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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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DeAnza 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, C1000H; ESL 5. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| COMM 9, 9H; ENGL C1001, C1001H; PHIL 3. |
1C: Oral Communication |
| COMM 10, 10H, 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 |
| MATH 1A, 1AH, 1B, 1BH, 1C, 1CH, 1D, 1DH, 2A, 2AH, 2B, 2BH, 11, 11H, 12, 17, 22, 22H, 23, 31, 31H, 32, 32H, 44; POLI 20; PSYC 15; SOC 15; STAT C1000, C1000H. |
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) |
| ARTS 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2F, 2G, 2H, 2J, 3TC, 3TE; ASAM 40; CETH 13; CHLX 13; DANC 38A; E S 3; F/TV 1, 1H, 2A, 2AH, 2AW, 2AWH, 2B, 2BH, 2BW, 2BWH, 2C, 2CH, 2CW, 2CWH, 3A; HUMI 1, 1H, 15; INTL 21, 22; MUSI 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D; NAIS 13, 32; PHTG 7, 21; THEA 1; WMST 3C. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| AFAM 11, 25; ASAM 20, 21, 22, 32, 41; CHLX 26, 35; ELIT 8, 10, 10H, 11, 12, 17, 17H, 19, 21, 22, 24, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 41H, 46A, 46AH, 46B, 46BH, 46C, 46CH, 47A, 47B, 48A, 48AH, 48B, 48BH, 48C, 48CH; ESL 6; EWRT 1C; F/TV 2A, 2AH, 2AW, 2AWH, 2B, 2BH, 2BW, 2BWH, 2C, 2CH, 2CW, 2CWH, 3A; FREN 3; GERM 3, 4; HIST 3A, 3AH, 3B, 3BH, 3C, 3CH, 6A, 6AH, 6B, 6BH, 6C, 6CH, 17A, 17AH, 17B, 17BH, 17C, 17CH; HNDI 3; HUMI 1, 1H, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 9H, 10, 13, 16, 18, 18H, 20; INTL 16; ITAL 3; JAPN 3, 4, 5, 6; KORE 3; LING 1; MAND 3, 4, 5, 6; NAIS 14, 15; PERS 3; PHIL 1, 2, 8, 8H, 11, 20A, 20B, 20C, 24, 30, 49; READ 10; RUSS 3; SIGN 3; SPAN 3, 4, 5, 6; VIET 3, 4, 5, 6; WMST 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 31, 49. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ADMJ 29; AFAM 10, 11, 12A, 12B, 25; ANTH 2, 2H, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 14, 16; ARTS 2F, 3TC; ASAM 1, 10, 11, 12, 13, 22, 30, 42A, 42B; C D 10G, 10H, 12; CETH 8, 10, 11, 13, 19, 29; CHLX 10, 11, 12, 26; COMM 7, 7H; E S 1, 3, 4; ECON 1, 1H, 2, 2H, 3, 3H, 4, 5; F/TV 10, 10H; GEO 4, 5, 10; HIST 3A, 3AH, 3B, 3BH, 3C, 3CH, 6A, 6AH, 6B, 6BH, 6C, 6CH, 7A, 7B, 9, 9H, 10, 10H, 16A, 16B, 17A, 17AH, 17B, 17BH, 17C, 17CH, 18A, 18B, 19A, 19B; HUMA 10, 10H; ICS 16A, 16B, 17, 17H, 19, 25, 26, 27, 27H, 36, 37, 38A, 38B; INTL 1, 5, 8, 33; JOUR 2; KNES 47; NAIS 11, 12, 16, 31; POLI 2, 3, 5, 15, 16, 17, 17H; POLS C1000, C1000H; PSYC 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10G, 10H, 12, 14, 24, C1000; SOC 1, 5, 14, 20, 28, 29, 35; WMST 1, 3C, 8, 9, 9H, 12, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31. |
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 4, 10, 15L; CHEM 1A, 1AH, 1B, 1BH, 1C, 1CH, 10, 25, 30A, 30B; GEO 1; GEOL 10, 20; MET 10, 10L, 12, 20L; PHYS 2A, 4A, 10. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTH 1, 1L, 1H, 7; BIOL 6A, 6AH, 6B, 6C, 6CH, 10, 10H, 11, 13, 15, 26, 40C, 6A, 6AH, 6B, 6C, 6CH; ESCI 1, 1L, 19. |
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 |
| ADMJ 29; AFAM 10, 11; ASAM 11; CETH 10, 29; CHLX 10; NAIS 12. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 17A - US 1 |
| HIST 17AH - US 1 |
| HIST 17B - US 1 |
| HIST 17C - US 1 |
| HIST 17CH - US 1 |
| HIST 18A - US 1 |
| HIST 18B - US 1 |
| POLI 1 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POLI 1H - US 1 & US 3 |
| Successful completion of the "California Challenge Exam" will fulfill the US-3 |
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