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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Monterey Peninsula 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 C1001; PHIL 10. |
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 |
| MATH 10, 13, 13A, 17, 18, 20A, 20B, 20C, 31, 32, 40; PSYC 19; SOCI 19; STAT 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) |
| ARTB 10; ARTH 1, 3, 4, 8, 12, 14; ARTP 14; DANC 5, 6; ETNC 4, 5; GWOS 4; MUSI 1, 2, 10A, 10B; THEA 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 53. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ENGL 1B, 5, 11, 17, 22, 40A, 40B, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 63; ETNC 4, 5, 6, 23, 24, 25; GENT 21, 22, 23; GWOS 4, 5, 11, 12, 15, 40; HIST 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24, 25; HUMA 10, 30, 40; JPNS 2A; LING 10, 15, 25, 30; PHIL 2, 4, 8, 13, 40; POLS 12; SIGN 2A, 20; SPAN 3, 3S, 4, 4S, 5, 18, 22, 45, 50A, 50B; THEA 4, 9, 10; WRLD 20. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ADMJ 2; ANTH 2, 4, 6, 8, 30; COMM 35; ECED 1, 55; ECON 1, 2, 4; ETNC 6, 10, 13, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25; GEOG 2, 4, 5; GLST 1, 2; GWOS 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 30, 40; HIST 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24, 25; HUMA 40; KINS 44, 48; LING 15, 18, 25, 30, 35, 45, 46; PHIL 40; POLS 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 14, 20, C1000; PSYC 3, 6, 25, 35, 38, 40, C1000; SIGN 20; SOCI 1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 40; SPCH 4, 10; WRLD 20. |
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 10, 10L; BIOL 31; CHEM 1A, 1B, 2, 10, 12A, 12B, 30A, 30B; GEOL 2, 2L, 3, 3L, 9, 12, 12L; OCEN 2, 2L; PHYS 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 3C, 10, 12. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANAT 1, 5; ANTH 2, 2L; BIOL 10, 13, 21, 22, 25, 26, 30, 31, 32; PHSO 1, 2; PSYC 38. |
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 |
| ETNC 22. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| ETNC 16 - US 2 & 3 |
| ETNC 18 - US 2 & 3 |
| ETNC 24 - US 1 & 2 |
| ETNC 25 - US 1 & 2 |
| GWOS 10 - US 2 & US 3 |
| GWOS 12 - US 1 |
| GWOS 25 - US 1 |
| HIST 12 - US 1 |
| HIST 17 - US 1 |
| HIST 18 - US 1 |
| HIST 24 - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 25 - US 1 & US 2 |
| POLS 1 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POLS 10 - US 2 & US 3 |
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