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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH PATTERN
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Pasadena City College |
2022 - 2023 |
| To verify historical GE course approvals visit: www.assist.org. |
Area A: English Language Communication and Critical Thinking |
| 9 semester units required with at least one course each from A1, A2 and A3. All courses must be completed with a grade of "C-" or better. |
| 9 units minimum |
A-1: Oral Communication |
| SPCH 001, 001H, 10. |
A-2: Written Communication |
| ENGL 1A, 1AH, 1AS. |
A-3: Critical Thinking |
| ENGL 001B, 001BH, 001C, 001CH; PHIL 25, 025H, 30, 33; PHSC 2; SPCH 6, 12. |
Area B: Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning |
| 9 semester units required with at least one course each from Physical Science, Life Science and Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning. One Physical or Life Science course must include a laboratory experience (underlined). Courses in area B-4 must be completed with a grade of "C-" or better. |
| 9 units minimum |
B-1: Physical Science |
| ASTR 1, 12; CHEM 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 8A, 8B, 22; ENVS 1, 3, 010, 011; GEOG 1, 1L, 4; GEOL 1, 1F, 2, 2F, 3, 3F, 4, 6, 12, 12F, 12L, 21, 21F, 22, 30A-L, 30M; PHSC 3, 3L; PHYS 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A, 2B, 008A, 008B, 008C, 10, 10L, 31A, 31B. |
B-2: Life Science |
| ANAT 25; ANTH 1, 1H, 1L; BIOL 2, 3, 4, 10A, 10C, 11, 11H, 14, 16, 30, 38, 39; MICR 2; PSYC 2; PYSO 1. |
B-3: Laboratory Activity |
| Students must select at least one laboratory experience (see underlined courses in areas B-1 and B-2). |
B-4: Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning |
| BUS 14A, 14B; CS 002, 6, 008, 45; MATH 003, 005A, 005AH, 005B, 005BH, 005C, 005CH, 006A, 008, 9, 10, 010H, 015, 22, 038, 55, 55H; STAT 15, 018, 050, 050H. |
Area C: Arts and Humanities |
| 9 semester units required with at least one course each in Arts and Humanities. |
| 9 units minimum |
C-1: Arts (Art, Cinema, Dance, Music, Theatre) |
| ARCH 24A, 24B; ART 1A, 1B, 001C, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 5, 7, 8, 9; CHIN 22, 50; CINE 7A, 7B, 25; DANC 21A, 021B; DMA 002; FRNC 50; ITAL 50; JAPN 050; MUSC 7A, 7B, 21, 22, 23, 24A, 24B, 25, 27, 28; MUSP 007; PHOT 10; SPAN 50; THRT 1, 5A, 5B; TVR 19. |
C-2: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other than English) |
| ARBC 1, 2; ARMN 1, 2; ASL 1, 2, 003, 004; CHIN 1, 2, 002A, 003, 4, 5, 10, 12; ENGL 001B, 001BH, 5A, 5B, 9, 10, 11, 24, 25A, 25C, 25D, 25E, 25F, 25G, 25H, 25I, 25J, 26, 30A, 30B, 30C, 44A, 44B, 44C, 45A, 45B, 46A, 46B, 48, 49A, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 065, 075, 78A, 78B, 82A, 82B, 82C, 085; ETH 051, 055, 061A, 061B, 065, 071, 075, 081, 085; FRNC 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 12, 16; GRMN 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 12; HIST 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 5A, 5B, 007A, 007AH, 007B, 007BH, 8, 9A, 9B, 16, 18, 19, 025B, 25D, 25F, 25I, 27A, 27B, 30, 051, 061A, 061B, 071, 081; HUM 1, 2, 3, 4; ITAL 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 12; JAPN 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12; KINA 39C, 39D; LATN 1, 2; LING 10, 11; PHIL 1, 1H, 3, 7, 8, 20A, 20B, 31, 37; PORT 1, 2, 3, 4; RELG 1, 2, 3; RUSS 1, 2, 3, 4, 11; SPAN 1, 2, 2A, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 12, 25, 31, 42, 42A, 42B, 44A, 44B. |
Area D: Social Sciences |
| 6 semester units required with courses in at least 2 disciplines. Students are expected to complete the American Institutions requirement in this section (courses identified in the American Institution section). |
| 6 units minimum |
D--1: Sociology |
| ANTH 009, 086; ASL 015; ECON 001AH, 001BH; ETH 014, 014H, 051, 061A, 061B, 062, 063, 071, 072, 073, 081, 082, 083, 086; GLBL 001, 002; HED 051; HIST 007AH, 007BH, 051, 061A, 061B, 071, 081; PSYC 003, 062, 072, 082; SOC 001H, 014, 014H, 030, 035, 063, 073, 083; SOSC 017. |
D-1: Anthropology and Archaeology |
| ANTH 1, 1H, 1L, 2, 2H, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 31; ETH 086. |
D-2: Economics |
| ECON 1A, 1B. |
D-3: Ethnic Studies |
| ANTH 12, 31; ETH 014, 051, 063, 071, 072, 073, 081, 086; HIST 051, 071, 081; PSYC 072; SOC 14, 063, 073. |
D-4: Gender Studies |
| NONE. |
D-5: Geography |
| GEOG 2, 3. |
D-6: History |
| ETH 051, 071, 081; HIST 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 5A, 5B, 007A, 007B, 8, 9A, 9B, 16, 18, 19, 025B, 25D, 25F, 25I, 27A, 27B, 30, 051, 071, 081. |
D-7: Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science |
| COMM 1; CHDV 15; ENVS 2; GERO 1; LING 12, 14, 16, 17; SPCH 13. |
D-8: Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions |
| POLS 1, 2, 6, 7, 21, 22. |
D-9: Psychology |
| ETH 072; PSYC 1, 1H, 2, 5, 21, 21H, 22, 23, 24, 25, 33, 072. |
D-0: Sociology and Criminology |
| ETH 014, 063, 073; SOC 1, 2, 14, 15, 16, 22, 024, 063, 073. |
Area E: Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development |
| 3 semester units required, not all courses can be in physical activity. |
| 3 units minimum |
| ANTH 002, 002H; COLL 001; COUN 012; HED 003, 044, 052; NUTR 011; PSYC 001, 001H, 003, 021, 021H, 022, 023, 024; SOC 022, 024. |
| For a complete list of all approved PE activity courses for this area see pdf link at the top of the page. |
Area F: Ethnic Studies |
| 3 semester units required. |
| 3 units minimum |
| ANTH 086; ENGL 055, 065, 075, 085; ETH 014, 014H, 051, 055, 061A, 061B, 062, 063, 065, 071, 073, 075, 081, 082, 083, 085, 086; HIST 051, 061A, 061B, 071, 081; PSYCH 062, 082; SOC 014, 014H, 063, 073, 083. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| ETH 061A - US 1 |
| ETH 061B - US 1 |
| ETH 071 - US 1 |
| ETH 081 - US 1 |
| HIST 007A - US 1 |
| HIST 007AH - US 1 |
| HIST 007B - US 1 |
| HIST 007BH - US 1 |
| HIST 025B - US 1 |
| HIST 071 - US 1 |
| HIST 081 - US 1 |
| POLS 1 - US 2 & US 3 |
(page last modified: 08/09/2023)
