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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Porterville 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 P101B, C1001, C1003. |
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 |
| BSAD P150, P155; MATH P100, P101, P101A, P103, P104, P110, P118, P205, P207, P208; 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) |
| ART P101, P113, P114; DRMA P101; MUSC P109, P110, P111, P112. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ANTH P102; ENGL P102, P103, P104, P112, P113, P114, P115, P116, P117, P118, P119, P130, P131; HIST P104, P105, P120, P121; PHIL P106, P108, P109, P110, P112, P113, P114; SPAN P103, P104, P105, P106. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ADMJ P102, P107; AGRI P102; ANTH P102, P103, P104, P105, P107; CHDV P223; COMM P106; ECON P101, P102; ERSC P114; ETHN P105, P106, P119, P150; GEOG P113, P114, P125; HIST P101, P102, P104, P105, P107, P108, P109, P114, P117, P118, P119, P120, P121, P123, C1001, C1002; POLS P102, P103, C1000; PSYC P110, P126, P133, P223, C1000; SOCI P101, P102, P130, P140, P150, P160, P170. |
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 P101; CHEM P101A, P101B, P105, P106; ERSC P110; GEOL P110; PHSC P112; PHYS P102A, P102B, P104A, P104B. |
5B: Life Science |
| AGRI P131; ANTH P101; BIOL P110, P119, P120, P135, P136, P160. |
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 P105; ETHN P105, P150; SOCI P150. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST P117 - US 1 |
| HIST P118 - US 1 |
| POLS P101 - US 2 |
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