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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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College of the Siskiyous |
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. |
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 1010, 1100, 1200, 1400, 1500, 2400, 2500, 2600; 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 1000, 1001; MUS 1004, 1131, 1234, 1633; THEA 2000, 2400. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ENGL 1501, 2036, 2043, 2044, 2046, 2543, 2544, 2546; HIST 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1009, 1010, 1017, 1018, 1047; HUM 1001, 1005; PHIL 1001, 1003; SPAN 2010. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ADJ 1517; COMS 1038, 1700; ECE 1002, 1999, 2500; ECON 1010, 1020; ENGL 1038; ETHN 1001, 1004; HIST 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1017, 1018, 1022, 1023, 1044, 1047; POLS C1000, 1007; PSY 1003, 1004, 1502, 2001; PSYC C1000; SOC 1001, 1002. |
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 1110; CHEM 1000, 1050, 2000, 2100; ENVS 1002; ESCI 1140, 1210, 1220; GEOG 1110; PHYS 1001, 1010, 1105, 1110, 2105, 2110, 2115. |
5B: Life Science |
| BIO 1000, 1300, 1400, 1500, 2100, 2200, 2600, 2700, 2800; PSY 1601. |
5C: Science Lab |
| Student 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 |
| ETHN 1001, 1004; PSY 1004. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 1017 - US 1 |
| HIST 1018 - US 1 |
| POLS 1001 - US 2 & US 3 |
(page last modified: 02/11/2026)
