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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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College of the Redwoods |
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 1B, 2B, C1001. |
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 |
| BUS 14; MATH 30, 31, 50A; 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 1A, 1B, 4; CINE 1, 2, 3; DRAMA 24; MUS 10, 12. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ENGL 2B, 4, 9, 10, 17, 18, 60, 61; ENVSC 11; HIST 4, 5, 20, 21, 22, 23; PHIL 2, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20; POLSC 2; SNLAN 2A, 2B; SPAN 2A, 2B. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| AG 32; AJ 1; ANTH 2, 3, 5, 7; COMM 2, 5, 8; ECON 1, 10; GEOG 2; HIST 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21; NAS 1, 21; POLSC C1000, 1, 3, 20, 30; PSYC C1000; PSYCH 3, 11, 30; SOC 1, 2, 5, 10, 16, 17, 18. |
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 |
| ASTRO 10, 11; CHEM 1A, 2; ENVSC 12; GEOG 1; GEOL 1, 2, 10, 15; OCEAN 10, 10L, 12; PHYS 2A, 4A, 10. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTH 1; BIOL 1, 3, 5, 8, 11, 15, 20; ENVSC 10. |
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 |
| NAS 1, 21. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 8 - US 1 |
| HIST 9 - US 1 |
| POLSC 10 - US 2 & US 3 |
(page last modified: 02/11/2026)
