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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH PATTERN

College of the Desert

2007 - 2008

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

SP 1, 4, 5, 15.

A-2: Written Communication

ENG 1A.

A-3: Critical Thinking

PHIL 10, 11; SOC 4, SP 7.

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

A 1, 1L; CH 1A, 1B, 3, 4, 5, 10A, 10B; G 1, 5, 7, 8, 10; GEOG 1, 1L; PH 1, 2A, 2B, 4A, 4B; PH 17.

B-2: Life Science

AGEH 1, 1L; AGPS 2, 5, 5L; ANTH 1; BI 4, 5, 6, 13, 14, 15, 21; NR 1, 1L.

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

MATH 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 2C, 5, 10, 12, 13, 14; SOC 3.

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)

ARCH 14; ART 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 3A, 10, 18, 33; DANC 10, 15; HUM 8, 18; MUS 3A, 3B, 5, 8, 10, 12, 18; PE 15; TA 1, 2A, 2B, 11, 15.

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

ASL 1, 2, 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3, 4; ENG 1B, 10A, 10B, 11A, 11B, 12A, 12B, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 31, 32, 35, 36; FR 1, 2, 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3, 4; GER 1, 2, 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B; ITAL 1, 2, 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3, 4; JPN 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B; PHIL 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17; SPAN 1, 2, 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3, 4; TA 69A, 69B.

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 2, 3.

D-2: Economics

ECON 1, 2, 11, 12.

D-3: Ethnic Studies

SOC 14, 15.

D-4: Gender Studies

PSY 10, 23.

D-5: Geography

GEOG 2, 7, 10.

D-6: History

HIST 3, 4, 17, 18.

D-7: Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science

MC 1; SP 15; PSY 12.

D-8: Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions

PS 1, 2, 4.

D-9: Psychology

PSY 1, 3, 20, 23, 33.

D-0: Sociology and Criminology

AJ 1; SOC 1, 2, 14, 15.

AREA E: LIFELONG UNDERSTANDING AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT

Select one three unit course from the following.
3 units minimum
BI 10, 12; HE 1; HEC 13; PHIL 13; PSY 3, 10, 12, 20, 23, 33; STDV 12.

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 17 - US 1
HIST 18 - US 1
PS 1 - US 2 & US 3