Humboldt State University

Unit Minimums

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Unit Minimums

Overall:

120 units to earn a Bachelor of Arts or Science degree

40 must be upper division for all Bachelor of Arts programs

(Courses at HSU numbered 300 and above are upper division)

48 units of General education must be completed

(36 lower division, 3 area E, 9 units UD GE component)

 

Residency requirement (must be completed at Humboldt):

30 units

24 units must be upper division (numbered 300 and above)

12 must be upper division within major

9 units of general education coursework (is usually the upper division component, but is not necessarily.

 

Unit Maximums

There are some restrictions set on the number of units that can apply to the degree:

Maximum of 70 units from a community college

Maximum of 24 Humboldt courses with a Credit grade

Maximum of 24 units Extended Education coursework

Maximum of 24 units of Open University coursework

(this limit applies to courses registered for through Extended Education, but selected from the regular Humboldt State curriculum)
Maximum of 6 units of Intercollegiate Sports

Maximum of 2 units of Intramural Sports