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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Shasta 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, C1000E. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENGL 1B, C1001. |
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 2, 2A, 2AS, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 6, 8, 9, 13; SOC 3; STAT C1000, C1000E. |
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 1, 2, 3, 4, 6; MUS 10, 11, 14, 15; THTR 1, 8. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ASL 2, 3, 4; ENGL 10A, 10B, 11A, 11B, 13A, 13B, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 36; FREN 2; GERM 2; HIST 2, 3, 25; HUM 2, 4, 70; JAPN 2, 3, 4; PHIL 6, 7, 14; SPAN 2, 3, 4, 12. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| AGAB 54; ANTH 2, 14, 25; ARCH 3; COMM 10, 50; ECE 1, 9; ECON 1A, 1B; ETHS 5, 8, 11; GEOG 1B, 7, 8; HIST 1A, 1B, 2, 3, 17A, 17B, 25, 35, 38, 40; HLTH 6; POLS 1, 15, 20, 25, C1000; PSYC 5, 14, 15, 17, 20, 41, 46, C1000; SOC 1, 2, 15, 25, 30. |
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 2, 3; CHEM 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 10, 11, 70, 70A, 71, 71A; ESCI 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 14L, 15, 16, 16L, 17, 18; GEOG 1A, 1AL; PHSC 1; PHYS 2A, 2B, 4A, 4B, 4C. |
5B: Life Science |
| AGNR 60, 61; AGPS 20; ANAT 1; ANTH 1; BIOL 1, 5, 6, 10, 10L, 11, 12, 12L; BOT 1, 15, 15L; MICR 1; NHIS 5, 5L, 15; NUTR 25; PHY 1; ZOOL 1. |
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 |
| ETHS 1, 5, 8, 11. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 17A - US 1 |
| HIST 17B - US 1 |
| HIST 17BH - US 1 |
| POLS 2 - US 2 & US 3 |
(page last modified: 02/11/2026)
