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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH PATTERN
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Compton College |
2023 - 2024 |
| To verify historical GE course approvals visit: www.assist.org. |
Area A: English Language Communication and Critical Thinking |
| 9 semester units required with at least one course each from A1, A2 and A3. All courses must be completed with a grade of "C-" or better. |
| 9 units minimum |
A-1: Oral Communication |
| COMS 100, 120, 130, 140. |
A-2: Written Communication |
| ENGL 101, 101H. |
A-3: Critical Thinking |
| COMS 120; ENGL 103, 103H; PHIL 105, 105H, 106. |
B-1: Physical Science |
| ASTR 120, 120H, 125, 125H, 128; CHEM 102, 104, 104H, 122, 150, 152, 210, 212; GEOG 101, 106, 109; GEOL 101, 103, 104, 106; PHYS 101, 102, 103, 111, 112, 120, 122, 150, 152, 250, 252; PSCI 125. |
B-2: Life Science |
| ANAT 130, 132; ANTH 101; BIOL 100, 100H, 101, 101H, 102, 102H, 103, 115, 117, 118; BTEC 101; MICR 133; PHYO 131; PSYC 107. |
B-3: Laboratory Activity |
| Students must select at least one laboratory experience (see underlined courses in areas B-1 and B-2). |
B-4: Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning |
| BUS 115, 117; CSCI 108, 117; MATH 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 150H, 165, 170, 180, 190, 191, 210, 220, 270; PSYC 120; SOCI 120. |
C-1: Arts (Art, Cinema, Dance, Music, Theatre) |
| ART 101, 102, 103, 104, 109, 207, 209; COMS 250; DANC 101, 103; FILM 110; MUSI 111, 112, 113, 116, 215A, 215B; THEA 103, 104, 113. |
C-2: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other than English) |
| ENGL 102, 102H, 120, 123, 127, 128, 150, 152, 200, 227, 228, 229, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 248; ESTU 105; HIST 101, 101H, 102, 102H, 105, 106, 108, 110, 111, 112, 114, 122, 122H, 128, 129, 140, 141, 145, 152, 154, 175, 176, 183, 184; HUMA 101; JAPA 101, 102; PHIL 101, 101H, 103, 111, 112, 115; POLI 107; SLAN 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 130; SPAN 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 152, 153. |
Area D: Social Sciences |
| 6 semester units required with courses in at least 2 disciplines. Students are expected to complete the American Institutions requirement in this section (courses identified in the American Institution section). |
| 6 units minimum |
D--1: Sociology |
| ECON 101H; ESTU 150; GEOG 105H; HIST 101H, 102H, 108, 110, 111, 112, 114, 122H; POLI 101H, 110H; PSYC 101H, 110; SOCI 101H, 107, 108, 115. |
D-1: Anthropology and Archaeology |
| ANTH 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112. |
D-2: Economics |
| ECON 101, 102, 105. |
D-3: Ethnic Studies |
| COMS 260; ESTU 101, 103, 105; HIST 122; POLI 105; PSYC 110; SOCI 107. |
D-4: Gender Studies |
| ANTH 109; HIST 105, 106; WSTU 101. |
D-5: Geography |
| GEOG 102, 105, 107. |
D-6: History |
| HIST 101, 102, 105, 122, 128, 129, 140, 141, 145, 152, 154, 175, 176, 183, 184. |
D-7: Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science |
| BUS 122; CDEV 103; COMS 260; JOUR 112; SLAN 130. |
D-8: Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions |
| POLI 101, 102, 103, 105, 107, 110. |
D-9: Psychology |
| PE 275; PSYC 101, 102, 108, 110, 112, 115, 116, 122. |
D-0: Sociology and Criminology |
| PSYC 108; SOCI 101, 102, 104, 112. |
Area E: Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development |
| 3 semester units required, not all courses can be in physical activity. |
| 3 units minimum |
| BUS 122; CDEV 103; CH 101, 105; HDEV 110, 115; NFOO 110; PE 102, 103, 104, 107, 110, 113, 122, 125, 127, 128, 130, 134, 138, 154, 155, 174, 175, 186, 187, 260, 275, 280; PSYC 102, 112, 116; SOCI 102. |
Area F: Ethnic Studies |
| 3 semester units required. |
| 3 units minimum |
| In order to satisfy the Area F Ethnic Studies requirement, a course must be taken in Fall 2021 and beyond. |
| ESTU 101, 103. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 101 - US 1 |
| HIST 101H - US 1 |
| HIST 102 - US 1 |
| HIST 102H - US 1 |
| HIST 105 - US 1 |
| HIST 106 - US 1 |
| HIST 108 - US 1 |
| HIST 110 - US 1 |
| HIST 111 - US 1 |
| HIST 112 - US 1 |
| HIST 114 - US 1 |
| HIST 122 - US 1 |
| HIST 122H - US 1 |
| POLI 101 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POLI 101H - US US 2 & US 3 |
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