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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Evergreen Valley 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. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENGL 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 |
| BUS 060; COMSC 080; MATH 020, 021, 025, 061, 062, 066, 067, 070, 071, 072, 073, 078, 079; 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 090, 091, 092, 093, 096, 097; DANCE 002; ETH 011; MUSIC 083, 091, 093; THEAT 020, 025A, 040. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ENGL 001B, 028, 032, 052, 062, 073, 080, 082A, 084A, 084B, 086A, 086B; ETH 010, 020, 022, 025, 029, 030, 040, 042, 050, 056; HIST 010A, 010B; HUMNT 002; PHIL 010, 030, 040, 065, 070; SPAN 020A, 020B, 039; VIET 001B. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| AJ 010, 011, 013, 019, 113, 116, 123; ANTH 062, 063, 064, 066, 090; COMS 035; COUNS 001; ECON 010A, 010B; ETH 010, 011, 020, 025, 029, 030, 035, 040, 042, 050, 056; FCS 070; GEOG 010; HED 010; HIST 001, 003A, 003B, 010A, 010B, 014, 017A, 017B, 021, 022, 023, 035, 040, 045, 047; JOURN 010; POLS C1000; POLSC 002, 003, 004; PSYC C1000; PSYCH 012, 018, 025, 026, 027, 051, 092, 096, 099, 100; SOC 010, 011, 018, 019; WOMS 010. |
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 010, 010L, 014, 016; CHEM 001A, 001B, 012A, 012B, 015, 030A, 030B; ENVIR 010; OCEAN 010; PHYS 001, 002A, 002B, 004A, 007A, 007B, 007C; PHYSC 012. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTH 062, 062L; BIOL 004A, 004B, 020, 021, 061, 062, 063, 064, 065, 071, 072, 074; ENVIR 010; PSYCH 030. |
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 |
| ETH 010, 035, 042. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 001 - US 1 |
| HIST 014 - US 1 |
| HIST 017A - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 017B - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 021 - US 1 |
| HIST 022 - US 1 |
| HIST 023 - US 1 |
| HIST 045- US 1 |
| POLSC 001 - US 2 & US 3 |
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