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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Southwestern 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 115H, C1000; ESL 115A. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENGL C1001; PHIL 103. |
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 |
| BIOL 215; CHEM 104; ENGR 104; MATH 100, 101, 118, 120, 121, 122, 244, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 260, 265; PHYS 104; PSYC 270, 280; SOC 270, 280; 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 104, 112, 113, 129, 130, 149, 150, 151, 156, 157; COMM 185; DANC 200; FTMA 160, 161; HUM 123; MUS 105, 106, 107, 195, 202; TA 100, 101, 102. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ARCH 208, 210; ASIA 117; ASL 201, 225; CHIN 102; ENGL 220, 225, 230, 231, 240, 241, 250, 251, 255, 256, 260, 265, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 280, 281; FIL 102, 201; FREN 201, 202; FTMA 162; HIST 104, 105, 106, 107, 160; HUM 101, 102, 104, 112, 121, 140; ITAL 201, 202; JPN 201, 202; MAS 150; PHIL 101, 106, 107, 120; PORT 102; SPAN 102, 201, 202, 215, 216, 221, 225, 226. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| AFRO 110, 111, 151; AJ 111, 252; ANTH 102, 103, 112, 115; ASIA 112, 113, 114, 115, 118; ASL 225; CD 170; COMM 174, 176, 200; ECON 100, 101, 102; FTMA 164; GEOG 106, 120; HIST 100, 101, 104, 105, 106, 107, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 121, 122, 132, 141, 142, 152, 153, 160; HLTH 121, 122, 212; HUM 120, 122; JOUR 101; MAS 100, 110, 141, 142, 150, 170, 180; NAIS 152, 153; POLS C1000; PS 101, 103, 104; PSYC 106, 109, 116, 211, 230, 250, 260, C1000; SOC 101, 106, 107, 110, 116, 135, 140, 255. |
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 100, 109, 120, 150, 170, 180, 201, 205; BIOL 143; CHEM 100, 102, 110, 160, 170, 200, 210, 240, 242, 244, 250; GEOG 100, 101, 110, 130, 160; GEOL 100, 101, 104, 110, 115, 115L; PHS 101, 101L, 110, 111; PHYS 150, 151, 152, 153, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTH 101, 101L; BIOL 100, 101, 111, 130, 131, 140, 145, 150, 151, 151L, 160, 161, 180, 185, 190, 210, 211, 212, 260, 261, 265; CHEM 151, 151L. |
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 |
| AFRO 111; ASIA 113; HIST 111, 113, 142; MAS 100, 110, 142, 170. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| AFRO 110 - US 1 & US 2 |
| AFRO 111 - US 1 & US 2 & US 3 |
| ASIA 113 - US 2 & US 3 |
| HIST 100 - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 110 - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 101 - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 111 - US 1 & US 2 & US 3 |
| HIST 113 - US 2 & US 3 |
| HIST 121 - US 2 |
| HIST 122 - US 2 & US 3 |
| HIST 141 - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 142 - US 1 & US 3 |
| MAS 141 - US 1 & US 2 |
| MAS 142 - US 1 & US 3 |
| PS 101 - US 2 & US 1 |
| PS 102 - US 2 & US 3 |
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