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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Lassen 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. |
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 1A, 1B, 6, 8, 15, 24; 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 6, 7, 8; FILM 1; MUS 6, 7, 12. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ENGL 12; HIST 14, 15, 16; HUM 1, 2; PHIL 10. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| AGR 2; AJ 12; ANTH 2; CD 31; ECON 10, 11; ES 1; GEOG 2; HIST 14, 15, 16, 17; POLS C1000; PSYC 5, 6, 18, 31, C1000; SOC 1, 2, 3, 4. |
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 |
| AGR 19; ASTR 1; CHEM 1A, 1B, 8, 40, 40L, 45; GEOL 1, 5; PHSC 1; PHYS 2A, 2B. |
5B: Life Science |
| AGR 10, 20; ANTH 1, 1L; BIOL 1, 4, 10, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 32, 32L. |
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 1. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 16 - US 1 |
| *HIST 17 - US 1 & US 2 & US 3 |
| PLSC 1 - US 2 & US 3 |
| * HIST 17 must be taken with HIST 16 or PLSC 1 to meet this requirement. |
(page last modified: 02/11/2026)
