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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
Click here to download the GE PDF.
Mount San Jacinto 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, C1000H. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENGL C1001, C1001H; PHIL 112. |
1C: Oral Communication |
| COMM C1000, C1000H. |
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 |
| CSIS 213; MATH 105, 105H, 110, 115, 135, 211, 211H, 212, 212H, 213, 213H, 215, 215H, 218; PSYC 121; SOCI 121; STAT C1000, C1000H. |
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 100, 101, 101H, 102, 102H, 103, 103H, 104, 104H; DAN 100, 125, 133, 225; HIST 151, 165; MUS 100, 100H, 106, 107, 107H, 108, 108H, 109; THA 101, 101H, 137, 137H, 155. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ANTH 145, 145H; ASL 101, 110, 201, 202; CDE 131, 131H; DAN 100; ED 132, 132H; ETHS 240, 240H, 275, 275H, 280, 280H; FREN 102, 201; HIST 101, 101H, 102, 102H, 103, 103H, 104, 104H, 106, 106H, 107, 107H, 108, 108H, 111H, 112H, 117, 117H, 118, 136, 140, 140H, 151, 154; LIT 106, 106H, 131, 131H, 132, 132H, 205, 205H, 207, 207H, 208, 208H, 225, 225H, 230, 230H, 231, 231H, 240, 240H, 255, 255H, 260, 260H, 275, 275H, 280, 280H; PHIL 101, 101H, 105, 109, 110; SPAN 102, 141, 201, 202, 203, 204, 251, 252; THA 102, 135, 136. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| AJ 102; ANTH 102, 102H, 104, 104H, 105, 107, 115, 115H, 121, 125, 125H; BIOL 128, 128H; CDE 110, 110H; COMM 108, 108H, 516; ECON 201, 201H, 202, 202H; ETHS 103, 103H, 112, 113, 113H, 160, 160H; GEOG 102, 107, 108, 111; HIST 101, 101H, 102, 102H, 103, 103H, 104, 104H, 106, 106H, 107, 107H, 108, 108H, 111, 111H, 112, 112H, 115, 115H, 117, 117H, 120, 120H, 121, 124, 124H, 125, 128, 128H, 136, 140, 140H, 141, 142, 160, 160H; PE 126; POLS C1000, C1000H; PS 102, 102H, 103, 103H, 105, 105H, 106, 106H, 120, 120H; PSYC C1000, C1000H, 102, 103, 103H, 104, 104H, 105, 105H, 107, 107H, 108, 108H, 112, 124, 124H; SJS 101, 101H, 113, 113H, 130; SOCI 101, 101H, 102, 103, 105, 105H, 106, 108, 110, 112, 115, 124, 125; THA 136. |
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 |
| ASTR 101, 111; CHEM 100, 101, 101H, 102, 107, 112, 113, 113H; ENVS 100, 100H, 101, 101H, 102, 102H; GEOG 101, 104, 106; GEOL 100, 103, 105, 106, 109, 110, 111; PHY 100, 101, 102, 201, 202, 202H, 203. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANAT 101, 102; ANTH 101, 101H, 111; BIOL 100, 100H, 115, 115H, 117, 125, 125H, 130, 131, 131H, 134, 140, 144, 144H, 146, 150, 150H, 151, 151H. |
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 |
| ETHS 103, 103H, 112, 160, 160H, 240, 240H, 275, 275H, 280, 280H; HIST 160, 160H; LIT 240, 240H, 275, 275H, 280, 280H; PS 103, 103H. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical and most current American Institutions course approvals see pdf at the top of page. |
| HIST 111 - US 1 |
| HIST 111H - US 1 |
| HIST 112 - US 1 |
| HIST 112H - US 1 |
| PS 101 - US 2 & US 3 |
| PS 101H - US 2 |
| PS 120 - US 3 |
| PS 120H - US 3 |
(page last modified: 02/11/2026)
