifies learning styles of individual students. Integrates academic support services. Must be taken three times for credit, once each quarter of the frosh year. A-F grading only. Two hrs. act.
1011 General Studies Activities I (1)
Orientation to the University and its services. Academic skill development in support of linked cluster course. Development of academic skills needed for success in college. Beginning development of students' portfolio. Co-requisite: concurrent enrollment in linked Freshman cluster and skill courses. A-F grading only. Two hrs. act.
1021 General Studies Activities II (.5)
Academic skill development in support of linked cluster courses. Continued development of student portfolio. Focus on Career and Major exploration and freshman advising. Class meets first 7 weeks of the quarter. Co-requisite: concurrent enrollment in linked Freshman cluster courses. A-F grading only. Two hrs. act.
1031 General Studies Activities III (.5)
Academic skill development in support of linked cluster courses. Continued development of student portfolio. Focus on academic planning, goal setting, and freshman advising. Class meets first 7 weeks of the quarter. Co-requisite: concurrent enrollment in linked Freshman cluster courses. A-F grading only. Two hrs. act.
1099 Academic Decathlon (4)
Directed independent study to help prepare area high school students to successfully participate in the United States Academic Decathlon Program. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. CR/NC grading only.
2500 Peer Mentoring Practicum (2)
Theory and practice of peer mentoring. Focus on developing mentoring role in the classroom and developing the competencies to work with instructors and students to increase the opportunities for academic success. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit five times for a maximum of 12 units.
3000 McNair Scholars Seminar (1-4)
Content varies with level of student Scholars ranging between the importance of graduate studies, researching appropriate graduate programs, preparing papers for conference submission, conference participation and presentation skills, applying to graduate school, GRE test-preparation, etc. Prerequisite: Approval of McNair Scholars program faculty. Co-requisite: Participation in McNair program. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 units. Only 8 units credit may be applied toward the degree. CR/NC grading only.
3998 Honors Research (1-4)
Students in the University Honors Program work individually or in small groups with a faculty mentor on a research project. Prerequisites: admission to Honors Program, Junior standing or above. Maximum of 4 units applicable to degree.
3999 Honors Seminar (1)
Students in the University Honors Program present the results of their research projects to their peers. Prerequisites: admission to Honors Program, Junior standing or above, GS 3998. May be repeated once for credit, for a maximum of 2 units.
4010 Tutoring for Learning: Theory and Practice (1-4)
Introduces the dynamic processes of tutoring and learning. Surveys the literature on tutoring theory, and combines tutoring observation and experience in the university tutoring center to provide informed training for tutors or teachers. May be repeated for credit, for a maximum of 12 units.
4999 Senior Honors Thesis (1)
Writing of a senior honors thesis in preparation for graduation from the University Honors Program. Prerequisites: admission to Honors Program; GS 3998, 3999; Senior standing.

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