Bachelor's Degree

When you earn a Bachelor's degree at CityU, you'll be prepared for all sorts of careers in government, industry, education, commercial enterprises, health services and nonprofit organizations. Our programs help you build a solid foundation of smarts and skills that you can immediately put to work in the real world. Or, if you're looking to move ahead even further, you can continue your studies in a graduate degree program.

Here's the breakdown of lower-division requirements for baccalaureate (undergraduate) degrees at CityU:

TOTAL: 90 Credits
General Education: 55 Credits*
    College Writing 5 credits
    College Mathematics 5 credits
    Humanities 15 credits
    Social Sciences 15 credits
    Natural Sciences/Mathematics 15 credits
Electives: 35 Credits

You will meet CityU's upper-division requirements after you complete undergraduate core courses, major courses and course work in your chosen emphasis area.

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*A minimum of two different disciplines is required in Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences/Math. All baccalaureate degree students must satisfy 55 credits of General Education coursework either at CityU, through transfer credits from other recognized institutions, or through testing programs such as CLEP.