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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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College of Marin |
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 150SL, C1000. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| COMM 109; ENGL 151, C1001. |
1C: Oral Communication |
| COMM 100, 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 |
| COMP 117; MATH 102, 105, 108, 109, 114, 116, 117, 121, 122, 123, 124, 216, 223, 224; STAT 115, 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) |
| ARCH 100, 101, 102; ART 101, 102, 103, 105, 107, 108, 110, 111, 197; DANC 100, 101, 108; DRAM 103, 110; FILM 109A, 109B; MUS 101, 102, 105, 109. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ASL 102, 203; DRAM 116, 117; ENGL 208, 212, 214, 220, 221A, 221B, 222, 223, 224, 225, 230, 235, 237, 240; ETST 154; FREN 102, 108A, 203, 204, 228A, 228B; HIST 170, 180; HUM 100A, 100B, 101, 118, 125; ITAL 102, 108A, 203, 204; JPNS 102, 203, 204; PHIL 110, 111, 115, 116, 117, 118; SPAN 102, 108A, 128A, 203, 204, 228C. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ANTH 102, 110, 208; BEHS 103, 130, 223; BIOL 251; COMM 102, 110, 160; ECE 110; ECON 101, 102, 120; ETST 110, 112, 121, 133, 151; GEOG 100, 102, 109; HIST 100, 101, 102, 117, 118, 151, 152, 170, 180, 238; POLS 100, 102, 103, 104, 201, 203, 210, 219, C1000; PSY 111, 112, 114, 116, 140, 204, 205, 230, 251; PSYC C1000; SOC 110, 112, 114, 130, 140, 205, 223, 230. |
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 |
| ASTR 101, 117L; BIOL 138, 141; CHEM 105, 110, 114, 131, 132, 231, 232; ENVS 138, 141; GEOG 101, 101L, 112, 120L, 141; GEOL 103, 109, 114, 120, 121; PHYS 108A, 108B, 110, 110L, 207A, 207B, 207C. |
| 5B |
| ANTH 101, 101L; BIOL 107, 110, 110L, 111A, 111B, 112A, 112B, 112C, 120, 138, 162, 224, 235, 240; ENVS 138; KIN 107. |
| 5C |
| 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 |
| ETST 110, 112, 121. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| ETST 111 - US 1 |
| ETST 112 - US 1 |
| ETST 121 - US 1 |
| ETST 151 - US 1 |
| HIST 100 - US 1 |
| HIST 117 - US 1 |
| HIST 118 - US 1 |
| HIST 151 - US 1 |
| POLS 100 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POLS 101 - US 2 & US 3 |
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