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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH PATTERN
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San Jose City College |
2023 - 2024 |
| To verify historical GE course approvals visit: www.assist.org. |
Area A: English Language Communication and Critical Thinking |
| 9 semester units required with at least one course each from A1, A2 and A3. All courses must be completed with a grade of "C-" or better. |
| 9 units minimum |
A-1: Oral Communication |
| COMS 010, 020, 040, 045. |
A-2: Written Communication |
| ENGL 001A. |
A-3: Critical Thinking |
| COMS 040; ENGL 001C; PHIL 060; READ 010. |
Area B: Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning |
| 9 semester units required with at least one course each from Physical Science, Life Science and Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning. 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 |
| ASTRO 010, 010L; CHEM 001A, 001AH, 001B, 010, 012A, 012B, 015, 015H, 032A, 032B, 061, 065; ENVIR 010; GEOG 010; GEOL 010, 010L, 015, 015L; METEO 010; OCEAN 010; PHYS 002A, 002B, 004A, 004B, 004C. |
B-2: Life Science |
| ANTH 062(Approved beginning Fall 2022); BIOL 004A, 004B, 020, 021, 061, 062, 063, 064, 072, 074, 71; ENVIR 010; OCEAN 010; PSYCH 031. |
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/Quantitative Reasoning |
| BUS 060; CIS 107; MATH 020, 021, 022, 025, 052, 061, 062, 063, 070, 071, 071H, 072, 073, 078, 079. |
Area C: Arts and Humanities |
| 9 semester units required with at least one course each in Arts and Humanities. |
| 9 units minimum |
C-1: Arts (Art, Cinema, Dance, Music, Theatre) |
| ART 090, 091, 092, 093, 096; DANCE 002; ETH 011, 022, 032; HUMNT 001; MUSIC 032, 083, 083H, 091, 095, 099; THEAT 020, 040, 055, 2. |
C-2: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other than English) |
| ARABC 001A, 001B; ENGL 001B, 010, 033, 065, 071A, 071B, 071C, 073, 079, 080, 081, 084A, 084B, 086A, 086B; ETH 019, 020, 026, 027, 027H, 028, 029, 030, 033, 037A, 037AH, 037B, 37BH, 041, 042; FREN 001A, 001B, 002A, 002B; GLOBL 007; HIST 005, 010A, 010B, 011A, 011B; HUMNT 002, 003; JAPAN 001A, 001B, 002A, 002B; PHIL 010, 011, 012, 065, 070; SL 001A, 001B, 002A, 002B, 010B; SPAN 001A, 001B, 002A, 002B, 022A, 022B, 031, 032; THEAT 015; VIET 001A, 001B. |
Area D: Social Sciences |
| 6 semester units required with courses in at least 2 disciplines. Students are expected to complete the American Institutions requirement in this section (courses identified in the American Institution section). |
| 6 units minimum |
D--1: Sociology |
| ADS 070; AJ 016, 113; COMS 010, 018; ECE 107; ENGL 081; ETH 018, 019, 020, 022, 026, 027, 027H, 028, 029, 030, 031, 033, 035, 037A, 037AH, 037B, 037BH, 042; FCS 070; GLOBL 003, 012; HED 010; HIST 001H, 005, 011A, 011B, 017AH, 017BH; POLSC 001H; PSYCH 010H, 041; SOC 010H, 017. |
D-1: Anthropology and Archaeology |
| ANTH 062 (As of Fall 2024 will no longer be approved for Area D), 063; ETH 041 |
D-2: Economics |
| ECON 010A, 010B. |
D-3: Ethnic Studies |
| ANTH 063; COMS 035; ENGL 080; ETH 041; HIST 009, 021, 024; HUMNT 003; KIN 010. |
D-4: Gender Studies |
| ANTH 063; ENGL 033; HIST 009; HUMNT 003; PSYCH 035. |
D-5: Geography |
| GEOG 010, 011, 012. |
D-6: History |
| HIST 001, 009, 010A, 010B, 017A, 017B, 021, 024. |
D-7: Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science |
| ANTH 063; CIS 041; COMS 035; GLOBL 001, 002, 007; JOURN 021; KIN 010; POLSC 005; SL 015; SOC 010, 011. |
D-8: Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions |
| AJ 010; POLSC 001, 002, 004, 005. |
D-9: Psychology |
| PSYCH 010, 012, 020, 022, 031, 035, 060, 092, 099, 100. |
D-0: Sociology and Criminology |
| AJ 010, 011, 013, 014, 019, 116; SOC 010, 011. |
Area E: Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development |
| 3 semester units required, not all courses can be in physical activity. |
| 3 units minimum |
| ADS 075A; FCS 019, 070; GUIDE 087, 096, 130; HED 011; KIN 005, 010, 095; PSYCH 020, 035, 060, 092, 100. |
| Activity Courses: For complete list of all approved PE activity courses for this area see pdf link at the top of the page. |
Area F: Ethnic Studies |
| 3 semester units required. |
| 3 units minimum |
| In order to satisfy the Area F Ethnic Studies requirement, a course must be taken in Fall 2021 and beyond. |
| ETH 018, 027, 027H, 031, 033, 035, 042. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| ETH 037A - US 1 & US 2 |
| ETH 037AH - US 1 & US 2 |
| ETH 037B - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 001 - US 1 |
| HIST 001H - US 1 |
| HIST 009 - US 1 |
| HIST 017A - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 017AH - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 017B - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 017BH - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 021 - US 1 |
| HIST 024 - US 1 POLSC 001 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POLSC 001H - US 2 & US 3 |
(page last modified: 04/17/2024)
