The California Education Code requires that each student qualifying for graduation with a baccalaureate degree shall demonstrate competence in the areas of United States history and federal, state, and local government, including the rights and obligations of citizens.

Satisfaction of this requirement shall be met by no less than one course in United States history and one course in United States government or by examinations administered respectively by the History (FT 304E, 654-3079) and Political Science Departments (BDC A248, 654-2141).  The course in United States government must focus on both the federal government, including the United States Constitution, and the state and local government of California. Students who have completed their U.S. government course at an institution outside of California will not have satisfied the state and local government requirement and will be required to take an additional course or to pass the applicable examination.

Courses that satisfy the United States history requirement include:

•     HIST 231 Survey of US History to 1865

•     HIST 232 Survey of US History Since 1865

•     HIST 370 Early California

•     HIST 371 Modern California

•     HIST 445 The American West

Courses that satisfy the United States and state/local government requirement include:

•     PLSI 101 American Government Politics

•     INST 275 Administrative Processes in Government