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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Columbia 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. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| COMM 2; ENGL C1001; HIST 5. |
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 6, 12, 16, 18A, 18B, 18C, 26, 28; 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 11, 12, 13, 14, 15; DRAMA 10; MUSIC 2, 10, 11, 12. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ENGL 1B, 11, 12, 17, 18, 46, 47, 49; ETHS 20; HIST 5; HUMAN 1, 2, 3, 4; PHILO 1, 25; SIGN 40B, 40C; SPAN 2. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ANTHR 1, 2, 10; CHILD 1; COMM 5; ECON 10, 11; ETHS 1, 5, 15; GEOGR 12, 20; HHP 2, 63; HIST 11, 13, 14, 16, 17; HLTH 1; POLS C1000; POLSC 12, 14, 16; PSYC C1000; PSYCH 5, 10, 20, 24, 35; SOCIO 1, 2, 7, 12. |
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 40; CHEM 2A, 2AL, 2B, 2BL, 4A, 4AL, 4B, 4BL, 5, 5L, 14, 14L; ESC 5, 10, 23, 33, 42, 62; FNR 6; GEOGR 15, 15L; PHSCI 30; PHYCS 1, 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 5C. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTHR 1, 1L; BIOL 2, 4, 6, 10, 17, 24, 60, 65. |
5C: Science Lab |
| Students must select at least one laboratory (see underlined course in areas 5A and 5B). |
Area 6: Ethnic Studies |
| 3 semester units or 4 quarter units required. |
| 3 units minimum |
| ETHS 5, 15. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 16 - US 1 |
| HIST 17 - US 1 |
| POLSC 10 - US 2 & US 3 |
(page last modified: 02/11/2026)
