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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Los Angeles Southwest 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; ENGLISH 102. |
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 228B, 230, 235, 236, 245, 260, 265, 266, 267, 270, 275; STAT C1000, C1000E. |
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 101, 102, 103, 104; ARTHIST 126, 130; MUSIC 111, 116, 141; THEATER 100, 110. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| A S L 003; ANTHRO 104; ENGLISH 102, 207, 208, 211, 212, 213, 215, 234; FRENCH 002; HISTORY 001, 002, 005, 011, 012; HUMAN 001, 031; PHILOS 001; SPANISH 002, 003, 004. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ADM JUS 063; AFRO AM 002, 007; ANTHRO 102, 103, 104, 133; CHICANO 002, 004; ECON 001, 002; ENVSTDS 101; GEOG 002, 007, 014; HEALTH 021; HISTORY 001, 002, 005, 011, 012, 041, 042, 043, 052; POL SCI 002, 005, 007, 019, 020, 030, 050, 060; POLS C1000; PSYC C1000; PSYCH 041; SOC 001, 002, 004, 011, 045. |
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 |
| ASTRON 001, 005; CHEM 051, 101, 102, 211, 212; EARTH 001, 002; ENV SCI 001; GEOG 001, 015; GEOLOGY 001, 002, 004, 006, 007; PHYS SC 001, 014; PHYSICS 006, 007, 037, 038, 039. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANATOMY 001; ANTHRO 101, 111; BIOLOGY 003, 005, 006, 007, 020; ENV SCI 002; MICRO 001, 020; PHYSIOL 001; PSYCH 002. |
5C: Science Lab |
| Students must select at 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 |
| CHICANO 004. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical and most current American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HISTORY 5 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 11 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 12 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 41 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 42 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 43 - US 1 |
| POL SCI 1 - US 2 & US 3 |
(page last modified: 02/11/2026)
