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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Yuba 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, C1000E; ESL 1A. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENGL 1B, C1001; PHIL 12. |
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 |
| MATH 1A, 1B, 1C, 2, 3, 9, 10, 20; PSYCH 6; 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 1A, 1B, 3A, 3B, 5; ASIAN 31; ENGL 34; HUMAN 5, 31, 34; MUSIC 3, 8A, 8B, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18; THART 10, 32, 33, 34. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ART 20, 21; ASIAN 31; ENGL 1B, 30A, 30B, 36, 37, 38, 42, 46A, 46B; HIST 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 7, 16A, 16B, 17A, 17B; HUMAN 10, 11, 20, 31; MUSIC 1A, 1B; PHIL 1, 2, 3, 6, 20; POLSC 6; SPAN 2, 20A, 20B; THART 33. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ANTHR 2; ECE 3, 31; ECON 1A, 1B; ENGL 39; ETHN 1, 4, 11; GEOG 5; HIST 5A, 5B, 7, 14, 15, 16A, 16B, 17A, 17B, 29; PHIL 6; POLS C1000; POLSC 2, 3, 6, 7; PSYC C1000; PSYCH 7, 12, 22, 33, 41, 46; SOCIL 1, 2, 5, 6, 10; SPECH 8. |
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 |
| ASTRO 1, 1A; CHEM 1A, 1B, 2A, 10, 18A, 18B; GEOG 1, 1L, 6; GEOL 8, 8L, 10L, 11L, 12, 20; PHYS 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 4C; PHYSC 10B, 10C. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTHR 1; BIOL 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 10L, 11, 15, 24, 24L, 25; ECOL 10, 11; PLSCI 20, 20A, 22, 22A. |
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 1, 11. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 15 - US 1 |
| HIST 16A - US 1 |
| HIST 16B - US 1 |
| HIST 17A - US 1 |
| HIST 17B - US 1 |
| *HIST 17A + 17B - US 1 & US 2 & US 3 |
| POLSC 1 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POLSC 3 - US 3 |
| * The combination of HIST 17A and 17B may be used to satisfy the complete US History, Constitution and American Ideals requirement |
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