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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Bakersfield 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 |
| EMLS B1A, B1AL; ENGL C1000, C1000E. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| COMM B15; ENGL B3, C1001; HIST B9; PHIL B8, B9. |
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 B1A, B1AL, B1B, B2, B6A, B6B, B6C, B6D, B6E, B23, B26, B27; PSYC B5; STAT C1000, C1000E. |
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 B1, B2, B4, B35, B36, B37, B38; KINS B8; MUSC B2, B4A, B4B, B21A, B21B, B22, B23, B24, B27; THEA B12A, B18, B20, B31, B32. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ASL B2, B3; ENGL B1B, B5A, B5B, B10, B20A, B21, B22, B24, B25B, B27, B28, B30A, B30B, B33; ETHN B20A, B20B, B21, B22, B24, B30A, B30B, B35, B36H; HIST B1, B2, B4A, B4B, B15, B17A, B17B, B18, B20A, B20B, B25, B30A, B30B, B33, B36; JAPN B2; KINS B7; MUSC B24; PHIL B6A, B8, B10, B12, B16, B18, B19, B35, B37; SPAN B3, B4, B36. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ADMJ B40; AGBS B2; ANTH B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7; CHDV B21, B42; COMM B6; CRIM B5; ECON B1, B2; EDUC B8; ETHN B2, B5, B6, B8, B20A, B20B, B23, B30A, B30B, B35, B36H, B36S, B45; FDST B2; GEOG B2, B5; HIST B1, B2, B4A, B4B, B9, B15, B17A, B17B, B18, B20A, B20B, B25, B30A, B30B, B33, B36; HLED B2; JRNL B1; KINS B6; PBHS B20, B21, B22, B23; PHIL B35; POLS B2, B3, B4, B12, B16, C1000; PSYC B6, B20, B26, B30, B33, B40, B46, C1000; SOCI B1, B2, B12, B20, B28, B36, B45. |
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 B1, B2, B3; CHEM B1A, B1B, B2A, B10, B11; ENER B22; ERSC B10, B10L; GEOG B1, B1L, B3; GEOL B10, B10L, B11, B11L; PHSC B12; PHYS B2A, B4A; SOIL B1. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTH B1, B1L; BIOL B3A, B3B, B8, B11, B16, B18, B32, B33; CRPS B5; FORE B8; HEIT B60; PSYC B1B. |
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. |
| 3 units minimum |
| ETHN B20A, B20B, B30A, B30B, B35, B36H; HIST B20A, B20B, B30A, B30B, B36; PHIL B35. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| ETHN B20A - US 1 |
| ETHN B20B - US 1 |
| ETHN B30A - US 1 |
| ETHN B30B - US 1 |
| ETHN B36H - US 1 |
| HIST B17A - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST B17B - US 1 |
| HIST B18 - US 3 |
| HIST B20A - US 1 |
| HIST B20B - US 1 |
| HIST B30A - US 1 |
| HIST B30B - US 1 |
| HIST B36 - US 1 |
| POLS B1 - US 2 & US 3 |
| POLS B12 - US 3 |
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