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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH PATTERN

Click here to download the GE PDF.

College of Alameda

2011 - 2012

To verify historical and most current GE course approvals visit: www.assist.org or click on the pdf shown above.

AREA A: ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION AND CRITICAL THINKING

Select one course from each category. All courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.
9 units minimum

A-1: Oral Communication

COMM 1A, 1B, 4, 20, 45.

A-2: Written Communication

ENGL 1A.

A-3: Critical Thinking

COMM 5; ENGL 5; PHIL 10.

AREA B: SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY AND QUANTITATIVE REASONING

Select one course from each category. One Physical or Life Science course must include a laboratory experience (underlined). Courses in area B-4 must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.
9 units minimum

B-1: Physical Science

ASTR 1; CHEM 1A, 1B, 30A, 30B, 50; GEOG 1, 1L; GEOL 10; PHYS 4A, 4B, 4C, 10.

B-2: Life Science

ANTHR 1, 1L; BIOL 1A, 1B, 2, 4, 10, 11, 14, 23, 24, 26.

B-3: Laboratory Activity

Students must select at least one laboratory experience (see underlined courses in areas B-1 and B-2).

B-4: Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning

MATH 2, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3E, 3F, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16A, 16B, 50.

AREA C: ARTS AND HUMANITIES

Select one course from area C-1, one course from area C-2, and one additional course (different discipline) from either C-1 or C-2.
9 units minimum

C-1: Arts (Art, Cinema, Dance, Music, Theatre)

ART 1, 2, 3, 4, 8A, 8B, 122; MUSIC 9, 10, 12A, 12B, 15A, 15B; THART 1.

C-2: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other than English)

CHIN 10A, 10B, 11A, 11B, 12A, 12B; COMM 2A, 2B; ENGL 1B, 10A, 10B, 16, 17A, 17B, 27A, 27B, 30A, 30B, 31, 32A, 32B, 33A, 33B, 36, 47; FREN 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B; GERM 1A, 1B; HIST 11+; HUMAN 1, 2, 3, 13A+, 13B+, 15, 40, 51A+, 51B+, 51C+; M/LAT 2A+, 2B+, 2C+, 3+; PHIL 1, 2, 4, 5, 20A, 20B; SPAN 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 20A, 20B, 51+; VIET 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B.
+ = Students will receive credit & certification for one course only.

AREA D: SOCIAL SCIENCES

Select one course from D-1 through D-0. Students are expected to complete the American Institutions requirement in this section (courses identified in section F).
+ = Students will receive credit & certification for one course only.
9 units minimum

D-1: Anthropology and Archaeology

AFRAM 32; ANTHR 2, 3, 5+, 14; HIST 2A, 2B, 17, 19, 52, 53A, 53B, 56; HUM 13A, 13B; M/LAT 18A, 18B; POSCI 1, 2, 3, 6, 16, 18; PSYCH 1A, 1B, 3, 7A, 7B, 18; SOC 1, 2, 3, 5.

D-2: Economics

AFRAM 32; ANTHR 5; ASAME 45A, 45B; ECON 1, 2, 5; HIST 11, 52; POSCI 4.

D-3: Ethnic Studies

AFRAM 5, 30+, 31+, 32+; ANTHR 5, 14; ASAME 45A, 45B HIST 17, 50, 51, 52; PSYCH 18; SOC 5.

D-4: Gender Studies

HIST 56+; POSCI 4; SOC 3.

D-5: Geography

ANTHR 5; GEOG 2; POSCI 4.

D-6: History

AFRAM 30, 31, 32; ANTHR 5; ASAME 45A, 45B; HIST 2A, 2B, 5, 7A, 7B, 8A, 8B, 10A, 10B, 11+, 12, 17, 18, 19, 32, 50+, 51+, 52+, 53A+, 53B+; M/LAT 18A+, 18B+; POSCI 4.

D-7: Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science

COMM 6, 19.

D-8: Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions

POSCI 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 16, 18, 26, 31.

D-9: Psychology

BIOL 27; PSYCH 1A+, 1B+, 3+, 7A, 7B, 12+, 18, 24.

D-0: Sociology and Criminology

AFRAM 5; HIST 56; SOC 1, 2, 3+, 5, 13.

AREA E: LIFELONG LEARNING AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT

Select a minimum of three units from the courses listed below.
3 units minimum
BIOL 27+, 31; CIS 1; COUN 24, 30, 57; HUMAN 2+, 3+, 13A+, 13B+; PSYCH 1A+, 1B+, 3+, 9A, 9B, 12+, 18+; DANCE 10, 24, 30, 31, 40, 43, 44, 45; PE 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 21, 30, 35, 38, 39, 44, 71, 91, 96, 99, 101.
+ = Students will receive credit & certification for one course only.
Physical Education and Dance classes are limited to a maximum of one semester unit of credit for General Education credit.

AREA F: AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS (F1-2-3)

US 1-3 American Institutions - Select a combination of courses that fulfill the requirements for US 1-3.
US 1, Historical Development of American Institutions.
US 2, Constitution of the United States and the operation of representative democratic government under the constitution.
US 3, The process of California state and local government.
To verify historical and most current American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org
AFRAM 30 - US 1
AFRAM 31 - US 1
HIST 7A - US 1 & US 2
HIST 7B - US 1
HIST 15 - US 1
HIST 50 - US 1
HIST 51 - US 1
POSCI 1 - US 2 & US 3
POSCI 16 - US 3
POSCI 26 - US 2 & US 3
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