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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Lake Tahoe Community College |
2025 - 2026 |
| To verify historical 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 |
| MAT 103A, 103B, 105, 106, 107, 110, 118, 202, 203, 204; 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 101, 102, 103, 107, 110, 141; ENG 218; MUS 101, 104B, 104C, 104E, 104F; THE 101, 105A, 112C, 116. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ANT 107, 112; ASL 108, 201; ENG 102, 108, 200, 201, 202, 206, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217; ETH 202A, 202B, 202C; HIS 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 127A, 127B, 127C; HUM 101, 102, 103, 105; JPN 201, 202, 203; PHI 101, 205; REL 103, 107; SPA 110, 201, 202, 203, 214. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ANT 101, 102, 107, 108, 109, 112; COM 122; CRJ 101; ECE 102; ECO 101, 102; ETH 102, 107, 109, 202A, 202B, 202C; FOR 111; GEG 102, 103, 106; HIS 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 118, 127A, 127B, 127C; POL 100, 107, 204, 206; POLS C1000; PSY 102, 103, 104, 107, 109, 202, 210, 211; PSYC C1000; SOC 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 111, 114. |
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 |
| CHM 100, 101, 102, 103; GEG 101, 113; GEL 101, 102, 103, 110, 110L, 114; PHS 102, 111, 117; PHY 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 207, 208. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANT 103; BIO 101, 102, 103, 110, 111, 149, 201, 203, 204, 205, 210, 212; EVS 101, 101L; FOR 110, 110L; PSY 210. |
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 |
| ANT 109; ETH 107, 109; SOC 107. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIS 111 - US 1 |
| HIS 112 - US 1 |
| HIS 113 - US 1 |
| POL 101 - US 2 & US 3 |
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