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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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East Los Angeles 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 |
| E.S.L 110; ENGL C1000; ENGLISH 101Z. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENGL C1001; ENGLISH 102; READING 103. |
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 015; ECON 020; ENG GEN 221; MATH 229, 230, 235, 236, 245, 260, 260S, 261, 262, 263, 270, 272, 275, 280, 284, 286; PSYCH 091, 093; SOC 125; 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) |
| ARC 132, 133; ART 103; ARTHIST 100, 110, 120, 121, 126, 130, 131, 136, 140, 141, 151, 162, 171, 181; ASIAN 020; CHICANO 030, 034, 036, 051, 052, 054; DANCEST 457; MUSIC 111, 116, 118, 121, 122, 132, 141; PHOTO 121, 122, 123; TECTHTR 367; THEATER 100, 101, 110, 121, 259, 505. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| A S L 002, 003, 004, 045; ANTHRO 104, 132; ASIAN 003, 011; CHICANO 027, 032, 037, 042, 044, 046, 051, 057, 062; CHINESE 003; ENGLISH 102, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 211, 212, 215, 216, 218, 239, 240, 241, 245, 250, 252; FRENCH 003, 004, 005, 010, 026; HISTORY 001, 002, 006, 007, 011, 012, 023, 082, 086, 097; HUMAN 001, 008, 060; JAPAN 003, 004, 009; LING 001; PHILOS 001, 012, 013, 014, 015, 019, 020, 028, 031, 033, 044; SPANISH 003, 004, 005, 006, 009, 010, 012, 016, 026, 036, 037. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| A S L 040; ADM JUS 001, 002; AFRO AM 004, 005, 019; ALD HTH 102; ANTHRO 102, 103, 104, 109, 121; ASIAN 001, 002; BIOLOGY 051; CH DEV 001, 011; CHICANO 002, 003, 004, 007, 008, 019, 020, 025, 026, 031, 033, 047, 050, 071, 080; COMM 100, 121, 122, 190; ECON 001, 002, 011, 030, 060; ENV SCI 017; FAM &CS 031; GEOG 002, 007, 014; HEALTH 005, 101; HISTORY 001, 002, 005, 006, 011, 012, 020, 023, 052, 078, 081, 082, 083, 086, 087, 097; JAPAN 009; JOURNAL 105; KIN MAJ 111; LAW 003, 008; POL SCI 002, 005, 007, 019, 020, 040, 050; POLS C1000; PSYC C1000; PSYCH 013, 014, 029, 032, 041, 052, 092; SOC 001, 002, 003, 004, 007, 011, 012, 013, 014, 021, 022, 023, 086. |
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 |
| ASTRON 001, 005; CHEM 051, 065, 101, 102, 201, 211, 212, 221; EARTH 001, 002; ENV SCI 001, 022, 024; GEOG 001, 003, 015; GEOLOGY 001, 002, 004, 006, 007, 015; METEOR 003; PHYSICS 006, 007, 011, 021, 022, 101, 102, 103. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANATOMY 001; ANTHRO 101, 111; BIOLOGY 003, 006, 007, 009, 020, 022, 025, 046; MICRO 020; OCEANO 001, 010; PHYSIOL 001; PSYCH 002. |
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 |
| AFRO AM 004, 005, 019; ASIAN 001, 002, 020; CHICANO 002, 004, 031, 047. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| AFRO AM 004 - US 1 |
| AFRO AM 005 - US 1 |
| ASIAN 001 - US 1 |
| CHICANO 007 - US 1 |
| CHICANO 008 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 006 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 011 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 012 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 052 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 081 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 082 - US 1 |
| POL SCI 001 - US 2 & US 3 |
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