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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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West Los Angeles 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; ENGLISH 101Y. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENGL C1001. |
1C: Oral Communication |
| COMM 1000. |
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 |
| BUS 015; CS 131; MATH 230, 236, 245, 246, 259, 259B, 260, 261, 262, 263, 270, 275; PSYCH 091; STAT C1000, C1000E. |
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, 111, 115, 141; CINEMA 003, 004, 018, 107; DANCEST 805; MUSIC 111, 121; PHILOS 040; PHOTO 027A, 027B; THEATER 100, 110. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ART 117; ASIAN 003; CHICANO 037; CHINESE 010; ENGLISH 102, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 215, 219, 234, 239, 245; FRENCH 003, 004; HISTORY 001, 002, 086, 087; HUMAN 030, 031, 060; PHILOS 001, 012, 014, 020, 028, 033, 041; SPANISH 002, 003, 004, 005, 012. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ADM JUS 001, 004, 067; AFRO AM 004, 005; ANTHRO 102, 103, 104, 109, 120, 121, 130, 132, 134, 322; ART 117; ASIAN 003; CH DEV 001; CHICANO 002, 047; CHINESE 010; COMM 122, 190; ECON 001, 002, 010, 011; EDUC 211, 212; GEOG 002, 007; HISTORY 001, 002, 005, 006, 011, 012, 027, 029, 041, 042, 043, 044, 074, 086, 087; POL SCI 002, 007, 014, 017, 060, 061; POLS C1000; PSYC C1000; PSYCH 008, 013, 014, 041, 052; SOC 001, 002, 011, 031; SPANISH 010. |
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 |
| ASTRON 001, 005; CHEM 051, 060, 101, 102, 211, 212, 221; EARTH 001, 002; ENV SCI 001, 024; GEOG 001, 015; GEOLOGY 001, 002, 006, 007, 012; OCEANO 001, 010; PHYS SC 001, 014; PHYSICS 006, 007, 012, 037, 038, 039. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANATOMY 001; ANTHRO 101, 111; BIOLOGY 003, 006, 007, 010; CHEM 066; ENV SCI 002; MICRO 020; PHYSIOL 001; PSYCH 002. |
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 AM 019; CHICANO 002, 047. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| AFRO AM 4 - US 1 |
| AFRO AM 5 - US 1 |
| ECON 10 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 11 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 12 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 41 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 42 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 43 - US 1 |
| HISTORY 44 - US 1 |
| POL SCI 1 - US 2 & US 3 |
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