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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Compton 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, C1000H. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENGL C1001, C1001H; PHIL 105. |
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 120, 130, 140, 165, 180, 190, 191, 210, 220, 270; PSYC 120; SOCI 120; STAT C1000, C1000H. |
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, 104, 109, 207, 209; DANC 101, 103; FILM 110; MUSI 111, 112, 113, 116, 215A, 215B; THEA 103, 104. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ANTH 104, 111; ENGL 102, 102H, 120, 150, 152, 227, 228, 229, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 248; ESTU 105; FILM 130; HIST 101, 101H, 102, 102H, 110, 111, 112, 128, 129, 140, 141, 154, 183, 184; HUMA 101; JAPA 102; PHIL 101, 101H, 103; POLI 107; SLAN 112, 113, 130; SPAN 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 152, 153. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ANTH 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112; CDEV 103; COMS 260; ECON 101, 101H, 102, 105; ESTU 101, 101H, 102, 103, 104, 106, 150; GEOG 102, 105, 105H, 107; HIST 101, 101H, 102, 102H, 110, 111, 112, 128, 129, 140, 141, 154, 183, 184, 190; JOUR 112; POLI 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 110, 110H; POLS C1000, C1000H; PSYC 102, 108, 110, 112, 115, 116, 119, C1000, C1000H; SLAN 130; SOCI 101, 101H, 102, 104, 107, 108, 112, 115, 201; WSTU 101. |
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 |
| ASTR 120, 120H, 125, 125H, 128; CHEM 102, 104, 104H, 150, 152; GEOG 101, 106, 109; GEOL 101, 103, 104; PHYS 101, 102, 103, 111, 112, 120, 122, 150, 152, 250, 252; PSCI 125. |
5B: 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. |
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 |
| ESTU 101, 101H, 102, 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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