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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
Click here to download the GE PDF.
Coastline College |
2025 - 2026 |
| To verify historical GE course approvals visit: www.assist.org or click on the pdf shown above. |
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 |
| ENGL C101, 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 C100, C115, C140, C170, C180, C185, C280, C285; 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 C100, C101, C102, C103, C104, C105, C109, C152, C154, C178; HUM C135; MUS C100, C139, C143; THEA C100, C101. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ARAB C185; BIOL C122; CHIN C185; ENGL C140, C143, C144, C145, C150, C155, C181, C270, C275, C296, C297; ETHS C122; FREN C185, C280, C285; HIST C121, C122, C150, C161, C162, C170, C175, C180, C185; HUM C100, C110; ITAL C185; JAPN C185; PHIL C100, C102, C113, C120, C122; SPAN C165, C185, C280, C285; THEA C101; VIET C185, C280, C285. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| AGNG C170; ANTH C100, C120, C150, C175, C190; BIOL C106; CMST C150; ECOL C100; ECON C110, C170, C175; ETHS C100, C123, C233; FN C177; GEOG C100, C150, C185; HIST C115, C121, C123, C150, C180, C185; MCOM C100; POLS C1000; PSCI C101, C183, C185, C188, C200; PSYC C116, C118, C165, C170, C255, C260, C280, C1000; SOC C100, C110, C185, C233. |
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 C100, C100L; CHEM C110, C130, C140, C180, C180L, C185, C185L, C220, C220L, C225, C225L; ENVS C100; GEOG C180, C180L; GEOL C105, C105L, C106, C115, C161, C185, C185L; PHYS C110, C110L, C120, C125, C140, C180, C185, C220, C225, C280, C285. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTH C185; BIOL C100, C100C, C100L, C102, C103, C180, C185, C210, C220, C221, C225, C226, C281, C283; ENVS C100; MRSC C100. |
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 |
| ETHS C123, C233; HIST C123; SOC C233. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST C170 - US 1 |
| HIST C175 - US 1 |
| PSCI C180 - US 2 & US 3 |
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