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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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