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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Los Angeles Harbor 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 |
| E.S.L. 110; ENGL C1000; ENGLISH 101X, 101Y, 101Z. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| COMM 104; ENGL C1001; ENGLISH 102; PHILOS 006; PSYCH 066. |
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 |
| BUS 015; MATH 229, 230, 234, 236, 260, 265, 265S, 266, 267, 270, 275; STAT 001, 001S, 101, 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) |
| ARC 132, 133; ART 100, 101, 102, 103, 111, 201; ASIAN 020; CHICANO 034, 036; DANCEST 805; MUSIC 100, 101, 111, 116, 118, 141, 216-1; THEATER 100. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| CHICANO 032; ENGLISH 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 218, 219, 223, 234, 239, 240, 251, 260, 265, 270, 271, 272; FRENCH 002, 003, 004, 005, 010, 026; HISTORY 001, 002, 074, 081, 082, 086, 087; HUMAN 001, 003, 006, 008, 017, 030, 060, 077; MUSIC 100; PHILOS 001, 020, 033; SPANISH 002, 003, 004, 012, 035, 036; THEATER 110. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| AFRO AM 004, 005; ANTHRO 102, 103, 104, 121, 132; ASIAN 001, 002; CH DEV 001; CHICANO 007, 008, 019, 031, 033, 047; COMM 121, 122, 190; ECON 001, 002; GEOG 002, 007; HISTORY 001, 002, 005, 006, 011, 012, 020, 021, 041, 042, 043, 044, 052, 058, 074, 081, 082, 086, 087; MUSIC 100; POL SCI 002, 003, 004, 005, 007, 030, 050; POLS C1000; PSYC C1000; PSYCH 003, 014, 015, 041, 042, 052; SOC 001, 002, 003, 004, 011, 012, 021, 031. |
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 |
| ASTRON 001, 005; CHEM 051, 065, 101, 102, 211, 212; ENV SCI 001; GEOG 001, 015; GEOLOGY 001, 006; OCEANO 001, 010; PHYS SC 001, 014; PHYSICS 006, 007, 011, 037, 038, 039. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANATOMY 001; ANTHRO 101, 111; BIOLOGY 003, 005, 006, 007; ENV SCI 002; MICRO 020; OCEANO 012; PHYSIOL 001; PSYCH 002. |
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 |
| AFRO AM 004, 005; CHICANO 008, 031, 047. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| AFRO AM 004 - US 1 |
| AFRO AM 005 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 006 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 011 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 012 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 041 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 042 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 043 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 044 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 052 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 058 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 081 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 082 - US 1 |
| POL SCI 001 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POL SCI 030 - US 2 & US 3 |
(page last modified: 02/11/2026)
