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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Berkeley City 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. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| BIOL 32; COMM 5; ENGL 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 |
| MATH 1, 2, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3E, 3F, 11, 16A, 16B, 118; 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) |
| ART 1, 2, 3, 4, 13, 16, 182; HUMAN 21, 26, 52, 53, 182; MMART 122B, 123; MUSIC 10, 15A, 15B, 24; WS 52. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ART 182; ENGL 1B, 17A, 17B, 20, 23, 44B, 47, 50, 85A, 85B, 85C; FREN 1B; HUMAN 1, 5, 15, 30B, 40, 55, 57, 182; MM/AN 2; MM/DI 22; PHIL 1, 2, 16, 20A, 20B, 31A, 35, 37; SPAN 1B, 2A, 2B, 10A, 10B, 38, 39, 40; WS 35. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| AFRAM 1; ANTHR 2, 3, 13, 18, 55; ASAME 11; ASL 55A; CHDEV 51; COMM 6, 10, 19; ECON 1, 2, 20; ETHST 1; GEOG 3, 18; HIST 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 7A, 7B, 19, 21, 31; HUMAN 55; M/LAT 33; POLS C1000; POSCI 2, 3, 4, 6, 19, 20; PSYC C1000; PSYCH 6, 21; SOC 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18; SOCSC 2; WS1. |
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 10; CHEM 1A, 1B, 12A, 12B, 18, 30A, 30B; GEOG 1, 1L, 19; GEOL 10, 10L; PHYS 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 4C, 10; PHYSC 20. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTHR 1, 1L; BIOL 1A, 1B, 3, 4, 10, 13, 13L, 25, 25A, 33, 34, 34L, 50A, 50B, 50C, 118; PSYCH 61. |
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 |
| AFRAM 1; ASAME 11; ETHST 1; M/LAT 33. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org. |
| HIST 7A - US 1 |
| HIST 7B - US 1 |
| POSCI 1 - US 2 & US 3 |
(page last modified: 02/11/2026)
