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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Rio Hondo 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, C1001H; PHIL 110, 110H. |
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 |
| DSCI 101; MATH 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 190H, 191, 250, 251, 260, 270; PSY 190; 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) |
| ARCH 103; ART 104, 105, 105H, 106, 106H, 107, 108, 109, 110, 112, 113, 115, 117; DANC 179, 179H, 199, 199H; GDSN 110; MUS 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 135, 136; MUST 151, 152; THTR 101, 105, 105H. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ANTH 104; ASL 124, 201; CHIN 102; CHST 101, 146, 148, 148H; ENGL 126; FR 102, 201, 202; HIST 101, 102, 122, 131, 143, 143H, 144, 144H, 156, 157, 158, 159, 159H, 167, 170; HUM 110, 111, 125, 125H, 130, 140, 145; JAPN 102; LIT 102, 102H, 112A, 112AH, 112B, 112BH, 114, 114H, 117, 117H, 130, 130H, 140, 140H, 141, 141H, 142, 142H, 144A, 144AH, 144B, 144BH, 145, 145H, 146A, 146AH, 146B, 146BH, 147, 147H, 148, 148H, 149, 149H; PHIL 101, 101H, 102, 120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 128H, 135, 140; POLS 128, 128H; SPAN 102, 201, 201H, 202. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| AJ 101; ANTH 102, 102H, 103, 110, 115, 125; CD 106, 208; CHST 101, 146, 148, 148H, 150; ECON 101, 101H, 102, 102H, 135; EGSS 110, 120, 130; GEOG 102, 103; HIST 101, 102, 122, 131, 143, 143H, 144, 144H, 156, 157, 158, 159, 159H, 167, 170; HUM 110, 111, 125, 125H, 130; MSCM 128; PHIL 128, 128H, 135; POLS 115, 125, 128, 128H, 130, 135, 140, 150, C1000, C1000H; PSY 112, 114, 200; PSYC C1000, C1000H; SOC 101, 101H, 102, 105, 110, 114, 116, 120, 127, 130; SPCH 150. |
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 110, 110H, 112, 137; CHEM 110, 120, 130, 140, 230, 231; GEOG 101, 101L; GEOL 150, 151, 152, 152L; PHY 120, 150, 160, 211, 212, 213. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTH 101, 101H, 101L; BIOL 101, 105, 105L, 111, 111L, 120, 120L, 200, 201, 206, 222, 226; PSY 210, 210H. |
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 |
| CHST 101; EGSS 110. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 143 - US 1 |
| HIST 143H - US 1 |
| HIST 144 - US 1 |
| HIST 144H - US 1 |
| HIST 158 - US 1 |
| HIST 159 - US 1 |
| HIST 159H - US 1 |
| HIST 170 - US 1 |
| POLS 110 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POLS 110H - US 2 & US 3 |
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