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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN

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Citrus Community 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 102, C1000, C1000 E, C1000 H.

1B: Critical Thinking and Writing

ENGL 103, 103H, C1001, C1001 H.

1C: Oral Communication

COMM C1000, C1000 H; SPCH 106.

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 160, 170, 175, 180, 190, 191, 210, 211, 212; PSY 103, 203; STAT C1000, C1000 H.

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)

ARCH 250, 251; ART 100, 100A, 100AH, 100B, 100BH, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 106H, 108, 109, 110, 199, 199H, 200, 201, 206, 206H, 207, 207H; COMM 136; DANC 102; ENGL 290; MUSE 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114; PHTO 108; THEA 101, 101H, 200.

3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English)

ARCH 250, 251; ART 108; ASL 102; CHIN 102, 201; COMM 111; ENGL 102, 204, 213, 213H, 216, 224, 224H, 233, 243, 251, 252, 261, 262, 271, 272, 280, 290, 291, 291H, 293, 293H, 294, 295, 298; FREN 102; GER 102, 201, 202; HIST 102, 103, 103H, 104, 104H, 107, 107H, 108, 108H, 130, 140, 160; HUM 101, 101H, 102, 110, 115, 120, 123, 125, 127, 129, 162; ITAL 102; JPN 102; KIN 166; PHIL 101, 106, 106H, 108, 130, 131, 140; PHTO 108; SOC 130; SPAN 102, 102H, 127, 130, 201, 201H, 202, 210, 211.

Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences

6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines.
6 units minimum
AJ 101, 102; ANTH 210, 210H, 216, 216H, 220, 222, 224; BUS 132; COMM 100, 150; ECON 100, 101, 101H, 102; ETHN 101, 116; GEOG 102, 103, 104, 105; HIST 102, 103, 103H, 104, 104H, 107, 107H, 108, 108H, 109, 111, 112, 130, 131, 132, 139, 145, 155, 160, 222; HUM 120, 125, 127; KIN 166, 167, 178, 179; POLI 105, 108, 116, 120; POLS C1000, C1000 H; PSY 203, 205, 206, 212, 220, 225, 226; PSYC C1000, C1000 H; SOC 114, 118, 130, 201, 201H, 202, 216, 220; SPAN 127, 130; SPCH 150.

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 Biological Science course must include a laboratory (underlined).
7 units minimum

5A: Physical Science

ASTR 115, 115H, 116, 117; CHEM 103, 104, 110, 111, 112, 210, 220; ESCI 110, 119, 120, 121, 122, 124, 130; FOR 102; GEOG 118, 130; PHYS 110, 110H, 111, 112, 201, 201H, 202, 203.

5B: Life Science

ANTH 212, 212L; BIOL 102, 104, 105, 105H, 108, 110, 117, 124, 125, 145, 200, 201, 220; BIOT 108; PSY 102.

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 101, 116.

American Institutions (US-1-2-3)

To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org
HIST 107 - US 1
HIST 107H - US 1
HIST 108 - US 1
HIST 108H - US 1
HIST 111 - US 1
HIST 112 - US 1
HIST 160 - US 1
POLI 103 - US 2 & US 3
POLI 103H - US 2 & US 3

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