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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Taft 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, 1502. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENGL 1600. |
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 1500, 1510, 1520, 1540, 1550, 2100, 2120, 2125; PSYC 2200; 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 1500; ARTH 1510, 1520, 2030, 2040; DRAM 1510; MUSC 1510. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ENGL 1650, 2100, 2150, 2600, 2650, 2700, 2750; HIST 2210, 2212, 2216, 2231, 2232, 2270; HUM 2010; PHIL 1501, 1531; SPAN 1602, 2001, 2002. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ADMJ 1501; ECEF 1531; ECON 2120, 2210; GEOG 1520; HIST 2202, 2204, 2210, 2212, 2216, 2230, 2231, 2232, 2270; POLS C1000; POSC 1502, 2005; PSYC C1000, 2003, 2030, 2080; SOC 1510, 2038, 2110, 2120. |
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 1511; BIOL 1513; CHEM 1510, 1520, 2211; ESCI 1520; GEOG 1510; GEOL 1500, 1501; PHYS 2221; PSCI 1520. |
5B: Life Science |
| BIOL 1500, 1510, 2201, 2202, 2203, 2250, 2257, 2258, 2259, 2260; PSYC 2050. |
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 |
| ETHN 1510. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 2231 - US 1 |
| HIST 2232 - US 1 |
| POSC 1501 - US 2 & US 3 |
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