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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH PATTERN

American River College

2008 - 2009

AREA A: COMMUNICATION IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 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

SPEECH 301, 331, 361.

A-2: Written Communication

ENGWR 300, 480; ESLW 340.

A-3: Critical Thinking

ENGWR 301, 302, 481, 482; ESL 350; PHIL 320; SPEECH 302, 311.

AREA B: PHYSICAL UNIVERSE AND ITS LIFE FORMS

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 300, 310, 320, 330, 400; CHEM 305, 309, 325, 400, 401, 423; GEOG 300, 301, 306, 307, 308, 309; GEOL 300, 301, 305, 306, 310, 311, 325, 330, 331, 342, 345; PHYS 310, 311, 312, 350, 410; PS 300, 301.

B-2: Life Science

ANTH 300, 301, 303, 480; BIOL 300, 303, 305, 310, 342, 350, 352, 370, 400, 410, 420, 430, 440, 442, 482; PSYC 310, 311.

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 and Quantitative Reasoning

CISP 440; MATH 300, 310, 325, 330, 340, 342, 344, 350, 351, 370, 400, 401, 402, 410, 420; PSYC 330; STAT 301.

AREA C: ARTS, LITERATURE, PHILOSOPHY AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES

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, Dance, Music, Theatre)

ART 300, 320, 324, 370, 372, 390, 420, 430; ARTH 300, 302, 308, 310, 322, 333, 334, 480, 482, 483; ARTNM 305, 310; ARTPH 300; FASHN 330; MUFHL 300, 310, 311, 315, 321, 330, 400, 401, 410, 411, 480; MUIVI 310, 340, 370, 385, 430, 440, 442, 444, 446; MUP 310, 320, 330, 340, 350, 360, 400, 410, 412, 416, 424; MUSM 342, 370; TA 300, 302, 303, 306, 310, 312, 314, 315, 318, 350, 390, 406, 435, 480, 481.

C-2: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Foreign Languages)

ENGLT 300, 304, 310, 311, 320, 321, 327, 333, 334, 338, 340, 341, 345, 360, 370, 372, 374, 376, 378, 380, 382, 390, 392, 403, 494; FREN 411, 412; GERM 411, 412; HIST 300, 302, 305, 307, 308, 340, 341, 364, 365, 367, 373, 399, 480, 481; HUM 300, 310, 320, 326, 330, 360, 365, 481, 482; ITAL 411; PHIL 300, 310, 330, 331, 350, 353, 354, 360; RUSS 411, 412; SILA 315, 316; SPAN 411, 412; SPEECH 305.

AREA D: SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS AND BEHAVIOR

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).
9 units minimum

D-1: Anthropology and Archaeology

ANTH 310, 315, 320, 330, 333, 334, 341.

D-2: Economics

BUS 320, 330, 345; ECON 302, 304, 320.

D-3: Ethnic Studies

BUS 330.

D-4: Gender Studies

NONE

D-5: Geography

GEOG 310, 320, 322.

D-6: History

HIST 300, 302, 305, 307, 308, 310, 311, 315, 320, 330, 333, 334, 340, 341, 343, 364, 365, 367, 373, 480, 481, 483, 484.

D-7: Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science

ECE 314; JOUR 310; PHIL 360; SOCSC 310, 312.

D-8: Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions

BUS 345; POLS 301, 302, 310, 320, 322, 330, 332.

D-9: Psychology

ECE 312, 314; PSYC 300, 305, 320, 340, 356, 361, 370, 372, 383, 480, 481.

D-0: Sociology and Criminology

SOC 300, 301, 320, 325, 342, 350.

AREA E: LIFELONG UNDERSTANDING AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT

Select 3 units from the following.
3 units minimum

Area 1

ECE 312; GERON 300, 302; HEED 300, 352; HSER 330, 340; INDIS 325; NUTRI 300; PSYC 340, 342, 354, 356, 358, 359, 365, 370, 372, 374, 390, 400, 481; SOC 335; SPEECH 321.

Area 2

Physical Education Activity Courses with one of the following prefixs: ADAPT, DANCE, FITNS, PACT, TMACT, SPORT. Except FITNS 321, 339, FITNS 400 taken on line or any course numbered 495, 498, or 499.

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.
Hist 310 - US 1
Hist 311 - US 1
Hist 318 - US 1
Hist 320 - US 1
Hist 321 - US 1
Hist 323 - US 1
Hist 325 - US 1
Hist 327 - US 1
Hist 330 - US 1
Hist 483 - US 1
Hist 484 - US 1
PolS 301 - US 2 & US 3