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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH PATTERN

Golden West College

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

Communication Studies 100, 108, 110, 110H, 112.

A-2: Written Communication

English 100 or 100H.

A-3: Critical Thinking

Communication Studies 220; English 110 or 110H; Phil 115.

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

Astronomy 100, 100L; Chemistry 110, 130, 180, 220, 225; Geography 180; Geology 100, 105, 106; Phys 110, 111, 120, 185; Physical Science 100 or 100H.

B-2: Life Science

Anthropology 120; Biology 100 or 100H, 104, 104L, 110, 120, 155, 170, 175, 180, 185, 190, 210; Psychology 250.

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

Mathematics 100, 103, 104, 106, 115, 120, 140, 150, 160 or 160H, 170, 180 or 180H, 185, 230, 235, 240, 280, 285.

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 100, 105, 105H, 106, 106H, 107, 116, 121A-B, 125A-B, 142A-B, 144A-B, 150A-D, 152A-D; Broadcast and Video Production 101; Dance 100A-D, 110A-B, 120A-D, 125A-D, 165; Humanities 100, 100H, 101, 102, 103, 104, 108, 110, 110H, 120, 120H, 126, 130, 132, 135, 137, 140, 145, 165; Music 101, 101H, 103, 104, 105A-B, 108, 109A-D, 110A-D, 115, 120A-D, 126, 132A-D, 136, 141A-B, 142A-B, 145A-B, 185, 210A-B; Photography 125, 150, 158; Theater Arts 100, 101, 102, 104, 106, 108, 120AD, 130, 131, 142A-D, 151, 171A-D, 175, 176, 177, 178.

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

Arabic 180A-B; Chinese 180, 185; Communication Studies 120, 175; Economics 120; English 110, 112, 114, 114H, 143, 150, 155, 160, 160H, 165, 165H, 170, 171, 180, 280, 281A-B, 290, 295; Farsi 180, 185; French 180, 185, 280, 285, 290; German 180, 185, 280, 285; History 110, 120, 132, 135, 150, 160, 165, 170, 175, 180, 180H, 185, 185H, 190, 195; Humanities 160, 170; Interdisciplinary Studies 124; Italian 180, 185, 280, 285; Japanese 180, 185; Journalism 160; Philosophy 101, 102, 110, 111, 120, 150; POLSC 150; Portuguese 180; Russian 180, 185A-B, 280; Sign Language 180A-B, 185, 280, 285; Spanish 110, 180, 185, 280, 285, 290; Theatre Arts 205; Vietnamese 180, 185, 280, 285, 290.

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

Anthropology 100, 130, 135; Social Science 135, 180.

D-2: Economics

Economics 110, 120, 180, 285; History 110.

D-3: Ethnic Studies

Anthropology 135, 136; Communication Studies 175; Education 180; History 136, 150, 190, 195; Social Science 133, 134, 135, 136, 180; Sociology 133, 134; Spanish 290.

D-4: Gender Studies

History 165.

D-5: Geography

Geography 100, 104, 195.

D-6: History

Economics 120; History 110, 120, 132, 135, 150, 160, 165, 170, 175, 180, 180H, 185, 185H, 190, 195; Interdiciplinary Studies 124.

D-7: Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science

Anthropology 135; Communication Studies 190, 260; Environmental Studies 100; History 120, 160; Peace Studies 100, 110; Psychology 185; Social Science 135, 180.

D-8: Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions

PHIL 150; Political Science 100, 101, 110, 120, 121, 130, 150, 180, 180H, 185.

D-9: Psychology

Psychology 100, 100H, 150, 158, 160, 165, 250.

D-0: Sociology and Criminology

Criminal Justice 140; Social Science 133; Sociology 100, 100H, 133, 150.

AREA E: LIFELONG UNDERSTANDING AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT

Select three units from the following.
3 units minimum
College 100; Counseling 104; Ecology 100; Health Education 100, 107, 201; Physical Education 103 (and one approved PE activity course); Psychology 110, 160, 165.
Approved PE Activity courses (one unit limit): Dance 106AD, 115AD, 135AD, 230AD; PE 105AD, 106AD, 107AD, 108AD, 109AD, 111AD, 112AD, 115AD, 129AD, 130AD, 131AD, 132AD, 134AD, 136AD, 140AD, 150AD, 154AD, 158AD, 160AB, 161AD, 162AD, 164AD, 165AD, 166AD, 168D, 173AD, 176AD, 177AD, 186AD, 192AD, 194AD, 195AD, 196AD, 240AC, 242AD, 244AC, 246AC, 248AC, 250AC, 252AC, 256AC, 258AC, 260AC, 262AC, 264AD, 272AC, 274AC, 275AC, 276AC, 277AC, 278AC, 283AD, 285AD, 286AD, 287AD, 290AD, 296AD, 298AD.

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 170 - US 1
HIST 175 - US 1
POL SC 180 - US 2 & US 3
POL SC 180H - US 2 & US 3