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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Gavilan 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. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENGL C1001; PHIL 4. |
1C: Oral Communication |
| CMUN 5; 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 11; ECON 11; MATH 1A, 1B, 1C, 2, 2C, 6, 7, 8A, 8B, 11, 14, 16; 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, 4, 6, 21; FTVE 16; HIST 21; HUM 6; MUS 1A, 1B, 2, 6, 15; THEA 1, 3, 7. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| ENGL 1B, 2C, 2E, 2F, 3, 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 6A, 6B, 6C; ETHN 12; FRNH 2A, 2B; HIST 1, 2, 3, 4A, 4B, 5, 6, 7A, 7B, 12; HUM 3, 4, 10; PHIL 1, 3A, 3B, 6, 7A, 7B, 9, 12, 15; POLS 12; SPAN 2A, 2B. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| AJ 5, 10; ANTH 2, 3, 5, 10, 32; CD 2, 3, 40; CMUN 4; ECON 1, 2, 10; ETHN 1, 2, 3B, 4, 10B, 12; GEOG 2; HIST 1, 2, 3, 4A, 4B, 5, 6, 10, 12; JOUR 10; POLS 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 32, C1000; PSYC 2, 3, 11, 32, 35, 40, 45, C1000; SJS 5; SOC 1A, 1B, 3, 4, 10, 21, 25. |
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 1; CHEM 1A, 1B, 12A, 12B, 30A, 30B; GEOG 1; GEOL 1; PHYS 1, 2A, 2B, 4A, 4B, 4C; PSCI 1, 2. |
5B: Life Science |
| AH 15; ANTH 1, 1L; BIO 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15; ECOL 1; ENVS 1. |
5C: Science Lab |
| Students must select at least one laboratory (see underlined courses in areas 5A and 5B). |
Area 6: Ethnic Studies |
| 3 semester or 4 quarter units required. |
| 3 units minimum |
| ETHN 2, 3B, 10B; HIST 10; SOC 3. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST 1 - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 2 - US 1 & US 3 |
| POLS 1 - US 2 & US 3 |
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