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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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San Diego Mesa 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 105, C1000. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENGL C1001; GEOG 205; HIST 205; PHIL 205. |
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 |
| BIOL 200; BUSE 115; CISC 246; MATH 116, 121, 122, 141, 150, 151, 245, 252, 254, 255; POLI 201; PSYC 258; 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) |
| ARTF 100, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 113, 115, 120, 125, 130, 188, 191, 194; BLAS 110, 111, 120; CHIC 230, 250; DRAM 105, 107, 109, 150, 151, 205; FASH 122; MUSI 100, 103, 109, 111, 114, 117, 118, 119, 125, 126, 131, 138. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| AMSL 121, 150, 220, 221; ARCH 126, 127; ARTF 108, 188, 191; BLAS 145A, 145B, 150, 155; CHIC 130, 135, 138, 190, 210; CHIN 102, 201, 202; ENGL 208, 209, 210, 211, 215, 216, 220, 221, 230, 234, 237, 240; FREN 102, 201, 202; GERM 102, 201; HIST 100, 101, 105, 106, 120, 121, 131, 132; HUMA 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 118, 119, 201, 205, 210; ITAL 102, 201; JAPN 102, 201, 202; NAIS 200; PHIL 102A, 102B, 103, 104A, 104B, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 111, 112, 125, 126, 130, 131; RUSS 102, 201; SPAN 102, 201, 202, 215, 216, 221, 222; VIET 102, 201. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| AAPI 103, 124, 125, 127, 130; AMSL 150; ANTH 103, 107, 110, 117, 140, 215; ARTF 108; BLAS 100, 104, 116, 125, 130, 140A, 140B, 145A, 145B, 175; CHIC 110A, 110B, 140, 141A, 141B, 150, 155, 170, 201, 210; CHIL 101; COMS 135; ECON 120, 121, 220; ENGL 202; FILI 100; GEOG 102, 104, 154; HEAL 103, 104; HIST 100, 101, 105, 106, 109, 110, 115A, 115B, 120, 121, 123, 130, 131, 132, 135, 141, 142, 150, 151, 154, 175; JOUR 202; NAIS 100; NUTR 153; PADM 110; PHIL 109, 126; POLI 101, 103, 121, 123, 124, 140; POLS C1000; PSYC 111, 112, 121, 133, 135, 137, 155, 166, 211, 230, 245, 283, C1000; SOCO 101, 110, 125, 145, 150, 201, 207, 220, 223; SPAN 222; SUST 101; WMNS 101. |
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 101, 102, 109, 111; CHEM 100, 100L, 103, 111, 111L, 130, 130L, 152, 152L, 160, 200, 200L, 201, 201L, 231, 231L, 233, 233L, 251; GEOG 101, 101L; GEOL 100, 101, 104, 111, 120, 130; OCEA 101; PHYN 100, 101, 105, 114; PHYS 100, 125, 126, 180A, 180B, 181A, 181B, 195, 196, 197. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTH 102, 104; BIOL 100, 107, 110, 115, 120, 130, 180, 205, 210A, 210B, 215, 230, 235, 250; PSYC 260, 260L. |
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 |
| AAPI 124, 125, 130; BLAS 100, 140A, 140B; CHIC 110A, 110B. |
| AI |
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| BLAS 140A - US 1 & US 2 |
| BLAS 140B - US 1 & US 3 |
| CHIC 141A - US 1 & US 2 |
| CHIC 141B - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 109 - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 110 - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 115A - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 115B - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 123 - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 141 - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 142 - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 150 - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 151 - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 175 - US 3 |
| POLI 102 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POLI 121 - US 1 & 2 |
(page last modified: 02/11/2026)
