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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Madera Community 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, C1000H; ESL 1A. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| COMM 25; ENGL 2, 2H, C1001, C1001H; PHIL 2. |
1C: Oral Communication |
| COMM C1000, C1000H. |
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 |
| BA 23, 39; CSCI 26; MATH 3A, 4P, 5A, 5B, 6, 17, 21, 75B; PLS 9; PSYC 42; 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 2, 5, 6, 6H, 26; FILM 1, 2A, 2B; MUS 12, 12H, 16, 16B, 17. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ASL 2, 3, 4, 5; ENGL 1B, 1BH, 17, 36, 43A, 43B, 44A, 44B, 46A, 46B, 47, 49; FILM 2A, 2B; HIST 1, 2, 11, 12, 12H, 20, 22; LING 10; PHIL 1, 1C, 1CH, 1D, 3A, 3B; SPAN 2, 3, 3NS, 4, 4NS, 5. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ANTHRO 1, 2, 3; ASL 5; CHDEV 30, 38, 39; COMM 10; CRIM 13, 14; ECON 1A, 1B; ETHNST 2, 3, 5, 15, 32; GEOG 6; HIST 5, 11, 12, 12H, 22, 32; HS 20; JOURN 1; POLS 3, 5, 24, C1000, C1000H; PSYC 5, 16, 17, 25, 38, 45, C1000, C1000H; SOC 1A, 1B, 2, 11, 32. |
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 |
| ASTRO 10; CHEM 1A, 1B, 3A, 3B, 8, 9, 10, 28A, 28B, 29A, 29B; GEOG 5, 9; GEOL 1, 2, 9, 10; PHYS 2A, 2B, 4A, 4B, 4C; PLS 2, 2L; SCI 1A. |
5B: Life Science |
| AS 1; BIOL 1, 2, 5, 10, 10L, 11A, 11B, 16, 20, 22, 31; NR 7; PLS 1, 1L. |
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 |
| ETHNST 2, 15; SOC 2. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions courses approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 11 - US 1 |
| HIST 12 - US 1 |
| HIST 12H - US 1 |
| HIST 22 - US 1 |
| POLSCI 2 - US 2, 3 |
| POLSCI 2H - US 2, 3 |
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