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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Fresno City College |
2025 - 2026 |
| To verify most current 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. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENGL C1001, C1001H; PHIL 2, 2H. |
1C: Oral Communication |
| COMM C1000, C1000H. |
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 |
| CSCI 26; DS 21, 23; MATH 3A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 6, 10A, 10B, 17, 21, 26, 42; PSYC 42; 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) |
| AFRAM 3, 8, 15; AMIND 35; ARCH 15A, 15B; ART 2, 5, 5H, 6, 6H, 50, 55, 60, 70; ASAMER 55; CLS 20, 22; DANCE 30; FILM 6; MUS 3, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17; TA 30, 31, 32. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| AFRAM 17; ARMEN 2; ASAMER 8; ASL 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8; CHIN 2; CLS 21; ENGL 1B, 12, 14, 17, 36, 40, 42, 44A, 44B, 45, 46A, 46B, 47, 48A, 48B; FILM 1, 2A, 2B, 3, 8; FRENCH 2, 3; GERMAN 2; HIST 1, 2; HMONG 2; HUMAN 10, 11, 42; JAPAN 2; LING 10; PHIL 1A, 1AH, 1B, 1C, 1CH, 3A, 3B; PORT 2; SPAN 2, 2NS, 3, 3NS, 4, 4NS, 5, 6, 7, 41; WSTS 36. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| AFRAM 1, 4, 34; AMIND 31, 34; ANTHRO 2, 2H, 3, 4, 8, 12, 13; ASAMER 1, 10, 15, 25; CHDEV 30, 38, 39; CLS 11, 12A, 12B, 24, 29, 33; ECON 25, 40, 40H, 50, 50H; ETHNST 10, 11; GEOG 2, 4A, 4B, 6, 20; GLST 1, 2; HIST 3, 11, 12, 12H, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 35; HS 10; JOURN 1, 16; POLS 1, 3, 5, 17, 24, C1000, C1000H; PSYC 5, 16, 38, 39, 45, C1000, C1000H; SOC 1A, 1AH, 1B, 2, 10, 32; WSTS 10, 22, 24, 47. |
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 10, 15, 20; CHEM 1A, 1B, 3A, 3B, 6B, 8A, 28A, 28B, 29A, 29B; GEOG 1, 8; GEOL 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 12, 12L; NATSCI 1A; PHYS 2A, 2B, 4A, 4B, 4C; PHYSC 11. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTHRO 1, 1L; BIOL 3, 5, 7, 11A, 11B, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21A, 21B, 22, 31, 55. |
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 |
| AFRAM 1; AMIND 31; ASAMER 15, 25; CLS 11, 12A, 12B, 24, 33; ETHNST 10; WSTS 24. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 11 - US 1 |
| HIST 12 - US 1 |
| HIST 12H - US 1 |
| POLSCI 2 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POLSCI 2H - US 2 & US 3 |
| POLSCI 6 - US 3 |
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