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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH PATTERN

Merced 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

Comm 1, 1H, 4, 5.

A-2: Written Communication

Engl 1A.

A-3: Critical Thinking

Engl/Phil 13 or 13H; Phil 10, 12.

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

Arch 1; Astron 1, 1L; Chem 2A, 2B, 4A, 4B; Geog 1, 1L; Geol 1, 2; Phy Sci 1, 1L; Phys 2A, 2B, 4A, 4B, 4C,10; Soil 10.

B-2: Life Science

Anthro 1; Biol 1, 4, 4H, 6, 8, 9, 13 16, 18, 20, 25; BOT 1; PLSC 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 and Quantitative Reasoning

Math 2, 4A, 4B, 4C, 5A, 5B, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20A, 20B, 21, 25, 26.

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 1, 2, 6, 12A, 15, 24A; Drama 1, 3 or Engl 3; Engl 14; Music 1, 11, 12, 13, 14.

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

Dram 1; Engl 1B, 4A, 4B, 5, 6A, 6B, 7, 10, 11, 18 or Hum 18; French 1, 2, 3; German 1, 2, 3, 4; Hist 4A, 4B, 8A, 8B, 9A, 9B, 17A, 17AH, 17B, 17BH; Hmng 1, 2; Hum 1, 1H, 2, 2H, 15, 18 or Engl 18, 21; Jpns 1AB, 2; Phil 1, 1H, 3, 4, 5, 15; Span 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11.

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

Anthro 2, 10.

D-2: Economics

AGBS 11; Econ 1A, 1B.

D-3: Ethnic Studies

Hist 8A, 21, 22, 23, 24; Hum 15.

D-4: Gender Studies

NONE

D-5: Geography

Geog 2.

D-6: History

Hist 4A, 4B, 8A, 8B, 17A, 17AH, 17B, 7BH, 21, 22, 23, 24, 29.

D-7: Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science

AGRI 10; Comm 30; Scsc 1.

D-8: Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions

Posc 1, 2.

D-9: Psychology

Psych 1A, 1AH, 22, 23.

D-0: Sociology and Criminology

Crim 1; Soc 1.

AREA E: LIFELONG UNDERSTANDING AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT

Select a minimum of three units from the courses listed below.
3 units minimum
CLDV 8, 9 or Psyc 9; Guid 30; Health 10, 16; Nutr 10; Psych 9 or CLDV 9, 22, 23.

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 17A - US 1 & US 2
HIST 17AH - US 1 & US 2
HIST 17B - US 1 & US 3
HIST 17BH - US 1 & US 3
HIST 22 - US 1
POSC 1 - US 2 & US 3