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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH PATTERN
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Los Angeles Pierce College |
2023 - 2024 |
| To verify historical GE course approvals visit: www.assist.org. |
Area A: English Language Communication and Critical Thinking |
| 9 semester units required with at least one course each from A1, A2 and A3. All courses must be completed with a grade of "C-" or better. |
| 9 units minimum |
A-1: Oral Communication |
| COMM 101, 104, 122, 151. |
A-2: Written Communication |
| ENGLISH 101. |
A-3: Critical Thinking |
| COMM 104; ENGLISH 102, 103; JOURNAL 109; PHILOS 005, 006, 009; POL SCI 005; PSYCH 066. |
Area B: Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning |
| 9 semester units required with at least one course each from Physical Science, Life Science and Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning. One Physical or Life Science course must include a laboratory experience (underlined). Courses in area B-4 must be completed with a grade of "C-" or better. |
| 9 units minimum |
B-1: Physical Science |
| ASTRON 001, 002; CHEM 051, 060, 101, 102, 211, 212, 221; EARTH 003; ENV SCI 001; GEOG 001, 003, 015, 017, 019, 023; GEOLOGY 001, 002, 006, 007, 010, 012, 015, 022A, 022B, 022C, 022D; METEOR 003, 004, 005; OCEANO 001, 010; PHYS SC 004, 007; PHYSICS 006, 007, 012, 066, 067, 101, 102, 103; PLNT SC 103, 711. |
B-2: Life Science |
| ANATOMY 001; ANML SC 511, 512; ANTHRO 101, 111, 118, 119; BIOLOGY 003, 006, 007, 010, 110, 121, 122, 123; ENV SCI 002; MICRO 001, 020; PHYSIOL 001; PLNT SC 711, 901; PSYCH 002, 073. |
B-3: Laboratory Activity |
| Students must select at least one laboratory experience (see underlined courses in areas B-1 and B-2). |
B-4: Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning |
| CS 131; FINANCE 001, 008; MATH 215, 227, 228B, 229, 238, 240, 240S, 260, 261, 262, 275; SOC 125; STAT 101. |
Area C: Arts and Humanities |
| 9 semester units required with at least one course each in Arts and Humanities. |
| 9 units minimum |
C-1: Arts (Art, Cinema, Dance, Music, Theatre) |
| ART 101, 102, 103, 105, 107, 109, 111, 137, 138, 139, 201, 501, 502, 700; CHICANO 054, 057; CINEMA 003, 104, 107, 113; DANCEST 801, 802, 807, 814; MUSIC 101, 111, 121, 122, 216-1, 321, 322, 323, 324, 341, 411, 412, 413, 414, 601, 611, 621, 651; PHOTO 009, 027A, 027B; THEATER 100, 110, 125, 270, 271, 401. |
C-2: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other than English) |
| ANTHRO 121, 161; ART 107; ASL 001, 002, 003, 004, 040; CHICANO 004, 007, 008, 037, 047, 057; ENGLISH 102, 127, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 211, 214, 215, 216, 219, 234, 239, 240, 245, 250, 252, 270, 271; FRENCH 001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 006, 010; HISTORY 001, 002, 005, 006, 019, 029, 041, 042, 044, 052, 086, 087; HUMAN 006, 031; ITALIAN 001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 010; JAPAN 001, 002, 003, 004, 009; MULTIMD 110; PHILOS 001, 002, 012, 014, 015, 019, 020, 028, 030, 037, 040, 041, 042, 046; SPANISH 001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 006, 009, 010, 011, 012, 015, 025, 026, 027, 035, 036, 065; THEATER 125. |
Area D: Social Sciences |
| 6 semester units required with courses in at least 2 disciplines. Students are expected to complete the American Institutions requirement in this section (courses identified in the American Institution section). |
| 6 units minimum |
D--1: Sociology |
| ANTHRO 105, 109, 121, 132, 141; ASL 040; CH DEV 011; CHICANO 002, 004, 007, 008, 020, 047, 080; COMM 121, 122; EDUC 203; HISTORY 001, 002, 005, 006, 011, 012, 013, 019, 029, 052; JAPAN 009; PSYCH 060, 074; SPANISH 009, 010. |
D-1: Anthropology and Archaeology |
| ANTHRO 102, 106, 109, 161. |
D-2: Economics |
| ECON 001, 002, 010. |
D-3: Ethnic Studies |
| HISTORY 044; SPANISH 026. |
D-4: Gender Studies |
| PSYCH 032; SOC 031. |
D-5: Geography |
| GEOG 002, 007, 014. |
D-6: History |
| ECON 010; HISTORY 041, 042, 044, 056, 086, 087; SPANISH 016. |
D-7: Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science |
| BRDCSTG 001; COMM 100; JOURNAL 100, 251. |
D-8: Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions |
| ADM JUS 001, 002, 003, 004; POL SCI 001, 002, 005, 007, 014, 030, 050; SOC 037. |
D-9: Psychology |
| CH DEV 001; PSYCH 001, 013, 014, 016, 032, 041, 052, 066, 069. |
D-0: Sociology and Criminology |
| ADDICST 015; ADM JUS 067, 075, 319; SOC 001, 002, 003, 004, 011, 013, 015, 021, 028, 029, 031, 035, 037, 086, 087. |
Area E: Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development |
| 3 semester units required, not all courses can be in physical activity. |
| 3 units minimum |
| CH DEV 011; COUNSEL 020, 040; ENV SCI 001; HEALTH 002, 007, 008, 011, 043; PHILOS 019; PSYCH 032, 041, 052, 060. |
| For a complete list of all approved PE activity courses for this area see pdf link at the top of the page. |
Area F: Ethnic Studies |
| 3 semester units required. |
| 3 units minimum |
| In order to satisfy the Area F Ethnic Studies requirement, a course must be taken in Fall 2021 and beyond. |
| CHICANO 004, 008. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| CHICANO 007 - US 1 |
| CHICANO 008 - US 1 |
| ECON 010 - US 1 |
| HIST 011 - US 1 |
| HIST 012 - US 1 |
| HIST 013 - US 1 |
| HIST 041 - US 1 |
| HIST 042 - US 1 |
| HIST 044 - US 1 |
| HIST 052 - US 1 |
| POL SCI 001 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POL SCI 019 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POL SCI 030 - US 2 & US 3 |
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