Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is a national level board of education for public and private schools in India, controlled and managed by the Government of India.  Under a pilot project a limited number of CSU campuses will accept CBSE examinations toward general education credit beginning in Fall 2024. Each of the selected CSU campuses participating in the pilot determines how it will apply these examinations toward credit at their institution.  For students not already certified in GE (​​General Education), the campus also determines how to apply credit from such exams toward the local degree requirement.   Please see our datasheet for more information.  Below is the list of approved CBSE exams by California State University, East Bay for students applying for academic year 2024-25.1

CBSE credits accepted at CSUEB

Central Board of Secondary Education Examinations ​

Passing Score

​Semester Credits Toward GE Breadth Certification

GE Breadth Area2
Applied Mathematics (Code No. 241) A1 or A2 4 B4
Biology (Code No. 044) A1 or A2 4 B​​2+B3
Chemistry (Code No. 043) A1 or A2 3 B1+B3
Computer Applications (Code No. 165) A1 or A2 3 E
Economics (Code No. 030) A1 or A2 3 D1/2 Social Sciences
Fine Arts- Painting (Code No. 049) A1 or A2 3 C1
Fine Arts- Sculpture (Code No. 051) A1 or A2 3 C1
French (Code No. 118) A1 or A2 4 C2
Geography (Code No. 029) A1 or A2 3 D1/2 Social Sciences
History (Code No. 027) A1 or A2 3 C2
Informatics Practices (Code No. 065) A1 or A2 3 E
Mathematics (Code No. 041) A1 or A2 4 B4
Physics (Code No. 042) A1 or A2 3 B1+B3
Psychology (Code No. 037) A1 or A2 3 D1/2 Social Sciences
Sociology (Code No. 039) A1 or A2 3 D1/2 Social Sciences
Spanish (Code No. 196) A1 or A2 4 C2

 

 

1While 53 units in total have been approved for credit, a maximum of 30 units will be accepted for credit per student.

2Areas of GE Breadth (A1 through E) are defined in EO 1100.