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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Chaffey 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 quarterly 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 1A. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENGL 1B. |
1C: Oral Communication |
| COMSTD 2,8. |
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 |
| COMPSCI 4; MATH 17, 25, 45, 60, 61, 65A, 65B, 75, 81, 85; SCSCI 10; STAT 10. |
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 50; ARTGD 13; ARTH 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 19; CINEMA 25, 26; DANCE 1, 12; MUSIC 4, 5, 21, 22, 23, 26; PHOTO 1, 10; THEATRE 1, 4, 5. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ARABIC 3, 4; ASL 3, 4; CHIN 3, 4, 18; ENGL 1C, 32, 33, 68, 70A, 70B, 73, 74, 75A, 75B, 76, 77, 79, 80A, 80B, 81; FASHD 20; HIST 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 16, 20, 21, 25, 40, 50, 51, 70, 71; HUMAN 5, 6, 20; PHIL 70, 71, 72, 73, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82; PHOTO 1; SPAN 3, 4, 4SS, 8, 13, 14. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ANTHRO 2, 3, 5; ASL 18; BUSL 10; CDE 2, 4; CJ 58; COMSTD 12, 74; ECON 1, 2, 4, 7, 8; GEOG 1, 3, 11; GERO 18; HIST 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 37, 40, 50, 51, 70, 71; PH 20, 30; PS 1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 21, 25, 32; PSYCH 1, 20, 25, 65, 80; SOC 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 25, 26, 30, 32, 33, 70, 80. |
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 26, 27, 35; CHEM 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 24A, 24B, 70, 75A, 75B; ESC 1, 1L, 5, 5L; GEOG 1, 2, 4, 4L, 6; GEOL 1, 2; PHSCI 10; PHYS 5, 6, 20A, 20B, 35, 36, 44, 45, 46, 47. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTHRO 1, 1L, 27L; BIOL 1, 2, 3, 10, 12, 20, 22, 23, 23L, 40, 42, 44. |
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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 17 - US 1 |
| HIST 18 - US 1 |
| HIST 37 - US 3 |
| PS 1 - US 2 & US 3 |
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