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Courses | Cal Poly Academic Catalog
2026-2028 Catalog
2026-2028 Catalog
Aerospace Engineering (AERO)
Agribusiness (AGB)
Agricultural Communication (AGC)
Agricultural Education (AGED)
Agriculture (AG)
Animal Science (ASCI)
Anthropology (ANT)
Architectural Engineering (ARCE)
Architecture (ARCH)
Art (ART)
Astronomy and Astrophysics (ASTR)
Athletics (ATHL)
Biology (BIO)
Biomedical Engineering (BMED)
BioResource and Agricultural Engineering (BRAE)
Botany (BOT)
Business (BUS)
Chemistry (CHE) Solano Campus
Chemistry (CHEM)
Child Development (CD)
Chinese (CHIN)
City and Regional Planning (CRP)
Civil Engineering (CE)
College of Liberal Arts (CLA)
Communication Studies (COMS)
Computer Engineering (CPE)
Computer Science (CSC)
Computers (COM) Solano Campus
Construction Management (CM)
Cooperative Education (CEP) Solano Campus
Cruise (CRU) Solano Campus
Curriculum and Instruction (CI)
Dairy Science (DSCI)
Dance (DANC)
Data Science (DAT) Solano Campus
Data Science (DATA)
Deck Labs (DL) Solano Campus
Early Start Math (ESM)
Earth Science (ERSC)
Economics (ECO) Solano Campus
Economics (ECON)
Education (EDUC)
Educational Leadership and Administration Program (ELAP)
Electrical Engineering (EE)
Emergency Management (EM) Solano Campus
Engineering (ENG) Solano Campus
Engineering (ENGR)
Engineering Plant Operations (EPO) Solano Campus
Engineering Technology (ET) Solano Campus
English (EGL) Solano Campus
English (ENGL)
Environmental Design (EDES)
Environmental Engineering (ENVE)
Environmental Sciences (ESCI)
Ethnic Studies (ES)
Experience Industry Management (EIM)
Fire Protection Engineering (FPE)
Firefighting (FF) Solano Campus
Food Science (FDSC)
Food Science and Nutrition (FSN)
French (FR)
Geography (GEOG)
Geology (GEOL)
German (GER)
Global Studies and Marine Affairs (GMA) Solano Campus
Government (GOV) Solano Campus
Graduate Studies (GS)
Graduate Studies-Accounting (GSA)
Graduate Studies-Business (GSB)
Graphic Communication (GRC)
Health (HLTH)
Higher Education Counseling and Student Affairs (HCSA)
History (HIS) Solano Campus
History (HIST)
Honors (HNRS)
Honors Contract (HNRC)
Humanities (HUM) Solano Campus
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME)
Industrial Technology and Packaging (ITP)
Interdisciplinary Studies in Liberal Arts (ISLA)
International Business and Logistics (IBL) Solano Campus
Italian (ITAL)
Japanese (JPNS)
Journalism (JOUR)
Kinesiology (KINE)
Landscape Architecture (LA)
Language (LAN) Solano Campus
Law (LAW) Solano Campus
Leadership (LDR) Solano Campus
Liberal Arts and Engineering Studies (LAES)
Liberal Studies (LS)
Library (LIB) Solano Campus
Management (MGT) Solano Campus
Marine Science (MSCI)
Maritime Policy and Management (MPM) Solano Campus
Materials Engineering (MATE)
Mathematics (MATH)
Mathematics (MTH) Solano Campus
Mechanical Engineering (ME)
Microbiology (MCRO)
Military Science Leadership (MSL)
Music (MU)
Natural Resources (NR)
Nautical Science (NAU) Solano Campus
Naval Science (NSC) Solano Campus
Nutrition (NUTR)
Oceanography (OCN) Solano Campus
Philosophy (PHIL)
Physical Education (PE) Solano Campus
Physical Science (PSC)
Physics (PHY) Solano Campus
Physics (PHYS)
Plant Sciences (PLSC)
Political Science (POLS)
Psychology (PSY)
Religious Studies (RELS)
Science and Mathematics (SCM)
Sociology (SOC)
Soil Science (SS)
Spanish (SPAN)
Special Education (SPED)
Statistics (STAT)
Theatre (TH)
Transportation Engineering Management (TEM) Solano Campus
University Studies (UNIV)
Wine and Viticulture (WVIT)
Women's, Gender and Queer Studies (WGQS)
World Languages and Cultures (WLC)
Bailey College of Science and Mathematics
OCN
SCM
Biological Sciences (
BIO
BOT
MCRO
MSCI
Chemistry and Biochemistry (
CHE
CHEM
Kinesiology and Public Health (
HLTH
KINE
PE
Liberal Studies (
LS
Mathematics (
ESM
MATH
MTH
Physics (
ASTR
GEOL
PHY
PHYS
PSC
School of Education (
CI
EDUC
ELAP
HCSA
SPED
Statistics (
DAT
DATA
STAT
College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science
AG
Agribusiness (
AGB)
Agricultural Education and Communication (
AGC
AGED
Animal Science (
ASCI
DSCI
BioResource and Agricultural Engineering (
BRAE
Experience Industry Management (
EIM
Food Science and Nutrition (
FDSC
FSN
NUTR
Marine Transportation (
CRU
DL
NAU
Military Science (
LDR
MSL
Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences (
ERSC
ESCI
NR
SS
Naval Science (
NSC
Plant Sciences (
PLSC
Wine and Viticulture (
WVIT
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
EDES
Architectural Engineering (
ARCE
Architecture  (
ARCH
City and Regional Planning (
CRP
Construction Management (
CM
Landscape Architecture (
LA
Orfalea College of Business
BUS
ECO
ECON
GSA
GSB
IBL
ITP
MGT
College of Engineering
EM
ENG
ENGR
FF
FPE
TEM
Aerospace Engineering (
AERO
Biomedical Engineering (
BMED
Civil and Environmental Engineering (
CE
ENVE
Computer Engineering (
CPE
Computer Science (
COM
CSC
Electrical Engineering (
EE
Engineering Technology (
CEP
EPO
ET
General Engineering (
ENGR
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (
IME
Materials Engineering (
MATE
Mechanical Engineering (
ME
College of Liberal Arts
CLA
HUM
Art and Design (
ART
Communication Studies (
COMS
English (
EG
L,
ENGL
Ethnic Studies (
ES
Graphic Communication (
GRC
History (
HIST
Humanities (
ISLA
Journalism (
JOUR
Music (
MU
Philosophy (
GMA
HIS
MPM,
PHIL
RELS
Political Science (
GOV
LAW
POLS
Psychology and Child Development (
CD
PSY
Social Sciences (
ANT
GEOG
SOC
Theatre and Dance (
DANC
TH
Women's, Gender and Queer Studies (
WGQS
World Languages and Cultures (
CHIN
FR
GER
ITAL
JPNS
LAN
SPAN
WLC
Extended, Professional, and Continuing Education
GS
Interdisciplinary or University-Wide
Honors Program (
HNRC
HNRS
Intercollegiate Athletics (
ATHL
PE
Liberal Arts and Engineering Studies Program (
LAES
Library (
LIB
University Studies (
UNIV
Important Note for Students Admitted Prior to Fall 2026:
Cal Poly’s General Education program is changing as of Fall 2026. These changes affect continuing students, whether they remain on an earlier catalog or move to the 2026-28 catalog.
For a comprehensive look at all changes to GE, visit this website:
Some GE courses have changed their area of GE approval. Pay particular attention to this chart if you are unsure about which GE area a course you already took, or plan to take beginning Fall 2026, will fulfill:
Individual GE Courses - Listed Alphabetically
General Education Requirements and Courses
General Education (GE) Requirements
43 units required.
See the
complete GE course listing
A grade of C- or better is required in one course in each of the following GE Areas: 1A (English Composition), 1B (Critical Thinking), 1C (Oral Communication), and 2 (Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning).
Lower-Division General Education
Area 1
English Communication and Critical Thinking
1A
Written Communication
1B
Critical Thinking
1C
Oral Communication
Area 2
Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning
Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning
Area 3
Arts and Humanities
3A
Arts
3B
Humanities: Literature, Philosophy, Languages other than English
Area 4
Social and Behavioral Sciences (Area 4 courses must come from at least two different course prefixes.)
4A
American Institutions (Title 5, Section 40404 Requirement)
4B
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Area 5
Physical and Life Sciences
5A
Physical Sciences
5B
Life Sciences
5C
Laboratory (may be embedded in a 5A or 5B course)
Area 6
Ethnic Studies
Ethnic Studies
Upper-Division General Education
Upper-Division 2/5
Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning or Physical and Life Sciences
Upper-Division 3
Arts and Humanities
Upper-Division 4
Social and Behavioral Sciences (Area 4 courses must come from at least two different course prefixes.)
Total Units
43
GE COURSES BY AREA
AREA 1: English Communication and Critical Thinking (9 units)
1A Written Communication (3 units)
EGL 1100
English Composition
EGL 1102
Stretch English Composition II
ENGL 1132
Writing and Rhetoric Stretch (Part II)
ENGL 1133
Multilingual Writing and Rhetoric
ENGL 1134
Writing and Rhetoric
ES 1134
Writing and Rhetoric
1B Critical Thinking (3 units)
COMS/HNRS 1126
Argument and Advocacy
COMS 1145
Reasoning, Argumentation, and Writing
EGL 2220
Critical Thinking
ENGL/HNRS 1145
Writing Arguments
ENGL 1146
Writing Arguments Across Cultures
ENGL/HNRS 1147
Writing Arguments about STEM
ENGL 1148
Critical Thinking for Technical Writers
ES 1145
Writing, Reasoning, and Argumentation
PHIL 1126
Logic and Argumentative Writing
WGQS 1145
Reasoning, Argumentation, and Writing on Gender and Sexuality
1C Oral Communication (3 units)
COMS/HNRS 1101
Public Speaking
COMS/HNRS 1102
Public Speaking in Digital Spaces
EGL 1110
Speech Communication
EGL 1120
Professional Communication
ENG 1112
Introduction to Technical Communication
ME 4490
Engineering Design Process
AREA 2: Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning (3 units)
DATA 1000
Statistical and Data Literacy
DATA 1264
Calculus for Data Science I
MATH 1001
Nature of Modern Mathematics
MATH 1004
Stretch College Algebra
MATH 1005
Stretch Precalculus
MATH 1006
College Algebra
MATH 1007
Precalculus
MATH/HNRS 1261
Calculus I
MATH/HNRS 1262
Calculus II
MATH 1264
Calculus for Data Science I
MATH 1267
Business Calculus
MTH 1100
College Algebra and Trigonometry
MTH 1105
Finite Mathematics for Business
MTH 1107
Elementary Statistics
MTH 2205
Calculus for Business
MTH 2210
Calculus I
MTH 2211
Calculus II
MTH 2212
Calculus III
MTH 2215
Differential Equations
NAU 2205
Ship Stability
STAT 1000
Statistical and Data Literacy
STAT 1110
Applied Statistical Concepts and Methods
STAT 1210
Business Statistics I
STAT 1220
Business Statistics II
STAT 1510
Statistics I
AREA 3: Arts and Humanities (6 units)
3A Arts (3 units)
ARCE 2280
History of Structures
ARCH 2000
Architecture Design Studio for Non-Majors
ARCH 2221
History of World Architecture I: Prehistory to 17th Century
ARCH 2222
History of World Architecture II: 17th Century to the Present
ART 1101
Fundamentals of Drawing
ART 1111
Introduction to the Visual Arts
ART 1112
European/U.S. Art: A Thematic History
ART 1130
Fundamentals of Digital Media Art
ART 1160
Introduction to Digital Photography
ART 1184
Beginning Sculpture
ART 1187
Ceramics I
COMS 2208
Performance, Literature, and Culture
DANC 2221
Dance Appreciation
EGL 2225
Creative Writing
ENGL 2272
Introductory Topics in Cinematic Expression
ES 2220
African American Popular Culture
ES 2221
Native American Popular Culture
ES 2222
Asian American Popular Culture
ES 2223
Latina/o/x Popular Culture
GRC 1100
Visual Literacy and Communication
HUM 1115
Maritime Arts
HUM 1120
Introduction to Visual Arts
HUM 2215
Introduction to Cinema
ISLA 2240
Introduction to Media Arts and Technologies
LA 1104
History of Landscape Architecture
LS 2370
Performing Arts for Children: Theory and Practice
MU 1101
Music Fundamentals
MU/HNRS 1120
Music Appreciation
MU 2221
Jazz Styles
MU 2227
Popular Music of the United States
TH 2210
Introduction to Theatre
TH 2227
Theatre History I
TH 2228
Theatre History II
WGQS/HNRS 2301
Gender and Sexuality in Visual and Popular Culture
3B Humanities: Literature, Philosophy, Languages other than English (3 units)
CHIN 1141
Elementary Chinese Language and Culture I Study Abroad
CHIN 1142
Elementary Chinese Language and Culture II Study Abroad
CHIN 2201
Intermediate Chinese Language and Culture I
CHIN 2202
Intermediate Chinese Language and Culture II
CHIN 2241
Intermediate Chinese Language and Culture I Study Abroad
CHIN 2242
Intermediate Chinese Language and Culture II Study Abroad
EGL 2200
Introduction to Literature
ENGL 2230
British Literature: Beginnings to 1789
ENGL 2231/HNRS 2233
British Literature: 1789 to the Present
ENGL 2241
U.S. Literature: Beginnings to 1865
ENGL 2242
U.S. Literature: 1830 to Present
ENGL/HNRS 2251
Introduction to Classical Literature
ENGL 2252
Introduction to Medieval through Enlightenment Literature
ENGL 2253
Introduction to Literature in the Age of Revolution
ENGL 2255
Children's Literature in a Diverse Society
ENGL 2259
Introduction to Dramatic Literature
ENGL 2274
Survey of Queer and Trans Literature and Media
FR 2201
Intermediate French Language and Culture I
FR 2202
Intermediate French Language and Culture II
FR 2233
Critical Reading in French Literature
GER 2201
Intermediate German Language and Culture
GER 2233
Introduction to German Literature
ITAL 1141
Elementary Italian Language and Culture I Study Abroad
ITAL 1142
Elementary Italian Language and Culture II Study Abroad
ITAL 2201
Intermediate Italian I
ITAL 2202
Intermediate Italian II
ITAL 2241
Intermediate Italian Language and Culture I Study Abroad
ITAL 2242
Intermediate Italian Language and Culture II Study Abroad
JPNS 2201
Intermediate Japanese I
JPNS 2202
Intermediate Japanese II
LAN 1110
Spanish I
LAN 1115
Spanish II
LAN 1120
Chinese I
LAN 1125
Chinese II
LS 2255
Children's Literature in a Diverse Society
PHIL/HNRS 2230
Philosophical Classics: Knowledge and Reality
PHIL/HNRS 2231
Philosophical Classics: Ethics and Political Philosophy
SPAN 1141
Elementary Spanish Language and Cultures I Study Abroad
SPAN 1142
Elementary Spanish Language and Cultures II Study Abroad
SPAN 2201/HNRS 2204
Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 2202/HNRS 2205
Intermediate Spanish II
SPAN 2206
Spanish for Heritage Speakers
SPAN 2233
Introduction to Hispanic Literature
SPAN 2241
Intermediate Spanish Language and Cultures I Study Abroad
SPAN 2242
Intermediate Spanish Language and Cultures II Study Abroad
Upper-Division 3 (3 units)
AREA 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 units)
Area 4 includes two lower-division courses (4A and 4B) and one upper-division course (see Upper-Division Area 4 below). These three courses must come from at least two different course prefixes.
4A American Institutions (Title 5, Section 40404 Requirement) (3 units)
ES/HNRS 1112
Race, Culture, and Politics in the United States
GOV 2200
American Government
HIST 2201/HNRS 2203
United States History to 1877
HIST/HNRS 2202
United States History Since 1877
HIST 2206
United States Cultures
POLS 1112
U.S. and California Government
WGQS/HNRS 2201
Gender and Sexuality in US Society and Politics
4B Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 units)
ANT 2201
Cultural Anthropology
ANT 2202
World History Before Writing
ARCH 1121
Equity, Social Justice, and Architecture
COMS 2211
Interpersonal Communication
COMS 2217
Small Group Collaboration and Creativity
CRP 1222
The Divided City: Urban Studies on Spatial Justice
ECO 1100
Macroeconomics
ECO 1101
Microeconomics
EDES 1123
Place, People, and the Built Environment
GEOG 1150
Human Geography
GMA 1100
International Relations
GMA 1105
Ocean Politics
GMA 2215
Comparative Politics
GMA 2220
Comparative Maritime Politics
GMA 2225
Southeast Asia-Maritime Mainland
GMA 2235
GIS Mapping and Spatial Analysis
GMA 2240
World Geography
GMA 2250
Environmental Policy
HIS 1100
Survey of American History to 1877: Precontact Through the Civil War
HIS 1101
Survey of American History from 1877: Civil War Through Civil Rights
HIST 2210
World History to 1800
HIST 2211
European History to 1500
HIST 2212
European History since 1500
HIST/HNRS 2213
Modern Political Economy
HIST/HNRS 2216
Comparative Social Movements
HIST 2222
World History to 1500
HIST/HNRS 2223
World History since 1500
HIST 2225
The World at War
HLTH 1155
Multicultural Perspectives and Health
HLTH 1160
Women's Health and Society
HLTH 2261
Social Determinants of Health
JOUR 2228
Media, Self and Society
PSY 2201
Introductory Psychology
RELS 2201
Religion, Dialogue, and Society
SOC 1110
Comparative Societies
SOC 2218
International Political Economy
WGQS 1101
Introduction to Women's, Gender, and Queer Studies
WGQS/HNRS 2401
Sexuality Studies
AREA 5: Physical and Life Sciences (7 units)
5A Physical Sciences (3 units)
ASTR 1101
Introduction to the Solar System
ASTR 1102
Introduction to Stars and Galaxies
CHE 1110
General Chemistry
CHE 2205
Chemistry of Power Plant Processes
CHEM 1110
World of Chemistry
CHEM 1112
Chemistry in Context
CHEM 1120
Fundamentals of Chemical Structure and Properties
CHEM 1122
Fundamentals of Chemical Reactivity
GEOL 2203
The Geologic Record: Fossils and the History of Life
OCN 1105
Introduction to Oceanography
PHY 1100
General Physics I
PHY 1105
General Physics II
PHY 1120
Physics for Future Leaders
PHY 2200
Engineering Physics I
PHY 2205
Engineering Physics II
PHYS 1104
Introductory Physics
PHYS 1111
Contemporary Physics for Nonscientists
PHYS 1121
College Physics I
PHYS/HNRS 1141
General Physics I
PHYS/HNRS 1143
General Physics II
PSC 1101
Physical Science for Elementary Educators I
PSC 2201
Physical Oceanography
5B Biological Sciences (3 units)
ANT 2250
Biological Anthropology
BIO 1111
General Biology
BIO 1113
Biology of Sex
BIO 1114
Plant Diversity and Ecology
BIO 1150
Life: History and Diversity
BIO 1151
Life: Molecules and Cells
BIO 2213
Life Science for Engineers
BIO 2215
Biodiversity of California
BIO 2217
Wildlife Conservation Biology
BOT 1121
General Botany
LA 2203
Landscape Ecology: Concepts, Issues, and Interrelationships
MCRO 2221
Introduction to Microbiology
MSCI 1111
The Oceans
OCN 1100
Marine Biology
OCN 1110
Marine Ecology
PSY 2240
Biopsychology
5C Laboratory (1 unit)
May be embedded in 5A or 5B course, as long as 7 units are met for lower-division Area 5
BIO 1112
Biology Laboratory for Non-Majors
BIO 1114
Plant Diversity and Ecology
BIO 1150
Life: History and Diversity
BIO 1151
Life: Molecules and Cells
BOT 1121
General Botany
CHE 1110L
General Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM 1110
World of Chemistry
CHEM 1120
Fundamentals of Chemical Structure and Properties
CHEM 1122
Fundamentals of Chemical Reactivity
MCRO 2221
Introduction to Microbiology
OCN 1100L
Marine Biology Laboratory
OCN 1110L
Marine Ecology Laboratory
OCN 2200L
Introduction to Oceanography Laboratory
PHY 1100L
General Physics I Laboratory
PHY 1105L
General Physics II Laboratory
PHY 1120L
Physics for Future Leaders Laboratory
PHY 2200L
Engineering Physics I Laboratory
PHYS 1121
College Physics I
PHYS/HNRS 1141
General Physics I
PHYS/HNRS 1143
General Physics II
PSC 1101
Physical Science for Elementary Educators I
AREA 6: Ethnic Studies (3 units)
ES 2252
Global Origins of Race in the U.S.
ES 2253
Introduction to American Indian Studies
ES 2254
Introduction to African American Studies
ES 2255
Introduction to Latina/o/x Studies
ES 2256
Introduction to Asian American Studies
ES 3304
Race and American Literature
ES 3312
Race and Media Studies
ES 3382
Racial Capitalism
Upper-Division General Education (9 units)
Upper Division 2 or Upper Division 5 Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning or Physical and Life Sciences (3 units)
One course in Upper-Division Area 2/5
AERO 3300
Engineering Numerical Analysis
AERO/HNRS 3310
Air and Space
ARCE 3381
Geometric Architectural Load Flow
ASTR 3324
Longitude, Navigation, and Timekeeping
BIO 3312
Human Genetics
BIO 3315
Biology of Cancer
BIO 3318
Genetic Engineering Technology
BOT 3311
Plants, People and Civilization
CHEM 3318
Genetic Engineering Technology
CHEM 3350
Biochemistry: Fundamentals and Applications
CHEM 3352
Biochemistry
CHEM 3374
Chemical and Biological Warfare
CM 3317
Sustainability and the Built Environment
EDES 3350
The Global Environment
ENVE 3323
Engineering for the Environment
ENVE 3324
Introduction to Air Pollution
FSN 3305
Nutrition and Exercise for Health and Disease Prevention
GEOG/AG/EDES/ENGR/ISLA/SCM/UNIV 3350
The Global Environment
GMA 3370
International Political Economy
GRC 3200
Color Management
ISLA 3305
Public Engagements with STEM
LA 3317
The World of Spatial Data and Geographic Information Technology
MATH 3051
Combinatorics I
MATH 3111
Number Theory
MATH 3301
Complex Analysis
MATH 3351
Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems
MCRO 3321
Microbes, Food, and Microbiome
MGT 4410
Business Analytics
NAU 3330
Meteorology
OCN 3320
Oceans and Climate
PHYS 3305
Classical Mechanics I
PSC 3320
Energy, Society, and the Environment
PSC/HNRS/UNIV 3392
Collaboratively Developing Sustainable Technologies Globally
PSY 3344
Behavioral Genetics
SCM 3360
Selected Environmental Issues of California's Central Coast
STAT 3210
Engineering Statistics
STAT 3310
Probability and Random Processes for Engineers
UNIV/AG/ISLA/SCM 3330
Cal Poly Land: Nature, Technology, and Society
WGQS/ES/HNRS 3350
Gender, Race, Culture, Science, and Technology
Upper-Division 3 Arts and Humanities (3 units)
ARCH 3325
Topics in Architectural History, Theory, and Criticism
ART 3310
Art of the Americas
ART 3311
Nineteenth Century Art of Europe and the United States
ART 3314
History and Contemporary Practices of Photography
ART 3317
Asian Art Survey
ART 3320
Michelangelo
ART 3321
Themes in Renaissance Art
ART 3322
Themes in Modern and Contemporary Art
ART 3323
New Media Art History
ART 3324
Politics of Abstraction
ART 3327
Intersectional Feminist Art Histories
COMS 3308
Group Performance of Literature
DANC 3321
Cultural Influence on Dance in the United States
EGL 3309
British Literature of the Sea
EGL 3310
U.S. Literature of the Sea
EGL 3315
World Literature of the Sea
EGL 3320
Literature of the Fantastic
EGL 3330
Literature and Psychology
EGL 3340
Multicultural Literature in America
EGL 3345
Literature and the Environment
ENGL 3311
Writing With Style
ENGL 3313
Multilingual/Multimodal: Writing Transnational Spaces
ENGL 3317
Humanistic Perspectives in Technical and Professional Editing
ENGL 3330
British Literature: Beginnings to 1485
ENGL 3331
British Literature: 1485 to 1660
ENGL 3332
British Literature: 1660 to 1798
ENGL/HNRS 3333
British Literature: 1798 to 1832
ENGL 3334
British Literature: 1832 to 1914
ENGL 3335
British Literature: 1914 to Present
ENGL 3339
Introduction to Shakespeare
ENGL 3340
Intermediate U.S. Literature: Beginnings to 1865
ENGL/HNRS 3341
U.S. Literature: 1865 to 1914
ENGL/HNRS 3342
U.S. Literature: 1914 to 1956
ENGL/HNRS 3343
U.S. Literature: 1956 to Present
ENGL/HNRS 3345
Women Writers of the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
ENGL 3346
Multiethnic Literature of the U.S.
ENGL/HNRS 3347
African American Literature
ENGL 3348
Asian American Literature
ENGL 3349
Trans Literatures
ENGL 3350
The Modern Novel
ENGL 3351
Modern Poetry
ENGL/HNRS 3352
Modern Drama
ENGL 3354
The Bible as Literature and in Literature and the Arts
ENGL 3371
Film Styles and Genres
ENGL 3372
Film Directors
ENGL 3373
Topics on Gender Representations in Film
ENGL 3374
Disability and Diversity in U.S. Film
ENGL 3375
World Cinema
ENGL/HNRS 3380
Themes in Literature and Culture
ENGL 3381
Topics in Diversity in Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century US Literature
ENGL 3386
Creative Nonfiction
ENGL 3387
Fiction Writing
ENGL 3388
Poetry Writing
ENGL 3611
Literary Themes
ENGL 3618
Research Topics in Diversity in Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century U.S. Literature
ENGL 3621
Contemporary U.S. Dramatic Literature
ENGL 3624
Topics in Queer and Trans Literature and Media
ENGL 3625
Research Topics in Queer and Trans Literature and Media
ENGL 3626
Intermediate Topics in Film
ES 3300
Chicana/o/x Non-Fiction Literature
ES 3301
Latina/o/x Literature of the United States
ES 3302
Chicana/o/x Literature
ES 3303
Latina/o/x Poetry
ES 3324
Chicana/o/x Film
ES 3340
Cultural Production and Ethnicity
FR 3305
Literature in French
FR 3350
French Literature in English Translation
GER 3304
German Culture and Society
GER 3305
German Literature
GER 3350
German Literature in English Translation
HIST 3307
Modern European Thought and Culture
HIST 3309
Cultures of the African Diaspora
HIST 3319
A Cultural History of Southeast Asia
HIST 3320
The Age of Revolution in the Americas
HIST 3337
Colonial Latin America
HUM 3325
Globalization of Culture
HUM 3350
Maritime Culture
HUM 3380
Ethical Inquiry
ISLA/HNRS 3303
Values and Technology
ISLA/HNRS 3320
Issues in Values, Media and Culture
ISLA 3335
Feminist Studies of Popular Culture and Whiteness
ISLA 3345
Independent Cinema and Film Festivals
ISLA 3360
Feminist Studies of Disability in Popular Culture
KINE 3325
Sport and Physical Activity Throughout Civilizations
MU 3324
Music and Society
PHIL 3301
Philosophical Topics
PHIL 3309
Early Greek Philosophy through Plato
PHIL 3310
Aristotle and Hellenistic Philosophy
PHIL 3312
Medieval Philosophy
PHIL 3313
Early Modern Rationalism
PHIL 3314
Early Modern Empiricism
PHIL 3315
Kant and 19th Century European Philosophy
PHIL 3317
History of Analytic Philosophy
PHIL 3318
Phenomenology
PHIL 3319
Existentialism
PHIL 3321
Philosophy of Science
PHIL 3322
Philosophy of Technology
PHIL/HNRS 3323
Ethics, Science, and Technology
PHIL 3327
Robot Ethics
PHIL 3328
Technologies and Ethics of Warfare
PHIL 3331
Ethics
PHIL 3332
History of Ethics
PHIL 3333
Political Philosophy
PHIL 3334
Philosophy of Law
PHIL/HNRS 3335
Social Ethics
PHIL 3336
Feminist Ethics, Gender, Sexuality and Society
PHIL 3337
Business Ethics
PHIL 3339
Biomedical Ethics
PHIL 3340
Environmental Ethics
PHIL 3341
Professional Ethics
PHIL 3342
Philosophy of Religion
PHIL 3343
Power, Alienation, and Political Life
PHIL 3350
Aesthetics
PHIL 3351
Philosophy of Literature
PHIL 3361
Indian Philosophy
PHIL 3362
Chinese and East Asian Philosophy
PHIL 3369
Postmodernism
RELS 3301
Religions of Asia
RELS 3302
Abrahamic Religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
RELS 3304
Judaism
RELS 3306
Hinduism
RELS 3307
Buddhism
RELS 3310
Christianity
RELS 3311
Islam
RELS 3370
Religion, Gender, and Society
RELS 3372
Spiritual Extremism: Asceticism, Mysticism, and Madness
RELS 3374
Religion and Violence
RELS 3378
Religion and Contemporary Values
RELS 3390
Topics in Religious Studies
SPAN 3305
Literary Works in Spanish
SPAN 3307
Spanish and Latin American Film
SPAN 3340
Chicanx/Latinx Works in Spanish
SPAN 3350
Hispanic Literature in English Translation
SPAN 3351
Chicanx/Latinx Works in English
TH 3305
Diversity in U.S. Theatre
TH 3390
Global Theatre and Performance
WGQS 3327
Intersectional Feminist Art Histories
WGQS 3335
Feminist Studies of Popular Culture and Whiteness
WGQS 3336
Feminist Ethics, Gender, Sexuality and Society
WGQS 3360
Feminist Studies of Disability in Popular Culture
WGQS 3370
Religion, Gender, and Society
WGQS 3385
Porn Studies
WLC 3307
World Cultures through Film
WLC 3310
Humanities in World Cultures
WLC 3312
Humanities in Chicanx/Latinx Cultures
WLC 3350
Literatures in World Cultures
Upper-Division 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 units)
Area 4 includes two lower-division courses (see 4A and 4B above) and one upper-division course (Upper-Division Area 4). These three courses must come from at least two different course prefixes.
ANT 3345
Human Behavioral Ecology
ANT 3360
Human Cultural Adaptations
ART 3333
Social Justice Art: Activist Cultures, Politics, and Pedagogies
CM 3318
Housing and Communities
COMS 3305
Persuasion
COMS 3316
Intercultural Communication
COMS 3320
Intergroup Communication
COMS 3384
Media Effects
COMS 3386
Communication, Media, and Politics
CRP 3303
Smart Cities
CRP 3334
Cities in a Global World
ENG 3310
Engineering Ethics
ENGL 3310
Corporate Communication
ES 3310
Hip-Hop, Poetics, and Politics
ES 3311
Beyonce: Race, Feminism, and Politics
ES 3325
African American Genders and Sexualities
ES 3330
Chinese American Experiences
ES 3335
Filipina/o/x American Experiences
ES 3345
Queer Ethnic Studies
ES 3351
Gender, Race, Class, Nation: Critical Computing and Engineering Studies
ES 3360
Indigeneity and the Land
ES 3380
Critical Race Theory
ES 3381
Social Constructions of Whiteness
GEOG 3308
Global Geography
GEOG 3370
Geography of Latin America
GEOG 3380
Geography of the Caribbean
GMA 3300
U.S. Foreign Policy
GMA 3310
The Geopolitics of Energy
GMA 3315
China and its Neighbors
GMA 3320
Ocean Environmental Management
GMA 3325
Indian Ocean Rim
GMA 3330
Maritime Security
GMA 3335
Maritime California
GMA 3340
International Migration
GMA 3350
Political Geography
GMA 3355
Cross-Cultural Competence
GMA 3365
Polar Politics
GMA 4405
International Maritime Organizations
GMA 4415
Strategy and War
GMA 4420
Cybersecurity
GMA 4425
Civil Conflict
HIS 3300
Maritime History of the United States
HIST 3306
The Witch-Hunts in Europe: 1400-1800
HIST 3308
The Transatlantic Slave Trade
HIST/HNRS 3310
East Asian Cultures and Civilizations
HIST 3311
Comparative World Environmental History and Sustainability
HIST 3316
Modern East Asia
HIST/HNRS 3317
The Lure of the Sea
HIST 3318
The City in the Modern World
HIST 3321
United States Civil War
HIST 3322/3322
Modern United States History
HIST 3326
United States Foreign Relations since 1898
HIST 3333
Early Modern Europe: 1450-1800
HIST/HNRS 3334
Modern Europe: 1789-1914
HIST 3335/HNRS 3336
Modern Europe since 1914
HIST 3336
The Allies at War: Democracy, Dictatorship, and the Struggle for Freedom - 1939-1945
HIST 3338
Modern Latin America
HIST 3350/HNRS 3353
The Scientific Revolution: 1500-1800
HIST 3351
The History of Modern Science Since 1800
HIST 3355/HNRS 3336
History of Network and Information Technologies
HLTH 3305
Drugs in Society
HLTH 3322
Public Health Policy and Advocacy
HLTH 3344
Health Care Systems
HLTH 3348
Public Health and Mental Health
KINE 3323
Sport and Gender
KINE 3324
Sports, Media, and United States Popular Culture
KINE 3382
Psychological Aspects of Injury in Sport and Physical Activity
LAW 3300
International Law
LAW 3315
Admiralty Law
LS 3350
Identity and Equity in American Schools
POLS 3325
Global Political Issues
POLS 3332
World Food Systems
POLS 3337
U.S. and China in the Contemporary World
POLS/HIST 3338
Critical Issues in U.S. Politics
POLS 3348
Early U.S. Political Thought
POLS 3349
Contemporary U.S. Political Thought
PSC 3391
Engaging in Sustainable Global Development
PSY 3304
Intergroup Dialogues
PSY 3311
Environmental Psychology
PSY 3318/3318
Psychology of Aging
PSY 3352
Psychology of Conflict and Justice
RELS 3344
Approaches to Religion and Spirituality
SOC 3315
Global Race and Ethnic Relations
SOC 3321
Migration
SOC 3326
Sociology of the Life Course
SOC 3343
Sociology of the Global South
SOC 3350
Identity and Equity in American Schools
SPAN 3380
Spanish for the Professions
UNIV/HNRS/PSC 3391
Engaging in Sustainable Global Development
WGQS 3301
Contemporary Issues in Women's and Gender Studies
WGQS 3302
Contemporary Issues in Queer Studies
WGQS 3330
Feminist/Queer Transnational Studies
WGQS 3345
Queer Ethnic Studies
WGQS 3351
Gender, Race, Class, Nation: Critical Computing and Engineering Studies
WLC 3315
Critical Issues in Latin American Studies
Graduation Writing Requirement (GWR)
The Graduation Writing Requirement (GWR) is a CSU Board of Trustees mandate designed to ensure that students can write proficiently before they enter the professional workforce. All Cal Poly students who are seeking a degree, including Master's degrees and teaching credentials, must fulfill the GWR before a diploma can be awarded.
Further information on pathways to meeting this degree requirement may be obtained from the Office of Writing and Learning Initiatives, Kennedy Library (35) Room 202A (805-756-2067), or on the GWR webpage,
GWR Courses
Course List
Code
Title
Units
ARCH 4460
Senior Architectural Thesis Theory and Research Seminar
BIO 4443
Climate Change Biology
BIO 4452
Cell Biology
BIO 4461
Senior Project - Research Proposal
BIO 4463
Senior Project - Meta-analysis in Biology
COMS 3332
Rhetorical Criticism
COMS 3385
Media Criticism
EGL 3300
Advanced Writing
EGL 3301
Project Based Writing for Science
EGL 3302
Nonfiction Writing
ENGL 3310
Corporate Communication
ENGL 3311
Writing With Style
ENGL 3313
Multilingual/Multimodal: Writing Transnational Spaces
ENGL 3315
Writing Sustainability, Equity, and Resilience
ENGL 3317
Humanistic Perspectives in Technical and Professional Editing
ENGL 3330
British Literature: Beginnings to 1485
ENGL 3331
British Literature: 1485 to 1660
ENGL/HNRS 3332
British Literature: 1660 to 1798
ENGL/HNRS 3333
British Literature: 1798 to 1832
ENGL 3334
British Literature: 1832 to 1914
ENGL 3335
British Literature: 1914 to Present
ENGL 3339
Introduction to Shakespeare
ENGL 3340
Intermediate U.S. Literature: Beginnings to 1865
ENGL 3341
U.S. Literature: 1865 to 1914
ENGL/HNRS 3342
U.S. Literature: 1914 to 1956
ENGL/HNRS 3343
U.S. Literature: 1956 to Present
ENGL/HNRS 3345
Women Writers of the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
ENGL/HNRS 3347
African American Literature
ENGL 3348
Asian American Literature
ENGL 3349
Trans Literatures
ENGL 3350
The Modern Novel
ENGL 3351
Modern Poetry
ENGL/HNRS 3352
Modern Drama
ENGL 3371
Film Styles and Genres
ENGL 3372
Film Directors
ENGL 3373
Topics on Gender Representations in Film
ENGL 3374
Disability and Diversity in U.S. Film
ENGL 3375
World Cinema
ENGL 3375
World Cinema
ENGL/HNRS 3380
Themes in Literature and Culture
ENGL 3381
Topics in Diversity in Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century US Literature
ENGL 3393
Theory and Practice of Tutoring Writing
ENGL 3611
Literary Themes
ENGL 3618
Research Topics in Diversity in Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century U.S. Literature
ENGL 3621
Contemporary U.S. Dramatic Literature
ENGL 3625
Research Topics in Queer and Trans Literature and Media
ENGL 3626
Intermediate Topics in Film
ENGL 3627
Intermediate Topics in Writing
ENGL 3632
Writing Grant Proposals and Fundraising Appeals
ENGL 3636
Copywriting
GRC 4290
User Experience Research Methods
HIST 3307
Modern European Thought and Culture
HIST 3350/HNRS 3353
The Scientific Revolution: 1500-1800
HIST 3351
The History of Modern Science Since 1800
HLTH 3305
Drugs in Society
KINE 3323
Sport and Gender
KINE 3324
Sports, Media, and United States Popular Culture
KINE 3325
Sport and Physical Activity Throughout Civilizations
MATE 4300
Materials Selection for the Life Cycle
PHYS 3339
Communicating Physics
TH 3305
Diversity in U.S. Theatre
UNIV 4401
Graduation Writing Requirement Portfolio
United States Cultural Pluralism (USCP)
USCP courses must fulfill all of the following criteria; and, according to AS-836-17, they must also address the Diversity Learning Objectives (DLOs). USCP courses must:
Focus on one or more diverse groups (identified in the
Cal Poly Statement on Diversity
) whose contributions to American society have been impeded by cultural, legal, economic, and political conflict or whose social, cultural, legal, economic, and political opportunities have been restricted in the United States;
Cover the historical and/or contemporary social issues resulting from conflict or restricted opportunities that include but are not limited to problems associated with discrimination based on age, ethnicity, gender, nationality, abilities, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or race in the United States;
Address the diverse intellectual, philosophical, and cultural perspectives of historically marginalized people in the United States;
Emphasize the voices and contributions of historically marginalized groups in the United States such that the course content must prominently include sources written and/or produced by historically marginalized people;
Foster critical thinking skills by using intersectional frameworks of analyses that are necessary for adequately understanding and analyzing various social issues related to diversity and equity in the United States;
Require students to examine critically their own beliefs, attitudes, and potential biases related to historically marginalized people in the United States.
In addition to satisfying these criteria, USCP courses must also address the
Diversity Learning Objectives
Students are required to complete
one
USCP course. This course also fulfills a requirement for Major, Support, General Education, or Free Elective category.
USCP and General Education Area F are separate degree requirements. The same course (either Cal Poly or transfer) cannot satisfy both requirements.
The following courses fulfill the United States Cultural Pluralism requirement.
Course List
Code
Title
Units
COMS 3316
Intercultural Communication (Upper-Division 4)
CRP 1215
Planning Approaches to a Just City
DANC 3321
Cultural Influence on Dance in the United States (Upper-Division 3)
ENGL 2203
Literature Survey: The Multicultural Eighteenth Century
ENGL 2204
Literature Survey: Multicultural Romanticism
ENGL 2241
U.S. Literature: Beginnings to 1865 (3B)
ENGL 2274
Survey of Queer and Trans Literature and Media (3B)
ENGL 3303
Intermediate Literature: The Multicultural Eighteenth Century
ENGL 3304
Intermediate Literature: Multicultural Romanticism
ENGL 3340
Intermediate U.S. Literature: Beginnings to 1865 (Upper-Division 3)
ENGL 3342
U.S. Literature: 1914 to 1956 (Upper-Division 3)
ENGL 3343
U.S. Literature: 1956 to Present (Upper-Division 3)
ENGL 3345
Women Writers of the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries (Upper-Division 3)
ENGL 3346
Multiethnic Literature of the U.S. (Upper-Division 3)
ENGL 3347
African American Literature (Upper-Division 3)
ENGL 3348
Asian American Literature (Upper-Division 3)
ENGL 3349
Trans Literatures (Upper-Division 3)
ENGL 3374
Disability and Diversity in U.S. Film (Upper-Division 3)
ENGL 3381
Topics in Diversity in Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century US Literature (Upper-Division 3)
ENGL 3618
Research Topics in Diversity in Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century U.S. Literature (Upper-Division 3)
ENGL 3621
Contemporary U.S. Dramatic Literature (Upper-Division 3)
ENGL 3624
Topics in Queer and Trans Literature and Media (Upper-Division 3)
ENGL 3625
Research Topics in Queer and Trans Literature and Media (Upper-Division 3)
ES 1112
Race, Culture, and Politics in the United States (4A)
ES 2220
African American Popular Culture (3A)
ES 2221
Native American Popular Culture (3A)
ES 2222
Asian American Popular Culture (3A)
ES 2223
Latina/o/x Popular Culture (3A)
ES 3300
Chicana/o/x Non-Fiction Literature (Upper-Division 3)
ES 3301
Latina/o/x Literature of the United States (Upper-Division 3)
ES 3302
Chicana/o/x Literature (Upper-Division 3)
ES 3303
Latina/o/x Poetry (Upper-Division 3)
ES 3310
Hip-Hop, Poetics, and Politics (Upper-Division 4)
ES 3324
Chicana/o/x Film (Upper-Division 3)
ES 3325
African American Genders and Sexualities (Upper-Division 4)
ES 3330
Chinese American Experiences (Upper-Division 4)
ES 3335
Filipina/o/x American Experiences (Upper-Division 4)
ES 3345
Queer Ethnic Studies (Upper-Division 4)
ES 3360
Indigeneity and the Land (Upper-Division 4)
ES 3380
Critical Race Theory (Upper-Division 4)
ES 3381
Social Constructions of Whiteness (Upper-Division 4)
HIST 2201
United States History to 1877 (4A)
HIST 2202
United States History Since 1877 (4A)
HIST 2206
United States Cultures (4A)
HIST 2208
Survey of California History
HIST 3321
United States Civil War (Upper-Division 4)
HIST 3322
Modern United States History (Upper-Division 4)
HIST 4405
Black History in the United States to 1877
HIST 4406
Black History in the United States since 1877
HLTH 1155
Multicultural Perspectives and Health (4B)
HLTH 1160
Women's Health and Society (4B)
JOUR 2219
Mass Media in a Cross-Cultural Society
KINE 3323
Sport and Gender (Upper-Division 4)
KINE 3324
Sports, Media, and United States Popular Culture (Upper-Division 4)
LS 3350
Identity and Equity in American Schools (Upper-Division 4)
MU 2221
Jazz Styles (3A)
MU 2227
Popular Music of the United States (3A)
MU 3325
Music of the United States
PHIL 3336
Feminist Ethics, Gender, Sexuality and Society (Upper-Division 3)
POLS 3310
Politics of Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality in the U.S.
POLS 3343
Civil Rights in the U.S.
POLS 4445
Voting Rights and Representation
PSY 3359
Topics in Multicultural Psychology
PSY 3372
Multicultural Psychology
PSY 4475
The Social Psychology of Prejudice
RELS 3370
Religion, Gender, and Society (Upper-Division 3)
SOC 2216
U.S. Race and Ethnic Relations
SOC 3321
Migration (Upper-Division 4)
SOC 4423
Gender and Work
SPAN 2206
Spanish for Heritage Speakers (3B)
SPAN 3340
Chicanx/Latinx Works in Spanish (Upper-Division 3)
SPAN 3351
Chicanx/Latinx Works in English (Upper-Division 3)
TH 3305
Diversity in U.S. Theatre (Upper-Division 3)
WGQS 2201
Gender and Sexuality in US Society and Politics (4A)
WGQS 3301
Contemporary Issues in Women's and Gender Studies (Upper-Division 4)
WGQS 3302
Contemporary Issues in Queer Studies (Upper-Division 4)
WGQS 3327
Intersectional Feminist Art Histories (Upper-Division 3)
WGQS 3350
Gender, Race, Culture, Science, and Technology (Upper-Division 2/5)
WGQS 3385
Porn Studies (Upper-Division 3)
WGQS 4450
Feminist Theory
WLC 3312
Humanities in Chicanx/Latinx Cultures (Upper-Division 3)
Course also satisfies General Education (GE) requirement.
Special Topic Courses
Special topic courses are academic credit-bearing courses in the Cal Poly catalog that provide a generic course vehicle to offer special topics on an "as needed basis." The most common special topic courses, 2270, 4470, 4471, 5750, 5571, are available to all academic programs, and have the same generic course description. The specific topic title appears in the Class Schedule and on the students' transcripts
A list of special topic course descriptions can be found at
Special Topic Courses
on the website of the Office of the Registrar.
Bridge and Cap Courses
Bridge and cap courses are specialized courses designed to facilitate smooth transitions between different academic levels (like quarter to semester conversion), with
bridge courses
connecting foundational knowledge to a more advanced course, and
cap courses
completing a sequence by integrating material from multiple preceding courses. They essentially "bridge" learning gaps, ensuring students have the necessary skills and understanding to succeed in the next level of study.
A list of bridge and cap course descriptions can be found at
Bridge and Cap Courses
on the website of the Office of the Registrar.
Sustainability Focused Courses
Sustainability Related Courses
Sustainability Focused Courses
Sustainability is an integral part of the content and learning objectives of the following courses. These courses have been reviewed by the Academic Senate’s Sustainability Committee for their relation to Cal Poly’s
Sustainability Learning Objectives
(SLOs) and illustrate how sustainability issues are relevant across the university’s entire curriculum. These courses help students identify, analyze, and design innovative solutions for currently unsustainable environmental, economic, and social practices.
In 2019, Cal Poly was awarded a gold rating by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). The sustainability focused courses offered at Cal Poly are a key part of that rating. If you are an instructor who teaches a course
focused on or related to
sustainability that is not included in SUSCAT, or if you are a student who has taken such a course but do not see it listed here, please contact
suscat@calpoly.edu
Course List
Code
Title
Units
AG/EDES/ENGR/GEOG/ISLA/SCM/UNIV 3350
The Global Environment
AG 4452
Leadership Seminar on Issues Affecting California Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources
AGB 3326
Natural Resources Economics and Valuation
ARCH 3341
Architectural Systems Integration I
ARCH 3342
Architectural Systems Integration II
ARCH 4401
Advanced Architectural Design
ASCI 2232
Small Ruminant and Rangeland Management
BIO 2217
Wildlife Conservation Biology
BIO 3343
Principles of Conservation Biology
BIO 4427
Wildlife Management
BIO 4443
Climate Change Biology
BIO 4446
Ecosystem Ecology
BRAE 2220
Introduction to Biological Systems
BRAE 3348
Energy for a Sustainable Society
BRAE 3349
Water for a Sustainable Society
BRAE 4448
Bioconversion
CE 3337
Water Resources & Environmental Engineering
CE 5527
Sustainable Mobility
CE 5533
Sustainable Urban Stormwater Management
CHEM 3372
Environmental Chemistry
CM 3317
Sustainability and the Built Environment
CRP 3336
Introduction to Environmental Planning
CRP 4404
Environmental Law
CRP 4408
Water Resource Law and Policy
CRP 4445
Green Infrastructure
CRP 4458
Hazard Mitigation Planning and Resilient Design
CRP 5103
Creating Sustainable and Resilient Communities
EDES 1123
Place, People, and the Built Environment
EDES 3350
The Global Environment
EDES 4406
Sustainable Environments
EDES 4408
Implementing Sustainability Principles
EE 4420
Sustainable Energy Generation
EE 4434
Transportation Electrification and Energy Storage Systems
EE 4450
Solar Photovoltaic System Engineering I
EE 5520
Advanced Solar-Photovoltaic Systems Design
EIM 3313
Sustainability in the Experience Industry
EIM 3328
Environmental Leadership and Community Engagement
ENGL 3315
Writing Sustainability, Equity, and Resilience
ENGR 3350
The Global Environment
ENVE 3337
Water Resources & Environmental Engineering
ERSC 3335
Soil, Water, and Civilization
FDSC 1110
Introduction to Food Science and Sustainability
GEOG 3350
The Global Environment
HIST 4432
United States Environmental History
HLTH 4410
Global Health
HNRS 1164
Sustainability and Communities
HNRS 3391
Engaging in Sustainable Global Development
HNRS 3392
Collaboratively Developing Sustainable Technologies Globally
ISLA 3350
The Global Environment
ITP 4411
Packaging Sustainability
LA 2203
Landscape Ecology: Concepts, Issues, and Interrelationships
LA 3320
Studio IV - Landscape Performance and Design
LA 3322
Studio V - Environmental Planning and Design
LA 4410
Sustainability, Resilience, and Climate Ecology in Design
LA 4413
Social Equity and Design
LA 4414
Advanced Landscape Construction
LA 5521
Ecological Urban Design
MATE 4420
Biotechnology for Sustainable Materials
MATE 4481
Materials and the Environment
ME 4456
HVAC&R Air and Water Distribution for Sustainable Building Environments
ME 4457
Environmentally Efficient and Sustainable Refrigeration Systems
MSCI 1111
The Oceans
MSCI 4439
Marine Fisheries and Conservation
NR 3304
Agroecology
NR 3306
Natural Resource Ecology and Habitat Management
NR 3316
Environmental Literacy: An Integrative STEM Approach
NR 3323
Human Dimensions in Natural Resources Management
NR 3324
Social Dimensions of Sustainable Food Systems
NR 3326
Natural Resources Economics and Valuation
NR 3328
Environmental Leadership and Community Engagement
NR 3349
Water for a Sustainable Society
NR 3360
Ethnicity, Culture, and the Environment in the United States
NR 4404
Environmental Law
NR 4408
Water Resource Law and Policy
NR 4414
Sustainable Forest Management and Forest Operations
NR 4416
Environmental Impact Analysis and Management
NR 4417
Natural Resource Protection and Policy
NR 4442
Environmental Life-Cycle Analysis
NR 4445
Systems Thinking in Environmental Management
PHYS 3314
Ocean Dynamics
PLSC 1123
Introduction to Sustainable Site Horticulture
PLSC 3301
Horticultural Production Techniques
PLSC 3332
Sustainable Site Design and Systems
PLSC 3444
Climate Smart Agriculture
PSC 3320
Energy, Society, and the Environment
PSC 3391
Engaging in Sustainable Global Development
PSC 3392
Collaboratively Developing Sustainable Technologies Globally
PSY 3311
Environmental Psychology
SCM 3316
Environmental Literacy: An Integrative STEM Approach
SCM 3350
The Global Environment
SCM 3360
Selected Environmental Issues of California's Central Coast
SOC 3308
Sociology of the Environment
SOC 4431
World Population Processes and Problems
SS 1130
Soils in Environmental and Agricultural Systems
SS 2221
Soil Health and Plant Nutrition
SS 3444
Climate Smart Agriculture
UNIV 3350
The Global Environment
UNIV/PSC/HNRS 3391
Engaging in Sustainable Global Development
UNIV/PSC/HNRS 3392
Collaboratively Developing Sustainable Technologies Globally
Sustainability Related Courses
The  “sustainability-related” courses listed here, like the sustainability focused courses above,  have also been reviewed by the Academic Senate’s Sustainability Committee for their relation to Cal Poly’s
Sustainability Learning Objectives
(SLOs) and also illustrate how sustainability issues are relevant across the university’s entire curriculum. While these courses address crucial issues in environmental, economic, and social sustainability, they may not center these issues as prominently in the course content and learning objectives. For that reason, they are listed as sustainability- “related” rather than sustainability-“focused.”
In 2019, Cal Poly was awarded a gold rating by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). The sustainability related courses offered at Cal Poly are a key part of that rating. If you are an instructor who teaches a course
focused on or related to
sustainability that is not included in SUSCAT, or if you are a student who has taken such a course but do not see it listed here, please contact
suscat@calpoly.edu
Course List
Code
Title
Units
ARCH 2241
Architectural Technology Fundamentals I
ARCH 2242
Architectural Technology Fundamentals II
ARCH 5501
Architectural Graduate Research Studio I
ARCH 5502
Architectural Graduate Research Studio II
BIO 3327
Wildlife Ecology
BIO 4422
Environmental Physiology
BUS 4401
Strategic Management
CE 1111
Introduction to Civil Engineering
CM 3318
Housing and Communities
CRP 3334
Cities in a Global World
EIM 3302
Environmental and Wilderness Education
ELAP 5512
Education Organization and Management
FDSC 3330
Food Processing and Engineering I
FSN 1111
Elements of Food Processing
GEOG 3308
Global Geography
GEOG 3370
Geography of Latin America
GEOG 3380
Geography of the Caribbean
GRC 3080
Product Development for Cross-Device Interaction
GRC 4700
Advanced Consumer Packaging
GSB 5563
International Business Tour
HIST 3311
Comparative World Environmental History and Sustainability
ITP 1150
Power Systems and Renewable Energy
ITP 3341
Packaging Polymers and Processing
LA 2210
Materials and Techniques of Landscape Construction
LA 2220
Studio II - Site Based Design
LA 2222
Studio III - Design for Implementation
LA 3304
Contemporary Issues in Cultural Landscapes
MATE 2190
Materials Science of Sports, Food, and Functional Clothing
MATE 3359
Living in a Material World
ME 3355
Introduction to Sustainable Energy Usage in Buildings
ME 4438
Nuclear Power Plant Design and Operation
ME 4439
Nuclear Energy Resources
ME 4455
Building Energy Performance and Modeling
NR 1140
Careers in Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences
NR 3312
Technology of Wildland Fire Management
NR 4413
Agricultural Law
PHYS 3310
Physics of Energy
PSC 2201
Physical Oceanography
SS 1120
Introductory Soil Science
SS 3321
Soil Morphology
SS 4440
Forest and Range Soils
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