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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Victor Valley 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 101H, C1000. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENGL 104H, C1001; PHIL 207; RLST 207. |
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 103, 105, 120-S, 132, 226, 226H, 227, 227H, 228, 228H, 231, 270; PSYC 215; 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, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111; ENGL 116; KIN 103; MUSC 100, 101, 102, 103, 116, 117, 118, 202, 204; TA 101, 102, 116. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ANTH 106; ASL 124, 125; CMST 105; ENGL 102, 102H, 220, 225, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 240, 241, 242, 245, 246, 247; HIST 101, 102, 103, 104, 117, 117H, 118, 118H, 130, 131, 153, 155, 157; PHIL 101, 108, 114, 117, 120, 121; POLS 114; RLST 101, 105, 106, 110, 111, 115, 117; SPAN 103, 104. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| AGNR 175, 178; ANTH 101, 102, 103, 105, 106; CHDV 106; CMST 105; ECON 101, 102; ETH 101, 102, 103; GEOG 102, 104; GLST 102; HIST 101, 102, 103, 104, 115, 117, 117H, 118, 118H, 130, 131, 153, 155, 157; HLTH 204; PHIL 114; POLS 101, 103, 110, 112, 113, 114, 206, C1000; PSYC 110, 121, 204, 213, C1000; RLST 113, 115; SOC 101, 102, 103, 107. |
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 |
| AGNR 170; ASTR 101; CHEM 100, H100, 201, 202, 206, H206, 207, 281, 282; GEOG 101, 101L; GEOL 101, 121; OCEA 101; PHYS 100, 201, 202, 203, 204, 221, 222; PSCI 101. |
5B: Life Science |
| AGNR 123; ANTH 101, 101L; BIOL 100, 107, 118, 201, 202, 203, 211, 221, 231; PSYC 109. |
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 |
| ETH 101, 102. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 117 - US 1 |
| HIST 117H - US 1 |
| HIST 118 - US 1 |
| HIST 118H - US 1 |
| HIST 153 - US 1 |
| HIST 155 - US 1 |
| POLS 102 - US 2 |
(page last modified: 02/11/2026)
