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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN

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Glendale Community 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, C1000H.

1B: Critical Thinking and Writing

ENGL 102, 102H, C1001.

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
CS/IS 125; ECON 127; MATH 100, 100+, 101E, 103E, 103E+, 103EH, 104E, 104EH, 105, 105H, 107, 107H, 108, 108H, 109, 110, 110A, 110B, 111, 112, 112+, 133, 134, 135, 137; STAT C1000, C1000E, C1000H.

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)

ARTH 101, 101H, 102, 102H, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 111, 112, 113, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 125, 199; DANCE 100, 102; FTVM 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108; MUSIC 101, 120, 120H, 121, 122, 125, 126, 127, 211; THTR 101, 102, 107.

3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English)

ARMEN 102, 116, 117, 125, 126, 127; CHIN 102; ECON 111; ENGL 105, 106, 109, 110, 111, 117, 122, 123, 125, 127, 130; FREN 102, 103, 104; HIST 101, 102, 102H, 103, 104, 105, 106, 111, 111H, 113, 115, 116, 118, 118H, 119, 120, 121, 122, 131, 132, 133, 133H, 136, 152, 170, 180; HUMAN 105, 105H, 106, 110, 111, 115, 117, 125, 135, 140; ITAL 102, 103, 104, 130; JAPAN 102, 103, 104, 132; KOREA 102; PHILO 101, 101H, 115, 116, 119, 120, 121, 130; SPAN 102, 103, 104, 115, 124H, 131.

Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences

6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines.
6 units minimum
ANTHR 102, 102H, 103, 104, 105, 114, 150; CHLDV 135; COMM 108, 115, 120; ECON 101, 102, 102H, 111, 170; ETH S 110, 120, 121, 123, 125, 132, 164, 165, 166; GEOG 102, 103, 106, 110, 170, 171; HIST 101, 102, 102H, 103, 104, 105, 106, 111, 111H, 113, 115, 116, 117, 118, 118H, 119, 120, 121, 122, 131, 132, 133, 133H, 135, 136, 152, 170, 180; HLTH 105, 106; LING 101, 101H, 102, 102H, 103, 103H; MCOMM 101; POLS 102, 103, 104, 108, 111, 114, 115, 170, 171, C1000; PSYC 104, 104H, 105, 106, 113, 115, 131, 150, 200, C1000, C1000H; SOC 101, 101H, 102, 103, 104, 105, 108, 114, 131, 140, 171, 200; SOC S 101, 105, 110, 120, 127, 130.

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 102, 110, 120; CHEM 101, 102, 105, 106, 110, 120, 121; GEOG 101, 107, 111; GEOL 101, 101H, 102, 105, 111, 111H, 112, 115; OCEAN 115, 116; PHY 101, 101H, 102, 103, 105, 106, 110.

5B: Life Science

ANTHR 101, 110, 111; BIOL 101, 102, 112, 115, 120, 121, 122, 123, 123H, 125, 126, 125H, 140; PSYC 103, 203.

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
ETH S 110, 120, 121, 132.

American Institutions (US-1-2-3)

To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org
ECON 111 - US 1
HIST 111 - US 1
HIST 111H - US 1
HIST 116 - US 1
HIST 117 - US 1
HIST 118 - US 1
HIST 118H - US 1
POL S 101 - US 2 & US 3
POL S 106 - US 3

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