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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Canada 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. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENGL 110, C1001; PHIL 103. |
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 |
| CIS 262; MATH 125, 145, 225, 241, 243, 251, 252, 253, 270, 275; 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 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 114, 116, 118, 131, 250, 306; DANC 100; DRAM 101, 140, 150, 200, 233; ETHN 288; LIT. 441, 442; MUS. 100, 202, 210, 215, 240, 250, 275. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| DRAM 151; ECE. 191; ETHN 265; HIST 100, 101, 104, 106, 201, 202, 245, 246, 247, 422; LIT. 151, 200, 205, 231, 232, 252, 266, 371, 372, 373; PHIL 100, 160, 175, 190, 240, 300, 312; SPAN 140, 145, 162, 220, 230. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ANTH 110, 200, 351; COMM 150, 180; ECE. 201, 212; ECON 100, 102, 230; ENGL 200; ETHN 103, 105, 107, 108, 109, 130; GEOG 110, 150; HIST 100, 101, 104, 106, 201, 202, 245, 246, 247, 422; LING 200; POLS 130, 150, 170, 310, C1000; PSYC 106, 200, 205, 300, 340, 410, C1000; SOCI 100, 105, 141, 205. |
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 100, 101; CHEM 114, 192, 210, 220, 231, 232, 410; ENVS 101, 115, 120; GEOG 100, 101; GEOL 100, 101, 121; METE 100; OCEN 100, 101; PHYS 114, 210, 220, 250, 260, 270. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTH 125, 126; BIOL 100, 110, 130, 132, 225, 230, 240, 250, 260; ENVS 115; OCEN 100, 101. |
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 103, 105, 107, 108, 109, 130, 265, 288. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| ECON 230 - US 1 |
| ETHN 105 - US 1 |
| ETHN 107 - US 1 |
| HIST 201 - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 202 - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 245 - US 1 |
| PLSC 210 - US 2 & US 3 |
| PLSC 310 - US 3 |
(page last modified: 02/11/2026)
