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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN

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Feather River 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 102, C1000.

1B: Critical Thinking and Writing

ENGL 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 110, 114, 116, 218, 220, 222, 224; 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 100, 124, 166, 172, 174; ENGL 128; ETHN 150; HUMN 100, 101, 128; MUS 101, 150.

3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English)

ENGL 180, 245, 256, 257, 277; HIST 108, 110, 111, 112; HUMN 110, 112; PHIL 100, 102, 103.

Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences

6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines.
6 units minimum
ANTH 100, 103, 106, 150; BUS 106, 108; ECE 153, 162; ENVR 102; ETHN 130, 135, 140; GEOG 104, 125; HIST 108, 110, 111, 112, 120, 130, 135, 140; POLS 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, C1000; PSYC C1000; SOC 100, 102, 140, 150, 160; SOJU 130.

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

CHEM 102, 104, 106; ENVR 142, 142L; GEOG 102; GEOL 102, 104, 120; PHSC 120, 120L; PHYS 102, 104, 202, 204, 206.

5B: Life Science

ANTH 120, 120L; BIOL 100, 102, 104, 106, 110, 112, 210.

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 140; POLS 140; SOC 140.

American Institutions (US-1-2-3)

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HIST 108 - US 1
HIST 110 - US 1
POL 101 - US 2 & US 3

(page last modified: 02/11/2026)