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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Cabrillo 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 1AMC, 1AMCH, C1000, C1000H; ESL 1A. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENGL 2MC, 2MCH, C1001, C1001H; PHILO 49. |
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 |
| BUS 9; CS 23; MATH 4, 5A, 5B, 5C, 6, 7, 10, 12H, 13, 14, 18, 20, 23; PSYCH 2A; 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) |
| AH 10, 11, 11H, 12, 13, 13H, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20A, 20B, 52, 53; AP 15, 25, 35, 35H, 45, 55, 65; ART 1A; DANCE 1; MUS 1, 5, 6, 10, 11A, 11LA, 12, 13A, 77; TA 8, 9. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| AP 15, 35, 35H; ASL 3; ENGL 1B, 1BH, 1BMC, 24A, 24B, 27AN, 27BN, 30A, 30B, 34, 39, 40, 41A, 45, 46A, 46B, 48A, 49A, 49B; ETHN 27AN, 27BN; FR 3; HIST 2A, 2B, 4A, 4AH, 4B, 4BH, 27AN, 27BN; ITAL 3; PHILO 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10H, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23; SPAN 3, 4, 6A, 6B, 16, 17, 25, 26, 30B. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ANTHR 2, 2H, 3, 6, 7, 8, 17, 30; COMM 12; ECE 31, 32; ECON 1A, 1B; ES 20; ETHN 1, 3, 8, 21A, 21AH, 21B, 21BH; GEOG 2, 4, 5; HIST 2A, 2B, 4A, 4AH, 4B, 4BH, 6, 9, 11, 14, 14H, 15, 16A, 16B, 16C, 17A, 17AH, 17B, 17BH, 19B, 19C, 21A, 21AH, 21B, 21BH, 23, 24, 29A, 29B; HS 15; JOURN 21; KIN 7; POLS C1000, C1000H; PS 2, 3, 5; PSYC C1000; PSYCH 1H, 2B, 6, 8, 12, 26, 31, 33; SOC 1, 1H, 2, 2H, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 48; WS 1, 2, 5, 11, 48. |
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 |
| ASTRO 3, 4, 5, 7, 8A; CHEM 1A, 1B, 3, 3L, 5, 10, 12A, 12AL, 12B, 12BL, 30A, 30B; ENGR 3; ES 10, 10L, 15; GEOG 1, 1L, 3, 3L; GEOL 10, 15, 20; OCEAN 10; PHYS 2A, 2B, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 10, 10L, 11, 12. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTHR 1, 1L, 1H; BIO 4, 5, 6, 9A, 9B, 11A, 11B, 11C, 13A, 13AL, 31; PSYCH 4, 4L. |
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 |
| ENGL 27AN, 27BN; ETHN 1, 3, 8, 21A, 21AH, 27AN, 27BN; HIST 21A, 21AH, 27AN, 27BN; SOC 3, 8. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| ENGL 27AN - US 1 |
| ENGL 27BN - US 1 |
| ETHN 21A - US 1 |
| ETHN 21AH - US 1 |
| ETHN 27AN - US 1 |
| ETHN 27BN - US 1 |
| HIST 14 - US 1 |
| HIST 14H - US 1 |
| HIST 15 - US 1 |
| HIST 17A - US 1 |
| HIST 17AH - US 1 |
| HIST 17B - US 1 |
| HIST 17BH - US 1 |
| HIST 21A - US 1 |
| HIST 21B - US 1 |
| HIST 21BH - US 1 |
| HIST 27AN - US 1 |
| HIST 27BN - US 1 |
| HIST 29A - US 1 |
| HIST 29B - US 1 |
| PS 1 - US 2 & US 3 |
| PS 1H - US 2 & US 3 |
| PS 5 - US 2 & US 3 |
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