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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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San Bernardino Valley 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 102; READ 104. |
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 |
| ECON 208; MATH 102, 115, 141, 151, 180, 250, 251, 252, 265, 266; PSYC 105; 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) |
| ANTHRO 109; ARCH 145, 145H, 146, 146H; ART 100, 102, 102H, 103, 105, 107, 108; DANCE 100; ETHS 103; FTVM 102, 103; MUS 100, 100H, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 121, 121H, 122, 122H; THART 100. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ANTHRO 108, 111, 111H; ARAB 102; ASL 111, 112; ENGL 140, 141, 151, 151H, 153, 161, 163, 165, 175, 260, 260H, 261, 270, 270H, 271, 271H; ETHS 107, 107H, 108, 163, 165; FRENCH 102; HIST 100, 100H, 101, 101H, 107, 107H, 137, 138, 139, 140, 140H, 142, 145, 145H, 150, 170, 171, 176, 185; PHIL 101, 101H, 105, 109, 112, 180; RELIG 100, 100H, 101, 115, 135, 150, 175, 176, 180; SPAN 102, 102H, 103, 103H, 104, 109, 110, 157, 158; THART 105. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ANTHRO 100, 102, 102H, 103, 106, 106H, 108, 109, 111, 111H, 125; CD 105, 105H, 108, 126; COMM 135, 174, 176; ECON 100, 200, 200H, 201, 201H; EDUC 103; ETHS 100, 104, 105, 106, 107, 107H, 108, 141, 141H; FTVM 101; GEOG 102, 106, 118, 120; GLST 101, 102; HIST 100, 100H, 101, 101H, 107, 107H, 137, 138, 139, 140, 140H, 142, 145, 145H, 150, 170, 171, 176, 185; KIN 202; PHIL 180; POLS 110, 110H, 140, 141, 141H, 150, 170, 173, C1000, C1000H; PSYC 102, 110, 111, 112, 118, 119, C1000, C1000H; RELIG 115, 180; SOC 100, 100H, 110, 110H, 120, 130, 135, 141, 141H, 145, 150. |
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 120, 125; CHEM 101, 104, 105, 150, 151, 212, 213; ENVSCI 100; GEOG 110, 111, 111H, 114; GEOL 101, 111, 112, 122, 140, 141, 250, 251; OCEAN 101, 111; PHYSIC 101, 151, 152, 202, 203, 204. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTHRO 106, 106H, 106L; BIOL 100, 104, 141, 205, 206, 207, 250, 251, 260, 261, 270; PSYC 141. |
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 |
| ANTHRO 108; ENGL 163, 165; ETHS 100, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 107H, 108, 141, 141H, 163, 165; FTVM 103; HIST 107, 107H; SOC 141, 141H. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 100 - US 1 |
| HIST 100H - US 1 |
| HIST 101 - US 1 |
| HIST 101H - US 1 |
| HIST 137 - US 1 |
| HIST 139 - US 1 |
| HIST 140 - US 1 |
| HIST 140H - US 1 |
| POLIT 100 - US 2 & US 3 |
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