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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Golden West 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 G110; PHIL G125; PSYC G130. |
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 |
| CS G262; ECON G160; MATH G115, G115S, G140, G140S, G170, G180, G185, G280, G285, G287; PSYC G140; SOC G125; 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 G100, G103, G104, G105, G106, G123, G127, G128, G129, G138, G139; DANC G101, G232; MUS G101, G103, G108, G139, G143; THEA G100, G102, G108, G111, G112. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| CMST G180; ENGL G112, G114, G143, G147, G150, G155, G160, G161, G181, G270, G275; GLST G150; HIST G110, G120, G121, G140, G145, G150, G161, G162, G170, G175, G180, G185; PHIL G100, G102, G110, G111, G120, G140, G150; PSCI G150; SIGN G185, G200; SPAN G165, G185, G200, G280, G285; THEA G102; VIET G185, G280, G285. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ANTH G100, G130, G140, G150, G190, G200; CJ G123, G140, G150; CMST G180, G255, G265; ECON G100, G110, G130, G135, G170, G175; ETHS G101, G103, G111, G120, G133, G134, G136, G137, G150, G167, G181; GEOG G100, G120, G185; GLST G101, G102, G130, G150; HIST G110, G121, G140, G145, G150, G155, G170, G175, G180, G185; HLED G220; PHIL G150; POLS C1000; PSCI G100, G101, G103, G110, G130, G135, G150, G181, G185; PSYC G110, G116, G118, G165, G167, G250, G255, G260, G280, C1000; SOC G100, G110, G111, G115, G133, G134, G140, G160, G185, G200. |
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 G100, 100L; CHEM G110, G130, G180, G185, G220, G225; GEOG G130, G180, G180L; GEOL G105, G106, G110, G120; PHSC G100; PHYS G110, G111, G120, G125, G185, G280, G285. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTH G185, 185L; BIOL G100, G101, G104, 104L, G110, G120, G180, G182, G183, G186, G210, G220, G221, G225; PSYC G250. |
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 |
| ETHS G103, G111, G120, G133, G134, G150, G167, G181; GEOG G120; HIST G155; PSCI G103, G181; PSYC G167; SOC G111, G133, G134. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| ETHS G150 - US 1 |
| HIST G170 - US 1 |
| HIST G175 - US 1 |
| PSCI G180 - US 2 & US 3 |
| PSCI G181 - US 2 & US 3 |
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