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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Moorpark 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. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| COMM M25; ENGL M01B, M01BH, C1001, C1001H; PHIL M05. |
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 |
| CS M155; MATH M05, M07, M11, M12, M16A, M16B, M21, M25A, M25AH, M25B, M25BH, M25C, M31, M35, M37DS, M42DS; PSY M125; SOC M125; STAT C1000, 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) |
| ARTH M100, M100H, M110, M120, M130, M150; DANC M01, M01H, M03, M31; DES M100, M100H, M101, M101H; FTMA M101, M103, M104, M105, M106, M107, M108, M109, M110; HUM M07; MUS M01, M04, M04H, M08, M08H, M09A, M09AH, M09B, M09BH; PHOT M40; THA M01, M01H, M04, M04H. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| CHIN M110; COMM M26; ENGL M01B, M01BH, M13A, M13B, M14, M15A, M15B, M16, M17, M20, M29A, M29B, M30A, M30B, M40; ETHS M11; FREN M110; FTMA M102, M104, M108; GERM M110; HIST M150, M152, M160, M162, M170, M180; HUM M07, M10A, M10B, M11, M14; JAPN M110; JOUR M05; PHIL M01, M01H, M02, M02H, M03, M08, M11, M12, M13, M14, M21; SPAN M110, M200, M200S, M210. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ANTH M02, M03, M06, M07, M08, M09, M11, M13, M14, M15, M16, M17, M18; BUS M30; CD M02, M03, M03H, M05; CJ M08; COMM M04, M12, M13; ECON M170, M201, M202, M202H; ETHS M01, M02, M10, M20, M40, M50, M60, M70; FTMA M100; GEOG M02, M03, M03H, M10; HED M20, M21; HIST M25, 25H, M130, M131, M133, M135, M137, M137H, M140, M141, M143, M145, M150, M152, M160, M162, M164, M170, M180; JOUR M01; NTS M07; PHIL M03; POLS M01, M02, M04, M05, M06, M09, C1000, C1000H; PSY M03, M04, M05, M06, M07, M08, M10, M13, M14, M16; PSYC C1000, C1000H; SJS M110, M120, M130; SOC M110, M110H, M115, M120, M130, M140, M150, M160, M212, M216, M218; SWHS M110. |
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 M01, M01L; CHEM M01A, M01AH, M01B, M07A, M07B, M11, M12, M13; ENSC M01, M01L; GEOG M01, M01L, M05; GEOL M02, M02L, M02H, M03, M03L, M05, M05L, M18, M61, M121; PHSC M01, M01L; PHYS M01, M01L, M10A, M10AL, M10B, M10BL, M20A, M20AL, M20B, M20BL, M20C, M20CL. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANAT M01; ANPH M01; ANTH M01, M01H, M01L; BIOL M01, M02A, M02AH, M02B, M02BH, M02C, M03, M05, M06, M16, M16L, M17; BOT M01, M06; ENSC M02; MICR M01; PHSO M01, M01H; PSY M02, M02H; ZOO M01. |
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 |
| ETHS M01, M10, M40. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| CJ M08 - US 2 |
| ECON M170 - US 1 |
| HIST M25 - US 1 |
| HIST M25H - US 1 |
| HIST M130 - US 1 |
| HIST M131 - US 1 |
| HIST M133 - US 1 |
| HIST M135 - US 1 |
| HIST M137 - US 1 |
| HIST M137H - US 1 |
| HIST M140 - US 1 |
| HIST M141 - US 1 |
| HIST M145 - US 1 |
| POLS M03 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POLS M03H - US 2 & US 3 |
| POLS M05 - US 2 & US 3 |
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