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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Diablo Valley 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 122AL, C1000, C1000E. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ARTHS 191; COMM 121; DANCE 201; ENGL 123, 123A, 126A, C1001; HIST 122; KINES 249; PHILO 130; PSYC 145; SOCIO 122. |
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 |
| BUS 240; MATH 124, 135, 135L, 181, 181L, 182, 183, 191, 191L, 192, 193, 194, 195, 292, 294; PSYC 214; 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) |
| ARCHI 156, 157, 158; ART 151; ARTDM 214; ARTHS 100, 193, 195, 196, 197, 199; DANCE 200, 201; DRAMA 139, 142; FTVE 200, 205, 210, 280, 281, 282, 283; MUSIC 110, 112, 114, 115, 117, 118, 119; MUSX 110. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ARABC 121; ARCHI 151, 160; CHIN 121, 220, 221; ENGL 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 170, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 180, 190, 252, 253, 262, 263, 272, 273; FRNCH 121, 220, 221, 230, 231; FTVE 260; GRMAN 121, 220, 221, 230, 231; HIST 120, 121, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 135, 136, 140, 141, 142, 150, 151, 170, 171, 180, 181; HUMAN 105, 108, 110, 111, 112, 115, 116, 118, 123, 124; ITAL 121, 220, 221, 230, 231; JAPAN 121, 220, 221; KINES 247; PERSN 121; PHILO 120, 122, 141, 145, 160, 220, 224, 225; RUSS 121, 220, 221; SIGN 282, 283; SPAN 121, 220, 221, 230, 231. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ADJUS 120, 126; ANTHR 120, 125, 130; COMM 125, 180; ECE 124, 130; ECON 101, 200, 210, 220, 221; EDUSP 101, 102; ENGIN 130, 131; ETHN 101, 108, 120, 140, 160; FTVE 240; GEOG 130, 135; HIST 120, 121, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 135, 136, 140, 141, 142, 150, 151, 170, 171, 180, 181; JRNAL 110; KINES 248; NUTRI 130; PH 127, 130, 132, 135, 137, 140, 145, 170; POLS 120, 122, 123, 127, 151, 210, 220, 240, 250, C1000; PSYC 122, 130, 140, 141, 160, 190, 195, 200, 220, 225, 230, 240, C1000; SOCIO 120, 121, 123, 124, 125, 131, 135; SOCSC 101, 111, 120, 123, 130, 220. |
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 110, 112, 114, 120, 130; CHEM 107, 108, 109, 120, 121, 226, 227; GEOG 120, 121, 122, 140, 141; GEOL 120, 121, 122, 124, 125, 130, 140; OCEAN 101, 102; PHYS 110, 111, 112, 120, 121, 129, 130, 230, 231; PHYSC 112. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTHR 115, 140, 141L; BIOSC 101, 102, 116, 117, 119, 120, 126, 130, 131, 139, 140, 146, 161, 162, 170, 171; PSYC 130. |
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, 108, 120, 160. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 120 - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 121 - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 124 - US 3 |
| HIST 125 - US 1 |
| HIST 126 - US 1 |
| HIST 127 - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 128 - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 129 - US 1 |
| HIST 170 - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 171 - US 1 & US 3 |
| POLSC 121 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POLSC 122 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POLSC 123 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POLSC 151 - US 3 |
| SOCSC 111 - US 2 & US 3 |
| SOCSC 120 - US 1 & US 2 |
| SOCSC 220 - US 2 & US 3 |
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