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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Barstow 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; ESL 1A. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENGL C1001; PHIL 1C. |
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 |
| MATH 3, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 5, 9, 10; STAT C1000. |
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) |
| ARTS 1, 2, 13A; HUMA 1, 4; MUSI 2, 3. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ARTS 13A; ENGL 1B, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 12B, 13A; HIST 1A, 1B, 8A, 8B; HUMA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; PHIL 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; TART 3. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ADJU 1, 3, 5; ANTH 1; CHLD 4, 6; ECON 1, 2; ETHN 1, 5, 6; GEOG 3; HIST 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 4, 5, 8A, 8B; POLI 2, 3; POLS C1000; PSYC 2, 6, 14, C1000; SOCI 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 12, 20, 22, 25. |
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 1; CHEM 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 10; GEOL 1L, 4; OCEA 1; PHSC 2; PHYS 2A, 2B, 2C. |
5B: Life Science |
| BIOL 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 20A, 20B. |
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 |
| ETHN 1, 5, 6. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org. |
| HIST 2A - US 1 |
| HIST 2B - US 1 |
| HIST 4 - US 1 |
| POLI 1 - US 2 & 3 |
(page last modified: 02/11/2026)
