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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Merced 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 01C, C1001, C1001H. |
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 |
| CPSC 07; MATH 02, 02H, 02S, 03, 03S, 04A, 04AS, 04B, 04C, 06, 07, 08, 11, 15, 15S, 22, 24, 24S, 26, 26S, 27; PSYC 05; STAT 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 01, 02, 03, 06, 10, 15; ARTD 07, 08, 40A, 40B; ENGL 14; ETHN 11; HUM 21; MUSG 12, 13, 14, 15; PHOT 33; THTR 01. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ANTH 12; ENGL 01B, 04A, 04B, 05, 06A, 06B, 07, 08, 10, 11, 18, 19; ETHN 15, 18, 19; FREN 03, 04; GERN 02, 03, 04; HIST 03A, 03B, 04A, 04B, 05, 09A, 09B, 17A, 17AH, 17B, 17BH, 19, 29; HUM 01, 01H, 02, 02H, 15; PHIL 01, 01H, 02, 03, 04, 05, 15; SPAN 02, 03, 04, 10, 11. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| AGAB 05; ANTH 02, 10; CLDV 01, 02; COMM 30; ECON 01, 02; ETHN 01, 05, 07, 12, 15, 20, 22, 23; GEOG 02, 12; HIST 03A, 03B, 05, 07, 09A, 10, 17A, 17AH, 17B, 17BH, 19, 20, 22, 23, 29; HUM 15; PHIL 02; POLS C1000, C1000H; POSC 02, 03, 04, 05, 07; PSYC 15, 23, 25, 36, C1000, C1000H; SOC 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06. |
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 |
| AGPS 05; ARCH 01; ASTR 01, 01L; CHEM 02A, 04A, 04B; GEOG 01, 01L, 15; GEOL 01, 02, 03; PHSC 01, 01L, 02, 02L; PHYS 02A, 02B, 04A, 04B, 04C, 10. |
5B: Life Science |
| AGPS 01; ANTH 01; BIOL 01, 02, 04A, 04B, 06, 09, 16, 18, 20, 32, 32L; PSYC 15. |
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 |
| ENGL 19; ETHN 01, 05, 12, 15, 19, 20, 23; HIST 20, 23; HUM 15; SOC 05. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| ETHN 22 - US 1 |
| HIST 17A - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 17AH - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 17B - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 17BH - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 22 - US 1 |
| POSC 01 - US 2 & US 3 |
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