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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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San Joaquin Delta 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, C1000E. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENGL 1B, 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 |
| COMM 14; LAW 26; MATH 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 13, 20, 37, 37EX, 38A, 38B, 39; PSYC 2; STAT C1000, C1000E. |
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 1A, 1B, 1C, 2, 3; DANCE 29, 32; DRAMA 10, 16A, 16B; ENGL 30; MUSIC 1, 4, 7, 8. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ANTHR 4; CIVIL 3; ENGL 35, 37, 38, 42A, 42B, 43C, 43D, 45, 46A, 46B, 52, 57, 61, 62A, 62B, 62C, 62D, 62E; FREN 3, 4; HIST 2A, 2B, 4A, 4B, 6A, 6C, 7, 17A, 17B, 27, 30A, 30B, 31, 34, 37; HUM 3, 4; PHILO 6, 40, 45, 50; RELGN 14A, 14B; SL 3, 4; SPAN 3, 3A, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 20. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ANTHR 1, 10; BIOL 30; BUS 8, 8H, 26; COMM 7; ECE 21; ECON 3, 5; ETHNS 30, 33, 34, 35, 36; GEOG 2, 3, 10; LAW 16; PETHEORY 41, 49; POLS 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, C1000; PSYC 3, 4, 30, C1000; SOCIO 1A, 1B, 17, 27, 33. |
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 1, 1L, 11, 12; CHEM 1A, 1B, 3A, 10, 12A, 12B; GEOG 1, 1L; GEOL 1A, 1B, 2, 5, 5A, 15, 16; PHSCI 1; PHYSC 2A, 4A, 10; PLANT 14. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTHR 2, 2L; BIOL 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 23, 31, 32, 33; PLANT 10, 10L; PSYC 5. |
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 |
| ETHNS 33, 34, 35, 36. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 17A - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 17B - US 1 |
| HIST 27 - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 30A - US 1 |
| HIST 30B - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 31 - US 1 |
| HIST 34 - US 1 & 3 |
| POLSC 1 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POLSC 4 - US 3 |
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