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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Cosumnes River 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, C1000H, C1001H. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| COMM 311, 315, 482; ENGL C1001; ENGWR 301; PHIL 486. |
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 |
| ECON 310; MATH 300, 333, 341, 355, 356, 370, 372, 373, 400, 401, 402, 410; POLS 382; PSYC 330; STAT C1000E, 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) |
| ARTH 300, 303, 307, 309, 311, 312, 324, 325, 328, 332, 333; DANCE 386; ENGLT 488; FMS 300, 305, 307, 320, 321; MUFHL 300, 308, 310, 311, 315, 321, 330, 400, 416; PHOTO 420; RTVF 305, 307; TA 300, 302, 303, 305, 306. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ARTH 328, 333; DEAF 316, 380; ENGLT 303, 310, 311, 320, 321, 330, 335, 336, 340, 341, 343, 345, 360, 365, 402, 488; ENGWR 301; FMS 488; HIST 364, 365, 380, 485; HUM 300, 301, 310, 320, 324, 331, 332, 339, 370; PHIL 300, 304, 310, 315, 330, 331, 338, 350, 352, 356, 360, 485, 486; RLST 301; SPAN 411, 412, 413, 415, 425, 426, 427; VIET 411, 412. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ANTH 310, 313, 316, 323, 324, 331, 332, 334, 336, 341, 374; BUS 345; COMM 325, 480; DEAF 351; ECE 312, 314; ECON 300, 302, 304, 306; ETHNS 300, 320, 330, 344, 350, 360; GEOG 302, 310, 320, 322; HIST 301, 302, 307, 308, 310, 311, 314, 320, 321, 331, 344, 360, 364, 365, 370, 371, 373, 380, 485; JOUR 310, 320; KINES 308; NUTRI 310; POLS 302, 304, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 317, 318, 319, 320, 324, 482, C1000, C1000H; PSYC 320, 335, 340, 356, 371, C1000; RTVF 300; SJS 300, 310; SOC 300, 301, 302, 310, 321, 341; TA 306. |
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 300, 400; CHEM 300, 305, 306, 309, 400, 401, 420, 421; GEOG 300, 301, 305, 306; GEOL 300, 301, 305, 306, 310, 311, 330; HORT 302; PHYS 310, 350, 360, 370, 380, 411, 421, 431; PLTS 310. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTH 300, 301, 303, 480, 482; BIOL 300, 307, 308, 309, 310, 342, 350, 352, 400, 410, 420, 430, 431, 440, 482, 485; PSYC 312. |
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 |
| ETHNS 300, 320, 330, 350, 360. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 310 - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 311 - US 1 & US 3 |
| *HIST 314 - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 320 - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 321 - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 331 - US 1 |
| HIST 371 - US 1 |
| HONOR 367 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POLS 301 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POLS 304 - US 3 |
| POLS 481 - US 2 & US 3 |
| *HIST 314 may not be combined with POLS 301 to fulfill certification requirements. |
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