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GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN

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Oxnard College

2025 - 2026

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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

ENGL R102, R102H; C1001; PHIL R111.

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 R101, R106, R115, R117, R120, R121, R122, R134, R143; PSY R103; SOC R125; 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)

ART R101, R102, R102H, R103, R103H, R171, R172, R172H, R174, R174H; DANC R100; FTVE R107; MUS R101, R103, R109, R116; SPAN R234; THTR R111.

3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English)

ANTH R110, R111, R111H, R113, R116; ART R172, R172H, R174, R174H; ASL R103, R104, R110; ENGL R104, R105, R107, R108, R111, R112, R124, R125, R126, R129, R134; ESL R100; ETHS R134; HIST R108, R109, R110, R150, R150H, R160, R160H; IDS R102; MUS R109; PHIL R101, R101H, R102, R102H, R103, R104, R105, R106, R108, R110, R114, R115, R115H, R116; SOC R114; SPAN R210, R220, R220H, R230, R230H, R232, R232H, R236, R236H.

Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences

6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines.
6 units minimum
ADS R131; ANTH R102, R102H, R103, R105, R106, R107, R110, R111, R111H, R113, R114, R115, R116, R119; ASL R110; BRS R101; CHST R101, R102, R107, R108; COMM R102, R111, R113; ECE R102; ECON R100, R201, R201H, R202, R202H; ETHS R107, R110, R114, R119; GEOG R102, R104, R105; GLST R101, R102; HED R113, R115; HIST R104, R107, R108, R109, R110, R117, R124, R125, R125H, R126, R130, R130H, R140, R140H, R150, R150H, R160, R160H; IDS R102; PHIL R114; POLS R100, R102, R104, R108, R120, R125, R125H, C1000; PSY R102, R104, R108, R110, R122, R131; PSYC C1000, C1000H; SJS R110, R120, R130; SOC R101, R101H, R102, R103, R106, R108, R111, R114, R116, R119, R140; URBS R101.

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 R101, R101L; CHEM R104, R110, R112, R120, R122, R130, R132; GEOG R101, R101L, R103; GEOL R101, R101L, R103, R103L, R114, R114L, R121, R130; MST R103, R103L; PHSC R170; PHYS R101, R101L, R102, R102L, R121, R122, R131, R132, R133.

5B: Life Science

ANAT R101; ANTH R101, R101H, R101L; BIOL R100, R100L, R101, R101H, R101L, R120, R120L, R122, R122L, R155, R155L; ESRM R100, R100L; MICR R100, R100L; MST R100, R100L; PHSO R101; PSY R105.

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
ANTH R107, R119; BRS R101; CHST R101; ENGL R134; ETHS R107, R119, R134.

American Institutions (US-1-2-3)

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CHST R107 - US 1
HIST R107 - US 1
HIST R108 - US 1
HIST R117 - US 1
HIST R130 - US 1
HIST R130H - US 1
HIST R140 - US 1
HIST R140H - US 1
POLS R100 - US 2 & US 3
POLS R101 - US 2 & US 3
POLS R102 - US 2 & US 3

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