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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Hartnell 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 |
| ENG 1B; 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 |
| MAT 2, 3A, 3B, 3C, 4, 5, 7, 10, 12, 16, 18, 25, 27; 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 1A, 1B, 10, 19; ETH 56; MUS 1A, 5, 6, 8, 42; TAC 1, 2, 3, 23, 92. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ENG 1B, 17, 22, 24, 26, 41, 44A, 44B, 46A, 46B, 47A, 47B, 48; ETH 7, 12; HIS 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 6, 10, 17A, 17B, 40, 47, 49A, 49B; MUS 7; PHL 2, 5, 10; SPA 3S, 4S; TAC 7, 50. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ABT 53; ADJ 1, 3, 51; ANT 2, 10, 20; COM 4; ECE 2, 6, 53; ECO 1, 5, 10; ETH 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 13, 21; GEG 10; HED 7; HES 1, 2; HIS 5A, 5B, 6, 17A, 17B, 40, 46A, 46B; NRN 70; NVN 70; POL 2, 3, 5, 6; POLS C1000; PSY 6, 9, 12, 14, 15, 22, 25, 42; PSYC C1000; SJS 20, 21, 22; SOC 1, 5, 8, 15, 20, 25, 30, 41, 42; TAC 23. |
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 |
| ABT 90; ANT 1; AST 1, 1L; CHM 1A, 1B, 12A, 12B, 22; GEG 1; GEL 1, 2, 6, 25; MET 1; OCN 1; PHY 2A, 2B, 4A, 4B, 4C, 10, 32. |
5B: Life Science |
| ABT 92; BIO 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 6L, 10, 11, 12, 18, 20, 27, 30, 42, 47, 48, 48L; PSY 10. |
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 |
| ETH 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 13, 21, 56; SJS 21; TAC 7. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| ETH 5 - US 2 & US 3 |
| HIS 17A - US 1 |
| HIS 17B - US 1 |
| HIS 40 - US 1 |
| POL 1 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POL 5 - US 2 & US 3 |
(page last modified: 02/11/2026)
