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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Saddleback 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, C1000H. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENG 2, 70; ENGL C1001, C1001H. |
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 |
| BUS 10; CS 30A, 30B; MATH 2, 3A, 3AH, 3B, 3C, 8, 11, 24, 26, 30A, 30B; PSYC 44; 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) |
| ARCH 12, 14; ART 4; ARTH 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32; CTVR 2, 3, 3H, 5, 7, 9; DANC 64, 74; FA 27, 27H; FASH 44; GD 1, 2; HORT 15; ID 22, 25; KNES 32; MUS 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28; PHOT 25; TA 20, 22, 25. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ARAB 2, 3, 4, 21; CHI 2, 3, 4, 21; ENG 15A, 15B, 17A, 17B, 18, 21A, 21B, 22, 22H, 24, 25, 25H, 27A, 27AH, 42, 44, 52, 55; FR 2, 3, 4, 21; GER 2, 3, 4, 21; HEBR 2; HIST 4, 5, 16, 17, 30, 70, 71, 72, 75; HON 11H, 12H, 13H, 14H; HUM 1, 2, 21; ITA 2, 3, 4, 21; JA 2, 3, 4, 21; KOR 2, 3, 4, 21; PHIL 1, 1H, 5, 10, 14, 15; PORT 2, 3, 4; PRSN 2, 3, 4, 21; SL 2, 3, 4; SPAN 2, 2H, 3, 4, 11, 20A, 20B, 21A, 21B, 21C. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ANTH 2, 2H, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 13, 15, 17, 22; CDE 7, 15; COMM 20; CTVR 1; ECON 2, 2H, 4, 4H, 11; ENV 1, 1H, 6; ES 1, 1H, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 33, 81; GEOG 2, 2H, 3, 11, 38; GLST 1, 2; GSS 10, 10H, 11H, 15, 31, 60; HIST 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 27, 28, 30, 32, 33, 62, 63, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 78, 80, 81; JRN 1; KNES 46; POLS C1000, C1000H; PS 4, 10H, 11, 12, 14, 45, 60, 65, 80; PSYC 2, 2H, 4, 5, 7, 16, 21, 25, 30, 33, 37, C1000, C1000H; SOC 1, 1H, 2, 2H, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, 30. |
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 20, 21, 25; CHEM 1A, 1B, 3, 8, 12A, 12B; ENV 23, 38; GEOG 1, 1H, 1L; GEOL 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 20, 21, 23; MS 4, 20; PHYS 2A, 2B, 4A, 4B, 4C, 20, 30. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTH 1, 1H, 1L; BIO 3C, 4A, 4B, 11, 12, 13, 15, 19, 20, 28, 30, 31, 40, 43, 45; ENV 5, 18, 24; HORT 20, 20H; PSYC 3. |
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 |
| ANTH 4; ES 1, 3, 4. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 16 - US 1 |
| HIST 17 - US 1 |
| HIST 22 - US 1 |
| PS 1 - US 2 & US 3 |
| PS 1H - US 2 & US 3 |
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