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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Grossmont 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; ESL 122. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENGL C1001; PHIL 125. |
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 |
| ANTH 215; BIO 215; ECON 215; MATH 120, 125, 126, 175, 176, 178, 180, 245, 280, 281, 284, 285; PSY 215; SOC 215; 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, 120, 130, 140, 141, 142, 143, 145, 146, 147; DANC 110, 120; ETHN 126, 134; MUS 110, 111, 115, 116, 117, 123; PHOT 154; THTR 101, 110, 144, 205. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ARBC 121, 123, 148, 220, 221; ASL 121, 140, 220, 221; CHIN 121, 220, 221; COMM 144; ENGL 122, 201, 203, 215, 217, 218, 219, 221, 222, 231, 232, 236, 237, 238, 239, 271; ESL 115; ETHN 135, 138, 143, 144, 236, 237, 238, 239; FREN 121, 152, 220, 221; GERM 121, 220, 221; HIST 100, 101, 103, 105, 106, 126, 135, 136, 137, 148; HUM 110, 120, 125, 130, 135, 140, 160, 170; ITAL 121, 220, 221; JAPN 121, 149, 220, 221; PHIL 110, 111, 115, 117, 119, 120, 140, 141, 145, 150, 155, 160; RELG 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 165, 170; RUSS 121, 220, 221; SPAN 121, 123, 141, 220, 221; THTR 143, 144. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ANTH 120, 122, 127, 140; AOJ 110; CD 115, 125; COMM 124, 144; ECON 110, 120, 121, 125, 135, 261; ETHN 107, 114, 115, 118, 119, 125, 127, 128, 130, 131, 135, 137, 143, 144, 145, 150, 160, 161, 180, 181; FS 115, 120; GEND 116, 117, 154, 155; GEOG 100, 101, 106, 130, 170; HIST 100, 101, 103, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 113, 114, 115, 118, 119, 122, 123, 124, 126, 130, 131, 136, 137, 148, 154, 155, 160, 161, 180, 181; MCOM 110; POLS C1000; POSC 120, 124, 130, 140, 145, 147, 148, 150, 155, 160; PSY 125, 134, 138, 140, 150, 170, 211, 220; PSYC C1000; RELG 175; SOC 114, 120, 125, 130, 138, 140, 150. |
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 110, 112, 120; CHEM 102, 110, 113, 115, 116, 120, 141, 142, 231, 232, 241, 242; GEOG 120, 121, 140; GEOL 104, 110, 111, 121, 210; OCEA 112, 113; PHYC 110, 130, 131, 201, 202, 203; PSC 100, 110, 111; SCI 110. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTH 130, 131; BIO 105, 110, 112, 114, 118, 120, 140, 141, 141L, 144, 145, 152, 230, 240; CHEM 117. |
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 |
| ENGL 236; ETHN 107, 114, 236; HIST 107; SOC 114. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| ETHN 107 - US 1 & US 2 |
| ETHN 118 - US 1 & US 2 |
| ETHN 119 - US 1 & US 3 |
| ETHN 130 - US 1 & US 2 |
| ETHN 131 - US 1 & US 3 |
| ETHN 180 - US 1 & US 2 |
| ETHN 181 - US 1 |
| HIST 107 - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 108 - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 109 - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 114 - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 115 - US 1 & US 2 & US 3 |
| HIST 118 - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 122 - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 123 - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 124 - US 3 |
| HIST 130 - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 131 - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 180 - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 181 - US 1 |
| POSC 121 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POSC 140 - US 3 |
| For the Academic Year 2007-08 and beyond: |
| POSC 121 and any course designated as US-1 or take the following combinations: |
| One of the following: |
| HIST 108, 114, 118, 122, 130, 180 |
| AND one of the following: |
| HIST 109, 115, 119, 123, 131, 181 or POSC 140 |
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