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SJSU Articulation Office
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH PATTERN
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Canada College |
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 105, 110, 130. |
A-2: Written Communication |
| ENGL 100. |
A-3: Critical Thinking |
| ENGL 110, 165; PHIL 103, 200; PLSC 103. |
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 100, 101, 110; CHEM 100, 112, 192, 210, 220, 234, 235, 237, 238, 410; GEOG 100; GEOL 100, 110; METE 100; NSCI 100; OCEN 100+101; PHYS 210, 220, 250, 260, 270, 405. |
B-2: Life Science |
| ANTH 125, 126; BIOL 100, 103, 110, 130, 132, 225, 230, 240, 250, 260; NSCI 100; PALN 110. |
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 125, 130, 140, 200, 219, 222, 241, 242, 251, 252, 253, 270, 275. |
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 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 214, 301; DRAM 101, 140, 142, 143, 160; FILM 110; INTD 150, 151, 320, 321, 322; LIT 142, 143, 441, 442; MUS 100, 115, 131, 202, 210, 230, 240, 250, 260, 271. |
C-2: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other than English) |
| COMM 112; DRAM 142, 143, 151, 152; ECE 192; ENGL 110, 161, 164; FREN 130, 140, 161, 162; HIST 100, 101, 104, 106, 205, 243, 245, 246, 247, 451, 452, 455; LIT 101, 111, 142, 143, 151, 152, 200, 205, 231, 232, 233, 251, 252, 266, 301, 370, 371, 372, 373, 375, 441, 442, 445; PHIL 100, 160, 175, 190, 240, 246, 300, 310, 320; SOSC 250; SPAN 120, 121, 122, 130, 131, 132, 140, 150, 152, 161, 162. |
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). |
| 9 units minimum |
D-1: Anthropology and Archaeology |
| ANTH 105, 110, 180, 200, 350, 351; ENGL 200; LING 200. |
D-2: Economics |
| ANTH 110; ECON 100, 102, 230; HIST 422. |
D-3: Ethnic Studies |
| ANTH 105, 110, 360, 370; HIST 245, 246, 247, 422; PSYC 106, 112; SOCI 141; SOCS 250. |
D-4: Gender Studies |
| ANTH 105, 110; HIST 247, 422. |
D-5: Geography |
| ANTH 110; GEOG 110. |
D-6: History |
| ANTH 110; HIST 102, 104, 106, 201, 202, 242, 243, 245, 246, 247, 310, 321, 422, 455; SOCI 100. |
D-7: Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science |
| ANTH 110; COMM 150, 180; ECE 201, 212, 264; EDUC 100; HMSV 264; PSYC 205; SOCI 100, 205. |
D-8: Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions |
| PLSC 130, 150, 170, 200, 210, 310, 320. |
D-9: Psychology |
| PSYC 100, 110, 112, 200, 201, 202, 300, 340, 410. |
D-0: Sociology and Criminology |
| SOCI 100, 105, 254. |
AREA E: LIFELONG LEARNING AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT |
| Select 3 units from the following. |
| 3 units minimum |
E-1 |
| BIOL 310; CRER 137; HSCI 100, 104, 105, 108, 430; PSYC 200, 340. |
E-2 |
| ADAP 310, 350, 351, 361; COMB 401, 410; DANC 125, 126, 127, 140, 143, 150, 151, 153, 156, 205, 210, 215, 220, 230, 350, 400; FITN 112, 117, 118, 119, 122, 123, 124, 127, 128, 129, 140, 151, 153, 154, 210, 306, 320, 332, 334, 340; INDV 120, 161, 164, 166, 251, 252, 254, 256; P.E. 115, 116; TEAM 101, 102, 105, 111, 115, 141, 143, 148, 151, 171, 174, 180, 181, 185; VARS 104, 114, 140, 154, 170, 340. |
| A maximum of one unit from E-2 may be used to meet this requirement. |
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 |
| ECON 230 - US 1 |
| HIST 201 - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 202 - US 1 & US 2 |
| PLSC 200 - US 2 & US 3 |
| PLSC 210 - US 2 & US 3 |
| PLSC 310 - US 3 |
