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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Los Angeles Trade Technical 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; ENGLISH 101X. |
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 230, 235, 236, 245, 260, 260S, 261, 262, 263, 270, 272, 275; PSYCH 091; 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; MUSIC 101, 116, 141; THEATER 100. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| A S L 002, 003, 004; AFRO AM 060; CHICANO 037; ENGLISH 102, 203, 205, 206, 207, 208, 212, 215, 219, 240; FRENCH 002; HISTORY 002; HUMAN 001, 002, 060; LABR ST 021; PHILOS 001, 020; SPANISH 002, 035, 036; THEATER 100. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ADM JUS 001, 004; AFRO AM 002, 004, 005, 019; ANTHRO 102, 103, 104; CH DEV 001; CHICANO 004, 007, 008; ECON 001, 002; GEOG 002, 007; HISTORY 002, 011, 012, 041, 042, 043, 044, 052, 086, 087; LABR 001, 004; POL SCI 002, 007; POLS C1000; PSYC C1000; PSYCH 013, 014, 029, 032, 041, 069, 074; SOC 001, 002, 004, 011, 021, 028, 031. |
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, 070, 101, 102, 211, 212, 221; EARTH 001; ENV SCI 001; GEOG 001; GEOLOGY 001, 006; PHYSICS 006, 007, 011, 012, 014, 101, 102, 103. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANATOMY 001; ANTHRO 101, 111; BIOLOGY 003, 005, 006, 007; MICRO 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 |
| AFRO AM 002, 004, 005; CHICANO 004, 007, 008. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| CHICANO 008 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 011 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 012 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 041 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 042 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 043 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 044 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 052 - US 1 |
| LABR ST 001 - US 1 |
| POL SCI 001 - US 2 & US 3 |
(page last modified: 02/11/2026)
