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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Merritt College |
2025 - 2026 |
| To verify historical 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. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENGL C1001. |
1C: Oral Communication |
| COMM 3, 4, 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 |
| CIS 11; MATH 1, 2, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3E, 3F, 11, 15, 16A, 16B; 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) |
| AFRAM 52; ART 1, 4, 7; ASAME 1; LANHT 64; MUSIC 9, 10, 11, 15A, 15B, 19, 24, 100. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| AFRAM 18, 25, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 39, 41, 42, 43; ASAME 30, 45A, 45B; ENGL 1B; HIST 2A, 2B, 7A, 7B; HUMAN 2; M/LAT 17B, 28, 30A, 30B, 32; PHIL 1, 2; SPAN 1B. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ADJUS 21, 22, 63; AFRAM 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14A, 14B, 16, 18, 19, 23, 25, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 38, 45; ANTHR 2, 3, 5, 7, 13, 16; ASAME 1, 19, 30, 32, 45A, 45B; CHDEV 51, 80; COMM 6, 10, 19; COSER 10, 22; ECON 1, 2; ENVMT 2, 3, 12; GEOG 2; HIST 2A, 2B, 7A, 7B; LANHT 64; M/LAT 6, 12, 19, 23, 32; NATAM 19; POLS C1000; POSCI 2, 3, 5; PSYC C1000; PSYCH 6, 10, 12, 21, 24, 28, 31; SOC 1, 2, 3, 5, 13, 45, 120. |
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 1, 10; CHEM 1A, 1B, 12A, 12B, 30A, 30B; ENVMT 101; GEOG 1, 1L; GEOL 1, 1L, 12; PHYS 2A, 2B, 4A, 4B, 4C, 10, 10L. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTHR 1, 1L; BIOL 1A, 1B, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 15, 20A, 20B, 23, 24, 25, 29, 36, 42; BIOSC 53. |
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 19, 30, 31; ASAME 19; M/LAT 6; NATAM 19. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| AFRAM 30 - US 1 |
| AFRAM 31 - US 1 |
| HIST 7A - US 1 |
| HIST 7B - US 1 |
| POSCI 1 - US 2 & 3 |
| POSCI 5 - US 2 |
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