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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Palomar 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, C1000E; ESL 110. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENG 203; ENGL C1001; PHIL 200. |
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 204; CSIT 128; MATH 101, 101E, 110, 110E, 126, 127, 130, 130E, 135, 140, 140E, 141, 141E, 200, 205, 206, 245; PSYC 205; SOC 180, 205; STAT C1000, C1000E. |
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) |
| AIS 104, 105, 135; ARCH 120, 121, 122; ART 100, 163, 164, 165, 166, 169; CINE 100, 102, 103, 110, 120, 122; DNCE 100, 101, 102, 105; GC 115; MUS 100, 101, 102, 169, 171; PHOT 125; TA 100, 150. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| AIS 100, 107B, 108A, 108B, 145, 150, 166B, 167A, 167B, 180B, 181A, 181B, 207A, 207B, 266A, 266B, 282A, 282B; AMS 100, 105; ANTH 135, 155; ARAB 201; ASL 110, 205, 206; CHIN 201; CINE 106, 123; CS 100, 140, 155; ENG 205, 210, 211, 220, 221, 225, 226, 230, 250, 255, 260, 270, 280, 290; ESL 106; FREN 201, 202; GERM 201, 202, 225; HIST 101, 102, 105, 106, 107, 108, 121, 130, 140, 141, 150, 151, 160; HUM 100, 101; ITAL 201, 202, 225; JAPN 130, 201, 202; PHIL 111, 114, 121, 122, 125, 126, 140, 141, 142; RS 101, 105, 108, 110; SPAN 201, 202, 211, 212, 235. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| AAS 100; AIS 101, 102, 110, 115, 121, 125, 130, 140, 165; AJ 100; AMS 200; ANTH 105, 107, 110, 115, 125, 126, 130, 140; AS 100, 101, 102, 120; ASL 110; CHDV 100, 115, 172; COMM 100, 105; CS 101, 102, 140, 160; ECON 100, 101, 102, 110, 115, 120, 125; EDUC 172; ENG 150; GBST 101, 102; GEOG 103, 105; HIST 101, 102, 105, 106, 107, 108, 121, 130, 140, 141, 150, 151, 160; LS 121, 240; MCS 100, 200; POLS C1000; POSC 100, 103, 110; PSYC 105, 110, 120, 125, 130, 211, 225, 235, C1000; RS 102, 103, 108; SOC 100, 105, 110, 115, 125, 130, 135, 165, 170, 175, 200; SPCH 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 100, 105L, 120; CHEM 100, 104, 105, 110, 110L, 115, 115L, 205, 220, 221; ES 115; GEOG 100, 100L, 110, 115; GEOL 100, 100L, 120, 150, 150L; OCN 100, 100L; PHYS 101, 102, 120, 121, 200, 201, 230, 231, 232. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTH 100, 100L, 101; BIOL 100, 101, 101L, 102, 110, 118, 118L, 125, 126, 126L, 130, 131, 131L, 135, 140, 145, 145L, 200, 201, 210, 211, 212; NUTR 165; PSYC 210. |
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 |
| AIS 100, 101, 102, 125; AS 100, 101, 102; CS 100, 101, 102, 140, 160. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical and most current American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| * AIS 101 - US 1 & US 2 |
| * AIS 102 - US 1 & US 3 |
| * AS 101- US 1 & US 2 |
| * AS 102 - US 1 & US 3 |
| * CS 101 - US 1 & US 2 |
| * CS 102 - US 1 & US 3 |
| * HIST 101 - US 1 & US 2 |
| * HIST 102 - US 1 & US 3 |
| * HIST 140 - US 1 & US 2 |
| * HIST 141 - US 1 & US 3 |
| ** POSC 101 - US 1 & US 2 |
| ** POSC 102 - US 2 & US 3 |
| ** POSC 120 - US 3 |
| RS 102 - US 1 |
| RS 103 - US 2 & 3 |
| * Each of these courses also partially fulfills US-2. Only the following combinations are acceptable: AIS 101 and AIS 102, AS 101 and AS 102, CS 101 and CS 102, HIST 101 and HIST 102, HIST 140 and HIST 141. |
| ** Each of these courses also partially fulfills US-1. Only the following combination is acceptable: POSC 101 and POSC 102. |
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