Suggested Entering Courses for Cal Poly at Cuesta Path
Cal Poly Liberal Studies at Cuesta: Suggested Entering Courses
The Cal Poly at Cuesta Liberal Studies path is a cohort program designed to meet the needs of working people. This means it is less flexible and harder to add additional classes in any given quarter. To graduate in two years, we strongly suggest that you enter this path having completed the following courses or their equivalents. You don't need to complete all these courses to enter the program, but you will need all of them to graduate.
Cal Poly Courses:
Cal Poly Course |
Units |
Satisfies |
Cal Poly Transfer Requirements |
ART 111 - Introduction to the Visual Arts |
4 |
GE Area C1 |
|
ASTR 101 - Introduction to the Solar System |
4 |
Major |
Desired |
BIO 111 - General Biology |
4 |
Major & CSU GE Area B2 & B3 |
Required |
EDUC 207 - Children's Learning and Development in Educational Settings |
4 |
Major |
|
CD 254 - Family Psychology |
4 |
Concentration |
|
Any Child Development course |
4 |
|
|
LS 255 - Children's Literature in a Diverse Society |
4 |
Major & GE Area C |
Desired |
|
|
|
|
GE Area A1 |
4 |
GE Area A1 |
Required |
LS 201 - Orientation to Liberal Studies |
1 |
Major |
|
LS 230 - Field Experience in the Elementary Classroom I |
2 |
Major |
Desired |
GE Area A2 |
4 |
GE Area A2 |
Required |
GE Area A3 |
4 |
GE Area A3 |
Required |
GE Area F |
4 |
GE Area F |
|
Hist 210 - World History I |
4 |
Major & GE Area D2 |
Required |
Hist 201 - United States History to 1865 |
4 |
Major & GE Area D1 |
|
HIST 208 - Survey of California History |
4 |
Major & UCSP |
Desired |
STAT 217 - Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Methods |
4 |
Major & GE Area B4 |
B4 required |
PHIL 230 - Philosophical Classics: Knowledge & Reality |
4 |
Major & GE Area C2 |
|
PSC 101 - Matter and Energy |
4 |
Major & GE Area B1 & B3 |
Desired |
PSC 102 - Atoms and Molecules |
4 |
Major & GE Area B1 & B3 |
Desired |
PSC 103 - The Physical Environment: Earth |
4 |
Major |
Desired |
PSY 201 - General Psychology |
4 |
Major & GE Area E |
Desired |
83 |
The following Cuesta College courses are equivalent or will satisfy the courses listed above. If you are at a different Community College in California, visit assist.org to see equivalent courses on your campus.
Cuesta Courses |
Units |
Satisfies |
Cal Poly Transfer Requirements |
ART 200 - Art Appreciation |
3 |
GE Area C1 |
|
ASTR 210 - Astronomy |
3 |
Major |
Desired |
GE Area B2 |
3 |
Major & GE Area B2 |
Required |
CDFS 201 - Child Growth and Development |
3 |
Major |
|
CDFS 202 - Child, Family, and Community |
3 |
Concentration |
|
CDFS 203 - Curriculum for Young Children |
3 |
Concentration |
|
CDFS 234 - Children's Books and Narratives |
3 |
Major |
Desired |
CDFS 235 - Understadning Behaviors that Challenge |
1 |
Concentration |
|
GE Area A1 |
3 |
GE Area A1 |
Required |
EDUC 200 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession |
3 |
Major |
|
GE Area A2 |
4 |
GE Area A2 |
Required |
GE Area A3 |
4 |
GE Area A3 |
Required |
GE Area F |
3 |
GE Area F |
|
HIST 203A - History of World Civilizations |
3 |
Major & GE Area D |
Required |
HIST 207A - History of the United States |
3 |
Major & GE Area D |
|
HIST 210 - History of California |
3 |
Major & UCSP |
Desired |
MATH 236 - Introduction to Applied Statistics or |
3 or |
Major & GE Area B4 |
B4 required |
PHIL 212 - Philosophical Classics in Theory of Reality and Knowledge or |
3 |
Major |
|
PSCI 210 - Energy and Matter |
4 |
Major & CSU GE Area B1 & ~ B3 |
Desired |
PSCI 211 - Earth Science |
4 |
Major & CSU GE Area B1 & ~B3 |
Desired |
PSYC 201 - Introductory Psychology |
3 |
Major & GE Area E |
Desired |
62/63 |
Questions about course articulations? reach out to:
Cuesta College Programs, Advising
Cuesta Transfer Center
Phone: 805-546-3162
Cal Poly Transfer Information
Cal Poly Admissions
Phone: 805-756-2311
admissions@calpoly.edu
How credits will transfer — email Cal Poly Admissions
Cal Poly Liberal Studies Advising
Cal Poly BCSM Advising
Phone: 805-756-2615
bcsmadvising@calpoly.edu
Cal Poly Liberal Studies Program
Cal Poly Liberal Studies Dept.
Phone: 805-756-2935
libstud@calpoly.edu