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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Miracosta 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 201, 201H, C1001, C1001H; PHIL 100. |
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 |
| BTEC 180; BUS 204; CSIT 123; MATH 112, 115, 126, 126S, 131, 135, 150, 150H, 150S, 155, 260; PSYC 104, 104H; SOC 125; STAT C1000, C1000H, 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 104, 157, 158, 159, 201, 234, 254, 258, 259, 260, 260H, 290; DESN 107, 108; DNCE 100, 101, 105; DRAM 105, 134, 222; FILM 101, 101H, 106, 111, 112; MAT 105; MUS 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 119. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ART 159; CCS 232; COMM 215; DESN 108; DNCE 104; FILM 111, 112, 211, 212; FREN 121, 201, 202; GRMN 121, 201; HIST 100, 100H, 101, 101H, 103, 104, 104H, 115, 116, 141, 142, 145, 146, 165; HUMN 101, 201, 202, 205; ITAL 121, 201, 202; JAPN 121, 123, 201, 202, 210; LIT 100, 101, 120, 122, 250, 251, 260, 261, 265, 270, 271; MAT 105; PHIL 101, 101H, 102, 221; RELG 101, 101H, 103, 105; SOC 232; SPAN 201, 202, 221, 222. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ADM 100, 200; ANTH 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 120, 190; BLST 100; CCS 100, 232; CHLD 112, 113, 210, 235; COMM 120, 135, 220; CSIT 160, 165; ECON 100, 101, 102; ETHN 207; GEOG 102, 104, 108; GERO 101, 250; HIST 100, 100H, 101, 101H, 102, 107, 110, 110H, 111, 111H, 113, 115, 116, 117, 141, 142, 145, 146, 165; NUTR 108; POLS 101, 101H, 103, 150, C1000; PSYC 100, 103, 114, 115, 121, 125, 145, 170, 211, C1000, C1000H; SOC 101, 101H, 102, 103, 105, 120, 130, 140, 145, 207, 232, 250. |
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, 101L, 120; CHEM 103, 103L, 112, 115, 116, 140, 150, 151; EART 106; GEOG 101, 101L; GEOL 101, 101L; OCEA 101, 101H, 101L; PHSN 106; PHYS 111, 112, 151, 152, 253. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTH 101, 101L, 101H, 105, 190; BIO 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 108L, 110, 111, 111L, 202, 204, 220, 230; HORT 115, 116; PSYC 260. |
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 |
| BLST 100; CCS 100, 232; ETHN 100, 207; SOC 207, 232. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 110 - US 1 & 2 |
| HIST 111 - US 1 & 3 |
| HIST 110 & 111 must be combined in order to complete this requirement. |
| HIST 110H - US 1 & 2 |
| HIST 111H - US 1 & 3 |
| HIST 110H & 111H must be combined in order to complete this requirement. |
| HIST 116 - US 1 & 2 |
| HIST 116H - US 1 & 2 |
| HIST 117 - US 1 & 3 |
| HIST 117H - US 1 & 3 |
| HIST 116 & 117 must be combined in order to complete this requirement. |
| HIST 141 - US 1 & 2 |
| HIST 141H - US 1 & 2 |
| HIST 142 - US 1 & 3 |
| HIST 142H - US 1 & 3 |
| HIST 141 & 142 must be combined in order to complete this requirement. |
| HIST 145 - US 1 & 2 |
| HIST 145H - US 1 & 2 |
| HIST 146 - US 2 & 3 |
| HIST 146H - US 1 |
| HIST 145 & 146 must be combined in order to complete this requirement. |
| HIST 165 - US 3 |
| PLSC 102 - US 1 & 2 & 3 |
| PLSC 102 will complete this requirement |
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