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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Los Angeles Mission 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 |
| ENGL C1001; ENGLISH 102; PHILOS 005. |
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 |
| MATH 227B, 227C, 230, 235, 238, 238B, 238C, 245, 245C, 246, 247, 248, 260, 260S, 261, 262, 263, 270, 275; STAT 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) |
| ART 201, 300, 501, 502; ARTHIST 103, 110, 120, 126, 130, 140, 161, 170; CHICANO 052, 054, 057, 058; CINEMA 003, 107; DANCEST 805; HUMAN 001, 003; INTRDGN 103; MUSIC 111, 116, 141; PHOTO 121; THEATER 100, 110, 114. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ANTHRO 104; ARTHIST 161; CHICANO 037, 042, 044, 046; CINEMA 004; ENGLISH 203, 205, 206, 208, 218, 239, 240, 241; HUMAN 001, 002, 003, 030, 031; LING 001; PHILOS 001, 014, 020, 033; SPANISH 003, 004, 005, 006, 008, 012, 015, 026. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ADM JUS 001, 004; AFRO AM 002, 004; ANTHRO 102, 104, 121; CH DEV 001; CHICANO 002, 007, 008, 019, 020, 044, 047; COMM 100; ECON 001, 002, 010; GEOG 002, 007, 014; HISTORY 001, 002, 011, 012, 086; JOURNAL 100; LAW 003; LING 001; POL SCI 002, 003, 005, 007; POLS C1000; PSYC C1000; PSYCH 002, 013, 014, 041, 052; SOC 001, 002, 003, 011, 013, 024, 028, 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, 052, 065, 101, 102, 211, 212; EARTH 001, 002; GEOG 001, 015; GEOLOGY 001; OCEANO 001; PHYS SC 001, 014; PHYSICS 006, 007, 037, 038, 039. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANATOMY 001; ANTHRO 101, 111; BIOLOGY 003, 005, 006, 007; BIOTECH 002; ENV SCI 002; MICRO 020; 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 |
| CHICANO 002, 007, 008. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| AFRO AM 004 - US 1 |
| CHICANO 007 - US 1 |
| CHICANO 008 - US 1 |
| ECON 010 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 011 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 012 - US 1 |
| POL SCI 001 - US 2 & US 3 |
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