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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH PATTERN
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Hartnell College |
2022 - 2023 |
| To verify historical GE course approvals visit: www.assist.org. |
Area A: English Language Communication and Critical Thinking |
| 9 semester units required with at least one course each from A1, A2 and A3. All courses must be completed with a grade of "C-" or better. |
| 9 units minimum |
A-1: Oral Communication |
| COM 1, 2, 3, 5. |
A-2: Written Communication |
| ENG 1A, 1AX. |
A-3: Critical Thinking |
| COM 2; ENG 1B, 2; PHL 15. |
Area B: Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning |
| 9 semester units required with at least one course each from Physical Science, Life Science and Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning. 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 |
| ABT 90; AST 1, 1L; CHM 1A, 1B, 12A, 12B, 22, 23, 60; GEG 1; GEL 1, 2, 6, 25; MET 1; OCN 1; PHY 2A, 2B, 4A, 4B, 4C, 10, 32. |
B-2: Life Science |
| ABT 92; ANT 1; BIO 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 6L, 10, 11, 12, 18, 20, 27, 30, 42, 47, 48, 48L; PSY 10. |
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 |
| MAT 2, 3A, 3B, 3C, 4, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13, 16, 18, 24, 25, 27. |
Area C: Arts and Humanities |
| 9 semester units required with at least one course each in Arts and Humanities. |
| 9 units minimum |
C-1: Arts (Art, Cinema, Dance, Music, Theatre) |
| ART 1A, 1B, 10, 19; ETH 7, 56; MUS 1A, 5, 6, 7, 8; PHO 1; TAC 1, 2, 3, 7, 23, 50, 53, 92. |
C-2: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other than English) |
| ASL 1, 2, 3; ENG 1B, 17, 22, 24, 26, 31, 32, 33, 41, 44A, 44B, 46A, 46B, 47A, 47B, 48; ETH 12, 25; HIS 5A, 5B, 6, 17A, 17B, 40, 47, 55; PHL 2, 10; SPA 1, 1S, 1X, 2, 2S, 2X, 3, 3S, 4, 4S. |
Area D: Social Sciences |
| 6 semester units required with courses in at least 2 disciplines. Students are expected to complete the American Institutions requirement in this section (courses identified in the American Institution section). |
| 6 units minimum |
D--1: Sociology |
| COM 4; ECE 53; EDU 1; ETH 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 13, 20, 22, 40; HIS 40; POL 5; PSY 9; SJS 20, 22; SOC 1, 15, 20, 30, 42. |
D-1: Anthropology and Archaeology |
| ANT 1, 2, 10, 20. |
D-2: Economics |
| ABT 53; BUS 32; ECO 1, 5, 10. |
D-3: Ethnic Studies |
| ETH 25; HIS 46A, 46B. |
D-4: Gender Studies |
| HED 7; PSY 42. |
D-5: Geography |
| GEG 1, 10; HIS 4A. |
D-6: History |
| HIS 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 6, 10, 17A, 17B, 46A, 46B, 47, 49A, 49B, 55. |
D-7: Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science |
| ECE 2; HES 1, 2; PETH 5; PSY 42; TAC 23. |
D-8: Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions |
| ADJ 3; POL 1, 2, 3, 6. |
D-9: Psychology |
| PSY 2, 6, 8, 12, 14, 15, 22, 25, 33, 41. |
D-0: Sociology and Criminology |
| ADJ 1, 51; PSY 6; SOC 5, 41. |
Area E: Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development |
| 3 semester units required, not all courses can be in physical activity. |
| 3 units minimum |
| BIO 42; COU 1, 23, 27; ECE 6; GEL 25; HED 2, 6, 7; HES 1, 3; NRN 70; NUTR 1; NVN 70; PETH 1, 4; PSY 14, 15, 25, 33, 41, 42; SOC 5, 41. |
Area F: Ethnic Studies |
| 3 semester units required. |
| 3 units minimum |
| ETH 4, 56. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| ETH 5 - US 2 & US 3 |
| HIS 17A - US 1 |
| HIS 17B - US 1 |
| HIS 40 - US 1 |
| POL 1 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POL 5 - US 2 & US 3 |
(page last modified: 05/25/2023)
