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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Allan Hancock Community 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. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENGL C1001; PHIL 114. |
1C: Oral Communication |
| COMM 100, 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 131, 135, 141, 181, 182, 183, 184; STAT C1000. |
Area 3: Arts and Humanities |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units with at least one course in 3A-Arts and one in 3B-Humanities. |
| 6 units minimum |
3A: Arts (Visual Arts, Architecture, Music, Dance, Theater, and Film) |
| ART 101, 103, 104, 105, 106; DANC 101; DRMA 103, 110, 111; FILM 101, 102, 107; MUS 100, 101, 102, 104, 106; PHTO 101. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ASL 121, 138; ENGL 102, 117, 119, 130, 131, 132, 133, 135, 138, 139, 140, 144, 145, 146, 148, 150, 151, 152, 153; ES 122, 135, 139, 150, 151, 152, 153; FILM 103, 104, 109, 119, 122; FRCH 102; HIST 101, 102, 104, 105, 138; HUM 101, 102, 104, 105; PHIL 101, 102, 105, 121, 122; SPAN 102, 103, 104, 112. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| AJ 101, 115; ANTH 102, 103, 107; BUS 141; COMM 110; ECON 101, 102, 141; ECS 100, 101; ES 101, 107, 120, 121; GBST 101, 141; GEOG 102, 103; HIST 101, 102, 103, 107, 108, 118, 119, 120, 121; HUM 101, 102, 103; LGBT 101, 102; POLS 101, 104, 105, 110, C1000; PSY 105,112, 113, 117, 118, 119, 121, C1000; SOC 101, 102, 104, 110, 120, 155, 160. |
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 100, 121; CHEM 120, 150, 151, 180, 181; GEOG 101, 110, 115; GEOL 100, 111, 114, 115, 131, 141; PHSC 111, 112; PHYS 100, 110, 141, 142, 161, 162, 163. |
5B: Life Science |
| AG 152, 161; ANTH 101, 110; BIOL 100, 120, 124, 125, 128, 132, 150, 154, 155. |
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 |
| ES 101, 120, 121; HIST 120, 121; SOC 120. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: |
| www.assist.org |
| ES 121 - US 1 |
| HIST 107 - US 1 |
| HIST 108 - US 1 |
| HIST 118 - US 1 |
| POLS 101 - US 2 & 3 |
| POLS 103 - US 2 & 3 |
(page last modified: 02/11/2026)
