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All student GE petitions/requests (with the exception of Study Abroad requests) must originate from an academic advisor on the student's behalf.  

The following sections below describe what to do if a student wants to have

• a transferred course reviewed for GE, Overlay, Code, or Second Comp credit;
• Study Abroad courses reviewed for GE, Overlay, Code, or Second Comp credit;
• a special exception or substitution for a particular GE or Overlay requirement (including GE breadth area and GE unit requirements);
• a special exception or substitution for a particular graduation requirement outside of GE (i.e., the UWSR,  and unit requirements for graduation). 

Because of the system-wide regulation of GE, all CSU's, UC's, and California community colleges (CCC) honor the GE certifications tagged to their courses. This also applies to Second Composition and Code certifications.  For example, if a student transfers in a critical thinking course from a CCC that is designated as GE 1B and Second Composition, then the student has met both the 1B and Second Comp requirements at CSUEB.    

Overlays (and UWR courses) are local (CSUEB-specific) requirements and must be reviewed locally, and this holds for all outside courses, even if they have been tagged as meeting an overlay at the transferred institution and even if they articulate with one of our own GE courses that carries an Overlay.  For example, all CSU campuses have a Diversity requirement, but each campus has a unique set of learning outcomes and criteria, so that a campus' Diversity certification applies only to their own courses that meet these standards--a transferred course that is tagged as meeting the Diversity requirement at the transfer institution may not meet CSUEB's Diversity criteria and will need to be reviewed by the GE Director.  Also, if a transferred course articulates with a CSUEB GE course, that course will carry the GE certification, but NOT necessarily the Overlay certification.  This will need to reviewed separately by the GE Director.    

CSUEB uses the (TES) as its official database to manage, process, and record all equivalency reviews and articulation agreements with all other institutions of higher education (colleges, universities, programs; public and private; domestic and international). All international and domestic courses not listed for GE or Overlay credit in TES must be reviewed and approved through the Articulation Office and the Director of General Education. 

All advisors should have a Staff TES Advisor account.  Contact the Articulation Officer (Kyle Burch) at kyle.burch@csueastbay.edu to set up training to obtain TES access.  Trainings take about 1 hour via Zoom.  Further, you can email Kyle directly with any questions about TES and to request a TES process refresher.  

Use the following resources/instructions for submitting requests through TES:

• TES Course Review Process (flowchart)
• TES Instructions for Advisers and Evaluators 

Submit a transferred course for GE review when you think the course is a good candidate to satisfy a GEOC (GE, Overlay, Code, or Second Comp) area, so that any student transferring in this course would receive GEOC credit for this course.  If this is more of an exception, then use the Special Exceptions for GE process described below. 

Students complete the Request for Study Abroad/NSE Course Approval for GE and email the form with accompanying documentation to GEStudyabroad@csueastbay.edu.  Students are instructed NOT to ask their academic advisors to determine which courses they should take at their selected study abroad institution.  Academic advisors should ONLY help the student determine which GE requirements they have yet to complete and the types of courses that may potentially fulfill them.  Students should be encouraged to do their own fact finding on what courses interest them and are good candidates for meeting GE requirements at CSUEB.  

The Request for Study Abroad/NSE Course Approval for GE instructions and form are available here.

On behalf of their students, academic advisors may submit requests for special, one-time exceptions to GE requirements or policies. Examples include:

• A course substitution for GE, Overlay, Second Composition, or U.S. Code credit when the course was previously reviewed and denied through TES;
• A waiver of the three-discipline rule for GE Areas C or D; or
• Exceptions related to students who remain on a quarter-based GE catalog or who transitioned from quarter to semester GE requirements.

Requests should be submitted using the . The following information is needed to complete the form:

• Student’s name, 9-digit EMP ID, and Net ID
• Term and year of expected graduation
• Specific details of the request, including the proposed course substitution(s), where and when the course(s) were completed, the applicable GE area(s), and any other pertinent information
• Rationale for the exception, such as a graduating senior with a full course load or a graduating senior for whom taking an additional course would create a financial hardship

If you have questions about GE exceptions or the petition process, please contact gepetitions@csueastbay.edu for assistance.

Questions or requests involving non-GE graduation requirements should be directed to gepetitions@csueastbay.edu for initial review. This may include requests related to unit limits, the University Writing Requirement (UWR), or other university graduation requirements.

Please note that these requirements are not typically waived, and submission of a request does not indicate that an exception is available or will be approved. The GE Petitions team will review the request and, when appropriate, route it to the appropriate individual or office for further consideration.