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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Santa Ana 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 |
| ENGL 102, 102H, C1001, C1001H; PHIL 110, 110H. |
1C: Oral Communication |
| CMST 100; 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 |
| MATH 105, 140, 140S, 150, 170, 180, 185, 280, 287; PSYC 210; STAT C1000, C1000E, 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 100, 100H, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 108; DM 102, 103, 104, 107; DNCE 100, 100H, 101, 102, 104, 105; IDS 121; JAMS 103; MUS 101, 101H, 102, 102H, 103, 104, 105, 111; PHOT 150; THEA 100, 105, 120, 123. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ASL 111, 116, 210; CHNS 102; DM 105; ENGL 102, 102H, 220, 231, 232, 233A, 233B, 233C, 241, 242, 243, 245, 246, 270, 271, 272, 278; FREN 102, 201, 201H, 202, 202H; HIST 101, 101H, 102, 102H, 118, 150, 151, 153; IDS 200; ITAL 121; JAPN 102; PHIL 106, 106H, 108, 112, 118; SPAN 102, 102H, 195A, 195B, 201, 201H, 202, 202H; VIET 102. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ANTH 100, 100H, 103, 104, 104H, 105, 125; ASIA 150; BIOL 200; BLST 150; CDEV 107; CHST 150; CJ 101, 101H; CMST 206, 206H; ECON 120, 121; ENGL 104, 104H; ENVR 200; ETHN 102, 102H, 150, 150H; GEOG 100, 100H, 102, 140; HIST 101, 101H, 102, 102H, 105, 118, 120, 120H, 121, 121H, 123, 124, 124H, 125, 127, 133, 146, 181; IDS 155; JAMS 105, 111; KNHE 112; LAW 100; PARA 100; POLS C1000, C1000H; POLT 200, 200H, 201, 205, 206, 220, 235; PSYC 140, 157, 160, 170, 201, 219, 230, 240, 250, C1000, C1000H; SOC 100, 100H, 140, 140H, 150, 240; WMNS 101, 102. |
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 109, 110, 140; CHEM 109, 115, 209, 210, 219, 219H, 229; ENVR 140; ERTH 110, 110H, 115, 150, 150H; GEOG 101, 101L, 130; GEOL 101, 101L, 140, 150, 150H, 201; PHYS 109, 210, 211, 217, 227, 237, 279, 289; PSC 115, 117, 118. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTH 101, 101L; BIOL 109, 109H, 109L, 111, 115, 139, 149, 177, 190, 190L, 211, 212, 214, 229, 239, 249, 259, 275; ENVR 259; PSYC 201. |
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 |
| ASIA 150; BLST 150; CHST 150; ETHN 102, 102H, 150, 150H. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 118 - US 1 |
| HIST 120 - US 1 |
| HIST 120H - US 1 |
| HIST 121 - US 1 |
| HIST 121H - US 1 |
| HIST 123 - US 1 |
| HIST 124 - US 1 |
| HIST 124H - US 1 |
| HIST 127 - US 1 |
| HIST 146 - US 1 |
| POLT 101 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POLT 101H - US 2 & US 3 |
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