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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN

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Los Angeles Valley 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.

1B: Critical Thinking and Writing

COMM 105; ENGL C1001; ENGLISH 102.

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 238, 245, 247, 248, 259, 260, 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 093, 094, 101, 102, 103, 105, 109, 111, 115, 116, 125, 213, 501; BRDCSTG 026; CHICANO 054; CINEMA 102, 104, 105, 106, 107, 113, 114; DANCEST 801, 805; HUMAN 003; MUSIC 101, 111, 118, 121, 122, 136, 141; THEATER 100, 110, 112.

3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English)

AFRO AM 020; ANTHRO 121; CHICANO 037, 042, 044, 057; CINEMA 103; ENGLISH 102, 105, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 211, 212, 215, 239, 245, 250, 252, 253; FRENCH 003, 004, 005, 006, 010, 025, 026; GERMAN 003, 004, 005, 006, 010; HEBREW 3, 4, 9; HISTORY 007, 29, 47, 49; HUMAN 001, 008, 030; ITALIAN 003, 004, 005; JEWISH 002, 3, 5, 6, 9, 13, 14, 17, 035; LING 001; PHILOS 001, 012, 014, 020, 028, 030, 031, 33, 035, 045; SPANISH 003, 004, 005, 006, 009, 010, 012, 016, 025, 037, 046.

Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences

6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines.
6 units minimum
AFRO AM 002, 004, 005; ANTHRO 102, 103, 104, 109, 132, 141; ASIAN 002; BRDCSTG 001; CH DEV 001; CHICANO 002, 007, 008, 047; COMM 122; ECON 001, 002, 008, 010, 030, 040, 060; ENVSTDS 101; GEOG 002, 009, 014; HISTORY 001, 002, 3, 4, 005, 006, 011, 012, 13, 18, 020, 38, 82, 086, 88; JEWISH 001, 004, 025; JOURNAL 105; LGBTQ 001; POL SCI 002, 005, 007; POLS C1000; PSYC C1000; PSYCH 5, 011, 012, 013, 014, 029, 032, 041, 052, 075; SOC 001, 002, 3, 011, 021, 22, 025, 031, 35, 086; SOC SCI 1.

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, 060, 070, 101, 102, 211, 212, 221; ENV SCI 001, 007, 022; GEOG 001, 003, 015, 017; GEOLOGY 001, 002, 006, 007, 010; METEOR 003; OCEANO 001, 010; PHYS SC 001, 004, 014; PHYSICS 006, 007, 011, 012, 037, 038, 039, 066, 067.

5B: Life Science

ANATOMY 001; ANTHRO 101, 111, 116; BIOLOGY 003, 005, 006, 007, 010, 022, 040; 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
AFRO AM 002, 004, 005, 020; CHICANO 002, 007, 008.

American Institutions (US-1-2-3)

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AFRO AM 004 - US 1
AFRO AM 005 - US 1
CHICANO 008 - US 1
ECON 010 - US 1 & US 2
HISTORY 005 - US 1 & US 2
HISTORY 006 - US 3
HISTORY 011 - US 1 & US 2
HISTORY 012 - US 1
HISTORY 013 - US 1
HISTORY 017 - US 1
HISTORY 018 - US 1
HISTORY 020 - US 3
HISTORY 82 - US 1
POL SCI 001 - US 2 & US 3

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