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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Copper Mountain College |
2025 - 2026 |
| To verify historical GE course approvals visit: www.assist.org. |
Area 1: English Communication and Critical Thinking |
| 9 semester units or 12 quarter units required with at least one course from each area 1A, 1B and 1C. All courses must be completed with a grade of "C-" or better. |
| 9 units minimum |
1A: Written Communication |
| ENGL C1000. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENGL C1001; SOC 004; SP 007. |
1C: Oral Communication |
| COMM C1000. |
Area 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning |
| 3 semester units or 4 quarter units. Course must be completed with a grade of "C-" or better. |
| 3 units minimum |
| MATH 001A, 001B, 002A, 002B, 002C, 004, 010, 012; SOC 003; STAT C1000. |
Area 3: Arts and Humanities |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units with at least one course in 3A-Arts and 3B-Humanities. |
| 6 units minimum |
3A: Arts (Visual Arts, Architecture, Music, Dance, Theater, and Film) |
| ART 010, 033, 050, 051, 052, 053; MUS 005, 010. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ASL 002, 003; ENG 001B, 010A, 010B, 011A, 011B, 012A, 012B; HIST 003, 004, 017, 018; PHIL 006, 012, 013, 014; SPAN 003, 004; TA 001. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ANTH 002, 003; CD 010; CJ 032; ECON 001, 002; EGSJ 014, 030; GEOG 002, 007; HIST 003, 004, 017, 018, 019; PHIL 012; POLS C1000; PS 002, 004; PSY 003, 005, 010, 012; PSYC C1000; SOC 001, 002, 010, 014. |
Area 5: Physical/Biological Sciences |
| 7 semester units or 9 quarter units required with at least one course from Physical Science and one course from Biological Science. One Physical or Biological Science course must include a laboratory (underlined). |
| 7 units minimum |
5A: Physical Science |
| A 001, 001L; CH 001A, 001B, 003, 010A, 010B; G 001, 010; GEOG 001; PH 001, 002A, 002B, 004A, 004B, 004C. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTH 001; BI 004, 004L, 005, 006, 015, 022, 023; ENV 001. |
5C: Science Lab |
| Students must select a least one laboratory (see underlined courses in areas 5A and 5B). |
Area 6: Ethnic Studies |
| 3 semester units or 4 quarter units required. |
| 3 units minimum |
| EGSJ 020, 030. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 017 - US 1 |
| HIST 018 - US 1 |
| PS 001 - US 2 & US 3 |
(page last modified: 02/11/2026)
