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General Education CAPSTONE
CAPSTONE (Upper Division)
CAPSTONE provides an interdisciplinary experience at the upper-division
level in which the skills and knowledge developed in CORE and BREADTH are
integrated.
Policies for CAPSTONE
The CAPSTONE requirement may be fulfilled in one of two ways: either by
completing a minimum of 6 units (two courses) in specific interdisciplinary
courses IntD and/or IntD (course number) Nex or by completing a minimum
of 6 units (two courses) in a single Cluster from two different departments
or programs, after 56 units have been completed.
No CAPSTONE course may be used to fulfill a requirement toward an undergraduate
major or a master's degree.
All CAPSTONE courses require a written paper, research project, or performance
equivalent exploring the course or Cluster theme.
In the case of Cluster courses, students must select from at least two different
participating departments.
CAPSTONE
Interdisciplinary Courses (IntD)
102Nex. Understanding of Men and Women (3)
A philosophical, psychological, and biological investigation of the main
issues involved in understanding human behavior. Reading and discussion
of literary and historical accounts of behavior, with emphasis on the development
of scientific explanation. Ethical scientific consequences of the use of
experimental methods.
104. Humanities in the Middle Ages and Renaissance (3)
An examination of art, literature, philosophy, and music and their interrelationships
in European culture during the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
108. Humanities in Classical Athens (3)
An examination of the unique cultural environment of the ancient city, its
art, architecture, literature, social and political structures, and their
interrelationships as manifest in fifth century Athens.
110. Humanities in Republican and Imperial Rome (3)
An examination of the unique cultural environment of the ancient city, its
art, architecture, literature, social and political structures, and their
interrelationships as manifest during Republican and Imperial Rome.
116. Humanities in the Modern World (3)
An examination of art, literature, philosophy, and music and their interrelationships
in the Western world during the 19th and 20th centuries.
118. Folklore in Modern Life (3)
An examination of the role of folklore in modern life, its power to communicate
critical issues through expressive culture, e.g., jokes, legends, folksongs,
graphic arts, and festival; focus on the intellectual currents influencing
the study of folklore provide interdisciplinary perspective.
123. The American Experience: Beginnings to World War I (3)
Survey of the principal experiences and intellectual movements that haveformed
the American character, as illustrated through American literature, music,
and the arts, serious and popular, from the formation of the colonies to
the outbreak of WWI.
124. The American Experience: World War I to the Present (3)
Survey of the principal experiences and intellectual movements that have
formed the American character as illustrated through American literature,
music, and the arts, serious and popular, from WWI to the present time.
130. Latin American Cultures and Traditions (3)
A study of Hispanic cultural and aesthetic trends and practices as seen
in the popular and formal arts and other styles of Hispanic thought, feeling,
and expression.
152. Ethnic Minorities in American Schools (3)
Exploration of the sociohistorical and cultural development of education
in the United States, with special emphasis on the Asian American, American
Indian, African American, and Chicano experience.
156. Welfare and Military Expenditures: The Quest for Balance (3)
An examination of the size and effects of spending for social welfare and
military purpose.
160. Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Approach (3)
Exploration of concepts and principles related to aging using a multidisciplinary
approach. Curriculum designed to provide a theoretical base from biological,
psychological, sociological and cultural theories. Coordinated visits with
elders provide additional learning experiences.
168. Cinema and the Humanities (3)
Explores the relationships between the art and technology of the cinema
and current humanist ideology. Topics include how film interacts with other
arts and with cultural, aesthetic, and moral assumptions; whether cinema
is a viable intellectual discipline; and where art, entertainment, and values
meet. Weekly films, assigned reading, written reports.
172A-B. Health Promotion and Wellness (3-3)
Prerequisite: upper-division status. An interdisciplinary approach to encourage
individual responsibility toward achieving high level wellness with integration
of body, mind, and spirit. To assist students in seeking balance with their
natural and psychosocial environments. IntD 172A is a prerequisite to IntD
172B and both A and B must be completed to receive CAPSTONE credit. (2 lecture,
2 lab hours)
180. Peace and Conflict (3)
Provides an overview of causes and types of conflict, issues related to
war, peace and justice; historical and contemporary perspectives and responses
to conflict resolution; uses an eclectic and interdisciplinary approach.
184. Family Communication (3)
The analysis and exploration of personal experience, family systems theory,
and the mass media to describe, evaluate, and improve family communication
patterns. Special topics include family conflict, sex roles, family types,
sexual communication, parenting, and intimacy.
188. Principles of Self-Esteem in Education, Social Work, and Mental
Health (3)
Involves an empirical exploration of the development, enhancement, and diminishment
of self -esteem through social experience and the relationship of self-esteem
to a variety of social problems and concerns. Focuses on the personal development
of self-esteem and on specific applications of this theory domain to policy
and practice in the fields of education, social work, and mental health.
193A-B. Evaluating Complex Organizations (3-3)
Designed to provide students with an in-depth look at the inner workings
of the university community as it undergoes its 10-year accreditation. Exposes
students to different types of evaluation as they apply in the development
of the comprehensive institutional self-study, as well as provide the university
with an important student voice.
CAPSTONE Cluster Courses
Acquisition of Knowledge
Cluster Theme: To examine various aspects of the methods and processes by
which we acquire information and support our beliefs.
Phil 150: Foundations of Knowledge (3)
P Sci 106: History of Physical Science (3)
Psych 136: Human Learning and Behavior (3)
Agriculture and Government Policy
Cluster Theme: To investigate the philosophical foundations, political formulation,
and economic consequences of government agricultural policies and farm programs.
Ag Ec 150: Agricultural and Food Policy (3)
and either
Phil 125: Issues in Political Philosophy (3)
or
Pl Si 150: Public Policy Making (3)
An Emerging Third World
Region: Subsaharan Africa
Cluster Theme: To provide an understanding of the peoples of Africa south
of the Sahara their problems and prospects, accomplishments and aspirations,
values and perceptions through a study of their physical environment, their
history, and their literature.
Fren 149: Voices of Africa (3)
Geog 182: Subsaharan Africa (3)
Hist 157: Modern Africa (3)
Ancient Peru
Cluster Theme: To acquaint students with the pre-Hispanic peoples and cultures
of the Andean area through the study of art, archaeology, and geography.
Art H 175: Pre-Columbian Andes (3)
Geog 172: Ancient Peru (3)
Asian Cultures and Traditions
Cluster Theme: To provide an understanding of cultural pluralism, awareness
of the proportion and significance of other cultures in general, of Asia
in particular, and a better understanding of this country's role in different
parts of Asia.
Anth 123: Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia (3)
or
Anth 125: Tradition and Change in China and Japan (3) (Same as Hum 140)
and
Ling 110: Indic Cultures and Traditions (3) (Same as Hum 150)
Britain
Cluster Theme: To examine Britain through selected cultural and historical
perspectives, including its theatre, literature, society and government.
The London Semester CAPSTONE courses change each spring depending upon the
instructors teaching in the program. For current information on the schedule
of courses, contact the London Semester program office in the Office of
the Dean, School of Arts and Humanities, Music 186A; (559) 278-3056.
Only students participating in the London Semester Program will be eligible
for CAPSTONE credit by enrolling in its Cluster courses.
Business and Society
Cluster Theme: To understand the relationship between business and society
and to analyze various forms of business activity that have appeared in
different societies and at different times.
B A 120: Business and Society (3)
Soc 149: Sociology of Business (3)
California: Land of Contrast
Cluster Theme: An examination of the physical, cultural, and political complexities
of the state of California; a land of contrast.
Geog 168: Geography of California (3)
Geol 168: Geology of California (3)
Pl Si 103: California Politics (3)
Note: To receive CAPSTONE credit, students must include Geog 168 as part
of the required 6-unit Cluster.
Christianity, History, and Politics
Cluster Theme: To offer students an opportunity to reflect upon and integrate
their General Education experience in the light of the tradition of Christian
humanism. To offer a framework and a method for tying together the disparate
bodies of information and insight garnered from formal courses in the humanities,
the arts, and the natural
and social sciences.
Hist 103: History of Early Christianity (3)
Pl Si 112: Politics and Christianity (3) (Same as A Eth 104)
Cities and Urban Society
Cluster Theme: To explore the social, economic, and environmental factors
at work in the formation of cities; their changing forms and social patterns;
urban life and interrelationships; means for guiding city change through
planning.
C R P 100: Introduction to Community Planning (3)
Geog 160: Urban Geography (3)
Soc 163: Urban Sociology (3)
Crime and Society
Cluster Theme: To provide students an opportunity to study crime in contemporary
American society from an intensive interdisciplinary approach.
Crim 100: Criminology (3)
or
Crim 153: Psychology of Crime (3)
and
Soc 143: Deviance and Control (3)
Energy and Society
Cluster Theme: To understand the role of energy in modern society and to
provide an awareness of environmental problems associated with energy utilization
from an economic, spatial, practical, and theoretical standpoint.
Econ 117: Economics of Ecology (3)
Geog 134: Geography of Energy (3)
I T 106: Energy Conversion and Utilization (3)
P Sci 168: Environmental Impact of Energy Demands by Society (3)
Environment: Problems and Solutions
Cluster Theme: Our environment, critical to the survival of mankind and
all living things, has been threatened by a variety of human-caused problems.
These problems their nature and potential solutions are treated in-depth
by this Cluster of courses.
C R P 135: Environmental Law (3)
Geog 128: Environmental Pollution (3)
Ethnicity and Culture: Theories and Applications
Cluster Theme: To sharpen the focus on ethnic behavior by applying theories
of interethnic contact, boundary maintenance, and cultural change to the
study of one major element, folklore, in the culture of a significant ethnic
minority group in the United States today.
Anth 120: Ethnic Relations and Cultures (3)
CLS 103: Chicano Folklore (3)
European Culture Since the Renaissance
Cluster Theme: The various ways in which intellectual and artistic movements
and political ideologies have shaped the development of the modern world
from the 18th century to the present.
Engl 114: World Literature: Modern (4)
Hist 135A: European Cultural History (3)
Music 161B: Survey of Music History II (3)
Phil 103: Bacon to Kant (3)
Note: To receive CAPSTONE credit, students must complete Hist 135A before
Engl 114, Phil 103, or Music 161B is taken.
Juveniles and Adolescence
Cluster Theme: To study adolescents during intense periods of biological,
social, and psychological development.
CFS 136: Middle Childhood and Adolescence (3)
or
Psych 102: Adolescent Psychology (3)
and
Crim 120: Juvenile Delinquency (3)
Law, Culture, and Society
Cluster Theme: Examines the nature, origins, functions, and limits of law
as cultural expressions; focuses on the American legal system and its underlying
premises in their American cultural contexts.
Anth 119: Law and Culture (3)
Phil 127: Philosophy of Law (3)
Mexico-U.S. Relations: Conflict and Change
Cluster Theme: To explore the constant conflicts and changes in Mexican/U.S.
relations from the past to the present and to analyze the sociocultural
interaction among Mexicanos/Chicanos and Anglos.
CLS 114: Mexico and the Southwest 1810-1910 (3)
or
CLS 115: Mexico-U.S. Relations Since 1910 (3)
and either
Hist 165: Modern Mexico (3)
or
Hist 183: The Hispanic Southwest (3)
Our Classical Heritage
Cluster Theme: An analysis of the Greco-Roman legacy via archetypes in religion,
drama, sport, and mythology.
Drama 185: History of the Theatre and Drama I (3)
Hist 116: Greek and Roman Religion (3)
Latin 132: Classical Mythology (3)
P E 111: The Olympic Games (3)
Pollution, Health, and Society
Cluster Theme: To develop knowledge of fundamental engineering and health
factors in the environment including governmental regulations, risk analysis,
sources of pollution, control technologies, and health effects of more common
pollutants.
C E 170: Pollution and Society (3)
H S 170: Health Effects of Indoor Pollution (3)
Popular Culture and Society
Cluster Theme: To examine popular culture as an institution that is organized
in distinctive ways; the relation between content and social structure;
the importance of the content of popular culture in shaping society.
Engl 174: Popular Fiction (3)
or
Music 187: Pop Music: Jazz and Rock (3)
and either
Soc 142: Sociology of Popular Culture (3)
or
MCJ 163: Radio/TV as Popular Culture (3)
Race and Ethnicity in the United States
Cluster Theme: This Cluster focuses on race and ethnicity in the United
States and is designed to integrate perspectives and information on race
and ethnicity in America from at least two and, ideally, three different
programs and disciplines.
Af Am 135: African American Community (3)
A I S 100: American Indian Religion (3)
AsAm 110: Asian American Communities (3)
CLS 116: Cultural Change and the Chicano (3)
Hist 186: American Ethnic History (3)
Soc 111: Sociology of Minority Relations (3)
Note: To receive CAPSTONE credit, students must select one course (3 units)
from Hist 186 or Soc 111 and select one to two courses (3-6 units) from
A I S 100, Af Am 135, AsAm 110, or CLS 116.
The Church and the Court
Cluster Theme: To explore the interdependence of art forms developed during
the Middle Ages and the Renaissance in Western Europe.
Art H 122: Northern Renaissance (3)
Engl 113: World Literature: Medieval and Renaissance (4)
The Greek World
Cluster Theme: To deal with the ancient, primarily Greek, world from its
earliest beginnings to the classical period and beyond.
Engl 112: World Literature: Ancient (4)
and either
Hist 111: Ancient Greece (3)
or
Phil 101: Ancient Philosophy (3)
The Renaissance
Cluster Theme: The emergence of the "modern world" from its medieval
beginnings to the 17th century.
Art H 120: Italian Renaissance (3)
Engl 147: Renaissance (4)
Hist 125: Renaissance (3)
Music 161A: Survey of Music History I (3)
The Roman World
Cluster Theme: To acquaint students with Roman civilization in the areas
of language, law, government, art, architecture, literature, and religion.
Hist 112: Ancient Rome (3)
Latin 148: Roman Literature in English Translation (3)
Phil 108: Roman Philosophy (3)
The Soviet Union
Cluster Theme: To acquaint students with the geography, history, economy,
institutions, and culture of the Soviet Union.
Geog 176: Geography of the Commonwealth of Independent States Formerly USSR
(3)
Hist 143: The Soviet Union (3)
Pl Si 141: Russian Politics (3)
The Spiritual Quest
Cluster Theme: To explore in cross-cultural, theoretical, and philosophical
perspectives the answers humans have discovered to ultimate questions.
Anth 116W: Anthropology of Religion (3)
Phil 130: Philosophy of Religion (3)
Phil 135: Asian Religious Traditions (3)
The World of the Old Testament
Cluster Theme: An analysis of the Hebraic world, including its history,
geography, literature, and its basic religious beliefs.
Geog 180: Biblical Lands (3)
Hist 115: Ancient Israel (3)
Phil 134: Literature of the Old Testament (4) (Same as Engl 116)
Women: Themes and Variations; Potential and Problems; Cohesion
and Conflict
Cluster Theme: To re-orient the student from a perception of women as "other"
to a view of all women as equal contributors to our developing humanity
and increase sensitivity to the problems that women privileged and oppressed,
African American and Chicana, working and at leisure have faced, coped with,
and surmounted to achieve selfhood.
Af Am 137: African American Women (3) (Same as W S 137)
Anth 118: Women: Culture and Biology (3) (Same as W S 170)
CLS 152: The Chicano Family (3) (Same as W S 152)
Note: To receive CAPSTONE credit, students must complete Anth 118 before
Af Am 137 or CLS 152 is taken.
Transfer Students
Earning an A.A. or A.S. degree does not necessarily mean one has fulfilled
CSU admission and/or General Education requirements.
After admission to California State University, Fresno, transfer students
with 40 or more units will receive a copy of their advanced standing evaluation
indicating how previous college units have been applied toward requirements
at Fresno State. Questions about one's evaluation should be directed to
the student's adviser or the Evaluations Office. It is recommended that
transfer students bring with them an unofficial copy of all previous college
transcripts and their CSU General Education Certification when attending
New Student Orientation and Advising Day to ensure accurate advising.
Transfer admission eligibility is based on BACCALAUREATE TRANSFERABLE college
units, rather than on all college units. California community college transfers
should consult their counselors for information on transferability of courses
for admission purposes.
Applicants in good standing at the last institution attended may be admitted
as undergraduate transfer if either of the following requirements are met:
- Eligible for freshman admission (see Freshman Requirements) with a grade point average of C (2.0 on a scale where A = 4.0) or better in all transferable college units attempted.
- Completed at least 56 transferable semester (84 transferable quarter) units with a grade point average of C (2.0 on a scale where A = 4.0) or better if a California resident. Nonresidents must have a 2.4 grade point average or better. A maximum of 70 transferable semester (105 quarter) units is allowed from two-year institutions (community/junior colleges).
California State Code of Regulations provides that General Education
BREADTH requirements completed at an accredited California public community/junior
college and/or a California State University campus by a student transferring
to California State University, Fresno shall be accepted (up to 39 units)
to the extent stated in the certification from the originating college or
university. Each transfer student is required to complete additional units
at California State University, Fresno to meet the General Education requirement.
Transfer students who change their majors after being admitted to the university
are advised that General Education course requirements may also change.
A through E Format
To aid transfer students in planning their academic programs, the university's
General Education Program is presented below in the A through E format in
use at many other California colleges and universities.
Area A - 9 units minimum
Written Communication
Required: English 1
Oral Communication
Select one: Speech 3, 7, or 8
Critical Thinking
Select one: Anthropology 30; Computer Science 1; English 21, 30, 44; Foreign
Language 10; Greek 10; Natural Science 4; Philosophy 25, 26, 27, 45; Sociology
3; Speech 5; Geomatics Engineering 5; Women's Studies 12
Note: Students must complete the Critical Thinking requirement prior
to the completion of 60 units.
Area B - 12 units minimum
Quantitative Reasoning
Select one:
Mathematics: Decision Sciences 71; Mathematics 45, 70, 72, 75
Computer Language: Computer Science 20, 40; Electrical and Computer Engineering
70, 71
Statistics: Agricultural Economics 71; Health Science 92; Mathematics 11;
Plant Science 99; Psychology 42
Select at least one course from each of Divisions 1-3. Courses from Divisions
1 and 2 must have a laboratory component.
Division 1 Physical Processes
Chemistry 1, 1A, 1B, 3A, 3B
Geology 1, 2, 15 (MNE only)*
Physical Science 21
Physics 2A, 2B, 4A, 4AL, 4B, 4BL, 4C, 4CL, 10
Note: Math 4R or second-year high school algebra is a prerequisite for all
courses in Division 1.
Division 2 Biological Processes
Biology 10, 15 (MNE only)*
BioSc 1A
Botany 10
Zoology 10
Division 3 Behavioral/Environmental Systems
Anthropology 1, 3
Geography 5, 7
Plant Science 105
Psychology 10, 36
Area C - 9 units minimum
Select at least one course from each of Divisions 5-7.
Division 5 - Fine Arts
African American Studies 24
Art 1
Art History 10, 11
Chicano and Latin American Studies 7, 9
Dance 171
Drama 62, 163
Music 9, 74
Division 6 - Humanities and Literature
Applied Ethics 100
Armenian 148
English 20, 101, 102, 103
French 48, 109
German 48
Greek 48
History 1, 2
Humanities 10, 11, 12, 14
Italian 48
Philosophy 1, 10, 120, 131
Russian 148
Spanish 48, 140, 142
Division 7 - Languages
Armenian 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B
Chinese 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B
Communicative Sciences and Disorders 91
French 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B
German 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B
Greek 1A, 1B
Hebrew 1A, 1B
Hmong 1A, 1B
Italian 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B
Japanese 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B
Latin 1A, 1B
Linguistics 10
Portuguese 1A, 1B
Russian 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B
Sanskrit 10A, 10B
Spanish 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 4A, 4B
Area D - 12 units minimum
Required: History 11 or 12
Required: Political Science 2 or 101
Select at least one course from each of Divisions 8 and 9.
Division 8 - Social, Economic, and Political Systems
Agricultural Economics 1
Anthropology 2
Economics 25, 40, 50
Geography 2, 4
Political Science 1, 8, 120
Social Science 15 (MNE only)*
Sociology 1, 2
Division 9 - Other Cultures and Women's Studies
African American Studies 25, 27, 38,144, 178
American Indian Studies 50, 103
Armenian Studies 10
Asian American Studies 15, 30, 56
Chicano and Latin American Studies 3, 5, 160
Ethnic Studies 1
History 101, 178
Sociology 131
Women's Studies 10, 101, 131, 135
Area E - 3 units minimum
Select at least one course from Division 4.
Division 4 - Personal Life and Growth
Art 13, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70
Child and Family Studies 38
Dance 116
Drama 22, 32, 34
English 41, 43
Geron 10, 111
Health Science 90, 124
Industrial Engineering 125
Kinesiology 31
Music 2 and 102, 3 and 103, 18 and 118, 21 and 121
Nutrition 53
Psychology 61, 132, 171
Recreation and Leisure Studies 80, 101
Speech 4
CAPSTONE
(6 upper-division units minimum)
A minimum total of 9 upper-division units in General Education is required,
of which 6 units are CAPSTONE, to be taken after 56 units have
been completed.
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* Man/Woman and the Natural Environment (MNE) is an 18-unit interdisciplinary
thematic cluster offered through the School of Natural Sciences. For more
information about this program, see Natural Science,
Interdisciplinary Courses.
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