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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Mission 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, C1000E. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENG 001B; ENGL C1001; PHI 0003. |
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 |
| MAT 000G, 001, 001X, 002, 003, 003A, 003AH, 003B, 004A, 004B, 004C, 011, 012, 019; SOC 016; STAT C1000, C1000E, C1000H. |
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 001A, 001B, 001D, 004, 007, 011; GDS 011, 012, 015; KIN 080; MUS 005, 009, 010, 016, 017. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ARB 002; CHI 002; COM 012; ENG 005A, 005B, 006B, 007A, 007B, 011, 013, 014, 015, 043, 048; ETH 013; FRN 002, 003, 004; HIS 004A, 004AH, 004B, 004BH, 015, 015H, 016, 016H, 017A, 017AH, 017B, 017BH, 033, 033H; HUM 001A, 001B, 007, 015, 016, 018, 018H, 020, 022, 024; JPN 002; LIN 001; PHI 001, 005; POL 007; SPA 002, 003, 004; VIE 049A, 049B. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ANT 002, 003, 055; CHD 001; COM 008, 008H, 014; ECN 001A, 001B, 006; ETH 001A, 002, 003, 004, 005, 044, 044H; HIS 004A, 004AH, 004B, 004BH, 015, 015H, 016, 016H, 017A, 017AH, 017B, 017BH, 020, 031, 033, 033H, 044, 044H; HUM 016, 018, 018H, 024; KIN 081; PHI 005; POL 002, 004, 006, 020; POLS C1000, C1000H; PSY 007, 010, 012, 015, 015H, 025, 045; PSYC C1000, C1000H; SJS 001, 002, 003; SOC 001, 001H, 002, 002H, 021, 040, 045, 047, 050, 060. |
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 |
| AST 001, 003, 003H, 004; CHM 001A, 001AH, 001B, 001BH, 002, 002L, 012A, 012AH, 012B, 012BH, 030A, 060; GEO 001, 001L; PHY 002A, 002B, 003, 004A, 004B, 004C, 010. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANT 001, 001L; BIO 001A, 001AH, 001B, 001BH, 004, 010, 010L, 011, 012, 012H, 014, 014H, 015, 016, 017, 017H, 018, 018H, 019, 025, 025H, 030, 030L, 047, 048, 048H. |
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 |
| ENG 013; ETH 013, 044, 044H; HIS 044, 044H. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| ETH 044 - US1 |
| ETH 044H - US 1 |
| HIS 017A - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIS 017AH - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIS 017B - US 1 |
| HIS 017BH - US 1 |
| HIS 020 - US 3 |
| HIS 044 - US 1 |
| HIS 044H - US 1 |
| POL 001 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POL 001H - US 2 & US 3 |
(page last modified: 02/11/2026)
