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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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College of the Sequoias |
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; PHIL 025. |
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 020; MATH 035, 044, 054, 065, 066, 067, 070, 080, 081; SSCI 025; 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) |
| ARCH 070, 071; ART 001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 081; CINA 031, 032; DRAM 001, 006; MUS 004, 005, 006, 007, 010, 011, 013, 014. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ASL 003, 004, 005; DRAM 006; ENGL 004, 010, 015, 016, 018, 019, 030, 031, 044, 045, 046; ETHN 001, 002, 003, 004, 010; HIST 004, 005, 017, 018, 023, 025; PHIL 001, 005, 012; SPAN 003, 004, 012, 023. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| AG 001; AGMT 001; AJ 045; ANTH 010, 012, 013; CHLD 039, 042; COMM 002, 009; ECON 025, 040, 050; ETHN 001, 002, 003, 004, 010; GEOG 002; HIST 004, 005, 017, 018, 023, 025; JOUR 007, 020; NUTR 020; PHSC 002; POLS 006, 008, 011, 012, C1000; PSYC 005, 010, 034, 080, C1000; SOC 001, 002, 010, 026, 043; SSCI 050. |
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 |
| AG 004; ASTR 010; CHEM 001, 002, 010, 012, 013, 020, 021; GEOG 001, 001L, 005; GEOL 001, 005, 012; PHYS 020, 021, 055, 056, 057; PSCI 020. |
5B: Life Science |
| AG 002; ANTH 011; BIOL 001, 002, 020, 021, 022, 025, 030, 031, 040; PLSI 001. |
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 |
| ETHN 001, 002, 003, 004, 010. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 017 - US 1 |
| HIST 018 - US 1 |
| POLS 005 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POLS 010 - US 3 |
(page last modified: 02/11/2026)
