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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN

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Woodland Community College

2025 - 2026

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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; ESOL 1A.

1B: Critical Thinking and Writing

ENGL 1B, 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
MATH 1A, 1B, 1C, 2, 3, 9, 20; 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 1A, 1B, 1C, 5; MUSIC 3, 12, 15, 16; THART 33, 34.

3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English)

ENGL 1B, 30A, 30B, 40, 41, 42, 46A, 46B; ETHN 5, 6, 15, 17, 30; HIST 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 17A, 17B; HUMAN 10, 11; MUSIC 15; PHIL 1, 2, 20; SPAN 20A, 20B; THART 33.

Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences

6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines.
6 units minimum
AJ 1, 19; ANTHR 2, 3; ECE 3, 31; ECON 1A, 1B; ETHN 1, 2, 5, 6, 11, 15, 17, 20, 21; GEOG 2; HIST 5A, 5B; POLS 2, 4, C1000; PSYC C1000; PSYCH 7, 12, 15, 22, 31, 33, 41, 46; SOCIL 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 10; SPECH 8.

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

ASTRO 1L; CHEM 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 10, 18A, 18B; GEOG 1; GEOL 8, 8L, 10L, 11L, 12, 20; PHYS 1A, 1B, 4A, 4B, 4C; PLSCI 22L.

5B: Life Science

ANTHR 1, 1L; BIOL 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10L, 15, 24, 25; ECOL 10; ENVHR 10, 15; PLSCI 20L.

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 1, 2, 5, 6, 11, 17, 20.

American Institutions (US-1-2-3)

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ETHN 15 - US 1
HIST 17A - US 1
HIST 17B - US 1
POLSC 1 - US 2 & US 3

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