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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Palo Verde 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 |
| MAT 108, 110, 130; PSY 155; 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 101, 110, 111; ENG 125; MUS 121, 137; THA 110, 151. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ENG 102, 122, 125, 140, 222; HIS 110, 120, 125, 130, 140; PHI 100, 120. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ANT 101, 102, 107, 201; CHD 101; ECO 105, 106; GGR 103, 120; HIS 110, 120, 125, 130, 140; POLS C1000; PSY 115, 150, 201, 205, 210, 215; PSYC C1000; SOC 101, 115, 120, 121, 140, 160; SPE 105. |
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 |
| AST 101, 105, 110; CHE 101, 109, 210, 211; GEL 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106; GGR 101, 102; PHY 100. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANT 100, 108; BIO 100, 101, 111, 190, 191, 210, 211. |
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 101, 210. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIS 130 - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIS 140 - US 1 |
| POS 145 - US 2 & US 3 |
(page last modified: 02/11/2026)
